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Spokane Valley Rescue Crews Free Man Trapped In A Ditch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

PRESS RELEASE FROM SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT: An 83-year-old man is in stable condition following a trench collapse in the Spokane Valley. The man was installing a residential sewer line in the 10900 block of East Empire Ave. when the side of the trench started to cave in burring him up to his

MF Global trustee criticizes Corzine, execs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A trustee overseeing MF Global says a risky trading strategy and "negligent conduct" by former CEO Jon Corzine and his top managers contributed to the brokerage firm's collapse in late 2011. A report issued Thursday by the trustee, former FBI

Kidnappers target Christians in Egyptian province

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press MATAI, Egypt (AP) - Ezzat Kromer's resistance to his kidnappers did not last long. One of the masked gunmen fired a round between his feet as he sat behind the wheel of his car and said with chilling calm, "The next one will go into your heart." The Christian

Financial discipline grows 5 years after crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By MARK JEWELLAP Personal Finance Writer BOSTON (AP) - The frugality and investing discipline that the 2008 financial crisis imposed on Americans appear to have led to permanent changes in behavior on money matters, according to a survey by the nation's second largest mutual fund company.

Police: Man admits drugs in Vegas restaurant crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - An 18-year-old driver who plowed into a Las Vegas restaurant during lunchtime in a crash that seriously injured 10 people appeared disoriented afterward, didn't know what day it was, and later admitted to using drugs without a prescription,

Turkish Cypriots: Solidarity tinged with relief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Barbed wire-topped walls stretch across the narrow, twisted streets of Nicosia's walled medieval city, where abandoned buildings extend across a no-man's land. On the other side, Turkish Cypriots have been watching with fascination

Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris resigns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned following the launch of a government investigation into how the country's economy nearly collapsed last month. President Nicos Anastasiades has accepted Sarris's resignation. The minister has faced strong criticism

Spanish unemployment edged down in March

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

MADRID (AP) - Spanish government figures show that the number of people registered as unemployed edged down by a little under 5,000 in March, the first reduction for the month in five years. The Labor Ministry said Tuesday that the decline showed the government's policies are working. The scale

Pension issue in Stockton, Calif., bankruptcy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - On its first official day in bankruptcy, the city of Stockton now must grapple with the hard part of reorganizing its financial affairs - how to share the financial burden equitably among creditors while meeting its massive state pension

Pension issue in Stockton, Calif., bankruptcy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd