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US orders new visa reviews for arriving students

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa, according to an internal memorandum obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The new procedure

US orders new visa reviews for arriving students

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

Winds ease but Calif. wildfire threat remains

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - A huge Southern California wildfire carved a path to the sea and burned on the beach Friday, but firefighters got a break as gusty Santa Ana winds turned into breezes. Temperatures remained high, but humidity levels were expected to

China emerging as new force in drone warfare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. The attack didn't

Drought across the West spurs resurgence of faith

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) - Along the irrigation canal that cuts through this centuries-old New Mexico town, a small group of churchgoers gathers to recite the rosary before tossing rose petals into the water. Remnants of a tradition that stretches back to the

Chicago terror suspect won't be released to home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday quashed another judge's surprise order to release an Illinois teenager facing charges that he sought to join al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria. Abdella Ahmad Tounisi, 18, of Aurora, posed a potential threat to not just to

Boston Marathon suspect's remains claimed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A mortuary familiar with Muslim services will handle funeral arrangements for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a gunbattle with police after an intense manhunt, a funeral director said Friday. Peter Stefan, owner of

Intel's CEO pick sticks to tried-and-true formula

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In picking Brian Krzanich as its next CEO, Intel Corp. stuck to a familiar playbook amid a game-changing shift in computing that has raised worries about the future of the world's largest chipmaker. Ever since Intel co-founders Robert

Intel's CEO pick sticks to tried-and-true formula

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By RYAN LUCAS and BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - International military action against Syria's government over its alleged use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most formidable air defenses, a system bolstered in recent years by top-of-the-line