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Experts: Killer shark was probably great white

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By ROBERT JABLONAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An expert has determined that a surfer was killed off California's Central Coast by a 15- to 16-foot great white shark. Ralph Collier of the Shark Research Committee examined the body of 39-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of Orcutt

GOP's Mourdock stands by rape, abortion remark

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock refused to apologize Wednesday for saying that when pregnancy results from rape then that is "something God intended." State Republicans and a few congressional leaders defended Mourdock,

GOP's Mourdock stands by rape, abortion remark

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

NY cop killing suspect transferred from hospital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By FRANK ELTMAN and TOM HAYSAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - An ex-convict suspected of gunning down a police officer near the Belmont Park racetrack and then shooting to death a carjacking victim was transferred from a hospital to police headquarters on Wednesday, a police spokeswoman

College price hikes more modest but still painful

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer The sticker price of in-state tuition at four-year public universities climbed about $400 this fall, an increase of nearly 5 percent that brought the average to $8,655. That's a modest increase compared to recent years but still painful for families with

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

Surfer killed by shark off central California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along the Central California coast, authorities said. Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 39, of Orcutt, was killed in the attack off the

WHY IT MATTERS: Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government. The fighting has escalated into a civil war that has

WHY IT MATTERS: Education

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By CAROLE FELDMANAssociated Press The issue: States and local governments have the primary responsibility for education in the United States. But the federal government gets a big say, too, by awarding billions in aid, often with strings attached. ___ Where they stand: President Barack Obama