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AP source: Delta-Virgin Atlantic deal is close

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By JOSHUA FREEDAP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines Inc. is close to buying a stake in Virgin Atlantic for between $300 million to $500 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because a deal has not been

Jenni Rivera, soulful, troubled Mexican music star

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By E.J. TAMARA and NATALIA CANOAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful singing style and frank discussion of personal troubles powered her to the heights of a male-dominated

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

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

German airport security workers stage strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

BERLIN (AP) - A German union has called security personnel at airports around the country - including Frankfurt, the nation's busiest - out on a several-hour strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. The ver.di service workers' union said members working for private security companies

NTSB: singer Rivera dead in Mexican plane crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By PORFIRIO IBARRA and GALIA GARCIA-PALAFOXAssociated Press MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in

Police: Airport security officer killed in Ohio

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

CLEVELAND (AP) - A Transportation Security Administration officer was fatally shot by her husband Sunday before he killed himself on an off-site parking lot at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, authorities said. Before turning the gun on himself, the husband fired at a second TSA employee

Singer feared dead in Mexican plane crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By PORFIRO IBARRA and GALIA GARCIA-PALAFOXAssociated Press MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar,

Peru's capital highly vulnerable to major quake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By FRANK BAJAK and CARLA SALAZARAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) - The earthquake all but flattened colonial Lima, the shaking so violent that people tossed to the ground couldn't get back up. Minutes later, a 50-foot (15-meter) wall of Pacific Ocean crashed into the adjacent port of

Tsunami warning lifted for strong Japan earthquake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several people along the northeastern coast were reportedly