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Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By BARBARA SURK and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

Why you need a will

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By Andrew Housser As the saying goes, death, like taxes, is one of the few certainties in our world. While relatively few Americans skip out on paying taxes, many more are not as vigilant about preparing for their deaths. A 2012 survey found that 50 percent of adults with children do not have a

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner,

Oil gains to near $96 as investors eye US economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil rose to near $96 a barrel on Friday ahead of the release of Conference Board's index of leading indicators for the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for June delivery was up 45 cents to $95.61 a barrel in electronic

World stocks mostly higher

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By TOBY STERLINGAP Business Writer AMSTERDAM (AP) - World stock markets shrugged off suggestions the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to reverse some of its asset purchase programs by the end of the summer, and were mostly higher ahead of key data releases Friday. The Conference Board is due to

US, Turkey project united front on Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how much the U.S. should intervene behind closed doors as they looked to Russia and the global

House bill protects homeland security budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan. The move came as the Appropriations Committee leadership