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Syrian rebels launch broadest push yet for Aleppo

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Rebels on Friday pressed their broadest assault yet to drive President Bashar Assad's forces out of Syria's largest city, activists said, with fierce fighting erupting in an Aleppo neighborhood that is home to Kurds, an ethnic minority that

Republicans assail Obama on 9/11 attack in Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and senior administration officials over their evolving description of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, a late campaign-season broadside challenging the veracity and

Panetta: Terrorists behind attack on US in Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday there can be no doubt that terrorists had planned and carried out the attack on the U.S. Consulate in eastern Libya two weeks ago that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

NATO rebuilding partner operations with Afghans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Most U.S. and coalition combat units in Afghanistan have returned to their practice of partnering with Afghan forces, nearly two weeks after the top U.S. commander put restrictions on such arrangements, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said

Tenn. search for 2 children focuses on fire debris

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities looking for any trace of two missing children doggedly sifted the ashes of a deadly house fire, searched rolling farmland nearby and untangled complicated family relationships. Investigators aren't sure if 9-year-old

2 Tenn. children missing, bodies not found in fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two children initially believed to have perished in an intense Tennessee farmhouse fire along with their step-grandparents are now considered missing and perhaps in danger, investigators said on Wednesday. The Tennessee Bureau of

Venezuela poll: Chavez leading rival by 10 points

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez held a 10-point lead over rival Henrique Capriles in one of the final polls ahead of Venezuela's Oct. 7 election, but the survey released Tuesday showed the challenger narrowing the gap. The poll by

2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties, the Marine Corps said Monday. The

Army general: Pacific refocus means more exercises

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) - The leader of U.S. Army forces in Asia and the Pacific says his soldiers will be able to conduct more exercises with other nations in the region, as the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan and the military refocuses its attention. Lt. Gen

Federal panel hears arguments in Wis. union case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court in Chicago heard arguments Monday on the constitutionality of Wisconsin's law restricting collective bargaining by public employees - one of several related appeals working their way through the courts. The hour-long