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Senate votes to tighten sanctions on Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate endorsed stringent new sanctions on Iran's energy and shipping sectors in a fresh attempt to hobble the Islamic Republic's economy and hamper its nuclear ambitions. Ignoring White House opposition spelled out just hours

Senate backs quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting. The strong bipartisan vote of 62-33 sends a clear message to

Study: US jails could handle Guantanamo detainees

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be closed and the 166 detainees being held there could be absorbed safely by U.S. prisons, a government report says. Many of the detainees are accused of plotting

Senate gives green light to Pentagon green energy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday gave the green light to the Pentagon's investment in green energy. By a vote of 62-37 on Wednesday, the Senate backed an amendment that would delete a provision in the defense bill prohibiting the military from

Terror plotter Jose Padilla wins resentence delay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By CURT ANDERSONAP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) - Convicted terrorism plotter Jose Padilla's resentencing was postponed by a federal judge Wednesday, after his defense attorney argued Padilla is deteriorating psychologically after years of isolation and needs more time for family

Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960s and went on to encourage generations to get involved, has died. He was 73. Guyot had a history of heart problems and suffered from diabetes, and died at

AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Gaza's ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself because only a strong arsenal, not negotiations, can extract concessions from Israel, the No. 2 in the Islamic militant group told The Associated Press in an interview

Hamas cries victory; truce with Israel holds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas leaders and thousands of flag-waving supporters declared victory over Israel on Gaza's first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce Thursday, as Israeli officials flew to Cairo for talks on easing a

India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ERIKA KINETZAssociated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) - India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's financial capital, killing 166 people and shattering relations between the nuclear-armed

Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief