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Amid investigation, coal exports at record levels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press DECKER, Mont. (AP) - From the time coal is scooped from the depths of the Spring Creek strip mine in Montana's wide-open Powder River Basin until it travels more than 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to power plants in South Korea, the price can increase

Carnival: No reimbursement to US for disabled ship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Carnival Corp. says all maritime interests must assist without question those in trouble at sea, a duty that would not include reimbursing the U.S. government nearly $780,000 for costs associated with the rescue of the crippled Triumph cruise ship.

Judge fines Costa $1.3M for Concordia wreck

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 10th

ROME (AP) - A judge in Tuscany fined Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA 1 million euros ($1.3 million) Wednesday for the 2012 shipwreck of the Concordia cruise ship that killed 32 people. Costa had asked for a plea bargain deal to respond to the administrative sanctions, which under Italian law

Spring storm moves east, bringing snow to Colorado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A storm that toppled trees, caused scattered power outages and whipped up blinding dust storms brought blizzard conditions to parts of Colorado, where up to 20 inches of snow was expected in the mountains through Tuesday. With forecasters

Powerful winds lash California, Arizona

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Powerful winds raked much of California on Monday, toppling trees, causing scattered power outages, whipping up blinding dust storms, and sending waves crashing ashore as a vigorous spring weather system swept through the state on its way

Calif. governor looks to China for investments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

By JULIET WILLIAMSAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and wants to keep the state moving forward in its slow recovery from the recession. Where better to go searching for the

Calif. governor looks to China for investments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

Chile port workers end strikes halting exports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chilean port workers are returning to work after reaching a deal to end three weeks of strikes that blocked exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp. The stoppage in the world's No.1 copper producing nation began in the northern port of Angamos when workers demanded a 30-

Chile port strikes block copper, fruit exports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and EVA VERGARAAssociated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile are blocking exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp and keeping thousands of workers idle. The stoppage in the world's top copper producing nation began in the northern

Worker thrown from Ala. dock where ship torn loose

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and PHILLIP LUCASAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities were searching for a shipyard worker who was thrown into the water in strong winds that also tore a troubled Carnival cruise ship away from its mooring at an Alabama port. The man was one of two people in a