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US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By HEIDI VOGT and RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A firefight broke out between U.S. forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers and pushing the number of U.S. troops killed in the long-running war 2,

Troubled Michigan lottery winner found dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

ECORSE, Mich. (AP) - Police say a Detroit-area woman who collected welfare benefits despite winning a $735,000 lottery prize has died of a possible drug overdose. Ecorse police Sgt. Cornelius Herring confirmed that 25-year-old Amanda Clayton was found dead about 9 a.m. Saturday at a home in the

Jack Koehler, former AP exec, dies in Conn. at 82

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jack Koehler, who fled advancing Soviets as a boy in Germany during World War II, grew up to report from there for The Associated Press and served briefly in Ronald Reagan's White House, has died. He was 82. Koehler died at his Stamford home Friday, months after being

UPDATE: Suspect Identified In Officer Involved Shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

UPDATE: Sunday Press Release From The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department: UPDATE: The suspect in the shooting has been identified as Christian Nicholas Buquet also known as Christian Nicholas Mallon, 19 of Hayden, ID. Buquet, AKA Mallon, has one previous adult

Afghan forces also suffer from insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By DEB RIECHMANN KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan Army Sgt. Habibullah Hayar didn't know it, but he had been sleeping with his enemy for weeks. Twenty days ago, one of his roommates was arrested for allegedly plotting an insider attack against their unit, which is partnered with NATO forces

Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of

Minneapolis shooting victims remembered, mourned

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By BRIAN BAKST and MARTIGA LOHNAssociated Press Writers ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A prideful entrepreneur, known at City Hall and recognized by federal leaders for his ingenuity and business spirit. A package deliveryman known for his devotion to his children and the Green Bay Packers. The

Thousands in Germany protest for wealth tax

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

BERLIN (AP) - Thousands of people across Germany have protested for the introduction of taxes on wealth and financial transactions. Organizers said Saturday around 40,000 people took to the streets in 40 cities to demand a more equal society. Police estimates of the turnout in the country's

Students, experts recoil at alcohol enema case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Before an unruly Tennessee party ended with a student hospitalized for a dangerously high blood alcohol level, most people had probably never heard of alcohol enemas. Thanks to the drunken exploits of a fraternity at the University of

Will Ohio's economic uptick be a boon for Obama?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By SHARON COHENAP National Writer CANTON, Ohio (AP) - In this crucial battleground in campaign 2012, William Healy and Joe Halter stand on opposing sides of the great divide: How to jump-start the economy? Healy, the Democratic mayor of Canton, recalls how, in the grim early days of 2010, when