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Fort Hood shooting victims seek added benefits

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Nearly three years after the Fort Hood shooting, a group of soldiers and their families is pressing the Department of Defense to make victims of the rampage eligible for the Purple Heart and other benefits. About 160 people affected by

Panetta: New Africa Command leader to be nominated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army general with extensive experience in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is being nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the military's Africa command, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, amid growing U.S. worries

Obama's daughters' school evacuated; all clear

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The D.C. private school attended by the daughters of President Barack Obama says it briefly evacuated after it received a phone call that it considered suspicious. Sidwell Friends said in a message on its website Thursday afternoon that students and teachers returned to class

Iraq issues arrest warrant for central bank chief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi authorities have issued arrest warrants for the longtime governor of the central bank following allegations of financial wrongdoing, the country's judiciary said Thursday. Allegations against Sinan al-Shabibi, who has led the bank

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

Many strict election laws blocked or delayed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Tough new election laws aimed at forcing voters in many states to show photo identification at polling places have been blocked or delayed, delighting opponents who claim they were among a variety of partisan attempts to keep minorities from voting

WHY IT MATTERS: Israel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press The issue: As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of

Intel sees weak 4Q, little Windows 8 bounce

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, expects cold winds to blow this fall, as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. When it reported third-quarter results

White House ponders a strike over Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House, under political pressure to respond forcefully to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, is readying strike forces and drones but first has to find a target. And if the administration