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Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief

3 dead in murder-suicide at Calif. senior center

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Three people died Tuesday in what appears to be a double murder-suicide at a senior citizens' high-rise south of Los Angeles, police said. A man in his 80s apparently shot two women shortly after noon before turning the gun on himself in the lobby of the Golden West

Mo. movie plot attack suspect planned '09 attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man accused of plotting to open fire inside a Missouri movie theater during a "Twilight" showing and attack a nearby Walmart was arrested in 2009 after following a clerk at the same store with a knife and rubber mask, according

Ex-Mich. college professor charged with child porn

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Sexually explicit videos of children found on the computer of a Michigan college professor had nothing to do with his research, which focused on Internet censorship and the use of children in advertising, among other things, his lawyer said

FBI concludes Sikh temple shooter acted alone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - The white supremacist who killed a half-dozen people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee acted alone, federal investigators said Tuesday. Teresa Carlson, special-agent-in-charge of the FBI's Milwaukee office, issued a four-paragraph

Prosecutor: No arrests made in deadly Indy blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By CHARLES WILSON and RICK CALLAHANAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators said Tuesday that no arrests have been made in connection with an Indianapolis house explosion that killed two people and destroyed at least five homes, but that authorities were still serving search warrants

Dallas to mark 50 years since JFK's assassination

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - The city of Dallas will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy next year with a ceremony featuring the tolling of church bells, a moment of silence and readings by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David

Afghan revolving door: 5 US generals, 5 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and PATRICK QUINNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - For former CIA director David Petraeus, it was a one-year stint as top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. His replacement is scheduled to leave next year after 18 months in the job. And now the sex scandal that draws

Prosecutors to seek death in Texas officer killing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a man charged in the fatal shooting of an Austin police officer. Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg said Tuesday that she would pursue the death penalty against Brandon Montgomery Daniel. Daniel is charged with capital

Spokane Detectives: 'Man Who Changed Gender Is Main Suspect In 1990 Murder Spree'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

Photos you see in this story, aside from the suspect, have not been identified. KHQ.COM - The Spokane County Sheriff's Office and Spokane Police Departments Major Crimes Detectives are combining their resources into three cold homicide cases. These homicides occurred in February,