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Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness. U.S. Border

Preliminary hearing in Afghan massacre case ends

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - As Army officials weigh whether a case against a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a pre-dawn rampage will proceed to a court-martial, Robert Bales' defense team says the government's case

Witness: Day care owner concealed criminal history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas woman convicted of murder for a fire that killed four children at her home day care lied in her application to run the business about having a juvenile record, which would have prevented her from getting a child care license, a former

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. OBAMA'S SECOND TERM OFF TO A BUMPY START The scandal ensnaring two U.S. generals is unfolding at a critical time in the Afghan war - and just as the White House

Mistrial for Wash. officer in daughter's death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A mistrial has been declared in the case of a police officer in Washington state who was charged with manslaughter after his 3-year-old son shot and killed one of the officer's other children after finding a gun in the family van. Derek Carlile is accused of leaving a

Saluting The Brave: Spokane Honors Local Hero, Sgt. Matthew Stiltz

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

SPOKANE, Wash – Sgt. Matthew Stiltz' family just learned on Monday, the day after Veterans Day, that their son, brother, and husband was killed in Afghanistan. Serving his third tour of duty, the 26-year-old was just deployed to the country in June. Matthew's was the middle of

Saluting The Brave: Spokane Honors Local Hero, Sgt. Matthew Stiltz

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

China's new leadership faces obstacles to rule

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like the one it replaces: divided, deliberative and weak. All but

China's new leadership faces obstacles to rule

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

SALUTING THE BRAVE: Soldier From Spokane Dies In Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Department of Defense has announced the death of a soldier from Spokane in Afghanistan. The military said 26-year-old Sgt. Matthew H. Stiltz died on Monday in Zerok, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.