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NY 'frisk' judge calls criticism 'below-the-belt'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government. "I know I'm not their favorite judge," U.S. District Judge Shira A.

Emergency medical cat care at your fingertips

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By Dr. Jessica VogelsangFrom The Daily Cat We've all been there: It's midnight, and your cat is acting strange. Then it vomits. You watch your pet, wondering if you need to bundle it into the carrier and incur a $100 emergency vet bill to be told your cat is probably fine, or that you

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency. On

America's Cup fatality raises safety questions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

By BERNIE WILSON and PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Sailors know the risks and rewards that come with these new space-age America's Cup boats that speed like race cars across the waves. Still, the death of British Olympic champion Andrew "Bart" Simpson during a training session

4 pit bulls blamed for S. Calif. jogger's killing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A pack of dogs remained under quarantine at a Mojave Desert shelter on Friday as investigators tried to determine whether they were involved in a mauling that killed a jogger. By afternoon, Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide investigators had not announced any DNA

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico City

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28. City prosecutors are investigating the attack that sent

British sailor dies during America's Cup practice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 72-foot-long, high-tech catamaran sailboat capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the America's Cup races this summer, killing an Olympic gold medalist from England and injuring another sailor,

As I Lay Dying singer caught in murder-for-hire conspiracy sting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By Nicholas White, The lead singer and cofounder of Christian metal band As I Lay Dying, Tim Lambesis, has been arrested by San Diego County police on Tuesday, for allegedly attempting to arrange the murder of his estranged wife, ABC News reports. Celebrities we've lost in 2013

Metal singer charged with soliciting wife's murder

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press VISTA, Calif. (AP) - A heavy metal singer gave an envelope containing $1,000 in cash to an undercover agent and provided instructions on how to kill his estranged wife, including her photograph, address, security gate code and dates he would be with their children

As Of May 7th: United States Military Deaths In Afghanistan At 2,083

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

KHQ.COM - As of Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at least 2,083 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is one less than the Defense Department's tally,