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Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions including fourth-degree sexual assault and drug use, a defense official

Shooting renews argument over video-game violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By LOU KESTENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a shell-shocked nation has looked for reasons. The list of culprits cited include easy access to guns, a strained mental-health system and the "culture of violence" -

FBI: Escaped inmates took cab near Chicago jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Two convicted bank robbers who pulled off a daring overnight escape from a high-rise Chicago jail had changed from their prison garb by the time they hopped into a cab near the lock-up, investigators said Wednesday as they expanded their

Investors turn against gun makers after massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Investors shunned some of the nation's largest gun makers Tuesday, putting up for sale the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle used in the Connecticut school shooting and worrying that the attack could soon bring stricter gun

Investors turn against gun makers after massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

Mediator: Mom didn't like to leave gunman alone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GELLERAssociated Press STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The mother of Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza told a divorce mediator in 2009 that she didn't like to leave him alone and that she would care for him as long as he needed it. When Lanza's parents divorced in

High court fight looms over right to carry a gun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The next big issue in the national debate over guns - whether people have a right to be armed in public - is moving closer to Supreme Court review. A provocative ruling by a panel of federal appeals court judges in Chicago struck down the

Quotations of the day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By The Associated Press "Can say that we're truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose? I've been reflecting on this the last few days. If we're honest without ourselves, the answer is

Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of the horrific school shootings in Connecticut must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with people suffering from serious mental illness. Sen. Joe

Obama signals action following school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By JULIE PACE and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is vowing to use "whatever power this office holds" to safeguard the nation's children, raising the prospect that he will pursue policy changes to stem gun violence in the wake of an elementary school