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AP Top News at 6:43 a.m. EDT -Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

US ambassador killed in consulate attack in Libya TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three American members of his staff were killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad,

AP Top News at 6:43 a.m. EDT -Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

Gridlocked Congress already eying early getaway

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Efforts in Congress to provide emergency drought aid to hard-hit farmers and overhaul crop subsidy programs appear to be falling victim to Washington gridlock. Talk of action now to avoid sending the economy over the "fiscal cliff" is just that

Danger in air again at Reno National Air Races

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By SCOTT SONNERAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) - The annual air race in Nevada's Valley of Speed has a new name. Fans returning to see vintage World War II fighter planes streak across the sky will sit farther away. And a redesigned course poses less risk as pilots make the final turn

Deadly factory fires in 2 Pakistani cities kill 85

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By ADIL JAWAD and ZAHEER BABARAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Factory fires that broke out in two major cities in Pakistan killed 85 people and injured dozens more, including some who had to break through barred windows and leap to the ground to escape the flames, officials and

Greece suffering "merciless lashing," _ president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's President Karolos Papoulias urged the country's creditors Tuesday to ease their demands for more austerity, claiming that the country has suffered a "merciless lashing" "I think we have paid enough for our mistakes, and Europe must realize that it needs to

Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By SHANNON DININNYAssociated Press WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were evacuated near

UPDATE: Spokane County Fire Crews Recover Body At Indian Painted Rocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 7th

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 18-year-old Lois Ordway Fleck. The cause of death: basilar skull fracture with transaction of brain stem due to blunt impact. UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On Thursday evening, September 6, 2012, at about 7:15 p.m

DEVELOPING STORY: AK 47 Used In 2011 Bonnie Lake Homicide Found

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 4th

Spokane County Sheriff Department Press Release: Today, September 4, 2012, Spokane County Sheriff's Office Emergency Operations Team searched underneath TJ Meenach bridge for an AK-47 rifle that was used in a December, 2011 homicide in Whitman County. Team members located a rifle

Gas prices spurt as Gulf's rigs, refineries brace for hurricane Isaac

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 29th

By Ron Scherer Just before millions of Americans get ready to hit the road for a Labor Day getaway, the price of gasoline is on the rise. Blame hurricane Isaac. In advance of the storm hitting the New Orleans area, about half of the refineries in the storm's path had shut down for safety