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Tech in hepatitis C case says he 'fabricated' life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

By HOLLY RAMERAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting 30 people with hepatitis C with tainted needles in New Hampshire told investigators he "lied to a lot of people" and "fabricated" his life, but denied taking or selling drugs. David

3 LA-area homeless people found stabbed with notes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have linked three July stabbings of homeless people in the Los Angeles area to one suspect who left typewritten "death warrant" notes at each crime scene. The third signed letter was found at a stabbing early Thursday

More than 200 Chihuahuas removed from Pa. home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - More than 200 Chihuahuas have been removed from what officials are calling unsanitary conditions in a central Pennsylvania home. The state Agriculture Department said late Thursday that dog wardens cooperating with state police executed a search warrant at the home in Benton

Experimental turtle surgery performed in NC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

By ALLEN REEDAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A team of 10 doctors and their assistants crowd around an operating table. An anesthesiologist warns Dr. Greg Lewbart that his patient's heart rate has dropped to 35 beats per minute. But that's a good rate, the doctor says, for a seven-

Ex-chairman of Penn State board of trustees quits

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees resigned on Thursday, becoming the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Steve Garban said in a letter his presence on the board had become "a

Sylvia Woods, who started Harlem restaurant, dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 19th

By DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Sylvia Woods, founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that carries her name and is a must-stop for locals, tourists and politicians, has died. She was 86. Woods died Thursday afternoon at her home in Mount Vernon, N.Y., said her

Leaders say climate is changing Native way of life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 19th

By SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Native American and Alaska Native leaders told of their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, droughts and more on Thursday during a Senate hearing intended to draw attention to how climate change is affecting tribal communities

Service members to march in gay pride parade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 19th

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history. In a memorandum sent to all its branches, the department said it was making the

Leader of US Orthodox church quits amid rape claim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 19th

By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - The leader of the Orthodox Church in America has resigned and been replaced amid questions about whether he failed to report to church officials or law enforcement an allegation of a rape by a priest and other sexual-misconduct claims. The

Man charged with killing 3 at Michigan home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 19th

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A man who authorities say fatally shot three people and wounded a fourth following an argument during a small party at a Michigan home was charged Thursday with murder and assault. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced the charges against James P. Simpkins, 20, of