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German, French leaders say stronger Europe needed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - The leaders of France and Germany both stressed Saturday that Europe must further deepen its political and economic integration to ensure peace and continuous prosperity across the continent. French President Francois Hollande met Chancellor Angela

Obama chides Congress for departing with much left

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is faulting Congress for leaving town with several pieces of unfinished business on its plate, including measures to help veterans, farmers and homeowners. Obama accuses lawmakers in his weekend radio and Internet address of being "more worried about their

Unproductive Congress skips town until November

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington so lawmakers can make their case for voters to re-elect them. The Senate closed the Capitol not long after sending President Barak Obama a spending bill that

Anti-militia protests show frailty of Libyan state

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Residents of Libya's second-largest city warned on Saturday of a "revolution" to get rid of armed militias and Islamic extremists after protests spurred in part by the killing of the U.S. ambassador left four dead in an unprecedented

Suspect in Guatemala killings extradited to US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By GREG RISLING and SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Guatemalan soldier accused of taking part in a massacre during that country's civil war more than a quarter century ago has been extradited to California where he faces immigration fraud charges. Jose Sosa

Texas jury convicts man in 1984 murder of friend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A man accused of repeatedly stabbing a friend in 1984 after she rejected his romantic advances, then leaving her body to be found by her mother beside a blood-soaked bed, was convicted of capital murder by a Texas jury and sentenced to

Military-style tactics seen in US Consulate siege

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The heavily armed extremists who laid siege to the U.S. Consulate in Libya used military-style tactics that may have steered Americans toward a waiting ambush, U.S. officials said Friday as they pieced together details about

Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Before his now-infamous tangle with a Bronx Zoo tiger, David Villalobos adorned his Facebook page with New Age odes to Mother Earth and affirmations like, "Be love and fearless." Police said Saturday that Villalobos had told detectives that it was

Romney runs campaign like CEO; is it too much?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney seems to be both candidate and campaign CEO these days, and some Republicans say he's trying to do too much. He reviews TV ads and polling data on an iPad. He writes many of his speeches. He's often talking like a consultant.

Obama argues against Romney's "top-down economics"

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By JIM KUHNHENN and NANCY BENACAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - President Barack Obama worked to squash GOP hopes for a resurgence in pivotal Wisconsin on Saturday, pushing back against his GOP rival's complaints about an overly intrusive government and attracting his biggest crowd of the