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Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Richard J. Curl, who last year was banned for life from the sport by USA

87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost. Jurors sided with the real estate mogul-turned-TV showman in a weeklong civil trial focused on Jacqueline Goldberg's claim that Trump cheated her in a bait-and-

Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. The reaction has been far different. When he went

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on the progress

Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders. In a national security speech Thursday, Obama said the administration has briefed the appropriate congressional committees about all drone strikes outside of Iraq and

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. A killer product stopped working. Cockroach populations there

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday that populations of frogs, salamanders and

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd