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Conn. neighbor: Wyoming killer was upset with dad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

VERNON, Conn. (AP) - A man who police say killed his father, a woman and himself in Wyoming on Friday told a neighbor in Connecticut weeks before the killings that he believed his father gave him Asperger's syndrome and said his dad should be "castrated" to prevent him from having more children

Chiefs beats Panthers at somber Arrowhead Stadium

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Romeo Crennel stood in the middle of the Kansas City Chiefs' locker room Sunday, the emotion threatening to overcome the good-natured coach. Chiefs owner Clark Hunt was at his side, offering support. Members of the team hugged each

Program trains farmworkers to be organic farmers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Bending over beds of shriveled strawberry plants, former farmworker Domitila Martinez pulls pieces of black plastic row covers in preparation for next season's planting. Except this time, she's the boss. Martinez, who escaped

Toddler's death prompts review of 2 other deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - A toddler's death during a visit with his father last month in Virginia is prompting police to also more closely investigate the suicide of the man's mother and the shooting death of a onetime girlfriend in the past decade.

NTSB: Conrail studied problems day before NJ crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - Conrail crews had reports of signal problems at a New Jersey railroad bridge weeks before a train derailment Friday, and were studying the problem the day before the crash and resulting chemical leak, federal investigators said Sunday

Egypt's highest court joins judicial strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's highest court joined a judicial rebellion against President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday by declaring an open-ended strike on the day it was supposed to rule on the legitimacy of two key assemblies controlled by allies of the Islamist

The factory fire: Global commerce, local tragedy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer In the charred bones of the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory, the labels and logos - sewn and printed in scarlet and royal blue - beckon from the ashes. Even in ruins, there's no missing that these T-shirts and jeans were intended for U.S. stores and

2 dead in bus crash into overpass at Miami airport

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - At Miami International Airport, two large signs warn drivers of large vehicles not to pass beneath the 8-foot-6 inch concrete overpass. Authorities say two passengers are dead and others have been critically injured after a too-tall charter bus

Signal problems preceded NJ train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - A signal may have malfunctioned on a southern New Jersey bridge where a train derailed, causing a hazardous chemical to spew into the air and leading to health problems, an evacuation, tricky cleanup decisions and broader questions

Hogan leads Stanford past UCLA 27-24 to win Pac-12

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By ANTONIO GONZALEZAP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Hogan has taken Stanford to a place Andrew Luck never could. With the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick and an elite class of seniors gone, a program that weathered the loss of coach Jim Harbaugh once again faced questions.