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US roads, airports unready for extreme weather

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's lifelines - its roads, airports, railways and transit systems - are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders imagined, leaving states and cities searching for ways to brace for more catastrophes like

At public meetings, fights over prayer drag on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the business of zoning changes, contract approvals and trash pickup. But citizens are increasingly

Eco hybrid is most fuel-efficient Malibu ever

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ANN M. JOBFor The Associated Press The family-size, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco hybrid sedan is the most fuel efficient Malibu ever, with a combined city/highway federal government mileage rating of 29 miles per gallon. This is 11.5 percent higher than the combined mileage of any non-hybrid

Obama hails ceasefire between Israel, Hamas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing a cease-fire agreement to end a week of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The White House said Obama talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and

Ind. justices weigh largest school voucher program

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Supreme Court justices weighing the legality of the nation's largest school voucher program made clear during a packed hearing Wednesday that the program's fate may rest on whether it primarily benefits students' parents

UN report: Rwanda commanding Congo rebel force

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Rwandan military is commanding and supporting the rebel force that overtook a major city in eastern Congo this week, a United Nations report released Wednesday said. Uganda is also providing more subtle but

Judge extends Ariel Winter's guardianship; evidence of emotional abuse found

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By Robyn Ross, Modern Family's Ariel Winter will remain under the temporary guardianship of her sister after evidence of emotional abuse by her mother was presented in court, The Associated Press reports. See photos of Ariel Winter

Judge extends Ariel Winter's guardianship; evidence of emotional abuse found

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

Report: Wis. temple shooter had no drugs in system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - A white supremacist with a history of alcohol problems had no drugs in his system when he walked into a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee this summer and fatally shot six people before killing himself, according to a toxicology report released

Minn. man buys surplus NC light tower for research

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - To the government, it was a defunct offshore light tower that hadn't helped ships navigate the waters off North Carolina in more than a decade. To a Minnesota entrepreneur, the platform out in the Atlantic is a launching pad for