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US providing Syrian rebels $123M more in aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) - The United States is providing Syrian rebels with $123 million in new nonlethal aid that may include armor and other types of supplies that haven't been part of the assistance package in the past. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the

US providing Syrian rebels $123M more in aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

Judiciary Committee takes up immigration bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors. The committee's members include Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and

Senators unveil sweeping immigration bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four Democratic and four Republican senators formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill Thursday at a news conference attended by traditional opponents from big business and labor, conservative groups and liberal ones. The lawmakers argued that

EPA blamed for delays in asbestos study in Montana

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure. The

SKoreans hoping to return to Kaesong factories

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The South Korean entrepreneurs who invested up to 10 years and millions of dollars in the Kaesong industrial complex, a symbol of economic collaboration between the rival Koreas that is now shuttered by the North, have little more than

Activists: Rebels capture base in central Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels captured a military base in the strategic Homs province on Thursday as opposition fighters fought to expand territory under their control near the Lebanese border, activists said. The central region is important to President Bashar Assad

Palestinians seeking statehood look to high-tech

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By DANIELA BERRETTAAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinians are turning to their fledgling high-tech sector as they lay the groundwork for a future state, saying the unique hardships of life in the West Bank have fostered a creative spirit conducive to the world of startups. Dozens

Hagel: US sending Army planners to Jordan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to ensure the safety of chemical weapons in

Morocco cancels war games with US over rights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By PAUL SCHEMM and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Morocco on Tuesday canceled its annual military exercises with the United States after the Obama administration backed having the U.N. monitor human rights in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, U.S. officials said. The 13th