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Canadian who sheltered Americans in Iran dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated Press Writer TORONTO (AP) - John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers at his Tehran home at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. He was 88. His wife Zena said Saturday that Sheardown

First Meteor Shower Of 2013 Peaks This Week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 1st

NBCNEWS.COM - The first meteor shower of 2013 will kick off the year's night sky events this week, giving stargazers a chance to ring in the New Year with a celestial fireworks display. The Quadrantid meteor shower is an annual meteor shower every January. While this year

Pope pardons ex-butler who stole, leaked documents

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI granted his former butler a Christmas pardon Saturday, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking his private papers in one of the gravest Vatican security breaches in recent times. After the

Correction: Terror Arrests story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - In a story Dec. 19 about four men pleading not guilty to conspiring to aid terrorists, The Associated Press reported erroneously that three of them, Ralph Deleon, Arifeen Gojali and Miguel Santana Vidriales, had previously pleaded guilty. They previously pleaded not guilty

Prosecutors: Fla. man planned NY terror bombing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By CURT ANDERSONAP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Pakistani-born man wanted to avenge the deaths of U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan by blowing up a New York City landmark but lacked the money and materials to carry out the plan, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Assistant U.

Zuma win shows his dominance in South Africa's ANC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Under the bright lights, the corruption allegations and the ethical concerns trailing South African President Jacob Zuma faded away and the master politician basked in his re-election as head of the governing African National Congress party,

Okla. teen arrested in school shooting plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Hours before a gunman opened fire at a Connecticut elementary school, police in Oklahoma arrested a teenager for allegedly plotting to attack his high school and trying to recruit classmates to help him. Police in Bartlesville, a community about 40 miles north of Tulsa,

18-Year-Old Arrested For Attack Plot On His High School

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Police in Oklahoma say a student arrested yesterday was plotting an attack on his high school. An arrest affidavit says the 18-year-old tried to enlist fellow students in a plot to lure students into the auditorium at Bartlesville High School, chain the doors shut and

Top 10 Blu-ray scenes to show off your home theater

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By Cliff HeyneProvided by When you've got a hot home theater rig, it's natural to want to show it off. But for those times that you don't want to throw a full-on movie night, it's nice to have some go-to demo material that will give your system a workout while impressing your

Top 10 Blu-ray scenes to show off your home theater

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th