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Finance leaders to address global economic threats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - When global finance ministers meet this week in Tokyo, they'll confront a triple challenge: Economic troubles in three major regions are threatening the world's economy. And political conflicts are complicating the problem.

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,007

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By The Associated Press As of Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at least 2,007 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last

Frank Straub Sworn In As Spokane Chief Of Police

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

SPOKANE, Wash – After a months-long search, including hometown visits by Mayor David Condon, Spokane's newest Chief of Police has been sworn in. Dr. Frank Straub has already been on the job for a week, and in a Monday ceremony at the Spokane Police Department, he said it's a

Frank Straub Sworn In As Spokane Chief Of Police

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

US panel: China tech giants pose security threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American companies should avoid sourcing network equipment from China's two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the United States, the House Intelligence Committee warned Monday. The panel said in a

US panel: China tech giants pose security threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

Nationals rally past Cardinals in Game 1

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rookies in the postseason, the Washington Nationals played like poised veterans. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth and Washington beat the defending World

US: Haqqani tie to Afghan insider attacks possible

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130

Correction: Alamo-Victory or Death story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

DALLAS (AP) - In a story Oct. 4 about the "Victory or Death" letter by Col. William B. Travis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Battle of San Jacinto was on April 22, 1836. It was on April 21. A corrected version of the story is below: Texas agencies duel over Alamo commander'

Book: Obama hoped to try bin Laden, if captured

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A new book says President Barack Obama hoped to put Osama bin Laden on trial, showing the U.S. commitment to due process under law, if the al-Qaida leader had surrendered during a U.S. raid in Pakistan last year. In "The Finish,"