Home / FOX First At Ten Headline News

FOX First At Ten Headline News

My Fox Spokane Biz

House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind

House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans moved forward Wednesday with a rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, pushing a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors of power and give more authority to

Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"

Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
BERLIN (AP) - President Barack Obama is challenging Americans and Europeans not to become complacent even though the Cold War is over. Obama is speaking at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate nearly 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous speech in the once-divided city. Obama says there's

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. A temporary span opened Wednesday morning, replacing a section of the bridge that collapsed May 23

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - There is a renewed effort to reopen the investigation that downed TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York in 1996. Former investigators on Wednesday called on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the cause, saying new evidence

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
SEATTLE (AP) - A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. An airline maintenance team was inspecting the jet after Flight 139 landed normally Tuesday afternoon at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, United

Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave

Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items

IRS draws new criticism over $70M employee bonuses

IRS draws new criticism over $70M employee bonuses
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Already reeling from a pair of scandals, the Internal Revenue Service is drawing new criticism over plans to hand out millions of dollars in employee bonuses. The Obama administration has ordered agencies to cancel discretionary bonuses

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family. Hastings, who was 33,

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By KYLE HIGHTOWER and MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge has read the formal charge against George Zimmerman to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if he committed murder when he shot Trayvon Martin. Judge Debra Nelson read the second-degree murder

Compromise among senators eyed on border security

Compromise among senators eyed on border security
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship

Most Popular Stories

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man accused of strangling his girlfriend and putting her body in a tub of acid at a Nine Mile Falls home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge in Spokane. The trial for 27-year-old Jason Hart is set for Aug. 12. He's accused of killing 33-year-old Regan