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Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. And so she raced against the storm. She had 30 miles to cover from her job in Edmond to Plaza Towers Elementary School,

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. She always thought the closet just inside her front door was

Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St. Paul park. St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Jim Smith said crews found the body late in the morning after they came up with a plan

Crime Tracker: String Of Robberies Sparks Warning From SPD

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

SPOKANE, Wash - A string of robberies in the Spokane area is prompting a warning from Spokane Police. They're telling people not to step in and stop the crime. Instead, they want people to be good witnesses and help remember suspect descriptions, etc. The warning comes after a

Crime Tracker: String Of Robberies Sparks Warning From SPD

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper

Bangladesh: Owners' many failings led to collapse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By FARID HOSSAINAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality" construction materials, to the massive, vibrating equipment

Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry disaster in history, the committee head said

FDA panel backs experimental Merck insomnia drug

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal panel of medical experts said that an experimental insomnia drug from Merck & Co. Inc. appears safe and effective, despite evidence from company trials that the pill can cause daytime sleepiness and difficulty driving. A majority of

Soldier charged with videotaping women

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom. The Army said Wednesday that Sgt. 1st Class Michael McClendon is facing