Thousands in US mark 10th day without electricity after ice storm

More than 30,000 homes and businesses remained without power in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Wednesday, more than a week after an ice storm hit the Midwest.

Customers in some rural areas were expected to be without power until Christmas, though Oklahoma's utility companies predicted that most service would be restored by Thursday.

The two-day storm caused 27 deaths in Oklahoma, most in traffic accidents, the state Medical Examiner's office said.

President George W. Bush issued a major disaster declaration Tuesday for seven Oklahoma …