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Nursing Home Patient 'Manhandled' On Camera

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

NBCNEWS.COM - Two former workers at a Pennsylvania nursing home are in jail after police say they were caught on camera abusing an elderly patient. Investigators say the abuse happened at the Arbors at Buck Run, a nursing home in Bucks County, Pa. The daughter of a patient at Arbors

UPDATE: Woman Hit By Vehicle In Downtown Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

SPOKANE, Wash. - On Thursday morning a woman was hit by a vehicle at Riverside and Washington in downtown Spokane. Officer Teresa Fuller tells KHQ that the woman suffers from non-life threatening injuries. The scene is now clear. It's not clear who was at fault. As soon as we get more details

UPDATE: Woman Required Surgery After Deer Attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) - An 84-year-old Florence area woman who was attacked by a captive deer is recovering after undergoing surgery at a Missoula hospital. Ravalli County Under sheriff Perry Johnson tells the Ravalli Republic (http://bit.ly/12nkfYA ) the woman suffered severe

Christmas, New Year's Travel Busiest In 6 Years

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NEW YORK (AP) - This Christmas travel season could be the busiest in six years, with AAA predicting that 93.3 million Americans will hit the road. That's 1.6 percent more than last year and just 400,000 people shy of the 2006 record. This year, highways will be more

Idaho Woman Indicted For Murder, Body Under House

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Ada County grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Nampa woman on charges of first-degree murder in the death of a man whose body was found under his house. Prosecutors alleged Jordan Marie Shaver shot 49-year-old Brian Barton Geddes in the head from behind,

FISCAL CLIFF: Leading Conservative Says Obama Will Win Tax Fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading conservative who's resigning from the Senate is predicting that President Barack Obama will win the battle over raising taxes. South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint calls it "a political trophy" within Obama's grasp. Appearing today on "CBS This

SHHH! A New Law Says TV Ads Can't Blare Anymore

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

NEW YORK (AP) - TV viewing could soon sound a little calmer. The CALM Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect on Thursday. CALM stands for Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation. The act is designed to prevent TV commercials from blaring at louder

GET READY FOR THE SHOW: Meteor Shower, Or Two Tonight!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

USATODAY.COM - Eat your hearts out, Christmas lights. Thursday night will see a real celestial show as the Geminid meteor shower, one of the two biggest of the year, sprinkles the night sky with falling stars. And a Russian astronomer is predicting a whole new meteor shower might happen at

Texas boy with pentagram carved back discharged

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RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) - A 6-year-old Texas boy whose father allegedly carved a pentagram on the child's back is out of the hospital and doing well given the circumstances, police said Thursday. The boy seems to be doing OK, while his mother is in "a very emotional state" and has asked for

Quotations of the day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By The Associated Press "I am saddened we have reached this point." - Embattled U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, after abruptly withdrawing from consideration to be the next secretary of state. ___ "I think the regime in Damascus is approaching collapse. I think now it's only a question of