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Turkey intercepts Syrian plane as tensions mount

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish jets on Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport on suspicion that it might be carrying weapons or other military equipment, amid heightened tensions between Turkey and Syria that have sparked fears of a

Man with smoke grenade was searched in SKorea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - South Korean security officials screened a man with a bulletproof vest before he got on a flight to Los Angeles, but a banned smoke grenade made it through in his checked luggage, along with a cache of knives, handcuffs

Man arrested after smoke grenade found in luggage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man dressed in a bulletproof vest and flame-retardant pants was arrested by federal officials at Los Angeles International Airport after a smoke grenade, gas mask, leg irons and weapons were discovered in his luggage, authorities said

Hearing in Chicago for 2 alleged cartel leaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago held a hearing Tuesday for two reputed lieutenants from one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels who are accused of playing key roles in an alleged $1 billion conspiracy to traffic drugs in Chicago and other U.S.

Man arrested after smoke grenade found in luggage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man dressed in a bulletproof vest and fire-resistant pants was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a smoke grenade, gas mask, leg irons and weapons were discovered in his luggage, federal authorities

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Big Bird is flying high in the 2012 presidential campaign. President Barack Obama's campaign deployed the beloved "Sesame Street" icon in a new TV ad Tuesday mocking Mitt Romney for saying he would defund public broadcasting if elected. The

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

Panetta, Allen to reassure NATO on insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The killings of more than 130 U.S. and allied forces by Afghan troops or those dressed like them is not deterring NATO countries from the war in Afghanistan, two senior U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. As NATO defense ministers gather this

Mexico capo killed, then body stolen by gunmen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The death of the founder and leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas cartel in a firefight with marines outside a baseball game near the Texas border was perhaps the biggest coup of President Felipe Calderon's war

Feds won't act against journalist in US illegally

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Immigration authorities said Monday they won't take action against a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was arrested in Minnesota for driving without a valid license. Jose Antonio Vargas attracted national attention last year when he