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FDA chief renews push for specialty pharmacy rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration renewed her push Wednesday for new laws to help police pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak, even as members of Congress expressed little interest in cooperating

Rep. Hanabusa will apply for Hawaii US Senate seat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By BECKY BOHRERAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa will apply for the Senate vacancy created by the death of Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, her spokesman said Wednesday. Hanabusa, 61, is the early favorite for the post, having won the endorsement of Inouye, a fellow Democrat.

US Army seeks death penalty in 16 Afghan killings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a decision his lawyer called "totally irresponsible." The announcement followed a pretrial hearing

Army Seeks Death Penalty In Afghan Massacre Case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

SEATTLE (AP) - The Army says it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during pre-dawn raids in March. The announcement Wednesday followed a pretrial hearing last month for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who faces premeditated murder

Bork, whose failed nomination made history, dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and MARK SHERMANAssociated Press MCLEAN, Va. (AP) - Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon's behest and whose failed 1987 nomination to the Supreme Court helped draw the modern boundaries of cultural fights over abortion, civil rights

Russia gives initial OK to American adoption ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By JIM HEINTZAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave overwhelming preliminary approval to a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a harsh retaliatory move against U.S. human rights legislation. But the proposal appears to be too extreme for some

French president wants new era with Algeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By AOMAR OUALI and ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - French President Francois Hollande announced a new era with Algeria on Wednesday - a strategic partnership among equals - during a state visit to this North African nation that was once a prized colony in the French empire.

Teacher sole heir of $7.4M gold coin fortune

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By SCOTT SONNERAssociated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Walter Samaszko Jr. was a loner whose death went largely unnoticed. That all changed when a crew sent to clean out his house found a fortune stashed away in the garage of his modest ranch-style home. There were ammunition boxes stuffed with

Indiana drops charges in child's 1995 fire death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana judge dismissed murder and arson charges against a woman whose conviction in her son's 1995 death was overturned, but prosecutors said Tuesday the case isn't closed and they plan to try her again. Kristine Bunch, 38, spent 16

Inouye's death leaves hole in HI political clout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By BECKY BOHRERAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - The death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii leaves open a seat in the Senate to be filled by a Democrat, with U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa the immediate front-runner thanks to Inouye's wishes. It also leaves a huge hole in terms of Hawaii's