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Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes

Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and

Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill

Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. He says the bill meets the challenge of fixing a broken U.S. immigration system. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill in a 13-5

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster

US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation

US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By DESMOND BUTLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks. Lawmakers are proposing a measure that would bar the administration from sharing classified missile

White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted

White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But

Georgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charge

Georgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charge
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By MISHA DZHINZDHIKHASHVILIAssociated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili - a former prime minister and a provincial governor - were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the country

Peace Corps to accept same-sex couples

Peace Corps to accept same-sex couples
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet says the change will diversify the pool of applicants who

Lawmakers hand Myanmar leader prisoner list

Lawmakers hand Myanmar leader prisoner list
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers are asking Myanmar President Thein Sein (tane sane) to free nearly 250 political prisoners. Thein Sein met Tuesday with members of the Senate and House on Capitol Hill, a day after he became the first Myanmar leader to visit the

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WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
SPOKANE, Wash. – The trial of Clay Starbuck, charged with killing his ex-wife Chanin and sexually violating her remains, entered its third week Monday at the Spokane County Courthouse. Chanin Starbuck was found strangled to death in her Deer Park home in December of 2011, and Clay

Spokane Valley Police Dept: Three Separate Robberies

Spokane Valley Police Dept: Three Separate Robberies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: Spokane Valley Sheriff's Office Detective Jack Rosenthal is investigating three separate robberies that have taken place within a short time frame in Spokane Valley. On May 13th, 16th and 21st three separate businesses in Spokane Valley

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