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Justice Dept to appeal morning-after case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-after birth control pill and a cheaper generic. The federal government says the judge who issued the ruling had exceeded

Justice Dept to appeal morning-after case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

Wall that once divided races remains, teaches

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By JEFF KAROUBAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - When Eva Nelson-McClendon first moved to Detroit's Birwood Street in 1959, she didn't know much about the wall across the street. At 6 feet tall and a foot thick, it wasn't so imposing, running as it did between houses on her street and one

FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand - Plan B One-Step - and will let it be sold over the counter. Today, Plan B and its generic

Bloomsday Security 'Stepped Up’ In Light Of Boston Attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

SPOKANE, Wash – Bloomsday is the largest race of the year in Spokane, with some 60,000 people expected to finish – and it comes just weeks after the deadly terror attacks at the Boston Marathon, forcing security measures to take center stage. Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub led a

Bloomsday Security 'Stepped Up’ In Light Of Boston Attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

Worker Dies In Blender At Meat Plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon officials say a cleaning worker was killed Friday when he fell into a running meat blender at a Clackamas plant. He was identified as 41-year-old Hugo Avalos-Chanon of Portland, who worked for DCS Sanitation Management. KOIN reports

FDA: Morning-After Pill To Move Over-The-Counter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline. Tuesday, the FDA lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women can buy the emergency contraceptive

FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is making the morning-after pill available over the counter for women and girls 15 and older - an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the emergency contraceptive

FDA: Morning-after pill to move over the counter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it - an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the emergency contraceptive.