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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling. Normal commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak

Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO. The appointment of the 46-year-old Lawler comes after a tough year during which Chesapeake's board ousted its founder and the company worked to shore up its finances. The new CEO

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what is

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By JOSHUA FREEDAP Airlines Writer United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane,

US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according

Commuters warned of traffic mess for up to 1 week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By STEPHEN SINGERAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday. Malloy used dire

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to

UPDATE: Winning Powerball Numbers!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

UPDATE: The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 02-11-26-34-41, Powerball: 32 PREVIOUS COVERAGE: DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an

Numbers drawn for $360M Powerball jackpot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a Powerball of 32. The jackpot is considered the third largest in Powerball history and the

3-man space crew returns safely to Earth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, American Thomas Marshburn and Russian Roman