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Calif. DA says Toyota to pay $16M settlement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A $16 million settlement over the safety recall of Toyota vehicles that were at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues was announced Friday by Orange County prosecutors and Toyota Motor Corp. The suit was one of a flood of

Investigators: Miss. suspect used detective's gun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By HOLBROOK MOHR and JEFF AMYAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The police detective killed while interrogating a murder suspect at department headquarters in Mississippi's capital city was shot four times before the suspect shot himself in the head, authorities said Friday Hinds County

Hyundai-Kia recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling almost 1.9 million vehicles to fix problems with air bags and brake light switches. The switch recall covers almost 1.7 million vehicles - most of the automakers' model lineups from the 2007 through 2011

In Miami, Cuban dissident blogger calls for unity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 1st

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO MIAMI (AP) - They came from all over to hear her speak. Old Cuban ladies with wrinkled faces and pristine makeup. Young students with iPhones and digital cameras. Men and women who fled Cuba decades ago and just last year, on makeshift rafts and planes. When Cuban dissident and

Teen indicted in Ga. baby slaying and 2nd shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 27th

By RUSS BYNUMAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia teenager shot a 13-month-old baby in the face while trying to rob the child's mother, according to an indictment returned Wednesday that also charged the suspect with shooting another person in an unrelated robbery attempt earlier

Judge denies bail in defense secrets case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 26th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - A federal judge denied bail Monday to a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a Chinese girlfriend half his age, saying he poses a danger to national security. U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Puglisi ordered Benjamin Bishop

Prison chief's death highlights safety concerns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 24th

By REBECCA BOONE and DON THOMPSONAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The newest warden was sworn in Friday to oversee South Carolina's Lee Correctional Institution, a prison described by Gov. Nikki Haley as a dangerous place "housing the worst of the worst of our convicts." It was a milestone

Prison chief's death highlights safety concerns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 24th

Air France: Man found in cockpit not an employee

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 22nd

By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press A 61-year-old French man was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport and charged with impersonating a pilot after airline officials found him in the cockpit of a plane scheduled for takeoff, police said Friday. The crew of a US Airways flight bound

Texas shootout may tie to Colo. prison chief death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 22nd

By ANGELA K. BROWN and P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press DECATUR, Texas (AP) - A former Colorado inmate and white supremacist at the center of a two-state mystery is dead after a high-speed chase and shootout with Texas deputies. Now investigators are trying to piece together whether he killed the