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Feds: NC sheriff and deputies targeted Latinos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A two-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice has found that a North Carolina sheriff and his deputies routinely discriminated against Latinos by making unwarranted arrests with the intent of maximizing deportations. In an

Obstacles may delay drones' access to US skies

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By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Difficult to resolve safety and security obstacles may prevent the Federal Aviation Administration from meeting a deadline to allow civilian drones routine access to U.S. skies within three years, according to a report released Tuesday by a

DEVELOPING: STORY @ THIS HOUR: Authorities Need Your Help Finding This Fugitive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

COEUR d' ALENE, Idaho- Police are searching for a North Idaho College student who allegedly made "Veiled" threat. 33-year old Patrick Budig, AKA Patrick Kinnunen, allegedly made an off the cuff statement or threat to a disabilities counselor who worked off campus about the

DEVELOPING: STORY @ THIS HOUR: Authorities Need Your Help Finding This Fugitive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

Classes resume at Louisiana State after bomb scare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By SHEILA V KUMARAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Classes at Louisiana State University's main campus resumed Tuesday as police searched for the person who called in a bomb threat a day earlier, causing the evacuation of thousands of students. Police have been tight-lipped about the

Family: Accused bank robber has checkered past

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By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Relatives of a man whom the FBI dubbed the "Bucket List Bandit" because he told victims he was suffering from a terminal illness say they were not surprised he again landed on the wrong side of the law. Ronald Brewster said his brother,

Judge: Police to enforce Ariz. immigration law now

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By FELICIA FONSECA and JACQUES BILLEAUD PHOENIX (AP) - A judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that police can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state's immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out the so-called "show me your papers" provision. The

Calif. man arrested for ESPN post on killing kids

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By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California man accused of posting comments on ESPN's website that said he was watching kids and wouldn't mind killing them was being held Tuesday on $2 million bail after he was arrested for investigation of making terrorist threats,

Texas town's rental ban to get second hearing

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By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas suburb's long, expensive fight to ban illegal immigrants from renting homes will get perhaps its most important hearing Wednesday before a largely conservative group of judges with the power to influence the national immigration

Baltimore police: Arrest made in campus shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police say an arrest has been made in a shooting on the campus of Morgan State University. Baltimore police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Kelly Lamont Ellerbee Jr. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the arrest was made shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Guglielmi