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NY parents shaken as nanny accused of killing kids

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By DAVID B. CARUSO and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The nightmarish case of a nanny accused of stabbing to death two children in her care stunned the family's well-to-do neighborhood and caused legions of parents to wonder how well they know who is watching their kids. The

Twitter shuts out German neo-Nazi group's account

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By DAVID RISINGAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Twitter has for the first time blocked an account using a new tool that allows it to bar content in individual countries, shutting out a banned German neo-Nazi group at the behest of local authorities. Twitter spokesman Dirk Hensen told The

McCaskill waits tables, gets targeted by new ad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill donned a waitressing apron and dished out hamburgers and pizza Tuesday to illustrate her support for federal student aid as her Republican challenger Todd Akin picked up some important advertising help from a

Longtime GOP Senate moderate Arlen Specter dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By PETER JACKSONAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania's longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, though often at odds with the GOP leadership. He helped end the Supreme Court hopes of former

Hacking group activist's posts land him in trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - Barrett Brown has, at times, called himself an author, a freedom fighter and a spokesman for the movement of hacker-activists known as Anonymous. In tweets and videos, Brown praises Anonymous' work, rips his opponents and

Prophet film puts spotlight on US Copts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The anti-Islamic movie trailer inflaming the Middle East opens with Muslims ransacking a Christian medical clinic and then segues into a flashback of Muhammad's life. "Set the place on fire! We'll burn out these forsaken Christians

Hezbollah leads massive anti-US protest in Lebanon

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - In a rare public appearance, the leader of the militant Hezbollah group exhorted hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to keep up the campaign against an anti-Islam video that has unleashed deadly violence and anger at the United States across

Arab Winter? Unrest sparks debate on US policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Has the Arab Winter arrived? It's a question analysts in Washington are asking as angry demonstrations spread across North Africa and the Middle East to protest a video ridiculing the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Those skeptical of promoting

With 'freedom' in fashion, is libertarianism back?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - To begin: This is not a story about Ron Paul. Not exactly, anyway. And yet to get where we want to go we will start at OPA!, a Greek restaurant on the edge of town where Clark County Republicans and tea

Demands grow for UK to consider cutting EU ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Will Britain's EU membership be one more casualty of the continent's devastating debt crisis? Senior British lawmakers warned Monday that Britain must consider a future outside the European Union as the 17