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Surviving hell in a Bangladesh factory collapse

Surviving hell in a Bangladesh factory collapse
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th
By GILLIAN WONG, CHRIS BLAKE and TIM SULLIVANAssociated Press SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Merina was so tired. It had been three days since the garment factory where she worked had collapsed around her, three days since she'd moved more than a few inches. In that time she'd had nothing to eat

Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later

Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th
By The Associated Press Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. Six months later, the region is still

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. The researchers also found that more than a half million

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. The report also found that more than a half million of

Police: 4 people stabbed at Albuquerque church

Police: 4 people stabbed at Albuquerque church
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th
By RUSSELL CONTRERASAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A man jumped over several pews at an Albuquerque Catholic church and stabbed several members in the choir area just as Mass was ending Sunday, Albuquerque police said. According to authorities, Lawrence Capener, 24, walked up to the

Pyongyang glitters, but rest of NKorea still dark

Pyongyang glitters, but rest of NKorea still dark
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon. Glossy construction downtown has altered the Pyongyang skyline. Inside supermarkets where shopgirls wear French designer labels, people with money

Pyongyang glitters, but rest of NKorea still dark

Pyongyang glitters, but rest of NKorea still dark
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon. Glossy construction downtown has altered the Pyongyang skyline. Inside supermarkets where shopgirls wear French designer labels, people with money

UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action

UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th
By DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" demands of the crisis-hit country's bailout program. U.N. independent expert Cephas

Red line: Obama cautious on Syria chemical weapons

Red line: Obama cautious on Syria chemical weapons
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th
By JULIE PACE and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his "calculus" about U.S. military involvement in the 2-year-old civil war - but said too little was known about

Draining cash, Egypt on $30 billion search for aid

Draining cash, Egypt on $30 billion search for aid
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for a sizable loan, according to a Putin aide. Egypt's Mohammed Morsi appealed to Moscow and Cairo