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Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers

WSU Football Sign JUCO Safety For 2013 Class

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

Courtesy Washington State athletics PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University football signed safety Paris Taylor to a Financial Aid Agreement, head coach Mike Leach announced Tuesday. Taylor played in seven games as a freshman last season at Los Angles Pierce College. The Altamonte

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking at still

WATCH: Amazing Raw Video Of Moore, Oklahoma Tornado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

To donate to the American Red Cross and help with disaster relief in Moore, Oklahoma CLICK HERE, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. UPDATE: MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people,

Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the

Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st