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Police: hostage-taker gave no signs of compromise

Police: hostage-taker gave no signs of compromise
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th
By KATE BRUMBACK and RAY HENRYAssociated Press SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) - As a gunman held four firefighters hostage in his Georgia home, police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting his initial demands. But when his requests became unreasonable and negotiations seemed to go nowhere, police

North Korea hints it will soon launch a missile

North Korea hints it will soon launch a missile
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric with claims it has "powerful striking means" on standby. Seoul and Washington speculated that it is preparing to test-fire a missile designed to be capable

Clinton office hostage taker escapes from NH unit

Clinton office hostage taker escapes from NH unit
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 escaped from a minimum-security correctional facility on Sunday, authorities said. Leeland Eisenberg was discovered missing during an afternoon head count at the Calumet Transitional

Standoff In Spokane Valley Ends Peacefully

Standoff In Spokane Valley Ends Peacefully
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th
Spokane Valley Police Department Press Release: On Sunday morning, April 7, 2013, at about 3:20 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputies responded to the Sullivan Court Apartments at 511 S. Sullivan Road to a shooting call.  Information provided to 911 was that there were male subject

Standoff In Spokane Valley Ends Peacefully

Standoff In Spokane Valley Ends Peacefully
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th
Spokane Valley Police Department Press Release: On Sunday morning, April 7, 2013, at about 3:20 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputies responded to the Sullivan Court Apartments at 511 S. Sullivan Road to a shooting call.  Information provided to 911 was that there were male subject

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul people out of poverty in this Maryland port city where one of four residents is considered poor by

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul people out of poverty in this Maryland port city where one of four residents is considered poor by

NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension

NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 31st
By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building

Neither party has cash for student loan rate fix

Neither party has cash for student loan rate fix
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Incoming college freshmen could end up paying $5,000 more for the same student loans their older siblings have if Congress doesn't stop interest rates from doubling. Sound familiar? The same warnings came last year. But now the presidential

Fire Engulfs Hoquiam House During SWAT Standoff

Fire Engulfs Hoquiam House During SWAT Standoff
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th
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