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Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between

Idaho Nurse Assistant Pleads Guilty To Taking Pain Meds

Idaho Nurse Assistant Pleads Guilty To Taking Pain Meds
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - An east-central Idaho nursing assistant has pleaded guilty to removing pain patches from elderly patients at a nursing home so she could use them herself to get high.    The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/10TzINT) that 23-year-old Ashley Wornek of

Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases

Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press WEST, Texas (AP) - When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent

Hole-in-one as Obama golfs with 3 senators

Hole-in-one as Obama golfs with 3 senators
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - So much for overshadowing your rivals, Mr. President. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss didn't seem fazed by a rare congressional invitation to golf with President Barack Obama Monday, sinking a hole-in-one on the par-three 11th hole. The ace

Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policy

Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) - The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in liability coverage, lawyers said

Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured

Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure. The counterintuitive findings by researchers at Harvard

Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured

Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure. The counterintuitive findings by researchers at Harvard

Poll: Aging US in denial about long-term care need

Poll: Aging US in denial about long-term care need
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready. A new poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for this difficult and

Poll: Aging US in denial about long-term care need

Poll: Aging US in denial about long-term care need
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready. A new poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for this difficult and

Prayer and waiting in Texas town rocked by blast

Prayer and waiting in Texas town rocked by blast
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st
By PAUL J. WEBER and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press WEST, Texas (AP) - The First Baptist Church in the tiny Texas town where a fertilizer plant exploded is still off-limits, so the Rev. John Crowder put folding chairs in a hay pasture and improvised a pulpit on a truck flatbed. At the