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US home sales dip in Dec.; 2012 best in 5 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 22nd

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. sales of previously occupied homes dipped in December from November, in part because of a limited supply of available homes. But for all of 2012, sales rose to their highest level in five years, The National Association of Realtors

Toyota settles bellwether wrongful death lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 18th

By ANDREW DALTONAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. has settled what was to be the first in a group of hundreds of pending wrongful death and injury lawsuits involving sudden, unintended acceleration by Toyota vehicles, a company spokesman said Thursday. Toyota reached the

Toyota settles bellwether wrongful death lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 18th

Dear Abby's legacy: Wit, warmth, and snappy advice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 18th

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Two men had recently bought a house together in the tiny San Francisco neighborhood of Nob Hill, and the neighbors were annoyed. The men were entertaining "a very suspicious mixture of company," the neighbors wrote into their paper's advice

Cold still threatens crops in West but it's easing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th

By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The freeze gripping the West appeared on the verge of easing Tuesday, but farmers who spent millions to protect crops were still assessing damage, some produce prices climbed, and businesses and residents dealt with burst pipes. The National

Former Nortel CEO found not guilty in fraud case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

TORONTO (AP) - The former chief executive of bankrupt Nortel Networks and two former senior executives were found not guilty Monday of falsifying financial reports in what prosecutors said was a scheme to report profits and gain bonuses. Ontario Superior Court Justice Frank Marrocco dismissed all

3 Utah men die in plane crash in Texas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 13th

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A plane carrying three Utah men crashed shortly after takeoff in Texas Saturday, killing all three aboard, authorities said. The Piper PA-46 had taken off from an airport near Paris, Texas, around 8 a.m. when it went down. The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the

Zags Give Up Late Lead And Fall To Saint Mary's 54-51

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's scored 11 of the game's final 14 points to overcome a five-point deficit and hand the Gonzaga University women's basketball team a 54-51 West Coast Conference loss Thursday evening at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif. With the tough 3-

Tattooed artist runs for Czech president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By KAREL JANICEKAssociated Press PRAGUE (AP) - He's tattooed from head to toe, a warrior-like mix of blue, green and red. He's also running in a surprising third place ahead of this week's Czech presidential elections. Vladimir Franz, an opera composer and painter, seems the most

Wisconsin Assembly's all-nighters targeted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

By SCOTT BAUERAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - To young people, pulling an all-nighter usually involves lots of caffeine and staying up to study. To the Wisconsin state Assembly, it's an all-too-familiar method of doing the state's business. The new Republican speaker of the Assembly