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Correction: Gang Indictment story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Dec. 6 about a racketeering indictment against dozens of alleged gang members, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of defendant Vianna Roman as 23. She is 37 years old. A corrected version of the story is below: Feds: Imprisoned murderer ran gang network

Trade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are living longer, and Republicans want to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of any deal to reduce the government's huge deficits. But what sounds like a prudent sacrifice for an aging society that must watch

NYC doctor charged with manslaughter in OD deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A doctor at a New York City pain clinic - already accused of writing prescriptions for a man convicted in a fatal pharmacy holdup - pleaded not guilty Thursday to manslaughter charges alleging that he caused the overdose deaths of two other

Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used vs. dengue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the risk of dengue fever in the

As pot goes proper, a history of weed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal - at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and Colorado voted to legalize and regulate its recreational use last month. But before

McAfee hospitalized after being denied asylum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By SONIA PEREZ-DIAZAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized briefly Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala, and his lawyers said they were making a last-ditch effort to keep him from being flown back to Belize for

McAfee hospitalized after being denied asylum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By RYAN J. FOLEY and DAVID PITTAssociated Press EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) - Hunters discovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be the young Iowa cousins who vanished five months ago while riding their bikes, authorities said. The families of 9-year-old Elizabeth Collins and 11-year-old Lyric

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By The Associated Press ___ Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs, a familiar story NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup said Wednesday that it will cut 11,000 jobs, a bold early move by new CEO Michael Corbat. The cuts amount to about 4 percent of Citi's workforce. Most of them, about 6,200 jobs, will come

Guatemalan police arrest software guru McAfee

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By SONIA PEREZ-DIAZAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by police in Guatemala on Wednesday for entering the country illegally, hours after he said he would seek asylum in the Central American country. The anti-virus guru was detained at a