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Autistic man survives 3-week ordeal in Utah desert

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A 28-year-old autistic man from Colorado was found emaciated but alive on Thursday after living off mainly frogs and roots while wandering for at least three weeks in the remote Escalante Desert of southern Utah, authorities said. William Martin

Flight to Madrid leaves JFK after explosives scare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

NEW YORK (AP) - Passengers in New York City have resumed their flight to Madrid hours after authorities determined that strange wiring found in the plane's bathroom was not an explosive device. Delta Flight 126 had left the gate at Kennedy Airport around 8 p.m. Thursday, but returned about an

High School Wrestler Remains In ICU, 9 Others Treated And Released

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. - The combination of a tough contact sport and this summer heat wave has sent 10 high school wrestlers to the hospital – the majority as a precaution. But one, a 17-year-old from western Washington remains in the ICU at Holy Family Medical Center in Spokane, after

Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place: L-C Valley Homeowners Claim Rock Blaster Is Damaging Their Homes

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LEWISTON, Idaho - Barry Schultz is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Twelve years ago he built his dream home hoping his property just outside Lewiston could host him for many years to come. He doesn't know if that's the case anymore. "We've been told by an

KHQ Investigates Spirit Lake Police Chief's Past

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SPIRIT LAKE, Idaho- Spirit Lake Police Chief Pat Lawless was previously fired from the Ansonia, Connecticut police department for "violating rules and regulations of the department." KHQ has obtained new details about Spirit Lake police chief Pat Lawless' past citing

Chinese kitten stows away on LA-bound freighter

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) - A 3-month-old kitten survived a journey across the Pacific, traveling from Shanghai to Los Angeles without food or water while locked in a freight container on a ship. The orange-and-white short-haired kitten traveled 6,500 miles before arriving Wednesday. It was unclear how

Police seek boyfriend of woman accused of abuse

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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The boyfriend of Kansas City woman whose 10-year-old daughter weighed just 32 pounds when she was rescued from a closet remained at large Thursday, one day after he was charged with child endangerment. Neighbors had long suspected

GOP pressing on with contraception lawsuit

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By GRANT SCHULTE and SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Seven states trying to block part of the federal health care law that requires contraception coverage will continue with their lawsuit despite last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld most of the law, according to

Former Maine congressman Peter Kyros dies at 86

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's former Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter Kyros has died at age 86. Kyros represented Maine's 1st Congressional District from 1967 to 1975, a turbulent period that included the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. He initially was supportive of war policies but

9 dead in Mont Blanc summer avalanche

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press CHAMONIX, France (AP) - They set out before dawn, hoping to conquer a mountaineering classic: Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak. But below the prized summit, a climber is believed to have accidentally caused a slab of ice to snap off, triggering an