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Rubio's PAC airing ads defending Ayotte on guns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun legislation. Rubio's Reclaim

Rubio's PAC airing ads defending Ayotte on guns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

Euro finance ministers to discuss Italy, Portugal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

BRUSSELS (AP) - European finance ministers are set to discuss on Monday the economic plans of Italy's new government and assess the outlook for bailed-out countries like Portugal, Greece and Cyprus. The finance chiefs of the 17 countries that use the euro were gathering in Brussels amid a

Obama welcomes UK PM Cameron to White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron opened wide-ranging talks at the White House Monday on Syria and trade, though brewing domestic controversies were competing for the White House's attention. Cameron arrived

Obama to welcome UK PM Cameron to White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House for talks on subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Northern

US jobless aid applications fall to 5-year low

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, a five-year low. Layoffs have returned to pre-recession levels, a trend that could lead to more hiring. The Labor

28-Year-Old Woman Chokes On Hot Dog At Cubs Game, Dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

NBCNEWS.COM - Maureen Oleskiewicz died Tuesday morning at Illinois Masonic Hospital after choking on a hot dog at Wrigley Field prior to Sunday's Reds-Cubs game, NBCChicago.com reports. The 28-year-old junior high school teacher lost consciousness and fell into the row in front of her

Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By KARIN LAUB and BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet service stopped abruptly Tuesday evening

APNewsBreak: US to provide $100M in new Syria aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press ROME (AP) - The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels. The announcement will be made by

High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By CONNIE CASS and LAURAN NEERGAARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city.