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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

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday: 1. WHAT PETRAEUS THOUGHT OF THREATENING EMAILS Friends say the then-CIA director was shocked when he learned his mistress was warning another woman to stay away from

Murder-suicide eyed in deaths of 5 in Ohio garage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By JOHN SEEWERAssociated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Three children, their uncle, and their grandmother were found dead inside a garage Monday in what appears to be a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute. A truck was running with hoses leading from the exhaust into a car in the family's

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

FDA finds contamination issues at Ameridose

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health inspectors found numerous potential sources of contamination, including leaky ceilings and insects, at a drug-making facility that has the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak. The Food

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

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

British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By MARIA CHENGAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) - A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu. The drug has been stockpiled by dozens of governments worldwide in case of a

Afghan killings case testing military system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By GENE JOHNSON and JULIE WATSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. military has been criticized for its spotty record on convicting troops of killing civilians, but a hearing against Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales involving a massacre in Afghanistan has shown that it

6.5-magnitude quake rattles Guatemala's coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala's Pacific coastline on Sunday, just four days after a major quake killed dozens and left thousands without homes in the region. People fled buildings and homes in panic in cities along