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Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By PAT EATON-ROBB and ADAM GELLERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Inside the four-bedroom colonial set on a small rise, Nancy Lanza was already dead. But it was early yet, and it would be hours before her body was found - time enough for her son to unleash a slaughter. For now, though

Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and JOCELYN NOVECKAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - First, he killed his mother. Nancy Lanza's body was found later at their home on Yogananda Street in Newtown - after the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School; after a quiet New England town was scarred

Gunman kills 26 at Conn. school, commits suicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in fear to the sound of gunshots reverberating through the building

'Dishonored' tops a diverse year in video games

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By LOU KESTENAssociated Press The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes. At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other end, you have a thriving community of independent game developers scrambling to find an audience for their

Japan election puts spotlight on reviving economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - It's the $6 trillion question: how to jolt Japan out of its 20-year economic slump. The dozen or so parties vying in a Dec. 16 parliamentary election all agree the world's third-largest economy needs a jump-start, now that it has

Spaniards hope for eviction reprieve amid crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Irene Gonzalez is desperately waiting to hear if she'll benefit from an emergency government decree that protects Spaniards such as her from being evicted for failing to make their mortgage payments. Gonzalez, 45, has had her full-time

Snowfall a boon for Upper Midwest outdoors fans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By JEFF BAENENAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After enduring last year's snowless winter, skiers and snowmobilers may have despaired of ever seeing a decent snowfall again. But fans of the wintry outdoors got their wish this weekend when a slow-moving storm dumped up to 16 inches of

Italy's PM says he intends to quit over crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press ROME (AP) - Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday he is resigning soon, saying he can no longer govern after Silvio Berlusconi's party withdrew crucial support. It paves the way for early elections a year after the unelected

Italy's PM says he intends to quit over crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press ROME (AP) - Billionaire media baron Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace with Italy tottering through the European debt crisis, announced Saturday he was making a comeback and running for a fourth term as premier. Berlusconi, 76, reluctantly