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Correction: Meningitis Outbreak story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

BOSTON (AP) - In a story and in a separate list Oct. 31 about a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, erroneously reported that 29 people have died. The correct death toll is 28. A corrected version

UPDATE: Family Of Washington State University Student Says He Died Of Alcohol Poisoning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The family of a Washington State University student who died last weekend says that 18-year-old Kenneth Hummel died from acute alcohol poisoning. The student from Lynnwood, was found unconscious Saturday morning at Stephenson Hall on the Pullman campus.

UPDATE: Family Of Washington State University Student Says He Died Of Alcohol Poisoning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

NO PRANK: On Halloween, US Military Forces Train For Zombie Apocalypse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

YAHOO.COM - Why is the US military preparing for a zombie apocalypse? That's the latest training exercise that US Marines and Navy special-operations forces will be taking part in on an island off the coast of San Diego – starting on Wednesday, aka Halloween. "This is a very real exercise

Elizabeth Smart praises Penn State for conference

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By GENARO C. ARMASAssociated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Rescued kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart said Tuesday that Penn State's inaugural conference on child sexual abuse is a way to promote discussion about crimes that drew more attention after the molestation scandal involving

KHQ MD ALERT: 'Black Mold' Meningitis Stumps Experts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black mold creeping into the spines of hundreds of people who got tainted shots for back pain marks uncharted medical territory. Never before has this particular fungus been found to cause meningitis. It's incredibly hard to diagnose, and to kill —

Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By AMIR SHAHAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, killing 41 people. The officials escaped unhurt, and many of the dead were soldiers and

Japan approves new stimulus for ailing economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Cabinet approved a 423 billion yen ($5.3 billion) economic stimulus package on Friday, moving to fend off recession as the recovery in the world's third biggest economy falters. The emergency spending package, which is double

Germany orders recall of some Novartis flu shots

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - German authorities ordered a recall Thursday of some batches of Novartis flu vaccine as a precautionary measure after the company reported the appearance of small particles in the manufacturing process. The Paul Ehrlich Institute, which is part of

2 men acquitted under new US gay hate crime law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) - The first U.S. prosecution under a new federal law against anti-gay violence ended with a Kentucky jury acquitting two cousins of hate-crime charges while finding them guilty of kidnapping in a 2011 attack on a gay man. Prosecutors had