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DuPont reports 4Q earnings dropped

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 22nd

By RANDALL CHASEAP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) - Chemical and bioscience company DuPont Co. says weakness in its performance chemicals and electronics and communications businesses, coupled with costs associated with growth initiatives, led to a sharp drop in fourth-quarter income. The

Israelis expected to return Netanyahu to office

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 22nd

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israelis voted Tuesday in an election expected to keep hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the helm of government for a third term despite his rocky record: No peace process with Palestinians, growing diplomatic isolation and signs of

NASA's older Mars rover notches another milestone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive. Some 5,000 miles away from the limelight surrounding Curiosity's every move, Opportunity this week quietly

Same-sex military couples struggle for recognition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and DAVID CRARYAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sgt. Karen Alexander fought for her country in Iraq, but back home she often feels the U.S. Army is fighting against her. Married to another female soldier with a 4-year-old son, Alexander is denied the same housing allowance

European leaders headlining annual forum in Davos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) - Promoting measures to get the world economy out of its crisis mode will be the focal point of next week's annual gathering of world leaders and power brokers in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, organizers said Wednesday. Three leading European

EPA changed course after oil company protested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) - When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family's drinking water had begun "bubbling" like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: An oil company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural gas. At

EPA changed course after oil company protested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

NASA's Curiosity rover readying to drill on Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists have zeroed in on a Martian target for the Curiosity rover to drill into: A rock outcrop as flat as a pool table that's expected to yield fresh insight into the red planet's history. Running a tad behind schedule, Curiosity was

NH $700M case against 2 oil companies begins

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

By LYNNE TUOHYAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Day one of what is expected to be a marathon pollution trial over the gasoline additive MTBE ended Monday with lawyers for the state of New Hampshire and two big oil companies heatedly accusing each other of misleading jurors. The judge denied

More than 130 nations begin mercury treaty talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 13th

By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) - Delegates from more than 130 nations began a final round of negotiations on Sunday that are expected to lead to the creation of the first legally binding international treaty to reduce mercury emissions. The treaty would set enforceable limits on the