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Obama: US still not sure who used chem weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House

Obama: US still not sure who used chem weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

Authorities: Student Shoots Self In Ohio Classroom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

CINCINNATI (AP) - A student at an Ohio Catholic high school is in critical condition after police say he pulled out a gun and shot himself in his classroom. A University of Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman reported the student's condition Monday afternoon, about six hours after the

Man wounded after pulling gun in Utah police lobby

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By BRADY MCCOMBSAssociated Press WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - A man who told authorities months ago that he wanted to be killed by police entered a suburban Salt Lake City police station Monday and pointed a gun at an officer and a records clerk, prompting another officer to open fire on him,

Authorities: Student shoots self in Ohio classroom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - A student at an all-male parochial high school pulled out a gun in a classroom Monday morning and shot himself in an apparent suicide attempt, police said. The youth was taken to a hospital, and there appeared to be no threat to other students at La

Malaysia's opposition banks on new economic deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By EILEEN NGAssociated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's 56-year rule. It says a new economic playing field will strip away decades of race-

Lawmakers: Syria chemical weapons could menace US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could be a greater threat after that nation's president leaves power and could end up targeting Americans at home, lawmakers warned Sunday as they considered a U.S. response that stops short of sending

Draft rule ends protections for gray wolves

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end a decades-long recovery effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their

UPDATE: City Reaches Settlement With Former Interim Spokane Police Chief Scott Stephens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

TWEET FROM ALEX: The agreement to pay Judge Hogan was $15,000 for this investigation. The "report" I received is 1 and 1/4 pages. TWEET FROM ALEX: Stephens has since been to counseling according to report. TWEET FROM ALEX: Stephens was mad about demotion. When Straub got word of perceived violent

UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" demands of the crisis-hit country's bailout program. U.N. independent expert Cephas