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2 dozen charged in Mexico-US meth smuggling scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - More than two dozen people were charged in what authorities said Friday was a window into an emerging Mexican drug cartel's efforts to smuggle massive amounts of methamphetamine into California. The charges were part of a 21-month

UPDATE: Local Schools Have A Plan In Place To Protect Our Children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

SPOKANE, Wash. - After the tragic Connecticut shooting that left 27 dead at an elementary school, including 20 children, school districts across the Inland Northwest are sharing their safety protocols with parents. Several districts have emailed parents to review the steps that are taken on a

UPDATE: Local Schools Have A Plan In Place To Protect Our Children

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Autopsy: Suspect in reservation slayings shot self

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man suspected of killing four relatives on a California Indian reservation fired one bullet into his own head and was shot multiple times by sheriff's deputies during a gunbattle, an autopsy concluded Friday. The report by the Tulare

Mixed verdicts in Arkansas drug-corruption case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal jury convicted a former Arkansas police officer Friday on extortion and drug charges linked to a sweeping investigation into corruption and drug trafficking in east Arkansas. Former Helena-West Helena police officer Marlene Kalb was convicted of extortion and

Ex-Colombian general gets 13 years in bribe scheme

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former top Colombian police general has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking bribes from a right-wing paramilitary group that the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. Mauricio Santoyo Velasco was sentenced Friday in federal court in Virginia after pleading

Pot proponents hopeful, wary after Obama comments

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By By MANUEL VALDES and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Officials and pot advocates looking for any sign of whether the Obama administration will sue to block legal pot laws in Washington state and Colorado or stand idly by as they are implemented got one from the president himself

UPDATE: Obama Will Not Go After States Where Pot Is Legal

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UPDATE: Backers of new laws that legalized marijuana in Washington and Colorado were cautiously optimistic after President Barack Obama said Uncle Sam wouldn't pursue pot users in those states. Following the November votes in Washington and Colorado the Justice Department

10 Things to Know for Today

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By By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. U.S. TO SEND MISSILES, TROOPS TO TURKEY The Pentagon says it will send Patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect

Feds: 4 Texas officers guarded cocaine shipments

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By By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) - Three South Texas lawmen, including the son of a prominent county sheriff, were due in court Friday on charges alleging that they and another officer accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to guard shipments of cocaine. Mission