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Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the

Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing

Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press WEST, Texas (AP) - When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent

Google poised to show off latest devices, services

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering, scheduled

Google poised to show off latest devices, services

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

READ IT: Timeline Released In The Deputy Shootout Involving Charles Wallace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

KHQ.COM - Spokane county sheriff's office releases timeline of events leading up to Deputy Shootout on June 19, 2012. The Report Includes information from Sheriff's Office and Us Marshals office. The Report starts in November of 2011, and concludes with a detailed breakdown of June 19,

READ IT: Timeline Released In The Deputy Shootout Involving Charles Wallace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

Teacher removes explosive from Colorado school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A teacher removed a suspicious package left inside a northern Colorado school that was later determined to be an active explosive, authorities said Tuesday. However, police in Lafayette were cautious about calling the teacher a hero. "That would not

Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national