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Biden reporting progress on gun executive actions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is reporting progress on President Barack Obama's initiatives to reduce gun violence, but says the most important step would be getting a reluctant Congress to pass new firearms laws. Vice President Joe Biden was announcing

EU presents post-Fukushima nuclear safety rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission proposed tougher nuclear safety rules Thursday, amid international debate about the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging plants. Stress tests on European nuclear plants prompted by the 2011 disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant showed

1 man dead in 27-car Nevada sandstorm pileup

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 11th

By MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver, seriously injuring several other people and sapping already thin emergency resources, officials said. Humboldt

Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - A fire breaks out in a Chinese factory, and panicked workers discover one exit after another is locked. That describes not only the poultry plant fire that killed 119 people Monday, but a toy-factory blaze that left 87 workers dead 20 years

U.S. Senators Murray, Cantwell Release Statements On I-5 Bridge Collapse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

**Press release from U.S. Senator Patty Murray** Thursday night, U.S. Senator Patty Murray released the following statement in response to the I-5 bridge collapse in Skagit County, WA. "I am closely monitoring the situation at the I-5 bridge in Skagit County, and my staff is working

U.S. Senators Murray, Cantwell Release Statements On I-5 Bridge Collapse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

Photos Show Downed Tanker Was From Kansas Unit; No Word On Where The Crew Is From

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

UPDATE FROM U.S. NAVY INSTITUTE - Remains of the KC-135 that crashed Friday in Kyrgyzstan appear to be from an aircraft based at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. as part of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. An Associated Press photograph from the scene show a vertical stabilizer from the crashed

Carnival: No reimbursement to US for disabled ship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Carnival Corp. says all maritime interests must assist without question those in trouble at sea, a duty that would not include reimbursing the U.S. government nearly $780,000 for costs associated with the rescue of the crippled Triumph cruise ship.

2 killed, dozens injured in bus crash near Dallas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 11th

By DAVID WARREN and JOHN L. MONEAssociated Press IRVING, Texas (AP) - At least two people were killed and more than 40 were hospitalized after a charter bus careened off a North Texas highway and flipped onto its side Thursday, drawing a large emergency response as rescue crews struggled to reach

1 dead, kids OK in N. Illinois school bus crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By JASON KEYSER and REGINA GARCIA CANOAssociated Press WADSWORTH, Ill. (AP) - A school bus carrying children to their elementary school Friday morning crashed into a Jeep, spun around and then hit another vehicle before flipping onto its side, killing one adult and sending dozens of children to