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US trucker nabbed with ammo in Mexico is freed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A Dallas trucker imprisoned for seven months in Mexico on accusations that he tried to smuggle assault rifle ammunition into the country broke down in tears Friday when he returned to the U.S., saying he had at times given up hope.

Congressman-elect writing Elizabeth Smart's memoir

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

By PAUL FOYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Ten years after her kidnapping, Elizabeth Smart is preparing her story of being held captive by a homeless street preacher, her improbable rescue after nine months, and how she advocated for children after the ordeal. St. Martin's Press

Former state lawmaker leads Mont. courtroom fracas

$Former state lawmaker leads Mont. courtroom fracas$

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) - A Montana judge walked out of a court hearing after being heckled by a rowdy crowd, leaving the conservative former state legislator who instigated it all to declare he was in charge of the courtroom and proclaim the case against him dismissed. Former Republican Rep. Joel

Movie attack suspect got guns despite psych issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart store legally bought the guns he allegedly planned to use, despite being forced to undergo a psychiatric exam three years ago after stalking a

FBI concludes Sikh temple shooter acted alone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - The white supremacist who killed a half-dozen people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee acted alone, federal investigators said Tuesday. Teresa Carlson, special-agent-in-charge of the FBI's Milwaukee office, issued a four-paragraph

Manhattan madam released from jail on time served

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A suburban mother of four rumored to be moonlighting as a multimillion-dollar madam was released from jail Tuesday after she was sentenced to time served on a guilty plea in the sensational case. Anna Gristina was sentenced to six months in jail

Pastor: Boy feigned death to survive ND killings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JAMES MacPHERSONAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Twelve-year-old Christian Schuster survived a deadly shooting in North Dakota by feigning death as he lay under his slain brother's body, and an 8-year-old sister was spared because she was down the street sledding on a snowy hill,

DEVELOPING STORY: Murder At Eastern State Hospital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

Update: The Spokane County Sheriff's Office reports Amber Roberts, 30, has been booked into the Spokane County Jail on one count of murder. Police say both she and the male murder victim, who has not been named, were patients at Eastern State Hospital in the Forensic Services Unit.While the

DEVELOPING STORY: Murder At Eastern State Hospital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

As Europe plots closer ties, Britain mulls split

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By DAVID STRINGER and DON MELVIN BRUSSELS (AP) - Goodbye Britain? For the European Union, a once-unthinkable question is looking more like a real possibility with each new grinding week of economic crisis. The reason is that bad times are forcing the 17 EU nations that use the euro currency to