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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

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

Flood victims pray for dry weather as rivers crest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By JIM SUHR and JIM SALTERAssociated Press PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Flood-weary homeowners and sandbaggers across the Midwest are praying for a relenting of rains that have added more water to already swollen rivers blamed for swallowing up neighborhoods, fraying victims' patience along the

UK in dark mood as new recession may be confirmed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By DANICA KIRKAAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Recession may just be a word. But in Britain it may become a habit - and a dangerous one at that. It's possible that official figures on first quarter economic growth, to be released Thursday, could put the country back in recession, and tension is

Factory building collapse in Bangladesh kills 149

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Rescuers tried to free people believed trapped in the concrete rubble of a building housing mainly garment factories that collapsed in Bangladesh a day after workers complained cracks had developed in the structure. The death toll jumped

Charge Dismissed Against Idaho Deputy In Fatal Crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Prosecutors have dismissed a vehicular manslaughter charge filed against a former Payette County deputy who was involved in a fatal crash while responding to an emergency call in October 2011. Experts who reviewed the crash that killed 65-year-old Barry Johnson

A talented artist and now, bombing suspect's wife

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By MICHELLE R. SMITH, KATIE ZEZIMA and JACK GILLUMAssociated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Katherine Russell was a talented artist, a good student who grew up Christian, the daughter of a suburban doctor. Then she went off to college in Boston. A few years later, she had dropped out of school

NTSB probes safety testing of Boeing 787 batteries

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As airlines prepare to begin flying Boeing's beleaguered 787 Dreamliners again, federal investigators are looking at how regulators and the company tested and approved the plane's cutting-edge battery system, and whether the government cedes

NTSB probes safety testing of Boeing 787 batteries

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd