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Police chief's polygraph targets racist applicants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By SHEILA BURKEAssociated Press COOPERTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - A police chief hired to rebuild a tiny Tennessee department dismantled by scandal is using a lie-detector test to keep racists off his force. Coopertown Police Chief Shane Sullivan took over the department in November, becoming the 11th chief

Coroner: Lion killed woman after escaping cage

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By TRACIE CONE and GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) - The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to escape through to reach the volunteer intern, officials say. Authorities

New TSA policy on knives, bats sparks backlash

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By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies are part of a growing backlash to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives and sports equipment like souvenir

Bin Laden spokesman pleads not guilty in NYC

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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A senior al-Qaida leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, captured in Jordan a week ago, pleaded not guilty Friday in a heavily secured New York courtroom to plotting against Americans before and immediately after the Sept. 11

Wash. Lawmakers Eye New Rules For Custody Cases

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington lawmakers are looking to implement new rules to protect children in custody disputes. The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday in response to the case of missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Josh Powell was the subject of an investigation into his

UPDATE: Suspect In February Spokane Valley Shooting Arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

UPDATE: Terrance Jones, 26, has been arrested in connection with the Evergreen and Indiana shooting on Feb. 21, 2013. Jones has been booked on First Degree Assault charges. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - There has been an arrest in a recent shooting. Law enforcement

The wild card in Venezuela: Armed Chavistas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and FRANK BAJAKAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The banner just inside the poor neighborhood in western Caracas reads, "Loyal to Comandante Chavez." The guard at the gate ensures no one enters without permission - not even the police. The "23 of January" redoubt is home

Ga. backs relaxing gun laws for mentally ill

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By RAY HENRYAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - While some states push to tighten gun control laws after the Connecticut school massacre, lawmakers in gun-friendly Georgia want to ease rules preventing some mentally ill people from getting licenses to carry firearms. Legislators in Georgia's House

Ga. backs relaxing gun laws for mentally ill

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US court charges al-Qaida spokesman on 9/11 crimes

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By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle was charged Thursday with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the terror network's top propagandist who lauded the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 - and warned