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Spain's Catalonia punishes pro-referendum leader

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th

By HAROLD HECKLE and JOSEPH WILSONAssociated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Voters in the economically powerful region of Catalonia on Sunday punished the leader who made a referendum over breaking away from Spain a central plank of his campaign, seeing his party's majority reduced by a

112 dead in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. The blaze broke out at the seven-story factory operated by Tazreen Fashions late Saturday. By Sunday morning,

SCSO Believe They Have Found Sam Counts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

UPDATE: SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Seven days after Sam Counts, 71, disappeared from his home, a search and rescue team believes they may have found his body in north Spokane County near the small town of Elk. Sam Counts disappeared last Friday afternoon from his home in Spokane Valley. His wife

SCSO Believe They Have Found Sam Counts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

NEW DETAILS: Authorities Believe They Have Found Sam Counts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

UPDATE: 71-Year-Old Sam Counts died of hypothermia, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner, in what was ruled an accidental death. PREVIOUS STORY: UPDATE: SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Seven days after Sam Counts, 71, disappeared from his home, a search and rescue team believes they may

NEW DETAILS: Authorities Believe They Have Found Sam Counts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

Library of Congress shows diaries from Civil War

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Letters and diaries from those who lived through the Civil War offer a new glimpse at the arguments that split the nation 150 years ago and some of the festering debates that survive today. The Library of Congress, which holds the largest

UN criticizes Russia over torture allegations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Committee Against Torture strongly criticized Russia in a report for failing to investigate widespread allegations of torture and stepping up intimidation and reprisals against human rights advocates and journalists. The panel

School officials: Ark. girl joyful despite abuse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

By JEANNIE NUSSAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Jersey Bridgeman endured a lot in her young life, including abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, but school officials say she was still a happy little girl. Now, with the couple away in prison for chaining her to a dresser

Kodak scientist, inventor of Bayer filter, dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Bryce Bayer, a retired Kodak scientist and the inventor of a widely used color filter array that bears his name, has died. He was 83. Bayer, of Brunswick, Maine, died Nov. 13, a spokeswoman for Direct Cremation of Maine confirmed Friday. The cause of death wasn't released