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China's presumed next leader reappears in public

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping reappeared in public Saturday after a two-week absence that sparked rumors about his health and questions about the stability of the country's succession process. State media said Xi toured exhibits at China

Reno Air Race disaster recounted from cockpits

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MARTIN GRIFFITH and SCOTT SONNERAssociated Press STEAD, Nev. (AP) - Two-time champion Steve Hinton Jr. thought the National Championship Air Races would never run again. The 24-year-old pilot and son of a former six-time champ of the same name was convinced it was all over a year ago when

Guatemala eruption turns to tourist draw

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By ALBERTO ARCE and ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) - A terrifying eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes tapered off Friday into a draw for delighted tourists, who snapped photos from a neighboring colonial city and made plans to take night hikes

Crop insurance losses begin to mount amid drought

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By ROXANA HEGEMANAssociated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Thousands of farmers are filing insurance claims this year after drought and triple-digit temperatures burned up crops across the nation's Corn Belt, and some experts are predicting record insurance losses - exacerbated by changes that

Guatemala volcano erupts outside tourist center

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By ALBERTO ARCE and ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press ESCUINTLA, Guatemala (AP) - A long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers)

Major airlines raise some fares $10 each way

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

DALLAS (AP) - Led by Southwest Airlines, several airlines are raising prices again. Southwest raised fares Wednesday by $10 per round trip on about 10 percent of its routes. United Airlines expanded the increase later in the day to cover most of its U.S. flights. "We raised fares to cover the

Phoenix, Vegas residents awed by missile contrail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By BOB CHRISTIEAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - People across the Southwest got an early morning show in the sky Thursday, courtesy of a trio of unarmed missiles fired from New Mexico, one of which left a brilliant contrail that changed colors as it was illuminated by the rising sun. The

Tropical Storm Nadine near hurricane-strength

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nadine is near hurricane-strength in the Atlantic, while Tropical Storm Kristy is strengthening somewhat in the Pacific off the Mexico coast. The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday that Nadine was 820 miles east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles

Seattle is sun-splashed while SW deals with rain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By CHRIS GRYGIEL and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Heavy rains and flooding in the Southwest? A near-record dry streak in Seattle? The seemingly counterintuitive weather is not necessarily unusual for this time of year, but it's striking when compared with the usual

A look at Old Farmer's Almanac weather predictions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

A look at the Old Farmer's Almanac weather predictions for 2013: -Northeast: Winter will be colder and drier than normal; spring will be warmer and drier in the north and warmer and wetter in the south; summer will be drier with average temperatures. -Atlantic Corridor: Winter will be colder