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NJ city's newest firefighters almost all veterans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - When Marland Lawrence entered the fire academy after coming home from the Navy, he was surprised to find out he was not the only veteran in his class. Almost everyone else had also just left the military. Lawrence was one of 28 veterans in

Prostitution arrests rock Maine tourist town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - This upscale southern Maine town is known for its ocean beaches, old sea captains' mansions and the neighboring town of Kennebunkport, home to the Bush family summer compound. But the talk of the town these days is the arrest of a

Mexico capo killed, then body stolen by gunmen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The death of the founder and leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas cartel in a firefight with marines outside a baseball game near the Texas border was perhaps the biggest coup of President Felipe Calderon's war

Documents: FBI agent denies paying for sex

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An undercover FBI agent denied accusations that he spent U.S. taxpayer dollars on prostitutes in the Philippines for himself and others during an international weapons trafficking probe last year, according to court documents filed Monday. The

If voters OK hemp, unclear farmers would grow it

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By GENE JOHNSON and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Residents of Washington, Oregon and Colorado won't just be considering whether to let adults buy pot at state-sanctioned shops when they vote next month on legalizing and taxing marijuana. They'll be voting on whether to

Occupy members join police in bid to save Ga. home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Less than a year after Occupy Atlanta members clashed with police in riot gear in a downtown park, they're now protesting alongside officers to help a retired detective avoid losing her home to foreclosure. Activists joined current and retired

Detroit police chief steps down amid sex probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITEAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's police chief stepped down Monday after a week of embarrassing revelations about a sexual relationship with a subordinate, forcing the city to search for a fifth leader in four years for a department dealing with one of

Panetta: Use police not military for enforcement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (AP) - Latin American nations must try to use their police and not their military forces to enforce the law, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday, telling defense ministers here that the U.S. will help them build their

Correction: Border Shooting story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) - In a story Oct. 8 about the funeral of a Border Patrol agent, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a horse-drawn carriage carried the agent's coffin to the funeral. Horses led the funeral procession, but the coffin was transported in a vehicle. A corrected

Bus from Canada overturns on NJ exit ramp; 23 hurt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - A tour bus from Canada carrying about 60 people bound for New York City overturned on a highway exit ramp in northern New Jersey early Saturday, slid down an embankment and landed on its side, injuring 23 people on board, authorities said. The driver, who suffered a gash in his