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20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved her

20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved her
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th
By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) - Being chained as a 10-year-old for more than two weeks in a coffin-size box in a suburban New York dungeon was, Katie Beers says 20 years later, "the best thing that happened to me" because it allowed her to escape a life of abuse. On the

20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved her

20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved her
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th
By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) - Being chained as a 10-year-old for more than two weeks in a coffin-size box in a suburban New York dungeon was, Katie Beers says 20 years later, "the best thing that happened to me" because it allowed her to escape a life of abuse. On the

Savage killing, sex at heart of Ariz. murder trial

Savage killing, sex at heart of Ariz. murder trial
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The photographs present a chilling portrait of sex and death. A nude Jodi Arias on Travis Alexander's bed. A naked Alexander in the shower. Then minutes later, an image of Alexander stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times in the heart, back, hands and

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th
By BERNARD McGHEEAssociated Press Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades. Sadly, for others an

Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar dies at age 86

Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar dies at age 86
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th
By By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, who wrote more than 30 books and focused on positivity and leading a balanced life, died Wednesday in Texas. He was 86. Ziglar, who had been suffering from pneumonia, died at a hospital in the Dallas suburb of

NC man once on death row charged in wife's slaying

NC man once on death row charged in wife's slaying
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Joseph Green Brown refused to run from his troubled past. He'd tell audiences he was only hours from being executed on Florida's death row. He'd talk about how an appeals court overturned his rape and murder convictions in 1986

Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79

Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 16th
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Considered a pioneer in the self-help genre aimed at helping readers become more productive in their lives, author Stephen R. Covey had an enormous impact on both the corporate world and the personal lives of millions.

Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79

Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 16th
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Considered a pioneer in the self-help genre aimed at helping readers become more productive in their lives, author Stephen R. Covey had an enormous impact on both the corporate world and the personal lives of millions.