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Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma

Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city. Should he zero in on Illinois' deep pool of political corruption with the resolve of his predecessor, who sent two governors to

Immigration splits GOP's national, House interests

Immigration splits GOP's national, House interests
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans. Many House Republicans are chilly or openly hostile to the bipartisan bill before the Senate,

Obama: Iranian people want a 'different direction'

Obama: Iranian people want a 'different direction'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed that Tehran still needs to show the international community that it's not pursuing a

Military women moving into jobs closer to combat

Military women moving into jobs closer to combat
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press 1948 - Law passed making women a permanent part of the U.S. military services 1975 - The Air Force puts the first woman on operational crew status 1976 - The first group of women enters the U.S. military academies, as directed by legislation signed by President

US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer

US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that Pyongyang has made similar offers numerous times over the years. She said Washington would be open to dialogue but it wants North Korea

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special

More anti-government protests occur in Bulgaria

More anti-government protests occur in Bulgaria
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By VESELIN TOSHKOVAssociated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria's prime minister said Monday that Parliament's appointment of a media mogul as the nation's security chief was a mistake, but that his government will not resign over it. Several thousand people took to the streets of

McCain presses Obama on secret emails

McCain presses Obama on secret emails
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By JACK GILLUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its government is doing if it

Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers

Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By STEPHEN SINGERAP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary

Indiana woman condemned for killing at 15 is freed

Indiana woman condemned for killing at 15 is freed
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher was released from an Indiana prison Monday after growing to middle age behind bars. Paula Cooper, whose 1986 death

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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

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

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