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Miss. abortion case heard by GOP-appointed judge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Although restricting abortion has long been a conservative goal in Mississippi, the Republican-appointed judge considering the constitutionality of the state's stringent new abortion law doesn't play politics in the courtroom,

Mich. soldier fights to recover after losing limbs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press VASSAR, Mich. (AP) - Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills served two deployments to Afghanistan without suffering anything close to a major injury. Then, in a second, everything changed. On patrol during his third tour in April,

Saudi female athletes fear crackdown after London

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By BARBARA SURK and HASSAN AMMARAssociated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - While Olympic leaders and human rights advocates are encouraged by signs that Saudi Arabia may bow to pressure and send female athletes to the Summer Games, women athletes in the ultraconservative

Palfrey ends Cuba-Florida swim amid strong current

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - A 49-year-old grandmother and veteran endurance swimmer scuttled her quest early Sunday to become the first woman to swim unaided from Cuba to the Florida Keys, unable to close the gap on the last 26 miles of a more than 100-mile ocean

London welcomes world again for Olympics

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

By STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) - Sammy Lee remembers it vividly: food rationing, bombed-out buildings, rubble. The year was 1948, and London was hosting the Olympics amid severe austerity in the aftermath of World War II. Lee, an American diver,

Endurance athlete Palfrey tries Cuba-Florida swim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

By PETER ORSIAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) - Marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey powered through the Straits of Florida on Friday as she attempted a record 103-mile (166-kilometer) unassisted swim from Cuba to Florida that tests the limits of human endurance and the will of the high

Athlete Fighting Terminal Cancer Returns To Hoopfest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

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UPDATE: Triathlete Competing In CDA Ironman Dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 27th

COEUR d' ALENE, Idaho - A Coeur d'Alene Ironman triathlete has died after being pulled from the water in the swimming portion of the race. KHQ confirmed with the Kootenai County coroner's office the identity of the man as being 44-year-old Sean Murphy of Seattle. The coroner

IRONMAN 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 24th

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - At 7am Sharp Sunday Morning, Thousands of athletes took the plunge into Lake Coeur d'Alene to start the 10th annual Ironman. More than 2500 athletes are expected to take part. They will have to swim, bike and run a combined total of 140 miles before they can

Ashton Eaton sets world record in decathlon

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 23rd

By EDDIE PELLSAP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Meter by meter, Ashton Eaton kept swallowing up real estate on a track that has always felt like home. Second by second, the clock to the side of that track ticked away - daring him to cross the finish line