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Legal issues surround Boston suspect's questioning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The hospital-room questioning of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is generating concern about whether he should have been interrogated without first being told of his constitutional rights to silence and a lawyer - and,

Skakel slams trial attorney in Conn. murder appeal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press VERNON, Conn. (AP) - Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel launched a barrage of criticism Thursday against the attorney who represented him at his murder trial, saying he failed to track down key witnesses while having fun and basking in the limelight. Skakel was

A look at North Korea's military capabilities

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By SAM KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of the nation's "military first" policy. Late leader Kim Jong Il elevated the military'

Miranda warning, then silence from bombing suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By PETE YOST, LARA JAKES and RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he'd just been read his constitutional rights. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev immediately stopped talking

Police: Dispute between suspected shooter, victim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By REGINA GARCIA CANOAssociated Press MANCHESTER, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say there was a dispute between the man suspected of killing a south-central Illinois family and at least one of the victims, but they don't know what it was about. Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said

Jury returns Monday for Pa. abortion case closings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia jury won't hear from an abortion provider before they weigh charges that he killed a woman and four viable babies. Dr. Kermit Gosnell decided Wednesday not to testify or call witnesses at his capital murder trial. The jury is

NEW DETAILS: Lewiston Babysitter Accused Of Killing 2-Year-Old Girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a northern Idaho woman charged with killing a 2-year-old girl she was babysitting. The Lewiston Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/YPx6Qn) the Nez Perce County Prosecutor's Office earlier this week filed a

Minaret of landmark mosque in Syria destroyed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The minaret of a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed Wednesday, leaving the once-soaring stone tower a pile of rubble and twisted metal scattered in the tiled courtyard. President Bashar Assad's regime

HK opposes Sichuan quake aid over corruption fears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan Wednesday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining widespread public concerns about mainland corruption. The city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, proposed

RI Senate leader plays key role in marriage debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By DAVID KLEPPERAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - If Rhode Island joins the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, it will be because a formidable opponent, Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, moved out of the way. The state's first female Senate leader, Paiva