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America casts its ballots on democracy's day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press On Election Day, Americans took time to vote, and to explain why this ritual means so much to them. At polling places and in luncheonettes, on the storm-battered East Coast and in a California city hobbled by foreclosure, in precincts large and small, they celebrated

New Congress likely to frustrate Obama or Romney

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By ALAN FRAM and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - No matter who is elected president, he's likely to find that the next Congress will remain what the current one has been for President Barack Obama - a headache. Months of speeches, saturation TV advertising,

Attorneys say Iowa detectives framed Nebraska men

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By DAVID PITTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lawyers for two black men wrongly convicted in the 1977 murder of a retired white Iowa police officer told jurors in a civil trial Thursday that investigators coerced witnesses into fabricating testimony. Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee

Oh no Ohio! Living under a political barrage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By HELEN O'NEILLAP Special Correspondent SUNBURY, Ohio (AP) - This is what it's like to be an Ohioan in the maddening final days of Campaign 2012: A cacophony of screeching voices spew attack ads from television and radio, hurling words like "FALSE! DECEIVING! DISHONEST!," disrupting

Trial in 1977 killing asks: Were suspects framed?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Two black men wrongly convicted in the 1977 murder of a white Iowa police officer hope to prove something they couldn't during trials that sent them to prison for 25 years: that detectives framed them to solve a high-profile case.

London protesters bash Britain's austerity drive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on the British capital Saturday in a noisy but peaceful protest at a government austerity drive aimed at slashing the nation's debt. Unions, anti-war campaigners, left-wing leaders, community groups

Both parties see gains coming from Medicare debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A little more than two weeks before Election Day, Republicans and Democrats alike say Medicare is working to their political advantage in campaigns for the White House and Congress. They can't both be right, and no matter which side is

Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By WILSON RINGAssociated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Don't let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year's mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population in patches of the country,

Prostitution arrests rock Maine tourist town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - This upscale southern Maine town is known for its ocean beaches, old sea captains' mansions and the neighboring town of Kennebunkport, home to the Bush family summer compound. But the talk of the town these days is the arrest of a

Occupy members join police in bid to save Ga. home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Less than a year after Occupy Atlanta members clashed with police in riot gear in a downtown park, they're now protesting alongside officers to help a retired detective avoid losing her home to foreclosure. Activists joined current and retired