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Police fatally shoot Marine in California desert

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Police say they had no choice but to shoot and kill a Camp Pendleton Marine after he refused to pull over, drove into one officer, and tried to drive off with another officer hanging halfway out of his car window. The Marine repeatedly ignored orders to stop after being

Sentencing now focus in Texas day care fire case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas woman was convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of one of four children who died in a fire at her home day care after she left them alone with hot oil on the stove while she shopped at Target. Neighbors said they could hear children

The empty chair at Colombia's peace talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By FRANK BAJAKAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - There will be an empty seat at the negotiating table when Colombians plunge into talks next week on ending a conflict that has bled the South American nation for a half century. It's reserved for a 62-year-old economist, a senator's

Police fatally shoot Marine in California desert

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Police fatally shot a Camp Pendleton Marine who struck an officer with a car in a parking garage in Palm Springs, authorities said Monday. The Marine repeatedly ignored orders to stop after being approached by officers on bike patrol around 2 a.m. Saturday, the Palm

Deaths of 2 in elder home renew mushroom warnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press LOOMIS, Calif. (AP) - It's a story that plays out often in California once the fall rainy season starts and mushrooms sprout: someone unintentionally picks and eats a poisonous variety, leading to hospitalization or even death. But Friday's mass poisoning

911 call: Malnourished Ohio boy 'stiff as a board'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press VERMILION, Ohio (AP) - A mother's frantic plea for help for her disabled 18-month-old son - "He's stiff as a board" - sent an ambulance crew to a reclusive family's home where they found the undersized boy and six other children, most

Motive behind Michigan police HQ shooting unclear

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A 64-year-old man who was killed after walking into a suburban Detroit police station and opening fire on officers without saying a word was a military veteran who had health issues, authorities said Monday. Officers fatally shot Harold

Iran to probe death of jailed blogger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By NASSER KARIMIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's parliament announced Sunday it would probe reports that a jailed blogger died suspiciously in custody earlier this week, according to the official IRNA news agency. This was Iran's first official reaction to the death of Sattar

SALUTING THE BRAVE: JBLM Soldier Killed By Explosive In Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The Department of Defense says a 26-year-old soldier on his third deployment to Afghanistan has been killed by an explosive. The News Tribune (http://is.gd/7lNxQ6 ) says Kenneth Wade Bennett, of Glendora, Calif., was killed Saturday in the Sperwan Gar area of

Jury deliberating in Houston day care fire case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Deliberations began Monday afternoon in the felony murder trial of a Houston woman who was out shopping while a fire broke out at her home day care, a blaze that killed four of seven unsupervised children. The jury got the case after the morning