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Feds: Many causes for dramatic bee disappearance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A new federal report blames a combination of problems for a mysterious and dramatic disappearance of U.S. honeybees since 2006. The intertwined factors cited include a parasitic mite, multiple viruses, bacteria, poor nutrition, genetics, habitat

Syrian troops advance in central city of Homs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by warplanes, Syrian government troops pushed Thursday into the central districts of the city of Homs in an effort to oust rebels from the country's third largest urban center, activists said. The regime pounded rebel-held districts with

Security casts shadow over Obama's Mexico trip

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is seeking to refocus economic relations between the U.S. and Mexico, even as fresh questions about security cooperation threaten to cast a shadow over the president's visit to the southern neighbor. Obama also

Security casts shadow over Obama's Mexico trip

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

Company IDs 7 killed in Afghanistan plane crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By COREY WILLIAMS, JEFF KAROUB and JOAN LOWYAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Jamie Brokaw was an experienced navigator who was no stranger to dangerous flying situations and had the skills to stay cool in the face of danger, according to close friend Chris Connerton. "He was a very good person and

NEW DETAILS ON KHQ.COM: U.S. Cargo Plane Crashes In Afghanistan; Americans Killed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

UPDATE: A U.S. cargo plane company has released the names of seven people killed when one of its planes crashed in Afghanistan. National Air Cargo Vice President Shirley Kaufman says six of the seven victims killed in Monday's crash outside Bagram Air Base were from Michigan,

Obama hints at potential military action in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signaled Tuesday he would consider U.S. military action against Syria if "hard, effective evidence" is found to bolster intelligence that chemical weapons have been used in the 2-year-old civil war. Among the

Company IDs 7 killed in Afghanistan plane crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By COREY WILLIAMS, JEFF KAROUB and JOAN LOWYAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Building model planes and working on real ones comprised Gary Stockdale's passion, filling the family's basement with models in his youth, jumping into aviation as a career at age 16 - and later working at two

Company IDs 7 killed in Afghanistan plane crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

Russia charging NASA $70 million per rocket seat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space, and the agency's leader is blaming Congress for the extra expense. NASA announced its latest contract with the Russian Space Agency on Tuesday. The $424