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Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police say a southwest Missouri man who confessed to plotting to shoot up a screening of 'Twilight' and a Walmart store had been detained after threatening a store clerk three years ago. Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton

Man charged in foiled Twilight screening attack plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By Sadie Gennis, A 20-year-old Missouri man has been arrested and charged after his plot to shoot up a theater during a screening of the latest Twilight film was foiled by his mother, The Associated Press reports.See celebrities we've lost this yearBlaec Lammers is now facing charges of first-

Is giant reed a 'miracle plant' or the next kudzu?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer OXFORD, N.C. (AP) - It's fast-growing and drought-tolerant, producing tons of biomass per acre. It thrives even in poor soil and is a self-propagating perennial, so it requires little investment once established. To people in the renewable fuels industry

Judge: Ohio bridge bomb plot equal to terrorism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - Three men who pleaded guilty in a plot to bomb a highway bridge should be sentenced as terrorists, making them subject to harsher prison terms, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd's ruling upheld a

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. AIRSTRIKE ONSLAUGHT ON GAZA STRIP Israel's most intense offensive on the Gaza Strip in four years sets off new rounds of fighting, with an early rocket attack

Poland is first in Europe to get Dreamliner plane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By VANESSA GERAAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's national airline LOT welcomed its first Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" into its fleet Thursday, becoming the first European carrier to get the U.S. aircraft maker's newest plane. The plane has been hailed for a state-of-the art

FBI agent in Petraeus scandal was seen as a hero

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in investigating a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned. Today, the agent, who also fatally shot a knife-wielding man in

FBI agent in Petraeus scandal has been a hero

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in stopping a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned. He fatally shot a man who threatened him and other law enforcement

Grandmother, uncle plot murder-suicide, 3 kids die

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By JOHN SEEWERAssociated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Caught up in a family disagreement over who should care for three young children, a grandmother and her son barricaded themselves and the kids in a garage and filled it with deadly carbon monoxide gas. All five died. Police spent Tuesday trying

'Guru' swindler of French aristocrats gets 8 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By LORI HINNANT and THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - He started with the woman who hired him at the secretarial school, befriending her and winning her confidence. She introduced him to her elderly mother, her children. Her grandchildren, nearing adulthood, were next. Soon, Thierry