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Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By CRISTINA SILVAAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation - and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy. Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of Amy's Baking Co. in suburban Phoenix

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was

Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes

Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and

Senate panel approves immigration bill

Senate panel approves immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly

Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account

Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By TOM WITHERSAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments. Perez took down (at)chrisperez54 on Monday, not long after the two-time All-Star gave up a ninth-inning home run

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking at still

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
BERLIN (AP) - German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in communicating, emotional detachment and rigid or repetitive behavior. But

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By PETER ORSIAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) - The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to talk about their place in a socialist society whose leaders have referred to

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Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd packed the

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
SPOKANE, Wash. – The trial of Clay Starbuck, charged with killing his ex-wife Chanin and sexually violating her remains, entered its third week Monday at the Spokane County Courthouse. Chanin Starbuck was found strangled to death in her Deer Park home in December of 2011, and Clay

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday