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UPDATE: Local Schools Have A Plan In Place To Protect Our Children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

SPOKANE, Wash. - After the tragic Connecticut shooting that left 27 dead at an elementary school, including 20 children, school districts across the Inland Northwest are sharing their safety protocols with parents. Several districts have emailed parents to review the steps that are taken on a

UPDATE: Local Schools Have A Plan In Place To Protect Our Children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

Officials: Libyan government slowing investigation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. counterterrorism officials told lawmakers Thursday that uncooperative or less-than-capable local law enforcement in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia is slowing the search for suspects in the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Barack Obama will decide shortly how many U.S. troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led coalition military mission ends in December 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday as he opened

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

APNewsBreak: Explo faced scrutiny before La. scare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press DOYLINE, La. (AP) - The explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town has come under scrutiny for explosions and its handling of dangerous materials before, and it was so far behind on its rent that the Louisiana National Guard

Cleanup continues to site of NJ train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - Workers are continuing to remove debris at the scene of a New Jersey freight train derailment that released hazardous gas into the air. Seven cars on an 84-car train derailed on or near a swivel-style bridge over Mantua Creek in Paulsboro more than a week ago. A tanker car

Peru's capital highly vulnerable to major quake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By FRANK BAJAK and CARLA SALAZARAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) - The earthquake all but flattened colonial Lima, the shaking so violent that people tossed to the ground couldn't get back up. Minutes later, a 50-foot (15-meter) wall of Pacific Ocean crashed into the adjacent port of

NY mostly ignored reports warning of superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm of historic proportions, spelling out scenarios eerily similar to what actually

Hundreds of fishermen missing in Philippine storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated Press NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) - The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated the Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300 fishermen at sea, officials said. The fishermen from