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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 lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less. Members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday considered a replacement

China's Xi harks back to Mao in party 'cleanup'

China's Xi harks back to Mao in party 'cleanup'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China's new leader Xi Jinping is commanding wayward Communist Party cadres to purify themselves of corruption, and he's summed it up in a pithy slogan as Mao Zedong might have done: Look in the mirror, take a bath. China's leadership wants

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed Wednesday with rebel forces south of a Damascus suburb that is home to a major Shiite Muslim shrine, in an attempt to secure the area surrounding the revered site, activists said. State TV

Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation

Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By MIKE IVESAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife alone. This treatment, described by Vu's wife, has driven the

Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses

Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. Sen. Chuck

House to consider cuts to food stamps

House to consider cuts to food stamps
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill

Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled

Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By VALERIE BONKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol. A 7-foot bronze likeness of Douglass is being unveiled Wednesday in a ceremony led by House Speaker John Boehner. The statue joins sculpted

Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA

Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has operated fitfully

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars. Congress

Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss

Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. House Republicans flexed their cultural and conservative muscles Tuesday

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UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.

UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
UPDATE: The female driver has been identified as Jennifer A. Schmidt of Spokane Valley. The male driver has been identified as Sean D. Moss. Both Schmidt and Moss were life-flighted by Medstar to Sacred Heart. The State Patrol says both vehicles were totaled and both drivers were wearing seatbelts

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of

FIRST ON KHQ.COM: Spokane Valley Homeowner Catches Would Be Burglar; Holds Suspect At Gunpoint Until Authorities Arrive

FIRST ON KHQ.COM: Spokane Valley Homeowner Catches Would Be Burglar; Holds Suspect At Gunpoint Until Authorities Arrive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 9:15 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputies responded to a person with a weapon call near the area of 13600 E. 20th Ave. Deputies arrived on scene and found the victim homeowner detaining the suspect, later