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Top Boston cop OK with more cameras in city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Boston's police commissioner told lawmakers conducting the first congressional hearing on the Marathon bombings that government should tighten security around celebratory public events and consider using more undercover

Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle Association, represented

McMorris Rodgers Opposes New Casino Near Fairchild

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has joined with opponents of a large proposed Indian casino near Fairchild Air Force Base outside Spokane. McMorris Rodgers is worried that a big commercial development near the base may prompt the Air Force to close Fairchild in the

McMorris Rodgers Opposes New Casino Near Fairchild

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

Panel votes to limit submissions for gun checks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A House panel has approved legislation that would greatly curtail when veterans deemed mentally incompetent are reported to the FBI's background check system. The move to winnow what records get placed into the database comes even as both sides

UK gov't agenda focuses on immigration, economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate. Britain's Conservative-led government on Wednesday announced a modest program of legislation to tighten immigration rules, curb welfare expenses, encourage

Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press TELESCOPE, Grenada (AP) - The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold

Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

UPDATE: Spokane Approves $190,000 Deal With Former Chief Stephens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Spokane City Council has approved a settlement with the city's former interim police chief. The council on Monday unanimously approved the $190,000 settlement to Scott Stephens. The Spokesman-Review reported the settlement stemmed

UPDATE: Spokane Approves $190,000 Deal With Former Chief Stephens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th