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Gas Prices Crash? Prices Drop 10 Cents In Three Weeks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

KHQ.COM - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped ten cents over the past three weeks. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.38. Midgrade costs an average of $3.55 a

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

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

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,

Thousands protest Spain's health care austerity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Thousands of Spanish medical workers and residents angered by budget cuts and plans to partly privatize the cherished national health service marched through some of Madrid's most famous squares on Sunday. More than 5,000 people rallied in

South African icon Nelson Mandela hospitalized

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a military hospital Saturday for medical tests, though the nation's president told the public there was "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health. The

BMW recalls X5 SUVs for steering problem

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

DETROIT (AP) - BMW is recalling nearly 250,000 X5 SUVs worldwide because a bolt can break and cause the loss of power-assisted steering. The recall affects X5 xDrive 35d models with diesel engines from the 2009 through 2012 model years. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says

Dutch call off search for 6 missing crewmen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - Rescuers called off search efforts for six missing crewmen Thursday from a cargo ship that sank in the North Sea after a collision with another vessel. The presumed death toll is 11 - taking into account the missing and five bodies found so far

Sandy brings economic booms, busts to Northeast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time jobs to

US Reps. expect deeper look at NJ derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press CLARKSBORO, N.J. (AP) - Federal regulations require inspections of rail bridges and other infrastructure and reports on accidents, but leave it to freight railroad owners to do the work themselves. After a derailment that released thousands of gallons of a