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UPDATE: Woman Attacked By Man With An Ax In East Central Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police arrested a man they say robbed and attacked a woman with an axe, which left her with substantial injuries. Police arrested Greggory Pruett for assault and other charges after investigators said he attacked a woman in an alley just south of Napa St. and 1st

AP's Honduras correspondent navigates violent land

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By ALBERTO ARCEAssociated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Every Saturday morning, one of my taxi drivers pays about $12 for the right to park his cab near a hospital, about two blocks from a police station. But it's not the government that's charging. An unidentified man pulls up in a

Illinois dragging its feet on huge pension problem

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By SARA BURNETTAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois, a state with a reputation for political wheeling and dealing, backroom handshakes and 11th-hour bargains, is dragging its feet on the one deal needed to solve its biggest crisis in a generation. Lawmakers will convene again the first week in

GOP governors walk balance beam on health law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By BILL BARROWAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said

Egypt's currency falls to a new low

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - The Egyptian pound fell to a record low against the dollar Sunday as the central bank stepped into the market to try to stabilize trading and stop an anxious public that has been buying up dollars for fear of an even bigger dive in the local currency,

2 officers hurt in NJ station shooting released

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Two of three police officers shot and wounded by an arrested man inside a police station have been released from a hospital. The third officer, Sgt. James Garber, who underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his abdomen, remained hospitalized in stable condition

Obama: Troops aiding African diplomat evacuation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says 50 U.S. troops have deployed to the African country of Chad to help evacuate U.S. citizens and embassy personnel from the neighboring Central African Republic's capital of Bangui in the face of rebel advances toward the city. Obama informed

Obama: Troops aiding African diplomat evacuation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two days out from the end of the year, lawmakers appeared to have made little progress toward devising a compromise to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of 2013. All eyes were on the Democratic and Republican

Budget battle sends mixed signals on health care

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Confused about the federal budget struggle? So are doctors, hospital administrators and other medical professionals who serve the 100 million Americans covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Rarely has the government sent so many conflicting