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Court: District court can hear some fed complaints

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says some discrimination complaints from federal workers can go to federal district court, instead of being forced into the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The justices on Monday ruled unanimously that some appeals from the Merit Systems Protection

UPDATE: Air Force Sends Mystery Mini-Shuttle Back To Space

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A top-secret mini-space shuttle has blasted off from Cape Canaveral. The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday aboard an Atlas V rocket. It's the second flight for this original X-37B spaceplane. It circled the planet

TRAFFIC ALERT: Street Update From The City Of Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

FROM THE CITY OF SPOKANE: City crews are out deicing and sanding, concentrating on hills and intersections on arterials. Night crews stayed late to improve the morning commute today. Street conditions are slick, and City officials are asking people to slow down and drive for conditions this

Justices won't reinstate award against Hustler mag

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't reinstate an award against a racy magazine in a dispute over nude pictures of a model published after she was killed by her professional wrestler husband. The court turned away a request by the family of Nancy Toffoloni Benoit to reinstate a jury's

About 140 Gay Couples Tie The Knot In Seattle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

SEATTLE (AP) - About 140 same-sex couples got married at Seattle's City Hall on Sunday. City officials opened City Hall on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 16 local judges volunteered to conduct the weddings. There were five separate chapels to accommodate the couples.

Gas Prices Crash? Prices Drop 10 Cents In Three Weeks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

KHQ.COM - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped ten cents over the past three weeks. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.38. Midgrade costs an average of $3.55 a

Olympia Bar To Allow Patrons To Smoke Pot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - An Olympia bar known for allowing patrons to smoke cigarettes for an annual fee has announced it's also welcoming marijuana smokers. KING 5 (http://bit.ly/RjAXae) reports that Frank Schnarrs has battled state regulators and won over allowing smoking

Top Jindal aides use personal email to strategize

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By MELINDA DESLATTEAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Top officials in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration used personal email accounts to craft a media strategy for imposing hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid cuts - a method of communication that can make it more

Former Fla. police officer scheduled for execution

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Manuel Pardo was a decorated Florida police officer before he was fired for lying and turned to life as a vigilante, slaying nine people during a three-month crime spree. Almost 27 years later, Pardo, 56, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday

Report: Asian economies will surpass US, Europe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States could see its standing as a superpower eroded and Asian economies will outstrip those of North America and Europe combined by 2030, according to the best guess of the U.S. intelligence community in its latest