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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By LARA JAKES and PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.

FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs. FEMA's Craig Fugate promises in an interview that officials won't desert Oklahoma, saying "We don't leave here

FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries. The

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster

Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the