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SD salon manager dies trying to protect employee

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By DIRK LAMMERS and KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Worried about an escalating conflict, Amanda Connors drove up to the door of the hair salon she managed and confronted her employee's boyfriend, who had just kidnapped his two kids after being hit with a protection

Smaller memorials on 11th anniversary of 9/11

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - There were still the tearful messages to loved ones, clutches of photos and flowers, and moments of silence. But 11 years after Sept. 11, Americans appeared to enter a new, scaled-back chapter of collective mourning for the worst

Weather stops tandem lawn chair balloon flight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 14th

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) - A gas station owner and an Iraqi adventurer trying to fly from Oregon to Montana in tandem lawn chairs suspended from party balloons made a hard landing Saturday after aborting their flight due to thunderstorms - but their craft kept flying. Kent

Veepstakes include leaks, lies, auditions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaks are springing. Trial balloons are floating. Egos are being stroked. Wannabes are auditioning. And, chances are, lies are being told. Somewhere, amid all of the shenanigans, Republican Mitt Romney is considering his choices for a running mate

Leaks, lies, auditions are all part of veepstakes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaks are springing. Trial balloons are floating. Egos are being stroked. Wanna-bes are auditioning. And, chances are, lies are being told. Somewhere, amid all of the shenanigans, Republican Mitt Romney is considering his choices for a running mate

US troops score win against IEDs in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Almost afraid to say it out loud, lest they jinx their record, U.S. troops in Afghanistan achieved one small but important victory over the past year: They found and avoided more homemade bombs meant to kill and maim

Mexico returns former ruling party to power

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and KATHERINE CORCORANAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's old guard sailed back into power after a 12-year hiatus Sunday as the official preliminary vote count handed a victory to Enrique Pena Nieto, whose party was long accused of ruling the

Thousands march for gay pride in San Francisco

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 24th

By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Loud sirens, flashing lights and countless rainbow flags and banners accompanied uniformed police officers, cheerleaders and politicians who marched in San Francisco's gay pride parade Sunday, the 42nd year the city

Woman clings to hope she'll find missing grandson

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 24th

By MEG KINNARDAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Six months into the search for her missing grandson, Jocelyn Jennings Nelson hasn't lost hope for the future: She always makes sure to keep his favorite food, avocado, on hand for his eventual return.

Nuns start tour protesting Republican budget plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By DAVID PITTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A group of Roman Catholic nuns began a nine-state bus tour protesting proposed federal budget cuts Monday, saying they weren't trying to flout recent Vatican criticisms of socially active nuns but felt called to show how