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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were

Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Parents

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as

Maine man charged in death of missing teen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met

Conn. rail service returns to normal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Regular train service returned to Connecticut on Wednesday, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule on

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu,

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Weiner's run for redemption is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd

Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JOSH HOFFNERAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at

Court: US Can Keep Bin Laden Photos Under Wraps

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals