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Gonzaga Defeats Cal State Fullerton 83-44

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

SPOKANE, Wash. – (Dec. 9, 2012 – www.GoZags.com) It was another impressive start to the second half that led Gonzaga to a lopsided 83-44 victory over Cal State Fullerton at the McCarthey Athletic Center Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs opened the final half scoring 21 points in the first

Condemned obese Ohio killer asks board for mercy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned obese killer should be spared because of lingering doubts about his "legal and moral guilt" and the conduct of defense and prosecution lawyers at trial, his attorneys told the state Parole Board on Thursday in a

Beard, other issues remain for new Fort Hood judge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - The new judge taking over the Fort Hood shooting case will likely confront many of the questions that faced her predecessor, including one that helped lead to his removal: Should the suspect be allowed to keep his beard in court? The shooting

Arizona inmate executed after murdering 2 girls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By PAUL DAVENPORTAssociated Press FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - An inmate expressed regret but didn't apologize before being executed Wednesday for murdering two 13-year-old girls in a ghost town where they were raped, strangled and stabbed before being dumped in a partly flooded mine shaft.

Oklahoma executes inmate for 1993 shooting deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma death row inmate whose attorneys had claimed he was mentally unfit to be executed was put to death Tuesday for the 1993 shooting deaths of a couple during a home invasion. In the final moments before he was injected with

Ohio: Obese death row inmate claiming innocence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned killer trying to delay his execution because he is obese is now raising an innocence claim, a prosecutor said in a filing with the Ohio Parole Board. Death row inmate Ronald Post, who weighs more than 400 pounds

Judge rejects obese Ohio inmate's execution claim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned killer trying to delay his execution because of his extreme weight hasn't raised enough new issues to warrant the legal challenge, a federal judge ruled Monday. Death row inmate Ronald Post, who weighs more

Judge rejects obese Ohio inmate's execution claim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A judge has rejected the request of a condemned Ohio killer to delay his execution because of his extreme weight. Death row inmate Ronald Post weighs more than 400 pounds. He is asking the courts to stop his January execution

Internal emails offer details on bin Laden burial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Internal emails among U.S. military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony. The emails, obtained by The

India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ERIKA KINETZAssociated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) - India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's financial capital, killing 166 people and shattering relations between the nuclear-armed