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Cheers, tears at Arias 1st-degree murder verdict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and CRISTINA SILVAAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The jury has found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. Arias initially denied involvement and later blamed the killing on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said

SC's ex-Gov. Sanford clears hurdle in comeback bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday cleared another hurdle in his bid for political redemption, defeating a former Charleston County council member to win the GOP nomination for the U.S. House seat he held for three terms. "

Student charged in college shooting attacked cabby

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A part-time student with a history of crime and mental health issues was charged Wednesday for allegedly shooting an administrator at a downtown business school in a dispute over financial aid, then turning the gun on himself. St. Louis Circuit

Student wounds official, self at St. Louis school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A part-time student shot a longtime administrator in the chest at a downtown St. Louis business school before turning the gun on himself early Tuesday, sparking a "chaotic scene" with police swarming the building and panicked students fleeing, police

Gunman wounds man, himself at St. Louis school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A part-time student strode into the office of a longtime administrator at a downtown St. Louis business school Tuesday and shot the man in the chest, creating panic in the school before turning the gun on himself, police said. Both men were in surgery

Why must we buy? Black Friday's powerful pull

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) - Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, heralding a new era of American consumerism. Lured by earlier-than-ever Black

Want some taste with that ice cream?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By MAE ANDERSONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Nonfat cheese that tastes like plastic. Low-calorie soda that leaves a bitter aftertaste. Sugar-free brownies that crumble like Styrofoam. Dieters have learned an important lesson: When you take the fat and calories out of your favorite treats,

Want some taste with that ice cream?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

Obama, Romney volunteers hope to make a difference

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd

By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - Re-electing President Barack Obama is so important to Guy Hancock that he spends more time as a volunteer data collector at Obama's campaign headquarters here than at his paying job as a college professor

Feds: For-profits could lose federal student aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 26th

By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAP Education Writer Former students in career-training programs at dozens of for-profit institutions have had so much trouble paying off their loans that the schools could lose access to federal student aid if they don't improve, new data from the U.S.