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Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th
By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th
By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the

California prison crowding plan still falls short

California prison crowding plan still falls short
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd
By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Underlying California's attempts to meet a federal court order for reducing its prison population is an unsettling question: Will the public be in greater danger as a result? The answer could determine how many inmates are ultimately

Photos Show Downed Tanker Was From Kansas Unit; No Word On Where The Crew Is From

Photos Show Downed Tanker Was From Kansas Unit; No Word On Where The Crew Is From
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd
UPDATE FROM U.S. NAVY INSTITUTE - Remains of the KC-135 that crashed Friday in Kyrgyzstan appear to be from an aircraft based at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. as part of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. An Associated Press photograph from the scene show a vertical stabilizer from the crashed

Forest Service to states: Give subsidies back

Forest Service to states: Give subsidies back
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is in the business of preventing fires, not starting them. Yet the agency set off alarms in Congress and state capitols across the West by citing the automatic spending cuts as the basis for demanding that dozens of states

Forest Service to states: Give subsidies back

Forest Service to states: Give subsidies back
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is in the business of preventing fires, not starting them. Yet the agency set off alarms in Congress and state capitols across the West by citing the automatic spending cuts as the basis for demanding that dozens of states

2 Pounds Of Loose Skin Removed From Fat Oregon Dog

2 Pounds Of Loose Skin Removed From Fat Oregon Dog
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin.    Owner Nora Vanatta told KGW the surgery this week at the Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Tualatin went well.  

ECB cuts benchmark interest rate to 0.5 percent

ECB cuts benchmark interest rate to 0.5 percent
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low to stimulate the lagging economy in the 17 countries that use the euro. The bank's rate-setting council lowered the refinancing rate a quarter-point to 0.5 percent at a meeting in

Women's groups decry appeal on morning-after pill

Women's groups decry appeal on morning-after pill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated

Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered