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2 NYC boys found dead, swept away by storm waters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By EILEEN AJ CONNELLYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Two young brothers swept from the arms of their mother by the violent sea at the height of Superstorm Sandy were found dead in a marsh Thursday, a tragic exclamation mark on an epic storm. The boys, 2-year-old Brandon and 4-year-old Connor

Edwin Q. White, former AP Saigon chief, dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By OSKAR GARCIA and RICHARD PYLEAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - One night in 1969, as a salvo of Viet Cong rockets exploded in the streets of Saigon, Edwin Q. White paused after typing a dateline on his typewriter to light his pipe and reflect on his belief that as an American journalist, he

Spain: 3 dead, 2 hurt in Halloween party stampede

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - A stampede in an arena where thousands of people were attending a Halloween dance party killed three women and critically injured two others early Thursday, officials said. It happened just after 4 a.m. in a passageway within the venue leading to

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By The Associated Press The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 90 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5

Insurer says it won't cover armed Pinal Co. posse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

PHOENIX (AP) - An insurance pool that covers sheriff's volunteers in 11 of Arizona's 15 counties is changing its policies to exclude an armed volunteer posse that the state's second most famous sheriff plans to deploy to scan the desert for smugglers. Following legal warnings from

Meningitis outbreak toll: 377 illnesses, 28 deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled. Latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Illnesses: 377, including nine joint

A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 74 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 5.6 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8

Superstorm Sandy's extremes, by the numbers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press Hurricane Sandy, after killing at least 69 people in the Caribbean, streamed northward, merged with two wintry weather systems and socked the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes with wind, waves, rain and snow. Some figures associated with Sandy's rampage through the

Citizen board recommends BLM sterilize wild horses

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By SHANNON DININNYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The federal agency charged with managing wild horses and burros that roam freely across 11 Western states should consider sterilizing some mares to control booming mustang populations and protect rangelands, a citizen advisory panel

A day after Sandy, New Yorkers find a changed city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By COLLEEN LONG and ERIN McCLAMAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Stripped of its bustle and mostly cut off from the world, New York was left wondering Tuesday when its particular way of life - carried by subway, lit by skyline and powered by 24-hour deli - would return. Mayor Michael Bloomberg