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Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Newtown officials struggled Friday night to move toward a decision on what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, after teachers expressed grief and frustration during a closed-

Obama, Mexican president talk economy, security

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, acceding that Mexicans had the right to determine how best

DEVELOPING STORY: Woman Jailed In Death Of Mental Counselor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A woman accused of stabbing a mental health counselor to death in Olympia is jailed for investigation of domestic violence murder. The Olympian reports (http://bit.ly/ZBW8GD) bail for 27-year-old Lia Yera Tricomo was set Wednesday at $1 million.

Prosecutor in Arias case set for closing arguments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The prosecutor in Jodi Arias' murder trial was set to present closing arguments Thursday in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with lurid tales of sex, lies and a bloody killing. Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of

Syrian troops advance in central city of Homs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by warplanes, Syrian government troops pushed Thursday into the central districts of the city of Homs in an effort to oust rebels from the country's third largest urban center, activists said. The regime pounded rebel-held districts with

Indians angry at convicted spy's death in Pakistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - Indians expressed outrage at the Pakistan government Thursday over the death of a convicted Indian spy who had been attacked with a brick by two fellow inmates in a Pakistan prison, a development New Delhi said has damaged relations between the

Scholars find cannibalism at Jamestown settlement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism. For years, there have been tales

Detective details financial woes of Jackson doctor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) - The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show the physician's desperate financial situation drove him to extremes in his

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, killing one and wounding over two dozen people, Syria's state news agency reported. Footage

Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - As Jodi Arias' trial wraps up this week after four months of testimony, her fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered up one clinical diagnosis after another for the small-town waitress and aspiring photographer from