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Ga. execution stayed over switch to 1-drug method

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 24th

By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia Supreme Court stayed Monday's scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing a fellow prison inmate, saying it would consider a defense challenge to the state's recent adoption of a single-drug injection method. The

Eddie Barker, 1st to air news of JFK's death, dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

DALLAS (AP) - Eddie Barker, who aired the first report of President John F. Kennedy's death from an assassin's bullet, died Monday at a Dallas nursing home. He was 84. The longtime newsman and broadcaster died after a long period of declining health, said his daughter Leslie Barker Garcia.

How Can We Prevent Mass Killings Like Aurora?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - On the morning of the latest mass shooting, in a place that has become synonymous with tragedy, Tom Mauser's phone rang at 5 a.m. When he turned on the news his first thought was "Oh God," followed by an immediate: "Not again." He's seen this too often

First US Woman In Space, Sally Ride, Dies At 61

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

MSNBC.COM - The first American woman to go into space, Sally Ride, died Monday after a 17-month battle against pancreatic cancer, her company said. Ride made history in 1983 as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger, breaking the gender barrier for U.S. spaceflight.

Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

By ALICIA CHANG and SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the

Mariah Carey joins 'American Idol' as new judge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Mariah Carey will join "American Idol" as a judge next season, Fox announced Monday, bringing her star power to the show that remains a ratings leader but has seen its viewership and pop culture status diminish. "I am so excited to

A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) - A U.S. Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East. A 6-year-old girl excited about learning to swim. A Target employee who shielded his girlfriend and her brother with his own body. They and nine

N. Idaho Woman In Murder Case Pleads Guilty To Theft

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho woman charged as an accessory in the death of a 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing 33 firearms from a pawn shop in a separate case. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports (http://bit.ly/PAU3ox) 23-year-old Jennifer Thrasher faces a

$20K In-State Tuition May Not Be Far Off In Washington State

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington tuition rates are rising at such a rapid clip that the cost of attending a top university is projected to surpass $20,000 per year for in-state students before the end of this decade. Those numbers, produced as part of an actuarial analysis for the

ALERT: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Probed For Fire Risk

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 23rd

MSNBC.COM - U.S. safety regulators have opened defect investigations into Chrysler Group LLC's 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2009-2010 Dodge Ram 1500. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is investigating potential power steering hose failures that could lead to under-