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Did the butler do it? A Q&A on the Vatican trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican has never seen anything like it. Pope Benedict XVI's trusted butler, who dressed the pontiff each morning, attended his daily Mass and helped serve him his meals, stands accused of stealing the pope's private

Phoenix police release 911 calls in terrorist hoax

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By WALTER BERRYAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Most of the people who saw a masked teenager wearing a sheet and armed with a grenade launcher told authorities they assumed the weapon was a fake as he pointed it at passing cars in northwest Phoenix, according to 911 calls released Thursday. All

10 Things to Know for Friday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. CLINTON, NETANYAHU DISAGREE ON IRAN STRATEGY The U.S. secretary of state hopes diplomacy can avoid the military action the Israeli leader urges. 2. FOR ONCE, IT

Audit shows Spain banks need $76.3B

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By BARRY HATTON and CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain's troubled banks need an extra €59.3 billion ($76.3 billion) to survive a serious economic downturn, according to an independent audit released Friday by the Bank of Spain. The stress tests' findings will help Spain

2 men get life for acid deaths in San Diego

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By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two men were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for their roles in a Mexican drug gang that dissolved victims' bodies in acid. Jose Olivera, 38, got five consecutive life terms and David Valencia, 42, got

Ginseng poachers take to the woods as prices soar

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By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - They slink through the woods in camouflage and face paint, armed with tire irons, screwdrivers and hoes, seeking a plant that looks like a cross between a Virginia creeper and poison ivy. They're the new breed of ginseng diggers, a rough

Burnt money, campus ban: Tidbits on Colo. shooter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting case mailed "burnt currency," along with a notebook, to his psychiatrist before the attack. He threatened a professor and was banned from a university campus before withdrawing from

No sign of remains in new Mich. search for Hoffa

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) - Jimmy Hoffa is presumed dead, cocooned in mystery and innuendo and missing for the past 37 years. Patricia Szpunar just hopes that if the former Teamsters boss' remains do turn up, they're not in her backyard. Over the years,

Warning signs seen before actor's violent end

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By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney said Friday he believes a drug-induced psychosis was responsible for an outburst by an actor that police say ended in the slaying of his landlady before the former "Sons of Anarchy" cast member plunged to his death. Johnny Lewis, 28

Minneapolis gunman's family feared mental illness

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By PATRICK CONDONAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Engeldinger's parents were worried about their son's growing paranoia. In 2010, they sought help, enrolling in a 12-week class for families of the mentally ill. For the last 21 months, the family said they reached out in hopes