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EPA finalizes boiler rule to reduce air pollution

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules Friday aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators while offering industry more flexibility and lower costs to comply with the new standards. Obama administration

Former Marine guards California school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By TERRY CHEA and GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press HUGHSON, Calif. (AP) - A former Marine applauded for voluntarily guarding a central California elementary school apparently misrepresented his service history, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Thursday. Craig Pusley showed up for a second day of

US To Send Missiles, Troops To Turkey As Syria War Rages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

Updated at 7:20 a.m. ET: INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order Friday to send two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey to protect it from rounds crossing the border from Syria. The order includes 400 American personnel to operate the batteries. "We are

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) - The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday. Defense

Obama's 'red line' may be giving Assad an opening

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's chemical weapons position on Syria may have given Bashar Assad an unintended opening: The embattled Syrian leader appears willing to use other deadly tactics, including Scud missiles, without fear of U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway spends $1.2B on share buyback

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By JOSH FUNKAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's company paid $1.2 billion to repurchase 9,200 Class A shares from the estate of a longtime shareholder, and Berkshire Hathaway said Wednesday that its board approved paying higher prices for future buybacks. Buffett's

US hesitant in condemning North Korean launch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is drawing no "red line" for North Korea after a successful long-range rocket test, tempering the public condemnation to avoid raising tensions or possibly rewarding the reclusive communist nation with too much

US hesitant in condemning North Korean launch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

New sex assault charge for Colo. slaying suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors said Wednesday they have filed an additional sexual assault charge against a teen accused of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old Colorado girl. The additional charge and a sentence enhancing charge of a crime of violence

Hands off our heritage: Some wary of China's reach

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By SARAH DiLORENZO and NICK PERRYAssociated Press GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, France (AP) - Life in this French village revolves around wine. The backyards of its tidy houses nurture the grapes that have made Burgundy famous the world over. At an auto repair shop, everyone seems to have an opinion