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5 states to increase class time in some schools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer. Five states announced Monday that they will add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in some

5 states to increase class time in some schools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer. Five states were to announce Monday that they will add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in

Led Zeppelin To Receive Kennedy Center Honors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

WASHINGTON (AP) — Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant says he's game to write new songs if anybody else wants to. Plant visited the State Department in Washington on Saturday with the other surviving members of the legendary rock band, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page. They are among

Letterman, Hoffman, Zeppelin honored by Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - David Letterman's "stupid human tricks" and Top 10 lists vaulted into the ranks of cultural acclaim Sunday night as the late-night comedian received this year's Kennedy Center Honors with rock band Led Zeppelin, an actor, a ballerina

Grammy nominations: Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons and Dan Auerbach lead the way

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

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Fatal shooting over music compared to Martin case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By JACOB JORDANAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The fatal shooting of a Florida teenager who was listening to loud music in a car a week ago has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case, but the differences are significant. Unlike the Martin case, several people witnessed this shooting

New Talks To End Symphony Strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The management and musicians of the Spokane Symphony will return to the bargaining table this week in an effort to reach a contract agreement before "The Nutcracker" ballet begins. If the dispute isn't resolved in the next week, symphony officials say "

Beyond the Broadcast: On Kevin Pangos and Steve Nash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

After a sensation season as a freshman, averaging more than 13 points per game, Gonzaga's Kevin Pangos has picked up right where he left off. In a sit-down interview with play-by-play man Greg Heister, the sophomore point guard said he has a leadership role to fill this year – something

US suspends embassy account on Vietnam website

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi has deactivated its account on a popular Vietnamese website that's full of suspected pirated music and Hollywood movies, the State Department said Wednesday The embassy had used its social media account with

Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she wakes up, picks up her glasses and scrolls through tens of unread messages from