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Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?

Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company. The justices on Monday agreed to hear appeals from Jackie Hosang Lawson and Jonathan M. Zang. The two of them

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the town of Greece

Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor. First, the committee must resolve a few remaining

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being

Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit

Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists

AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'

AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly.

AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help

AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By BARBARA SURK and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown. Dr. Reginald Hawkins warned city leaders

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action

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Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan

Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A public memorial for the patriots who lost their lives onboard a KC-135 that crashed May 3 will be held May 28, 2013 at the Inland Northwest Bank Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III will be

Surviving Domestic Violence

Surviving Domestic Violence
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
KHQ.COM - Domestic violence is a national epidemic, affecting about 33 million people every year. Last year alone, the YWCA in Spokane answered its crisis  phone line more than ten thousand times and helped seven thousand women and their children. In 2012, fifty-three people

SLIDESHOW: 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

SLIDESHOW: 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
KHQ.COM - The 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is in the books. With tens of thousands of people in downtown Spokane watching the parade, the floats, the marching bands, we know you took plenty of pictures! Well, we want to see them!  To submit pictures for this