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Ohio St. president retires after Notre Dame jabs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State University President Gordon Gee abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn Catholics" at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools. The

7 hurt in explosion at suburban NYC college

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By JIM FITZGERALDAssociated Press NYACK, N.Y. (AP) - A presumed natural gas explosion in a college building Tuesday blew out windows, sent a door sailing through the air and injured seven people, but authorities said none of the injuries was life-threatening. After the blast, gas rose to "explosive

Chrysler refuses US request to recall vehicles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) - A defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million Jeeps the government says are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Chrysler a letter asking that the

Forest Service to hire 500 fewer firefighters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As dry conditions set the stage for another difficult fire season, the Forest Service said Tuesday it will hire 500 fewer firefighters than last year because of automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress. The agency will still be able to fight

Forest Service to hire 500 fewer firefighters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - A fire breaks out in a Chinese factory, and panicked workers discover one exit after another is locked. That describes not only the poultry plant fire that killed 119 people Monday, but a toy-factory blaze that left 87 workers dead 20 years

Thousands go home as wildfire calms north of LA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By ROBERT JABLONAssociated Press PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - Dennis Immel's neighbors, even his wife, followed official orders and fled as a huge wildfire approached his lakeside neighborhood in northern Los Angeles County. But Immel, after stocking up on fire hoses and nozzles, remained. His house

Fort Hood victims upset; suspect can question them

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 4th

By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford says he will never forget locking eyes with the gunman who entered a Fort Hood building Nov. 5, 2009, then unleashed a burst of gunfire into a crowd of soldiers preparing for deployment. Retired Staff Sgt

Bears, bad meat among issues faced by flooded town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 3rd

GALENA, Alaska (AP) - Yukon River flooding that knocked out power to the Alaska village of Galena has brought on a number of secondary problems, including how to keep bears away from hundreds of pounds of game meat that has spoiled in residents' refrigerators and freezers. The flood caused by

Boston fire chief resigns, citing bomb criticism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 3rd

By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Boston's fire chief announced his resignation Monday, saying public criticism from his deputies for the way he responded to the marathon bombings has made it impossible for him to do his job. Chief Steve Abraira said in a letter that his resignation