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Spain quip adds to Romney's foreign policy trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If Mitt Romney becomes president, he might need a crash course in Diplomacy 101. He irritated Britons and Palestinians during a summer tour abroad and has declared Russia to be America's No. 1 geopolitical foe. Just last week, the

Evidence questioned in Missouri child rape case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIERAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The crime was brutal: a 7-year-old girl choked, raped and forced to smoke drugs before she was left for dead in a fire set by her attacker. Somehow, she survived. Firefighters founder her at dawn, stumbling through the street and

Papal pardon expected for butler after conviction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - A painful and damaging chapter in Pope Benedict XVI's papacy closed Saturday with the conviction of his former butler on charges he stole the pontiff's private letters and leaked them to a journalist. But questions remain as to

Texas test scandal ex-school chief gets 3.5 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A federal judge sentenced the former superintendent of El Paso Independent School District to more than three years in prison Friday for his participation in a conspiracy to improve the district's high-stakes tests scores by

Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - He had the trust of Pope Benedict XVI and the cardinals, monsignors and priests who run the Roman Catholic Church. And because of his privileged position as papal butler, he had access to their deepest secrets: confidential letters, memos,

No Doubt settles lawsuit over 'Band Hero' vid game

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - No Doubt has settled its lawsuit against gaming giant Activision over the use of band members' likenesses in the video game "Band Hero," court records state. The settlement was reached Monday, a few weeks before trial was set to

Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck while jumping from a mind-boggling altitude of 23 miles. But the risk of a gruesome

White House Confirms, Plays Down Cyber Attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is acknowledging an attempt to infiltrate its computer system but says it thwarted the effort. A White House official said the attack targeted an unclassified network. He said the attack was identified and that the system was isolated to prevent

Evidence tossed at start of papal butler's trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - The pope's once-trusted butler went on trial Saturday for allegedly stealing papal documents and passing them off to a journalist in the worst security breach of the Vatican's recent history - a case that embarrassed the Vatican and

Happy Days star Erin Moran is homeless

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By Liz Raftery, Former child actress Erin Moran, who played Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days, is homeless and living in motels with her husband, Steve Fleischmann, the National Enquirer reports.