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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

Hugo Chavez's heir tears up over cancer battle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer relapse and his sudden announcement that he will undergo a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba have thrown the country's future into question, and his designated political heir

Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch leaves hospital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Mayor Ed Koch (kahch) has been released from a Manhattan hospital. Koch looked jovial as he spoke briefly Monday outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He was admitted last week with pneumonia and flu. He said he planned to go to his office briefly, then do some

Snowfall a boon for Upper Midwest outdoors fans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By JEFF BAENENAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After enduring last year's snowless winter, skiers and snowmobilers may have despaired of ever seeing a decent snowfall again. But fans of the wintry outdoors got their wish this weekend when a slow-moving storm dumped up to 16 inches of