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SPD Responds To Gun Threat Call

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 20th

Spokane Police Department Press Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - On 01-19-13 at 7:35pm Spokane Police Department responded to call of a person with a weapon at 3900 E Longfellow. The complainant called in stating a male had threatened him with a handgun after an argument over an IPod. Officers

Death toll climbs past 80 in siege in the Sahara

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 20th

By AOMAR OUALI and PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was

US warns Americans of travel dangers in Algeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 20th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department is warning American citizens about the risks of travel to Algeria and is authorizing the families of State Department staff to leave the country if they choose. The warning comes after the Algerian government reported that special forces stormed a natural gas

Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

By PAUL SCHEMM and KARIM KEBIRAssociated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the

Dear Mr. President: One glimpse of your nation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

By TED ANTHONYAP National Writer Dear Mr. President: There is a man in Jacksonville, Fla., named Bryan Stone. He is 60 years old and works at a company that helps people find better jobs. He describes himself as "more to the right than the left," though not all that far out from the middle. And he

US, UK defense chiefs bemoan deaths in Algeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The U.S. and British defense chiefs said Saturday the hostage crisis in Algeria ended with more deaths, but that details remained unclear. They blamed the militants who seized the natural gas complex in the Sahara, and not Algeria's government

4 Banks Robbed Across 3 States; Suspect Uses AK-47; $100,000 Reward Offered

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 17th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FBI: A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest of a suspect who shot and wounded a Chino police officer after robbing a bank last year and who has since been linked to additional bank robberies in other states. The

Boeing plans to carry on with 787 production

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 17th

By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer Boeing plans to keep building its flagship jetliner while engineers try to solve battery problems that have grounded most of the 787 fleet. It's not clear how long the investigation - or the fix - will take. But it won't be cheap for Boeing or for the

Boeing plans to carry on with 787 production

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 17th

US helping but hesitant on Mali intervention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 17th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has declared it cannot accept new terrorist sanctuaries in Mali or anywhere else and has promised to support French and African efforts to restore security. Yet after almost a year of disorder in the West African nation,