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Why you need an emergency fund

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By Andrew Housser "Extra" money can be hard to come by these days. And when you do find a little extra in your budget (or pocket), one of the hardest things to do can be to set it aside just in case you need it later. However, building an emergency fund is one of the smartest things you can do

UPDATE: Head-On Crash On Hwy. 195 Just South Of Union Town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

UPDATE: The roadway is now back open. The identities of those involved are still not known. As soon as we learn new details we'll post them. PREVIOUS STORY: BREAKING NEWS: Emergency crews are on the scene of a 2 car head-on injury crash on Hwy. 195 just south of Union Town. Both lanes are

UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" demands of the crisis-hit country's bailout program. U.N. independent expert Cephas

Swiss central bank keeps some gold in UK, Canada

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) - The Swiss National Bank has for the first time disclosed where it stashes its 1,040 tons of gold, saying almost a third is kept overseas, in Britain and Canada. Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan told an annual shareholders' meeting on

Spending cuts may deep-six crucial flood gauges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government's automatic budget cuts. Some are in the nine states threatened with spring flooding

FAA order formally lifts Boeing 787 grounding

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators are telling airlines they can fly Boeing's 787 Dreamliners again as soon as they replace its problematic lithium ion batteries with a revamped battery system. A Federal Aviation Administration safety order posted online Thursday

Miranda warning, then silence from bombing suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By PETE YOST, LARA JAKES and RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he'd just been read his constitutional rights. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev immediately stopped talking

Top ECB official cautions: rate cuts have costs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By BY DAVID McHUGHAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, German (AP) - A top European Central Bank official warned Thursday that another interest rate cut might not be much help for eurozone countries in recession - because already low rates are not getting through to businesses and consumers. Joerg

Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West, Texas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By Associated Press WEST, Texas (AP) - On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene

UPDATE: Crash On I-90; Person Ejected From Vehicle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

UPDATE: The driver fell asleep, according to the Washington State Patrol. The driver is identified as 30-year-old David Richard Rowberry of Spokane. He had two passengers with him: Jennifer Rowberry and Gracie Rowberry. They were all injured. Their injuries are not life-threatening. The