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Airlines lagging in on-time performance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 11th

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S. carriers arrived on time in January and February. That's down from a record 84.9 percent during last year

Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 1 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 11th

By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHRAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

Device to scare birds causes Guard base lockdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 10th

By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - After a report of gunfire, Air National Guard officials locked down a Mississippi base on Wednesday, but the noise thought to be shots turned out to be a device used to scare birds away from an airport runway, authorities said. The lockdown of

Spring storm moves east, bringing snow to Colorado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A storm that toppled trees, caused scattered power outages and whipped up blinding dust storms brought blizzard conditions to parts of Colorado, where up to 20 inches of snow was expected in the mountains through Tuesday. With forecasters

NTSB probes case of texting helicopter pilot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Evidence gathered in an investigation of a fatal medical helicopter crash has raised questions about whether the pilot was distracted by personal text messages when he failed to refuel the helicopter before taking off and misjudged how far the aircraft

NTSB probes case of texting helicopter pilot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

NTSB: Pilot's texting contributed to copter crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Texting by the pilot of a medical helicopter contributed to a crash that killed four people, federal accident investigators declared Tuesday, and they approved a safety alert cautioning all pilots against using cellphones or other distracting devices

NKorea urges foreigners to vacate South Korea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be an attempt to keep the region on tenterhooks over its intentions. Analysts see a direct

Jackson Jr.'s House successor faces difficult road

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Democrat Robin Kelly should have little trouble winning the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. - the territory's been held by a Democrat since the early 1950s and she sailed through the primary with outside help from

Jackson Jr.'s House successor faces difficult road

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th