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Boy Scouts Approve Plan To Accept Openly Gay Boys

Boy Scouts Approve Plan To Accept Openly Gay Boys
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.  Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal.  Under the

NYPD: Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month

NYPD: Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have,

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test as part of

2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border

2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug dealing. Lincoln County Sheriff Murray Blackwelder announced on Thursday that 36-year-old Henry Burrell,

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists.

SALUTING THE BRAVE: Procession For Fallen Fairchild Airmen

SALUTING THE BRAVE: Procession For Fallen Fairchild Airmen
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - On Thursday dozens of people lined the streets in Airway Heights to pay their respects to Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III as their bodies were transported to Spokane ahead of Tuesday's public memorial. The two Airmen, along with Capt.

Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found

Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday. DNA

Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. And so she raced against the storm. She had 30 miles to cover from her job in Edmond to Plaza Towers Elementary School,

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Richard J. Curl, who last year was banned for life from the sport by USA

Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami

Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. The reaction has been far different. When he went

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.    That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity.    A

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKERAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly

UPDATE: No Fatalities In I-5 Bridge Collapse

UPDATE: No Fatalities In I-5 Bridge Collapse
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.    The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.    Marcus Deyerin, a spokesman for the Northwest