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New iPhone with taller screen out next week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer Apple is holding an event in San Francisco during which it announced a new iPhone, capable of faster data speeds and sporting a taller screen. It also unveiled new iTunes software and new iPod devices. The iPhone 5 will go on sale next week. It will work

By the numbers: 2013 Infiniti JX35

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

2013 Infiniti JX35 AWD BASE PRICE: $40,650 for front-wheel drive model; $42,050 for all-wheel drive model. PRICE AS TESTED: $56,190. TYPE: Front engine, all-wheel-drive, seven-passenger, luxury sport utility vehicle. ENGINE: 3.5-liter, double overhead cam V-6. MILEAGE: 18 mpg (city), 23 mpg (

Frank Straub Gets Waiver: He Won't Go To Washington Police Academy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

BURIEN, WASH. - The Washington State Criminal Justice Commission granted Frank Straub a waiver Wednesday to take an equivalency exam so he does not need to attend the police academy in Washington State. Straub will now assume the title of the Spokane Police Chief once he finishes the

CDC reports incidents of tainted ricotta cheese

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and at least one death. The imported Italian ricotta salata cheese distributed by Forever Cheese, Inc., of New York is linked to illnesses in 11

SALUTING THE BRAVE: Remains Of Korean War Soldier Missing For 62 Years Being Returned To Sister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The remains of a Korean War soldier who was reported missing 62 years ago are being returned to his sister in western Montana. Cpl. Luther Jesse James was reporting missing in action in December 1950 and later confirmed dead, but his remains were just

Embassies in 7 countries warn of possible attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. embassies in at least seven countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Caucasus are warning of possible anti-American protests following the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three

Texas boy kidnapped 8 years ago now seeing parents

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas boy who was found in March after having been kidnapped eight years ago as an infant has begun getting to know his parents through weekly joint therapy sessions with them, attorneys and child welfare officials said Wednesday. The attorneys

Ind. judge allows fatal police crash blood sample

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A blood sample from an Indianapolis police officer accused of drunken driving and causing a fatal crash can be used as evidence in the criminal case against him, an appeals court ruled Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling barring the

UPDATE: Davenport Hotel Owners To Build LARGEST Hotel In Spokane!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

SPOKANE, Wash. - At a news conference at the INB Performing Arts Center, Walt & Karen Worthy announced their plans to build the largest hotel in Spokane. The owners of the Davenport Hotel expect to break ground on the multi-million dollar project by February or March, on the site

Hobby Lobby sues over morning-after pill coverage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Christian-oriented Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a mandate in the nation's health care overhaul law that requires employers to provide coverage for the morning-after pill and similar drugs. The