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Utah police close missing mom case after 3 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By PAUL FOY and GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the

Police search Oregon property for Powell remains

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By MIKE BAKERAssociated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities investigating the disappearance of Utah mother Susan Powell spent two days this week searching a rural Oregon property for her remains, Powell's father said. Chuck Cox said in an interview Wednesday night that the search didn't

Cheers, tears at Arias 1st-degree murder verdict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and CRISTINA SILVAAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The jury has found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. Arias initially denied involvement and later blamed the killing on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said

US clergy sex victims want change from new pope

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The election of a new pope could help heal the wounds left by a Roman Catholic sex abuse crisis that has savaged the church's reputation worldwide. For alleged victims, much depends on whether Pope Francis disciplines the priests and the

Duncan: Hard to teach kids scared of being killed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 17th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Too many students worry more about being killed by a gun than learning in the classroom, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said on Thursday, as he cautioned that firearms alone do not make schools safer. In an interview with The Associated Press,

Stores look to week after Christmas for sales

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 26th

By MAE ANDERSON and CANDICE CHOIAP Retail Writers Bargain-hungry Americans will need to go on a post-Christmas spending binge to salvage this holiday shopping season. Despite the huge discounts and other incentives that stores offered leading up to Christmas, U.S. holiday sales so far this year

AP: Top Ten Stories Out Of Washington In 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th

SEATTLE (AP) - People in Washington decided that marijuana, long derided as a dangerous drug that could lead to more harmful addictions, wasn't so bad after all. Initiative 502, legalizing pot for adults, was easily approved in November and that sweeping change to drug policy was voted the

AP: Top Ten Stories Out Of Washington In 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th

Mikulski becoming 1st woman to head Appropriations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski is set to become the first woman to chair the prestigious Senate Appropriations Committee, a position left open this week by the death of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye. A Democrat, Mikulski was first elected to the Senate in

Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be a parent