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A Cheney Family’s Final Option to Beat Cancer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

SPOKANE, Wash. - A mother in Cheney is hoping a clinical trial stem-cell transplant will save her son's life. Two and a half years ago, doctors diagnosed Joey Crawyer with having a brain tumor after suffering from severe headaches. "We walked in and said he's had a brain tumor,

Alaska serial killer researched mass murderers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska man who confessed to killing at least eight people across the country had researched Ted Bundy and other serial killers, saying he recognized himself in them, investigators said Monday. But Israel Keyes told Anchorage

Researchers find more graves at Fla. reform school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By BILL KACZORAssociated Press Anthropologists have found evidence of 98 deaths and more graves than previously identified at a now-closed state reform school in the Panhandle, according to a report released Monday. An interim report released by the University of South Florida in Tampa says

Nebraska woman found guilty of faking hate crime

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By GRANT SCHULTEAssociated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska woman who claimed she was attacked by three men who carved anti-gay slurs into her arms and stomach was found guilty Monday of making a false report. Charlie Rogers, a former University of Nebraska basketball star, entered a no

Washington State Sues Florida Based Texting Spammer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna's office has filed a lawsuit targeting a Florida-based company that sends people unsolicited text messages, calling it another form of spam that annoy and cost consumers. The attorney general's offices filed the

Rescued doctor's family extends condolences

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The family of a Colorado doctor abducted by the Taliban and freed in Afghanistan is extending condolences to the family of a Navy SEAL killed in the rescue. Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque (Check) of Monroeville, Penn. was killed in the weekend raid. He was

Tornado damages homes in Birmingham, Ala.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The National Weather Service has confirmed that storm damage in Birmingham, Ala., was caused by a tornado with maximum winds estimated at 90 mph. Forecasters say the tornado hit at about 4:45 a.m. Monday near the Birmingham farmer's market. Mayor William Bell says there

HSBC to pay $1.9B to settle money-laundering probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - HSBC, the British banking giant, said Tuesday it will pay $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by federal and state authorities in the United States. The probe of the bank - Europe's largest by market value - has

Fla. man sues ex-Elmo puppeteer, claims sex abuse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Another man on Monday sued the former Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid sex abuse allegations, claiming the voice actor befriended him in Miami and promised to be a father figure before flying the teen to New York to have sex with him. The alleged

LA man shot dead outside school near Central Park

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A man walking down a street outside a school near Central Park was shot in the back of the head on Monday and lay mortally wounded in a pool of blood as his killer escaped with a getaway driver, police said. The shooting occurred around 2 p.m