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Reward offered for jewel box taken from museum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By TERRY COLLINS and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Museum of California offered a $12,000 reward Wednesday for the safe recovery of a stolen gold-encrusted jewel box - the latest in a series of thefts involving Gold Rush-era artifacts across the region. The box

Defense nominee Hagel lays out stand on Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, is meeting with senior Pentagon staff to try to set the record straight about his stand on Iran, saying he backs strong international sanctions against Tehran and believes all

THE RESET: Foreign policy moves into spotlight

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By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Re-elected American presidents often reset their focus to foreign policy when dealings at home with Congress become too contentious. President Barack Obama is moving the other way in seeking to nail down a domestic legacy. But recent events are working to complicate

Police: Spokane Kidnapper Arrested At The Coeur d' Alene Casino

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On January 8, 2013 at about 4 PM, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported kidnapping at the Coeur d'Alene Casino. When deputies arrived, they were told by Casino Security that a female, later identified

Police: Spokane Kidnapper Arrested At The Coeur d' Alene Casino

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

Emma Watson stopped at airport, mistaken for an unaccompanied minor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By Liz Raftery, Emma Watson certainly doesn't look her age -- just ask security officials at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. The Harry Potter actress, 22, was stopped at a passport checkpoint over the holidays by agents who thought she was an unaccompanied minor and was asked

Iranians freed by Syrian rebels arrive in Damascus

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By ALBERT AJI and SUZAN FRASERThe Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian rebels on Wednesday freed 48 Iranians held captive since August in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 detainees in the first major prisoner swap of the country's civil war, officials said. The exchange

Testimony: Colo. shooting suspect planned massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - As officials this week laid out the most detailed portrait yet of last year's Aurora movie theater massacre, they also mapped sometimes paradoxical behavior by the man accused of the rampage, James Holmes. At a hearing to determine

New Illinois legislature has 3 charged lawmakers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - When Illinois' new General Assembly takes the oath of office Wednesday, the state that's still struggling to rebuild its image after two consecutive governors went to prison will set yet another precedent of sorts: Three sitting

US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

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By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces. "We