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Urban advocates say new gun control talk overdue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer For years, voices have cried in the urban wilderness: We need to talk about gun control. Yet the guns blazed on. It took a small-town slaughter for gun control to become a political priority. Now, decades' worth of big-city arguments against easy access to

Crowd-funding draws donations for Sandy relief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some who lost their homes or businesses have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster and more direct response than they could expect from the government or traditional charities. While

Spokane County Government Holiday Schedule Update

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – With the President's Executive Order closing the federal government on Monday, December 24th, most Spokane County offices and departments will also be closed. However, the following courts, agencies and offices will be open on Monday, December 24th.

Spokane County Government Holiday Schedule Update

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

Spokane County Government Holiday Schedule Update

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

IMF warns French economy vulnerable to downturn

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

PARIS (AP) - The International Monetary Fund warned Friday that the French economy, the eurozone's second-largest, is vulnerable to a downturn because of its shrinking share of the export market and ossified labor market and urged the government to do more, faster to stay competitive and keep

Few report sex assaults at military academies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New details in a Pentagon report show that military academy students report just a fraction of the sexual assaults they say occurred in the past school year, signaling a continued reluctance by victims to seek criminal investigations. As

Parents hesitant about NRA armed schools proposal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAP Education Writer MIAMI (AP) - The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators questioned how safe such a move would keep kids, whether it would be economically feasible and how it

Judge rules against Texas in women's care dispute

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press WACO, Texas (AP) - Texas' request to force the U.S. Health and Human Services to continue funding its Women's Health Program was denied Friday, as a judge sided with federal authorities who say the state's exclusion of Planned Parenthood violates HHS

Obama On Gun Violence: 'We Hear You'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his administration has received an outpouring of support for stricter gun laws following last week's elementary school massacre in Connecticut. He says in response to an online petition: "We hear you." The president says in a video