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Bombing probe highlights expansion of surveillance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings illustrates, getting lost in the crowd is no longer an easy feat. There are eyes - and cameras - everywhere. Investigators swiftly obtained a vast quantity of amateur photos and videos taken by onlookers, often

Bombing probe highlights expansion of surveillance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

Holder: Marijuana's effect on children a factor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - How it affects children will be one factor the Justice Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday. "When it comes to

PA abortion clinic worker: I saw 10 babies breathe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A whistle-blowing worker testified Thursday that she saw more than 14 babies born alive at a Philadelphia abortion clinic, capping a month of prosecution evidence in her former boss's capital murder trial. Prosecutors chose Kareema Cross as

FDA panel backs inhaler drug for lung disease

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of respiratory experts voted Wednesday in favor of approving an experimental inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance for treating chronic lung disease. A majority of Food and Drug Administration panelists voted that the Breo Ellipta inhaler is safe and effective

Lawyers say Arkansas to use untried execution drug

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By JEANNIE NUSSAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas plans to put prisoners to death with a drug that apparently hasn't been used in a U.S. execution, and lawyers for condemned inmates warn that it could take longer for someone to die from it than from other lethal injection drugs

Max Factor heir resentenced to 50 years in rapes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - An heir to the Max Factor fortune convicted of drugging and raping three women was resentenced Tuesday to a reduced 50-year term by a judge who earlier threw out an original 124-year prison term. Andrew Luster, 49, who has been in prison for a decade, was resentenced by

Cartel money laundering trial to begin in Texas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man closely related to the leadership of one of the biggest, most versatile and violent criminal organizations in the world faces charges that he bought racehorses to hide illegal drug profits for the powerful Mexican cartel. Federal prosecutors will present opening

Legal Pot Draws Tourists To Colorado & Washington State For 4/20

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

DENVER (AP) - Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend. And the events and crowds will likely test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults. More

Legal Pot Draws Tourists To Colorado & Washington State For 4/20

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th