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Woman gets 80 years for deadly Texas day care fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - It had been Jessica Tata's dream to run a day care. She was soon in over her head, caring for too many kids and taking chances by leaving them alone to run errands. The young woman's actions ultimately proved fatal: Four children died and

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and RAVI NESSMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that airstrikes would soon end, the U.S. secretary of state racing to the region

Violent Dolphin Deaths A Mystery For Scientists

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

ALONG THE GULF COAST (AP) - Dolphins are washing ashore along the northern Gulf Coast with bullet wounds, missing jaws and hacked off fins and federal officials are looking into the mysterious deaths. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials said Monday that they are asking

Violent dolphin deaths a mystery for scientists

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press ALONG THE GULF COAST (AP) - Over the past several months, dolphins have washed ashore along the northern Gulf Coast with bullet wounds, missing jaws and hacked off fins, and federal officials said they are looking into the mysterious deaths. The most recent case

Hundreds attend funeral for Indy blast victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Hundreds of people turned out Monday for the funerals of a couple killed in an Indianapolis explosion - a teacher remembered for knitting gifts for her students and her electronics expert husband who was a gardener and nature lover. There's no way to understand the deaths of

2 workers shoulder blame for 2010 BP oil disaster

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The manslaughter charges brought against two relatively low-ranking BP rig workers in the deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster may be as far as federal prosecutors are willing to go. Or maybe they intend to use the two men to work their way up

House Republicans: Rice unfit to head State Dept.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of 97 House Republicans sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, saying that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice misled the nation about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, making her unfit to be a candidate to succeed Secretary of

Hundreds attend funeral for Indy blast victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Hundreds of people have turned out in Indianapolis for the funeral of a couple killed in a house explosion earlier this month. According to the Indianapolis Star, Monsignor Tony Volz told mourners Monday there's no way to understand the deaths of 34-year-old John Dion

US tries behind scenes to end Israel-Hamas warfare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The Obama administration worked hard behind the scenes Monday to end almost a week of warfare between Israel and Hamas, pressing America's Arab and European allies to convince Palestinian militant groups to cease firing rockets from

US tries behind scenes to end Israel-Hamas warfare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th