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Weekly US jobless aid applications fall to 369K

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, a level consistent with modest hiring. The Labor Department said Thursday that unemployment benefit applications dropped by 23,000, from

Ford to shut more plants as Europe losses grow

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Ford pressed ahead Thursday with its plan to slash production in Europe, announcing another plant closure and 1,500 more job cuts, as it warned that annual losses in the region will exceed $1.5 billion this year and next. Ford Motor Co. is struggling

US futures up on of jobs, manufacturing numbers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

NEW YORK (AP) - Stock futures edged higher Thursday with some positive numbers coming out of the manufacturing sector and potentially more evidence of an improving jobs picture. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 61 points to 13,082. The broader S&P futures tacked on 7.3 points to 1,412.60.

2nd arrest in case linked to NY policeman's death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A man was arrested on charges he assisted a suspect in the shooting deaths of a New York police officer and a carjacking victim, prosecutors said Thursday. The announcement of the man's arrest came the same day Darrell Fuller was

UN Security Council endorses Syria holiday truce

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By BEN HUBBARD and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The U.N. Security Council gave unanimous backing Wednesday to a four-day truce proposed by the international mediator for Syria to mark a major Muslim holiday after he warned that the failure of yet another cease-fire plan would only

Outside group attacks Smith, boosts Casey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By MARC LEVYAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Democratic political action committee began running TV ads in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to boost Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's reelection bid against a surprisingly strong challenge from Republican Tom Smith, a tea party favorite who has

Q&A: What will candidates do on college costs?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer President Barack Obama has rallied college students at dozens of campuses, touted his record on student aid and needled Republican challenger Mitt Romney for advising students to "borrow money if you have to from your parents." Romney counters that despite the

Q&A: What will candidates do on college costs?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

Experts: Killer shark was probably great white

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By ROBERT JABLONAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An expert has determined that a surfer was killed off California's Central Coast by a 15- to 16-foot great white shark. Ralph Collier of the Shark Research Committee examined the body of 39-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of Orcutt

GOP's Mourdock stands by rape, abortion remark

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock refused to apologize Wednesday for saying that when pregnancy results from rape then that is "something God intended." State Republicans and a few congressional leaders defended Mourdock,