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Massacre of preachers in Mali sign of broken army

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press DIABALY, Mali (AP) - It was dusk when the aging Toyota pickup truck pulled into the first military checkpoint, loaded with at least 17 bearded men fingering prayer beads. This pinprick of a village in central Mali is not even large enough to appear on most

GM offers big discounts to boost Volt sales

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - General Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America's dependence on oil. So it seemed like a good thing in August when sales of the $40,000 car

Romney campaign trails in crucial ground game

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Richard and Jessi Constantine were alone recently as they wheeled their 1-year-old son in a stroller around a Las Vegas subdivision, knocking on doors to promote Mitt Romney's candidacy. Yet legions of volunteers working to re-elect

Obama, in election mode, tightens his UN diplomacy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The world's leaders are gathering in New York, but President Barack Obama has no plans to meet privately with any of them. He will make time for "The View," a freewheeling TV talk show more likely to reach voters than Obama would

Anti-militia protests show frailty of Libyan state

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Residents of Libya's second-largest city warned on Saturday of a "revolution" to get rid of armed militias and Islamic extremists after protests spurred in part by the killing of the U.S. ambassador left four dead in an unprecedented

Military-style tactics seen in US Consulate siege

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The heavily armed extremists who laid siege to the U.S. Consulate in Libya used military-style tactics that may have steered Americans toward a waiting ambush, U.S. officials said Friday as they pieced together details about

Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Before his now-infamous tangle with a Bronx Zoo tiger, David Villalobos adorned his Facebook page with New Age odes to Mother Earth and affirmations like, "Be love and fearless." Police said Saturday that Villalobos had told detectives that it was

Man jumps off Bronx Zoo monorail, mauled by tiger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By JIM FITZGERALDAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A man was mauled by a 400-pound tiger at the Bronx Zoo on Friday after he leaped from a moving monorail train and plummeted over a protective fence. The man was alone with the tiger for about 10 minutes before he was rescued by zoo officials,

Authorities prepare for large Wash. fires to merge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By SHANNON DININNYAssociated Press YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - There's no relief in sight for firefighters battling several large wildfires in Washington state, and a lightning storm forecast to sweep through the region Saturday could ignite even more blazes and bring little to no rain. For weeks

Ann Romney makes emergency landing in Colorado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A plane carrying Ann Romney, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's wife, made an emergency landing Friday afternoon after smoke filled the cabin. No injuries were reported. An apparent electrical fire forced the detour on the flight