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Police: Ga. gunman charged in '01 mosque shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By ALEX DOMINGUEZ and NORMAN GOMLAKAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - A former megachurch maintenance man accused of killing a volunteer leading a prayer service was charged more than a decade ago with a shooting at a mosque in Maryland, according to police documents. Floyd Palmer was acting as

Relative linked to triple-murder had troubled ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By JUDY LINAssociated Press RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) - Investigators say a 19-year-old man accused of killing his sister-in-law and her two small children in an attack that stunned authorities in northern California for its brutality had a strained relationship with his family. "Something

Police arrest 1 in Los Angeles family shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) - The suspect who was arrested Friday in the killing of three people and wounding of two others in suburban Los Angeles may have been responding to a Craigslist ad to sell a car placed by one of the victims. Jade Douglas Harris had been

Zynga posts 3Q loss, shares jump after-hours

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Battered shares of Zynga Inc. soared in after-hours trading Wednesday after the social gaming company posted stronger-than-expected revenue for the third quarter and said it will enter the gambling business. The past few months have been

Suspect Arrested In Killing Of Colorado Girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - A suspect has been arrested in the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl in suburban Denver. Police in Westminster, Colo., say they made an arrest after getting a tip that led them to a home Tuesday night. They plan to announce more details at a

Triple homicide suspect was in contentious divorce

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - A California family counselor suspected of killing his estranged wife and two of her relatives before he committed suicide had been in a contentious divorce that included a fight over property valued as high as $1 million, a defense attorney said Wednesday. Divorce

Self-defense claim in Planned Parenthood stabbing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - An anti-abortion protester accused in a stabbing outside a Planned Parenthood in Oregon said Wednesday he was just trying to stop a man who was beating him and is relieved he's expected to live. Chris Tolhurst, 54, told The Associated

Megachurch shooting suspect was committed in Md.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By ALEX DOMINGUEZ and NORMAN GOMLAKAssociated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - A man suspected in Wednesday's fatal shooting at a Georgia megachurch was once committed to a mental health facility in Maryland after facing various criminal charges including attempted murder, according to court

Libyan militia takes former Gadhafi stronghold

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated Press BANI WALID, Libya (AP) - Libya's government declared Wednesday that it had taken control of one of the last strongholds of deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists, as its fighters in the heart of the city fired their guns into the air to celebrate

US Supreme Court upholds stay of execution in Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Following a slew of conflicting court rulings, a federal appeals court has blocked the scheduled execution of a mass killer convicted of eight killings that jolted South Florida in the 1970s. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the