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Head of FBI's DC office announces retirement

Head of FBI's DC office announces retirement
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th
By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the FBI's Washington field office is retiring after two years in that job and 25 years with the bureau. James McJunkin told colleagues about his decision in an email Thursday. The former Pennsylvania state trooper rose through the

Terror suspect's family says he asked to go to US

Terror suspect's family says he asked to go to US
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was a terrible student in his native Bangladesh, and his middle-class parents say he persuaded them to send him off to study in the U.S. as a way of improving his job prospects. At the Missouri college where he

Terror suspect's family says he asked to go to US

Terror suspect's family says he asked to go to US
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was a terrible student in his native Bangladesh, and his middle-class parents say he persuaded them to send him off to study in the U.S. as a way of improving his job prospects. At the Missouri college where he

A night of humor _ after day of campaign criticism

A night of humor _ after day of campaign criticism
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th
By JIM KUHNHENN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney poked gentle but sharp fun at one another Thursday night during an esteemed New York Catholic charity dinner that has long been a required stop for presidential candidates.

A night of humor _ after day of campaign criticism

A night of humor _ after day of campaign criticism
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th
By JIM KUHNHENN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney poked gentle but sharp fun at one another Thursday night during an esteemed New York Catholic charity dinner that has long been a required stop for presidential candidates.

Feds: 1 Indicted In Plot To Attack Federal Reserve

Feds: 1 Indicted In Plot To Attack Federal Reserve
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal authorities have arrested a man they say was plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York City, just blocks from the World Trade Center site.    Authorities say 21-year-old Quazi Nafis was arrested Wednesday morning after a sting operation that

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th
By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said. Before

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th
By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said. Before

Obama strategy post-debate highlights women, Libya

Obama strategy post-debate highlights women, Libya
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign moved swiftly Wednesday to try to capitalize on his spirited debate performance, making an aggressive push on women's issues and Libya and pressing the notion that Mitt Romney's economic proposals are

Feds: Suspect sent 'cannon fodder' to Somalia

Feds: Suspect sent 'cannon fodder' to Somalia
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th
By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota terrorism suspect used young men as "cannon fodder" when he helped send them from Minneapolis to their native Somalia to join the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney John