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House group finalizing immigration bill

House group finalizing immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Republicans and Democrats in the House is finalizing a sweeping immigration bill that offers work permits and the eventual prospect of citizenship to millions of people living illegally in the United States, aides say. That path to

Chile port strikes block copper, fruit exports

Chile port strikes block copper, fruit exports
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and EVA VERGARAAssociated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile are blocking exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp and keeping thousands of workers idle. The stoppage in the world's top copper producing nation began in the northern

Aid groups: US should send cash, not food, abroad

Aid groups: US should send cash, not food, abroad
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, former President Bill Clinton apologized for long championing food aid policies that helped Arkansas rice growers but made it harder for the impoverished country to grow its own crop. Floods of imports of U

Cornell wrestler charged with raping woman

Cornell wrestler charged with raping woman
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th
By JOHN KEKISAssociated Press ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - A Cornell University wrestler accused of raping another student as she slept was arrested after the victim's companion snapped pictures of the young man lying on the bed, his pants partway down, and then looked his name up on the athletic

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets. The company boosted its full-year

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets. The company boosted its full-year

Scientists: China bird virus likely silent threat

Scientists: China bird virus likely silent threat
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of a bird flu strain that has killed three people in China said Wednesday that the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able to spread among poultry without

Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program

Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who have come

Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program

Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who have come

Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program

Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who have come