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Testimony: US soldier knew he killed Afghans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The medic saw Staff Sgt. Robert Bales covered in blood and knew from the pattern of the staining it wasn't his own. He asked where it came from and where he'd been. Bales shrugged, the medic, Sgt. 1st Class James

Composer Elliott Carter dies at 103

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ESPN radio announcer Jim Durham dead at 65

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By Natalie Abrams, Jim Durham, an ESPN radio announcer for NBC games, died over the weekend, the Associated Press reports. He was 65. Durham's cause of death was not released, but he passed away at his home in Tomball, Texas. Remember other celebrities who have died this year

Autopsy: Boy bled to death in wild dog zoo mauling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - The medical examiner's office says a 2-year-old boy who died in the Pittsburgh zoo's African wild dog exhibit bled to death after he was mauled by the animals. Police and officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium are continuing to

Autopsy: Boy Bled To Death In Wild Dog Zoo Mauling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The medical examiner's office says a 2-year-old boy who died in the Pittsburgh zoo's African wild dog exhibit bled to death after he was mauled by the animals. Police and officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium are continuing to investigate the

Authorities: 1 dead, 3 injured in NC hospital fire

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By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Preliminary information indicates a fire at a North Carolina hospital that killed a patient and injured three workers occurred during a defibrillation, authorities said, citing a procedure typically used to deliver an electric shock to the

Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 33

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By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 56, according to authorities. The blast struck

Aide: General in sex case threatened to kill her

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - An Army captain testified Tuesday that her commanding general initiated a sexual affair during a combat tour in Iraq and threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone. The woman said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was

Engineer: Stove brand in day care fire problematic

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - The brand of stove at the center of a fire at a Texas home day care that killed four children and injured three others has been known to be problematic, an engineering expert told jurors Tuesday in the murder trial of the facility's owner.

Ex-prof attempts appeal in Ala campus slayings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama university professor who pleaded guilty in a deadly campus shooting is trying to appeal even though she waived that right earlier. Court documents filed Monday show Amy Bishop has submitted notice that she intends to challenge the guilty verdict and her life