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Judge rejects obese Ohio inmate's execution claim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned killer trying to delay his execution because of his extreme weight hasn't raised enough new issues to warrant the legal challenge, a federal judge ruled Monday. Death row inmate Ronald Post, who weighs more

Judge rejects obese Ohio inmate's execution claim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A judge has rejected the request of a condemned Ohio killer to delay his execution because of his extreme weight. Death row inmate Ronald Post weighs more than 400 pounds. He is asking the courts to stop his January execution

Capito to run for Rockefeller's US Senate seat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By LAWRENCE MESSINAAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - On the heels of winning a seventh term, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito vowed Monday to run in 2014 for the seat now held by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat and West Virginia's senior senator. Joined on her 59th birthday by

Alleged Walmart Shoplifter Dead After Altercation With Employees

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

LITHONIA, GA - A man suspected of shoplifting from a Walmart in Lithonia, Georgia is dead after being in a "physical altercation" with store employees, according to a police report obtained by WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News. The police report said that the alleged shoplifter left the Walmart

Alleged Walmart Shoplifter Dead After Altercation With Employees

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

Another blow for state's anti-eavesdropping law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered another blow to a 50-year-old anti-eavesdropping law in Illinois, choosing to let stand a lower court finding that key parts of the hotly debated law run counter to constitutional protections of free

Necropsy: 11 animals skinned in Pa. may be foxes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eleven skinned animals dumped near a public park in northeastern Pennsylvania are now believed to be foxes, not puppies. Necropsies performed Monday show that at least one was killed by buckshot and the others may have been trapped, a

Man charged in deaths of 4 women found in Detroit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ED WHITEAssociated Press STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) - Phone records emerged Monday as key evidence in a murder case against a suburban man charged with killing four suspected escorts and hiding their bodies in car trunks in Detroit last year, events that reinforced the city's

Egypt's president stands by his decrees

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president told the country's top judges Monday that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers, setting up a prolonged showdown on the eve of a mass protest planned by opponents of the Islamist leader

Minn. man says he 'fired more shots than I needed'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota homeowner who shot two unarmed teenagers in the midst of an apparent Thanksgiving Day break-in told authorities he feared they had a weapon, but acknowledged firing "more shots than I needed to" and appeared to take pride in