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Rep. Allen West concedes after Fla. recount fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the vote gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and unending accusations by his camp that the vote count wasn't fair. "There

Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media. The Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants have exchanged fiery tweets throughout the fighting in a separate war to influence public opinion. Shortly

Residents in blast-shaken subdivision want answers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When a house two blocks away exploded with a deafening boom, the staggering force knocked Billie Chipman to the floor. The freckled 16-year-old hasn't slept since. "I was walking to the couch and I fell," she said Thursday. As clocks and

Shaping a security team, Obama's challenge deepens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Barely a week after winning re-election, President Barack Obama suddenly confronts a deepening challenge in assembling a new national security team, his task complicated by a scandal that has cost him a CIA chief and raised doubts

Investigators looking at appliances in Ind. blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By CHARLES WILSON and RICK CALLAHANAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators in the Indianapolis explosion that killed two people and decimated a neighborhood believe natural gas was involved and are focusing on appliances as they search for a cause, a city official said Tuesday.

Panetta: Admin deciding on post-2014 troop levels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE PACIFIC (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday the Obama administration is nearing a decision in the next few weeks on how many U.S. troops would remain in Afghanistan - and for what purposes - after

East Coast rape suspect: Women were objects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The accused East Coast Rapist says he doesn't know why he couldn't stop attacking women for nearly two decades. "They were objects," Aaron Thomas told The Washington Post (http://bitly.com/W0sRiP) in a series of telephone interviews from his jail cell in Virginia's

Across US, Veterans Day commemorations under way

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By JESSICA GRESKO and KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press Saturday marked the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the United States. The holiday falls on a Sunday, and the federal observance is on Monday. It's the first such day honoring the men and women who

Fla. vote beyond recount range; West won't concede

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday, but the incumbent won't concede. The state issued complete but unofficial results

Across US, Veterans Day commemorations under way

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th