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US court mulls Arabic flashcards, Pa. airport stop

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A college student handcuffed at Philadelphia International Airport for several hours over Arabic language flashcards asked a U.S. appeals court Friday to let him pursue his lawsuit against five federal agents. Nicholas George was "perp

DA: 300-500 defendants face release in lab scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By LINDSEY ANDERSONAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - About 300 to 500 defendants, including some "pretty dangerous people," may be released into Boston streets because of the alleged mishandling of evidence at a Massachusetts drug lab, a prosecutor said Friday. Chemist Annie Dookhan is charged

Women pulled from submerged car in RI identified

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI and MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - The three victims who were pulled from a car hours after it plunged off a pier and landed on its roof in Newport Harbor were identified Saturday as a Rhode Island woman and two women from Europe, police said. Part of

Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - He had the trust of Pope Benedict XVI and the cardinals, monsignors and priests who run the Roman Catholic Church. And because of his privileged position as papal butler, he had access to their deepest secrets: confidential letters, memos,

No more Mich. trials for serial stabbing suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By ED WHITEAssociated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A man charged in a series of fatal stabbings in Michigan in 2010 won't face additional trials after receiving a life sentence, a prosecutor said Friday, citing the high cost of bringing each case to court. Relatives of some victims said they

Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects who fought for years to avoid facing charges in the United States lost their grounds for appeal and were flown to the U.S. from Britain late Friday, officials said. The U.S. Embassy

Downtown Restaurant Closes, Asks, 'Did City Do Enough?'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

SPOKANE, Wash – The doors are closing for the last time at Beignets Restaurant, only three months after they opened. "I am angry. I'm very angry," owner Judie Sowards told KHQ. "I wanted the city to do a little bit more." Sowards says the closure is because business fell

Downtown Restaurant Closes, Asks, 'Did City Do Enough?'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

Downtown Restaurant Closes, Asks, 'Did City Do Enough?'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

UPDATE: SWAT Situation Over In North Central Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

UPDATE: Spokane Police began receiving several emergency calls, directing police to the area of 1600 N. Wall, around 8:30pm. The calls indicated someone may be held against their will by armed subjects inside the home.Responding officers found 44-year-old Steven Luke and 31-year-old Moises