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Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. She always thought the closet just inside her front door was

House GOP leaders pledge action on immigration

House GOP leaders pledge action on immigration
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are pledging to act to fix the nation's immigration system but making clear that they will not simply accept legislation passed by the Senate. Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio

Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients

Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, has been reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress. The Republican from Tennessee won re-election last year

WATCH IT LIVE: Clay Starbuck Murder Trial Resumes

WATCH IT LIVE: Clay Starbuck Murder Trial Resumes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
>>>CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW DYLAN'S TWEETS FROM THE COURTROOM RIGHT NOW: Court is in a lunch recess. Trial will resume at 1:30. TWEET FROM DYLAN ON THURSDAY: Nations off stand. Briefly questioned. Dianna Cornell now on stand. She's a criminal defense investigator for Spokane. TWEET

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. A killer product stopped working. Cockroach populations there

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday. Two men have been accused of butchering the soldier with knives and a meat cleaver on a London street while horrified bystanders watched. Obama said in a written

Medal of Honor winner McGarity dies in Tenn.

Medal of Honor winner McGarity dies in Tenn.
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former World War II Army squad leader and Medal of Honor recipient Vernon McGarity has died at age 91, a funeral home said Thursday. McGarity died of cancer on Tuesday night in Memphis, said Taylor Loeffel, a spokeswoman for Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. Funeral

Former Lewiston Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Child Porn

Former Lewiston Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Child Porn
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - A former agricultural education instructor at a northern Idaho high school has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of possessing child pornography.    The Lewiston Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/10TFRNd) that 27-year-old Tyler D. Mink of Lewiston made the plea

Pritzker's ties to thrift, tax haven eyed

Pritzker's ties to thrift, tax haven eyed
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce is facing scrutiny in the Senate for her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas. Billionaire business

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major

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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

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
BICKLETON, Wash. (AP) - A freak snow has given students a snow day in May in the Klickitat County town of Bickleton.    School Superintendent Ric Palmer says 10-to-12 inches fell in places overnight and heavy snow brought some tree branches down on lines, knocking out power and

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday