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Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The endangered Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters. Albert White Hat, who was instrumental in teaching and preserving the American Indian language and translated the Hollywood movie "Dances with Wolves" into Lakota for its

Ark. AG seeks to uphold verdict against J&J

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary over the marketing of

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too

Maine governor says he won't talk to 3 newspapers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A spokeswoman for Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the administration will no longer comment for stories published in three of Maine's daily newspapers. Adrienne Bennett told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/17Wn2Of ) on Tuesday the administration won't be talking

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago. James Lewis DeRosa was killed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, becoming the state's

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would cut $2 billion a year from food stamps while raising subsidies for several crops

Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th