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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 10th

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Rutgers fires basketball coach over abuse, taunts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By TOM CANAVANAP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Once the video went viral, Mike Rice's coaching days at Rutgers were over. Now the question is whether anyone else will lose their jobs - including the athletic director who in December suspended and fined Rice for the abusive behavior, and

TV or reality? Lines blur after death of show star

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Shain Gandee died doing precisely what made him the star of MTV's "BUCKWILD" reality show: tearing through mudholes in his truck, taking chances most others wouldn't, living free and reckless. MTV has not said whether cameras were rolling the night

Dufnering: A sleepy pose makes Dufner

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th

By DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf Writer HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Jason Dufner was sitting in a classroom with children for a charity event when he leaned against a wall and zoned out for a minute. That's all it took for one photo that went viral and made Dufner a Twitter sensation. Dufner, dressed in a red

Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 27th

By LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of social media users in posting and tweaking a simple red logo in support of gay marriage. A square

NC airman at center of rabies case was outdoorsman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 18th

By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - William Edward Small was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, trap and fish. When the 20-year-old airman died while undergoing training in Florida's panhandle, his death was shocking enough. His family and ex-girlfriend were first told

Hundreds checked for rabies after transplant death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 16th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press Public health agencies in five states are assessing the rabies risk for hundreds of people who may have had close contact with an infected organ donor and four transplant recipients, one of whom died, officials said Saturday. About 200 medical workers, relatives

White House tours off, Easter egg roll on for now

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says it is going forward with plans for its 135-year tradition of the Easter egg roll, while dashing the hopes of some Iowa children who hoped to visit the president's home. Sixth graders at St. Paul's Lutheran School in

Ind. teen whose long walk for job draws donations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

By PAMELA ENGELAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Donations have been pouring in since a story went viral online about an Indianapolis teenager who was walking 10 miles to a job interview during an ice storm when he was picked up by a restaurant owner who offered him a job. Now, the pair is

Ind. teen whose long walk for job draws donations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th