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Parson And Scaroni Win Wheelchair Race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 5th

Scott Parson was the first athlete to cross the finish line at the 37th Bloomsday race on Sunday morning. "It feels like a real accomplishment," he said. "I turn 54 this month and I feel I'm getting stronger. This race will do it to you. It will test your skills." The 53-year-old from

Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze. The blaze erupted during morning

Draining cash, Egypt on $30 billion search for aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By AYA BATRAWYAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for a sizable loan, according to a Putin aide. Egypt's Mohammed Morsi appealed to Moscow and Cairo

Hollywood yielding to China's growing film clout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By PETER ENAVAssociated Press Coming soon to a theater near you: China's Communist Party. From demanding changes in plot lines that denigrate the Chinese leadership, to dampening lurid depictions of sex and violence, Beijing is having increasing success in pressuring Hollywood into deleting

News Corp. insurers pay $139M in shareholder suit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

NEW YORK (AP) - News Corp. has reached a $139 million settlement in shareholder lawsuits over the British phone hacking scandal and the controversial purchase of an entertainment company run by founder Rupert Murdoch's daughter. The company also said Monday that it has agreed to corporate

News Corp. insurers pay $139M in shareholder suit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

US home sales slip as supply remains tight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight. But the sales pace remained ahead of last year's. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales dipped to a seasonally adjusted

MDs warn teens: Don't take the cinnamon challenge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Don't take the cinnamon challenge. That's the advice from doctors in a new report about a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos but which has led to hospitalizations and a surge in calls to U.S. poison centers. The fad involves

Anger, fear, tears normal response to disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical Writers BOSTON (AP) - Kaitlyn Greeley burst into tears when a car backfired the other day. She's afraid to take her usual train to her job at a Boston hospital, walking or taking cabs instead. She can't sleep. "I know this is how people

Anger, fear, tears normal response to disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th