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Turkish official approves 'standing man' protest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's deputy prime minister gave a nod of approval on Wednesday to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey. Although police dispersed pockets of protesters who set up barricades in two Turkish cities overnight,

Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of

Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two

RIGHT NOW: Feds Digging In Michigan Field For Hoffa's Remains

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

NBCNEWS.COM - The search for Jimmy Hoffa has stretched far and wide for nearly 40 years. Now, federal agents are digging in a field 30 miles north of Detroit in hopes of solving the mystery of his disappearance. A team of agents descended on a field in northern Oakland Township, Mich., on

Federal agents search land linked to Hoffa case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, bringing excavation equipment to a field in suburban Detroit where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss' body was buried. Robert Foley, special

7 accused in high level Czech scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th

By KAREL JANICEKAssociated Press PRAGUE (AP) - A multi-pronged scandal involving the prime minister's top aide, his estranged wife, military spy chiefs, former ruling party lawmakers and kilograms of gold raised unanswered questions Friday about the troubled government of Czech Prime Minister

Witnesses in Bulger trial lay out gang's tactics

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th

By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A retired state police colonel identified weapons found hidden in locations connected to James "Whitey" Bulger as prosecutors at Bulger's racketeering trial showed jurors photos and videos of organized crime figures Bulger associated with

Bulger trial featuring surveillance video, photos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A retired state police lieutenant has returned to the witness stand for a second day in the racketeering trial of reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur). Lt. Robert Long on Thursday identified Bulger in video surveillance

Chinese taste for baccarat drives Macau boom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th

By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer MACAU (AP) - In the nearly three dozen casinos in Macau, the world's biggest gambling market, there's only one game that matters: baccarat. Almost all of Macau's $38 billion in gambling revenue last year - six times more than the Las Vegas Strip - came

UN Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 3rd

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade opens for signature Monday with some key arms sellers and buyers expected to be among several dozen nations that sign. The U.N. General Assembly