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American, US Airways name post-merger leadership

American, US Airways name post-merger leadership
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 10th
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - The new American Airlines will have more top executives from smaller but more successful US Airways than from the current American. Five US Airways executives will follow their current CEO, Doug Parker, when he takes control after the airlines

Travelers to buy Canadian insurer for about $1.1B

Travelers to buy Canadian insurer for about $1.1B
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 10th
NEW YORK (AP) - Property and casualty insurer The Travelers Cos. will spend about $1.1 billion in cash to buy The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. and strengthen its reach north of the U.S. border. The New York-based insurer said Monday The Dominion's distribution network and customer

Ex-China railways boss admits guilt at graft trial

Ex-China railways boss admits guilt at graft trial
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 10th
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The man who once ran China's powerful railways ministry wept as he admitted his guilt and sought leniency at his trial on corruption charges, one of the country's highest-level graft cases in years. Liu Zhijun, 60, who oversaw the ministry'

FBI: Wife tried to frame husband for ricin letters

FBI: Wife tried to frame husband for ricin letters
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 8th
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and DANNY ROBBINSAssociated Press TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) - Shannon Richardson had been married to her husband less than two years when she went to authorities and told them her suspicions: He was the one who had mailed ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York

Texas actress charged in Obama ricin threat

Texas actress charged in Obama ricin threat
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and DANNY ROBBINSAssociated Press TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) - A pregnant Texas actress who told the FBI her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, then allegedly said her husband made her mail the letters, was

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The revelations that the

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The revelations that the

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The revelations that the

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The revelations that the

France studies how to track arms for Syrian rebels

France studies how to track arms for Syrian rebels
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 7th
By JAMEY KEATENAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - France's government is investigating high-tech methods to prevent terrorists from using any weapons that Western governments send to Syrian rebels, such as gadgetry that tracks the movement of anti-aircraft missiles or shuts them down from a distance