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UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - Forget the seven Tour de France victories. Forget the yellow jersey celebrations on the Champs Elysees. Forget the name that dominated the sport of cycling for so many years. As far as cycling's governing body is concerned, Lance Armstrong is

UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body Monday following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.

UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - Cycling's governing body agreed Monday to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. UCI

Panetta: New Africa Command leader to be nominated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army general with extensive experience in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is being nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the military's Africa command, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, amid growing U.S. worries

Glance: The story behind NYC's Four Freedoms Park

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By The Associated Press The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is being dedicated Wednesday in New York City. Some background on the park and how it came to be: - It's named after his State of the Union address given on Jan. 6, 1941, known as the Four Freedoms speech. - An excerpt

Decades late, FDR memorial park dedicated in NYC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By ULA ILNYTZKYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Dignitaries on Wednesday dedicated a new memorial state park overlooking the United Nations to former President Franklin Roosevelt. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, on an island in the East River, "will stand forever as a monument to

New Nigeria museum fetes late Afrobeat singer Fela

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - "FELA LIVES," reads the Gothic-lettered tattoo on the back of one of the sons of the legendary Afrobeat singer from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died 15 years ago but his name seems to be mentioned more now than ever. Radio stations across

Romney seeks more assertive US policy on China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to get tough on China to help American workers, but his plans could backfire. Romney is pledging, on his first day in office, to designate China a currency manipulator, a step no

Romney: US should be more assertive on world stage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is proposing the U.S. take a more assertive role in Syria, put conditions on aid to Egypt and tighten sanctions on Iran as he looks to use a planned foreign policy address to paint President Barack Obama

Spain crisis fuels Catalan separatist sentiment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By JOSEPH WILSONAssociated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Three weeks after a massive Catalan separatist march in Barcelona - the biggest since the 1970s - the independence flags still flutter from balconies across Spain's second largest city. Spain's crushing recession has had this