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Tepid jobs data set a tone for presidential debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By BEN FELLER and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Disappointing job growth jolted the presidential campaign four months before Election Day, and the candidates quickly put their vastly different views on display, underscoring the economy as the central issue

Hillshire Brands gains in debut after spinoff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

NEW YORK (AP) - Hillshire Brands Inc.'s stock gained in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Friday after emerging from Sara Lee Corp. The new company, which trades under the ticker "HSH," focuses on meat brands such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park and its

American Crystal union workers reject contract

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 23rd

By DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Locked-out union employees at American Crystal Sugar Co. rejected the company's contract proposal a third time Saturday in a dispute that focuses on seniority and job security. The union announced that 63

On tour, a looser and largely gaffe-free Romney

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) - The personal stories were slightly awkward. The small-town events tended toward the corny. His chats with voters were usually just a few words. But as Mitt Romney campaigned across six states, he loosened up a little - and

THE RACE: Romney wooing GOP Hill leaders has risks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is throwing his lot in with his party's leadership in Congress, a break with other recent GOP White House seekers who have kept some distance. On a five-day tour of swing states that

UN observers in Syria suspend patrols

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By DIAA HADID and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - U.N. observers suspended their patrols in Syria on Saturday due to a recent spike in violence, the strongest sign yet that an international peace plan was unraveling despite months of diplomatic efforts to prevent the

1 dead, 3 hurt in blast south of downtown LA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine the type of business operating in an industrial workshop south of downtown Los Angeles where one person was killed and three injured in an explosion. Authorities