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Syrian jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian fighter jets bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus Tuesday for the second time this week after rebels made significant advances, seizing large areas within the camp, activists said. Meanwhile, American foreign correspondent Richard Engel

No water, power, cash: Syria rebels run broke town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press MAARET MISREEN, Syria (AP) - The anti-regime locals who have thrown together a ramshackle administration to run this northern Syrian town have one main struggle: Finding money to keep their community alive. Like other nearby rebel-held towns, Maaret Misreen is

Family of slain Border Patrol agent sues officials

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched "Fast and Furious" gun operation, claiming they should have known it created a risk to law enforcement authorities. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded

2 dozen charged in Mexico-US meth smuggling scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - More than two dozen people were charged in what authorities said Friday was a window into an emerging Mexican drug cartel's efforts to smuggle massive amounts of methamphetamine into California. The charges were part of a 21-month

US To Send Missiles, Troops To Turkey As Syria War Rages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

Updated at 7:20 a.m. ET: INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order Friday to send two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey to protect it from rounds crossing the border from Syria. The order includes 400 American personnel to operate the batteries. "We are

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) - The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday. Defense

Guantanamo says goodbye to last Cuban 'commuters'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By SUZETTE LABOY and BEN FOXAssociated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - One of the world's most unusual commutes is coming to an end. For more than a half century, Luis La Rosa and Harry Henry have left their homes before dawn each workday in the communist-run city of

Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press ALAMO, Texas (AP) - For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and the only place she knew to seek treatment was the

Feds: 4 Texas officers guarded cocaine shipments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) - Three South Texas lawmen, including the son of a prominent county sheriff, were due in court Friday on charges alleging that they and another officer accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to guard shipments of cocaine. Mission

Obama's 'red line' may be giving Assad an opening

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's chemical weapons position on Syria may have given Bashar Assad an unintended opening: The embattled Syrian leader appears willing to use other deadly tactics, including Scud missiles, without fear of U.S.