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Crusaders drive past Whitworth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 17th

Courtesy Whitworth athletics SPOKANE, Wash. – Mary Hardin-Baylor took control over the final five minutes of each half and upset sixth-ranked Whitworth 71-63 in an NCAA Division III men's basketball sectional in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. The visiting Crusaders from Belton, Texas improved

Could global warming change tornado season, too?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped. These unpredictable, sometimes deadly storms plague the United States more than

Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with PTSD, New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and Greeks struggling through that country's financial

Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

Survivors of Calif sailboat race accident released

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five sailors who survived when their boat smashed into rocks during a race in storm-churned seas off Southern California, killing a fellow crewmember, have been released from San Diego hospitals. The survivors were treated for cuts, bruises and

1 dead, 5 rescued in Calif. sailboat race accident

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 9th

By DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A sailor died and five others had to be rescued after sending a mayday call during a race but then declining help from the Coast Guard and other boaters as their boat drifted in rough seas toward a rocky island shore off Southern California,

Steady US job gains likely continued in February

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Job growth probably continued at a modest but steady pace last month, buoyed by consumer spending and strength in the housing and auto industries. Economists forecast that employers added 152,000 jobs in February, according to a survey

Long-lived winter storm plagues New England

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A slow-moving storm centered far out in the Atlantic Ocean dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of New England, caused coastal flooding in Massachusetts and turned the morning commute in the region into a slushy crawl. Flooding from the enduring

Bin Laden spokesman pleads not guilty in NYC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A senior al-Qaida leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, captured in Jordan a week ago, pleaded not guilty Friday in a heavily secured New York courtroom to plotting against Americans before and immediately after the Sept. 11

US court charges al-Qaida spokesman on 9/11 crimes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle was charged Thursday with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the terror network's top propagandist who lauded the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 - and warned