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ICE says activist's role didn't spur mom's arrest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

By PAUL DAVENPORTAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Federal immigration officials on Friday released the mother of an immigration activist, less than a day after the woman and another relative were arrested at the family's Phoenix-area home. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "did not

Suspect in ecoterrorism fires pleads not guilty

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A woman who turned herself in after a decade as a fugitive in the largest-ever U.S. ecoterrorism investigation pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiracy and arson charges in federal court. With Canadian citizen Rebecca Rubin, 39, sitting

Greek gold mine savior to some, curse to others

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

By COSTAS KANTOURISAssociated Press IERISSOS, Greece (AP) - Barbed wire cuts across woodland patrolled by dozens of private security guards. Burly and stony-faced, they demand identity cards from anyone trying to pass through, and order cameras to be put away. Beyond lies a precious prize: a gold

US Chamber makes immigration overhaul top priority

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that the "door to the American dream must always remain open" as he announced a broad coalition of business, labor, faith organizations, law enforcement and ethnic groups intent on

Caspian Sea gas consortium to buy half of Nabucco

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - An international consortium developing a major natural gas field in the Caspian Sea has agreed in principle to acquire 50 percent of the company operating the Nabucco pipeline, a major project to bring gas to Europe. The acquisition will be finalized in Vienna on Jan. 18,

Massacre-hardened Colorado a gun control test case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and IVAN MORENOAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - After the annual late-summer harvest on his farm in the eastern reaches of Colorado, Greg Brophy has a few friends over, breaks out the handguns and semi-automatic rifles and mows down some rotten watermelons. The Republican state

Owners try to ID items stolen in NY burglaries

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press It wasn't Francesco Venturiello's night. The Schenectady man whose home was burglarized in May was among the hundreds of people who came to the village of Hudson Falls on Wednesday, hoping to identify their stolen property. But he and his wife left empty-

Police in NY seek owners of 30,000 pieces of bling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press For five years, someone prowled rural counties in upstate New York, pilfering pearl necklaces, gold chains, bracelets, coins, silverware and other valuables from an untold number of homes. Now authorities face the daunting task of finding owners of the roughly 30,000

News Summary: Sweden seeks 2 garlic smugglers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By The Associated Press WHAT'S THAT SMELL?: Swedish prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of masterminding a smuggling ring involving over a ton of Chinese garlic. FOLLOWING THE SCENT: The men avoided some €10 million ($13.1 million) in Swedish taxes

Sweden seeks 2 Britons for smuggling garlic

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of masterminding a smuggling ring involving Chinese garlic. The men first shipped the garlic to Norway by boat, where it entered the country duty-free since it was considered to be in transit,