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Evacuation order lifted after Ind. chemical fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - Hundreds of northern Indiana residents returned home Saturday after spending the night at shelters, hotels or with relatives after a chemical fire at a vacant plant that's in the midst of a federally supervised cleanup ousted them from their homes. Mishawaka Battalion

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire Friday night amended an emergency proclamation to include a ban on all outdoor and agricultural burning for all counties east of the crest of the Cascades beginning immediately, and continuing until midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 18th. "With more warm,

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

Egypt's Christians anxious, anticipate troubles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Christians gathered Friday in front of a Cairo cathedral holding signs denouncing a film that mocked the Prophet Muhammad amid fears that Muslims will take out their anger on Egypt's minority community. The country's 8 million Coptic

Navy awards contract for Maine sub repair planning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

KITTERY, Maine (AP) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a $94 million contract for planning and ordering materials for the repair of a submarine severely damaged by fire while in dry dock in Maine. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday it awarded the contract to a team led by General Dynamics Electric

Wildfire erupts in LA near Getty Center art museum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire has erupted in Los Angeles in the hills near the Getty Center art museum, an area of steep terrain dotted with clusters of mansions. Fire spokesman Cecil Manresa said Friday the fire is burning through two acres of brush above the Sepulveda Pass on the east side of

Marine unit heading to Sudan in wake of violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. official says an elite Marine rapid response team is headed to Sudan in the wake of violence and protests against the embassy in Khartoum. The deployment comes as Sudanese police opened fire on protesters trying to climb the walls of

Northeast Ohio campus evacuated after bomb threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

HIRAM, Ohio (AP) - Campus officials say a small college in northeast Ohio has been evacuated because of a bomb threat. Hiram (HY'-rehm) College posted a statement on its website saying it received a bomb threat Friday afternoon and is taking the threat seriously. The school says safety teams

2 Marines killed in attack in southern Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Heavily armed insurgents attacked a British air base in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding several other troops, U.S. officials said. An estimated 16 Taliban fighters were also killed in the assault,