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Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press TELESCOPE, Grenada (AP) - The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold

KC-135 Stratotanker That Crashed Has Been Used By U.S. Air Force For Over 50 Years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

KHQ.COM - The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker's principal mission is air refueling. This unique asset greatly enhances the USAF's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps

Syrian troops advance in central city of Homs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by warplanes, Syrian government troops pushed Thursday into the central districts of the city of Homs in an effort to oust rebels from the country's third largest urban center, activists said. The regime pounded rebel-held districts with

Women's groups decry appeal on morning-after pill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated

Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered

Tom Hanks and Cyndi Lauper among Tony Awards nominees

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

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Syrian TV: Bombing in Damascus kills 13 people

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By ALBERT AJIAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A powerful bomb rocked central Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people according to Syrian TV, and sowing fear and chaos in a busy commercial district of the capital for the second consecutive day. The Syrian prime minister narrowly escaped an

Monster hurricane watch at Saturn's North Pole

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across. That's 20 times larger than the typical eye of a hurricane here on

Man wounded after pulling gun in Utah police lobby

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By BRADY MCCOMBSAssociated Press WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - A man who told authorities months ago that he wanted to be killed by police entered a suburban Salt Lake City police station Monday and pointed a gun at an officer and a records clerk, prompting another officer to open fire on him,

Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By The Associated Press Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. Six months later, the region is still