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Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner,

Arias victim's family makes dramatic statement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that have befallen him in the five years since his brother was murdered: ulcers, depression, a separation from his wife

Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By KAY JOHNSONAssociated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) - In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called

'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - The unlikely pair - an itinerant hitchhiker turned Internet celebrity and a lawyer three times his age - met amid the neon lights of Times Square and headed back to a squat brick home on a quiet New Jersey cul-de-sac, authorities say. Days

Medical Examiner Testifies In The Clay Starbuck Murder Trial; WARNING: Graphic Details

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

SPOKANE, Wash. – Details surrounding the cause of death of 42-year-old Chanin Starbuck were the focus Thursday morning in the trial of her ex-husband Clay Starbuck. Medical Examiner Sally Aiken showed photographs to the jury of Chanin Stabuck's body as she described in detail each

Dying man's eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By LISA CORNWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - An Ohio man was found guilty Thursday of fatally shooting a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator. A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and felonious assault for

Famed 'Hatchet hitchhiker' wanted in NJ homicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey authorities have issued a murder warrant for a homeless hitchhiker who gained Internet and television celebrity after using a hatchet to attack a man who ran over a California utility worker. Police said Thursday they're seeking Caleb Lawrence McGillivary in

Famed 'hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet hero earlier this year was arrested Thursday for allegedly beating a New Jersey lawyer to death inside his home. Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, whose star turn as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding

Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month.

Teary testimony from victim's family in Arias case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias became visibly shaken by dramatic statements from the victim's family members as they described how their lives were ripped apart by the killing. Travis Alexander's younger brother