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Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By ED WHITEAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick repeatedly stuffed his bank account and paid off credit cards with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, the illegal fruit of a crooked politician who took bribes and left taxpayers "holding the short end of

Quotations of the day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By The Associated Press "When you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, that somehow they want to be dependent on government, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot." - President Barack Obama, who tried to cast Republican challenger Mitt Romney as

Family toasts mother after murder conviction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Relatives of Kimberly Vaughn marked a bittersweet day with her favorite drink - a lemon drop martini, a family spokesman said Friday. Chicago-area jurors convicted Christopher Vaughn of murdering Kimberly, his 34-year-old wife, and their three

Family: Minn. Somali left to join al-Shabab

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man recently traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabab, a spokesman for his family said, renewing fears that the terror group is continuing to recruit Somalis living in the U.S. to return to their homeland to fight. The investigation

German opposition struggles to unsettle Merkel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Germany's main opposition party is itching to end Angela Merkel's 7-year grip on power - but with elections a year away, there is no challenger in place and little sign of a winning strategy. Recently, the center-left Social Democrats'

Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It was like a death in the family for Brooklyn baseball fans when their beloved Dodgers left the borough behind in 1957 for the California coast. Times were grim for Brooklyn back then. Residents were leaving en masse for the suburbs. Crime was on

Bond at risk for Ohio Amish hate-crime defendants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - Nine of 16 Amish convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio have remained free, but the government asked Friday to have them locked up, which could leave up to 50 children with one or both parents behind bars. By

Pakistan hit by deadly riots over anti-Muslim film

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's "Day of Love for the Prophet" turned into a deadly day of gunfire, tear gas and arson. Thousands angered by an anti-Muslim film ignored pleas for peaceful rallies and rampaged in several Pakistani cities Friday in battles with

Scores of inmates fight at Ariz. prison, some hurt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a fight among 200 inmates at an Arizona state prison has left several of them injured. Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux says a unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex at Tucson will be locked down for several days as a result of Thursday's melee. The Arizona

What We Really Need Is Rain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

KHQ.COM - However, there is NO rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 days! High pressure continues to dominate our forecast...keeping us under these warm and dry conditions. A combination of sun and smoke will highlight our days and air quality will continue to be an issue,