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Dear Mr. President: One glimpse of your nation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

By TED ANTHONYAP National Writer Dear Mr. President: There is a man in Jacksonville, Fla., named Bryan Stone. He is 60 years old and works at a company that helps people find better jobs. He describes himself as "more to the right than the left," though not all that far out from the middle. And he

Space station to get $18 million balloon-like room

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - NASA is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to replace the cumbersome "metal cans" that now serve as astronauts' homes in space with inflatable bounce-house-like habitats that can be deployed on the cheap. A $17.8 million test

Space station to get $18 million balloon-like room

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

Testimony: Colo. shooting suspect planned massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - As officials this week laid out the most detailed portrait yet of last year's Aurora movie theater massacre, they also mapped sometimes paradoxical behavior by the man accused of the rampage, James Holmes. At a hearing to determine

Light earthquake occurs near Alaska quake center

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A light earthquake has occurred near the spot where a major temblor struck over the weekend in Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the quake occurred at 5:46 a.m. Tuesday and had a preliminary magnitude of 4.0. It was centered 98 miles west-

U.S. Geological Survey: Earthquake Near Omak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

OMAK, Wash. (AP) - The U. S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 rattled the Omak area at 5:39 a.m. Tuesday. A dispatcher for the Okanogan County sheriff's office says it had one call from someone who felt the quake, but no reports of damage.(Copyright

U.S. Geological Survey: Earthquake Near Omak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that followed caused concern in some coastal communities, with

Venezuela's Chavez fighting severe lung infection

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 4th

By IAN JAMESAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is being treated for "respiratory deficiency" after complications from a severe lung infection, his government said, pointing to a deepening crisis for the ailing 58-year-old president. Chavez hasn't spoken

Hawaii lieutenant gov. picked to fill Senate seat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 26th

By BECKY BOHRERAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz on Wednesday was appointed the state's next U.S. senator, bucking the dying wishes of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye to win the support of Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Schatz, a 40-year-old former nonprofit CEO who ran with