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Judge: Oklahoma can end Planned Parenthood deals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Planned Parenthood to temporarily block Oklahoma from terminating a contract with the agency to provide nutritional services to low-income mothers. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that although

Judge: Oklahoma can end Planned Parenthood deals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

Judge: Oklahoma can end Planned Parenthood deals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

Richard Adams, early figure in gay marriage, dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By ANDREW DALTONAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard Adams, who used both the altar and the courtroom to help begin the push for gay marriage four decades before it reached the center of the national consciousness, has died, his attorney said Sunday. After a brief illness, Adams died Dec. 17

Is air marshal program a model for schools?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former congressman who's heading the National Rifle Association's school emergency response program that would include volunteers to help guard children says it makes sense because it's similar to placing air marshals on planes. Asa Hutchinson tells ABC's "This

Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting a pall over a visit by the international envoy charged with negotiating an end to the country's civil war. The strike

What now in Newtown? Seize the change, healers say

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The grief will not end. Yet the healing must begin. So as the shock of Newtown's horrific school shooting starts to wear off, as the headlines fade and the therapists leave, residents are seeking a way forward through faith, community

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.