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Sandy leads to Thanksgiving rental car shortage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Thanksgiving travelers who have yet to rent a car in the Northeast are out of luck: Superstorm Sandy has created a shortage. The storm has damaged thousands of cars - including those owned by rental companies. The loss of vehicles has been

UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli guilty of fraud

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - A rogue trader who lost $2.2 billion in bad deals at Swiss bank UBS was sentenced to 7 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted in what prosecutors called the biggest fraud case in U.K. banking history. Ghanaian-born Kweku Adoboli, 32, exceeded

Study: NJ beaches 30-40 feet narrower after storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SPRING LAKE, N.J. (AP) - The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate on whether federal dollars should be used to replenish stretches of sand that only a

SLIDESHOW: State Patrol Car Hit By Tree Catches Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

NASELLE, Wash. (AP) - A Washington State Patrol trooper had stopped at a mudslide on Highway 101 near Naselle when the mudslide carried a tree into the trooper's car. Then patrol car was hit by another car and both cars and the tree burned. Trooper Russ Winger says it was the worst of

Superstorm shines light on federal beach program

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SPRING LAKE, N.J. (AP) - Towns along the Jersey shore that made use of federal money to build up beaches came through Superstorm Sandy with far less damage than those that didn't, findings that are sure to intensify a debate that has raged for years over the

NY's Bellevue resumes nonemergency walk-in service

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

NEW YORK (AP) - Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City has reopened its nonemergency walk-in services after suffering what officials called "devastating damage" from Superstorm Sandy. But hospital officials announced Monday that full services at the East Side facility won't resume until

3 richest pirates of all time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By Mack Alvin These days, it seems like the only rich and famous pirates and buccaneers are big-contract professional athletes. The trade of a traditional seafaring pirate was a potentially lucrative endeavor between the 17th and 18th centuries. However, it was only lucrative for the hardened few

3 richest pirates of all time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. NO LETUP IN VIOLENCE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS Palestinian militants continued to barrage Israel with rockets, and Israel announced it was widening its offensive to

Sandy a super test for Bloomberg, Christie, Cuomo

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor