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NY jail sees terror suspect's fake arms as weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Every night, while an Egyptian Islamic preacher awaits trial on terrorism charges, jailers confiscate items he carries with him during the day that they consider to be weapons- his prosthetic arms, including one with a metal hook. It's a

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

Clinton: US must stick by Arab world's democracies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressing criticism of the Obama administration's handling of a deadly attack on U.S. consulate in Libya, on Friday defended the need for American diplomats and aid workers in

About the issue: Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring, taking thousands of lives over the past 18 months. After dictatorships fell in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, Syrian President Bashar Assad's government resorted to a brutal

Yemeni security officer for US Embassy killed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By AHMED AL HAJAssociated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A drive-by shooting Thursday that killed a top Yemeni security official who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa has raised concern that al-Qaida militants here are bouncing back and getting bolder after suffering defeats this year in a U.S.-

Egyptian-born terror suspect pleads not guilty

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An Egyptian-born preacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon, three days after he and four others were brought to the United States from England to face

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

Extradited terrorism suspects appear in US courts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A partially blind extremist Egyptian-born preacher charged in multiple terrorism plots entered a U.S. court for the first time Saturday without the use of his arms, complaining that prosthetic hooks he uses were taken

5 terror suspects from UK appear in US courts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges, complaining that his prosthetic hooks, medication and special shoes were taken away from him.

Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects were extradited from the U.K. after Britain's High Court ruled they had no more grounds for appeal in their yearslong battles to avoid facing charges in the United States.