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USS Enterprise carrier taken out of active service

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By BROCK VERGAKISAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015. The USS Enterprise ended its notable 51-year career during

EPA adopts water pollution rules for Florida

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By BILL KACZORAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a combination of state and federal water pollution rules for Florida after a lengthy court fight with environmental groups that favored the federal version, agency officials said late

Police: Wyo. murder-suicide happened during class

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in a Casper neighborhood Friday before killing a male teacher and himself in front of students in a community college classroom, causing a campus-wide lockdown as authorities tried to

Lost military jacket found on post-Sandy NJ beach

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Donna Gugger's heart was heavy as she sifted through the scattered debris and devastation left by Superstorm Sandy along the Jersey Shore. Pieces of broken furniture. Shards of metal. Chairs ripped off patios. Blue jeans tossed

Gilda's Club name change insult to late comedian?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By SCOTT BAUER and DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) - Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedian Gilda Radner. Nor might they remember Radner herself, an original cast member

House votes to name building after Tip O'Neill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted to name a federal building after Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, the Massachusetts Democrat who served as Speaker from 1977 to 1987. The legislation was sponsored by current Speaker John Boehner and his predecessor as Speaker, Nancy

Pot-enjoying Ohio defendant agrees to quit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

CINCINNATI (AP) - An avid marijuana user has agreed to give up his pastime to avoid a jail sentence from a southwest Ohio judge perplexed by his reluctance. Nineteen-year-old Damaine Mitchell got credit for time served for marijuana possession, ending that case. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge

AP IMPACT: NYC flood protection won't be easy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok can head down into the city's subways, they must first climb three feet of stairs to raised

Foggy crash a tragedy for Houston-area family

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - The children of a Houston-area couple killed during Thursday's massive interstate wreck in Texas say this year was the family's first Thanksgiving apart. Authorities are investigating the chain-reaction wreck that involved more than 100 vehicles, many of which were

5 people die in apartment fire in SW Missouri

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd

WHEATON, Mo. (AP) - Five people including a 7-year-old child died after a fire broke out at an apartment building in southwest Missouri, authorities said. Bob Lombard, chief of the Wheaton Fire Department, told The Associated Press the fire was reported about 3:20 a.m. Thursday. Fire crews arrived