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Shooting at Colo. pot holiday gathering injures 2

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Gunfire erupted at a Denver pot celebration Saturday, injuring two people and scattering a crowd of thousands who had gathered for the first 4/20 counterculture holiday since the state legalized marijuana. The man and woman who were shot were expected

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and JACK GILLUMAssociated Press There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

Jude Law writes to WTO against seal trade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

LONDON (AP) - Actor Jude Law has written to the World Trade Organization to urge it to uphold a European Union ban on seal fur. The British actor was writing on behalf of animal protection group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which released the letter on Saturday. The EU banned

Sun-powered plane completes California test flight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

By HAVEN DALEYAssociated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the San Francisco Bay area in a successful test flight. Considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane, the Solar Impulse took off from

FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 flights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials intend to lift the order grounding the beleaguered 787 Dreamliner after accepting Boeing's revamped battery system even though the root cause of battery failures that led to a fire on one plane and smoke on another remains unknown

Asia stocks up as investors look to G-20 summit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets posted modest gains Friday, ignoring a raft of disappointing U.S. corporate earnings as officials from the world's biggest economies meet in Washington to search for ways to remedy sluggish global growth. Group of 20

Capital One 1Q profit drops 25 pct; sales up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By ALEX VEIGAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Capital One Financial Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter net income tumbled 25 percent from the same period last year, when the lender booked a hefty gain from its acquisition of online bank ING Direct. Across its segments, Capital One

Key facts about the plant explosion in West, Texas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press A fertilizer plant exploded in the small Central Texas farming community of West, about 20 miles north of Waco, leaving as many as 15 people dead and at least 160 injured. A look at the facts: THE EXPLOSION

EPA blamed for delays in asbestos study in Montana

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure. The