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UPDATE: 51 Killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Toll Expected To Rise

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

UPDATE: NBC News is reporting that the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner has confirmed at least 51 deaths following a destructive tornado in the town of Moore. A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods

NYPD to up presence after bias killing of gay man

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By JENNIFER PELTZ and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A spate of attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of celebration. In the wake of

COURT WATCH: Clay Starbuck Murder Trial Entering Third Week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

SPOKANE, Wash. – The trial of Clay Starbuck, charged with killing his ex-wife Chanin and sexually violating her remains, entered its third week Monday at the Spokane County Courthouse. Chanin Starbuck was found strangled to death in her Deer Park home in December of 2011, and Clay

AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly.

Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time lover as jurors consider a sentence of life in prison or execution. Last week, jurors

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By BARBARA SURK and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon

China sentences underground bank operator to death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Lin Haiyan was convicted of "illegal fundraising" for

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th