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Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

Moses Lake Children Receive Rabies Treatment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Children in a Moses Lake family are receiving rabies treatment as a precaution after they were found playing with several dead bats. The Grant County Health District recommended the rabies treatment. The bats were too damaged to be tested for rabies. Rabies is a rare

House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even tougher

House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation Wednesday that would impose even tougher economic

House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu,

What's on a consumer credit report?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By Investopedia Staff In 1949, Diner's Club launched the first charge-card company. Today, Americans spend more using credit cards than they spend with cash. With more than $2 trillion worth of credit card transactions each year, the creditworthiness of card users is an increasingly important

UPDATE: Longview Elementary School Stomach Illness Outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRANT COUNTY HEALTH DEPT: MOSES LAKE, Wash. - The Grant County Health District received lab confirmation from two specimens submitted to the Washington State Public Health Lab. Both samples were positive for norovirus and came from individuals who became sick during the