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China investigates top planning official for graft

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a powerful economic planning official accused by a prominent journalist of corruption, the latest high-level target of the new leadership's anti-graft drive. The ruling Communist Party's

Ex-Penn St head was top paid among public colleges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Former Penn State President Graham Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a

Ex-Penn St head was top paid among public colleges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

Police memorial wall comes with some tough calls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By JEFF KAROUBAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Deciding which police officers killed in the line of duty belong on a national memorial usually is driven by facts and presents few obstacles. But this year, two cases show that it isn't always so black-and-white to honor the nation's fallen men

Women rescued in Cleveland happy to be home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By JOHN COYNEAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - The three women allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside a padlocked Cleveland house asked for privacy Sunday, saying through an attorney that while they are grateful for overwhelming support, they also need time to heal. Amanda Berry

Mom: Accused boy, 12, 'could never' hurt sister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - A day before a 12-year-old boy was arrested for the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, his mother described him as "protective" of his younger sibling. Leila Fowler's killing last month shook the quiet community of Valley Springs, southeast of Sacramento, and

Chinese air their cases by petitioning White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The poisoning of a college student 18 years ago recently re-emerged as a hot topic in China, but censors soon squelched the politically sensitive online discussions over whether the culprit may have eluded punishment because of Communist Party connections

Brother arrested in fatal Calif. stabbing of girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Authorities on Saturday arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a rural Northern California community last month. The boy, who was not identified, will be charged with homicide, Calaveras County Sheriff Gary

America's Cup planning endures rough waters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest and most glaring setback to befall an event that had already encountered its share of rough

America's Cup planning endures rough waters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th