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NTSB urges safety technologies be made standard

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The government should require automakers to make the latest collision prevention technologies standard equipment on all new cars and trucks, a move that could reduce fatal highway accidents by more than half, federal accident investigators said

NTSB: No distress call before police chopper crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

ATLANTA (AP) - Two officers in an Atlanta police helicopter made no distress calls before the aircraft collided with wires atop a power pole and crashed, killing them, according to a preliminary report from federal transportation investigators. The crew wasn't communicating with air traffic

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT OBAMA HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE PETRAEUS SCANDAL The president will hold a news conference at 1:30 p.m., but it's not clear if he'll address whether national

Experts: Analysis of Indiana blast could take time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly Indianapolis house explosion got more support for their theory that natural gas was a factor Wednesday when an attorney for the owner of a home at the core of the blast said his client's 12

3 pilots flying to safety meet die in Miss. crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Three pilots flying together to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went up in flames. The three men had just taken off from Hawkins Field Airport in

Law enforcement union sues over Walker's law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By SCOTT BAUERAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A law enforcement union filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a Wisconsin law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers. The lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association seeks to

Good Housekeeping picks top toys for holidays

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Not all the testers for Good Housekeeping's annual Best Toys list wear lab coats. Some are barely out of diapers. For its 2012 list, engineers reviewed hundreds of toys for safety and educational merits. But the true test comes from 140 kids, ages 3

False info in NY lottery led to arrest in $5M scam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - The New York State Lottery put out false information to snare two Syracuse-area brothers accused of scamming a customer out of a winning $5 million scratch-off ticket. Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman put out the bogus story last month, saying that 34-year-old Andy Ashkar

Report: FDA wanted to close Mass pharmacy in 2003

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly a decade ago, federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the pharmacy linked to a recent deadly meningitis outbreak until it cleaned up its operations, according to congressional investigators. About 440 people have been sickened by

France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The U.S. also recognized the leadership body announced in Qatar on