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Guantanamo court stalls over right to boycott

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BEN FOXAssociated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A dispute over whether a defendant must be present during a military tribunal brought proceedings to a halt Tuesday in the case of a Guantanamo prisoner accused in the attack on the Navy destroyer the USS Cole. Defendant Abd al-

Tropical Storm Sandy forms south of Jamaica

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By TERRY SPENCERAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Sandy developed south of Jamaica on Monday, becoming the 18th named storm of a busy Atlantic season that has seen only two hurricanes make landfall. Sandy was about 395 miles (636 kilometers) south of Kingston, Jamaica, and had winds

Calif's first storm of season drops 2 feet of snow

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Fall looked a lot like winter across Northern California on Monday as the first major storm of the season spawned at least one tornado, brought out snow plows on Interstate 80 and showered the rest of the parched region with much-needed rain

Tropical depression forms south of Jamaica

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By TERRY SPENCERAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - A tropical depression formed south of Jamaica on Monday and forecasters say it will likely strengthen into Tropical Storm Sandy later in the day. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the depression was about 320 miles (515 kilometers) south

Lebanese army tries to force gunmen from streets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese soldiers in armored vehicles fanned out across the country on Monday to break down civilian roadblocks and chase gunmen off the streets as tempers flared over the killing of a top intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syrian

10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. WHERE IN THE U.S. THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT WILL BE DECIDED AP analysis of the past three presidential races shows 106 counties in nine states may determine who wins. 2

College Football Roundup: Gators thrash Gamecocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By The Associated Press No. 3 Florida lived up to its surprising BCS ranking by thrashing a South Carolina team that appeared to be a contender in the SEC. The Gamecocks gave LSU almost all it could handle in Death Valley last week, and figured to follow up with a good showing in The Swamp.

Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A taxi packed with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing 13 people as the U.N. envoy tasked with ending the country's civil war pushed his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad

Funeral for slain Lebanon official ends in clashes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By BASSEM MROUE and BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security forces unleashed a barrage of gunfire and tear gas in central Beirut on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to storm the government headquarters after the funeral of a top Lebanese intelligence official

Lebanese on edge after car bomb linked to Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By BASSEM MROUE and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese protesters erected flaming roadblocks and gunmen roamed the streets Saturday in a city on edge after the assassination of a top security official in a powerful car bomb the prime minister linked to the civil war in