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Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. In the latest flap, a senior reconstruction official in charge of helping victims of

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who

Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank. Dish said that Sprint Nextel Corp.'s

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project. In a statement announcing the commitment, PensionDanmark

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
NEW YORK (AP) - Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private. Icahn, now the company's second-largest shareholder after buying 72 million

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015. The extra $100

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By DIRK LAMMERSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite. The U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources

NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks

NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By BETHAN MCKERNANAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. Now that could be a thing of the past. New York City has teamed up with AT&T to install 25 solar-powered charging

Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine

Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was 77. Wilson, who died from

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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