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1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone

Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons. The report by the U.S. Department of

Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Police say the man charged with killing a gay man on a Manhattan street in an apparent hate crime has a previous arrest for attempted murder. New York City police say 33-year-old Elliot Morales used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting 32-year-old

Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By DEBRA McCOWNAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. About 50 to 60 people suffered

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Junior public relations major

FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Few details have been released in the case, and no

FIRST ON KHQ: Law Enforcement Serving Warrant In Browne's Addition Related To Ricin-Laced Letters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why was a diplomatic