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UPDATE: SPD Investigating Possible Kidnapping And Assault

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: Around 5:30 Monday morning, Spokane Police received a call from a female who stated she had been assaulted, kidnapped and held in a residence at 4605 N Lincoln. The female was able to escape from the residence and call police. The victim identified

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-

Some are overlooked in US immigration overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border - and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that would grant legal status to

A new front for gun background checks: the ballot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

By MIKE BAKERAssociated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue directly to voters. While advocates generally prefer that

A new front for gun background checks: the ballot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. But in the days after bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon's crowded streets

Syrian rebels call on world to put words to action

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian opposition groups called Friday for international action after the Obama administration said U.S. intelligence indicates President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons. The government likened the accusation to false

American jihadi in Somalia tweets on kill attempt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia said Friday that the leader of Islamic extremist rebels in Somali was starting a civil war, just hours after an assassination attempt left the Alabama native with a neck wound. Omar Hammami posted on

Mayoral run revives the name Rodney Allen Rippy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Before he suddenly surfaced in the race for mayor of this hardscrabble Los Angeles suburb, Rodney Allen Rippy's name was likely to evoke that question inspired by that class of former child stars who didn't die young, end up in jail or a

Refugee Shares Story Of His Run From Terror

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

KHQ.COM - Following the attacks on the city of Boston just one week ago, many reports have looked at people who left the countries of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, and Chechnya in Russia, for a new life in America. The reason? Because the alleged bombers grew up in the area, an area that's