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Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press MOUSSORO, Chad (AP) - On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn. They saddled their horses and set out across the 12-mile-long carpet of sand to the nearest town, where they hoped the reputed doctor would cure their frail, feverish baby

Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

Low-water rivers offering up glimpse of history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - From sunken steamboats to a millennium-old map engraved in rock, the drought-drained rivers of the nation's midsection are offering a rare and fleeting glimpse into years gone by. Lack of rain has left many rivers at low levels unseen for decades,

Urban advocates say new gun control talk overdue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer For years, voices have cried in the urban wilderness: We need to talk about gun control. Yet the guns blazed on. It took a small-town slaughter for gun control to become a political priority. Now, decades' worth of big-city arguments against easy access to

Kerry a familiar face on the world stage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of state, is a familiar face to the world leaders vital to American interests. The son of a diplomat and Obama's unofficial envoy, Kerry spent hours walking around the palace in

Motive sought in Pa. slayings of 3; gunman killed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - The shooting of a man who went on a rampage in central Pennsylvania, killing two neighbors and a third person before wounding three state troopers during a gunbattle, was a justifiable homicide, authorities ruled Saturday. Investigators are still trying to figure out what

Bombing at political rally kills 9 in Pakistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By RIAZ KHANAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed nine people including a provincial government official at a political rally held Saturday by a party that has opposed the Taliban, officials said. The rally in Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber

Security firm sues Zimmerman, attorney over fees

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A security company claims in a lawsuit that George Zimmerman, his wife and attorney owe more than $27,000 for protection services. The Orlando Sentinel reports (http://thesent.nl/WBDTAJ ) that Associated Investigative Services filed the lawsuit Friday in Orange County Circuit

UN: 4 peacekeepers killed in Darfur shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A peacekeeper serving with the joint U.N.-African Union force in Darfur opened fire on fellow peacekeepers, killing four and injuring one, the United Nations said Friday. Kieran Dwyer, spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping force, said the peacekeeping mission in Darfur, known as

A week after school massacre, new details emerge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman, Adam Lanza, who acquaintances said was able to take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes but