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US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By HEIDI VOGT and RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A firefight broke out between U.S. forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers and pushing the number of U.S. troops killed in the long-running war 2,

Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of

Syrian refugees in 4 countries talk of pain, fear

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By Bassem Mroue and Jamal Halaby and Lara Jakes and Marjorie Olster and Sameer N. YacoubAssociated Press A woman loses her children, her husband and both legs. A penniless family is forced to flee from Syria back to Iraq. Camps are overflowing with people and with bitterness, and refugees are

Buffett's kids use dad's ideas to invest in giving

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By JOSH FUNKAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - As they work to give away part of Warren Buffett's roughly $47 billion fortune, his three children have adopted an approach that looks remarkably similar to their father's technique for making all that money. Like Buffett, each relies on

Madrid anti-austerity protests turn violent again

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries' capitals Saturday to protest enduring deep economic pain from austerity measure, and the demonstration in Madrid turned violent after Spaniards enraged

Madrid anti-austerity protests turn violent again

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

LA County panel blames sheriff for jail force

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A commission appointed to investigate Los Angeles County jails said Friday the system has shown a "persistent pattern of unnecessary and excessive force" and blamed Sheriff Lee Baca for a "failure of leadership." The Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence, a seven-member panel

Man fatally shoots self on TV after Ariz. chase

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By BOB CHRISTIE and DAVID BAUDERAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A man fatally shot himself in the head Friday on live national television at the end of a high-speed carjacking chase that began in Phoenix and ended about 90 minutes later within 80 miles of the California border. Fox News was

Russia says backing Syrian rebels deepens strife

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Russian foreign minister lashed out Friday at countries that are backing opposition groups fighting the dictatorship of Syria's Bashar Assad, saying that was "pushing Syria even deeper into internecine strife." Sergei Lavrov, the top Russian diplomat, told the U.N.

Man fatally shoots self on TV after Ariz. chase

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th