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Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida. The storms will hold off long enough to let Christmas Eve bonfires

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

Victim's brother pushing police to find shooter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press ROCKWELL, N.C. (AP) - Al Gentry is running out of time to find his brother's killer. After years of chasing leads, he thought he'd found the person responsible for the 1986 murder - an elderly Georgia widow who was married to his brother and left a

Egypt's draft charter gets 'yes' majority in vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By HAMZA HENDAWI and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution received a "yes" majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil. Passage is a

FBI: Escaped inmates took cab near Chicago jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Two convicted bank robbers who pulled off a daring overnight escape from a high-rise Chicago jail had changed from their prison garb by the time they hopped into a cab near the lock-up, investigators said Wednesday as they expanded their

Right-to-work Nevada a rare bright spot for labor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press The future of the American labor movement may lie just off the Las Vegas Strip, inside a squat building huddled in the shadow of the Stratosphere casino. That's the home of the Culinary Workers Local 226, a fast-growing union of hotel and casino

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press ___ Holiday shoppers may see big discounts soon NEW YORK (AP) - If shoppers don't show up in stores soon, more "70 percent off" sale signs will. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have slowed,

Body of worker recovered in W.Va. coal slurry pond

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

LUMBERPORT, W.Va. (AP) - Search crews have recovered the body of a worker missing since Nov. 30 in a West Virginia coal slurry pond. Consol Energy spokeswoman Lynn Seay said Friday that the body of 58-year-old Markel J. Koon of Shinnston was found inside the cab of the bulldozer he was driving when

Southwest to charge customers who don't show up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines Co. will start charging a no-show fee for passengers who fail to cancel tickets before their flights. The company also said Friday that fees on early check-in and oversized bags are going up. And it repeated a longtime goal

Large Earthquake Strikes Off California Coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and Mexico. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was recorded at 2:36 a.m. (1036 GMT) Friday, 163 miles (262 kilometers) south