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Bernanke: Fed policies to help emerging markets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer Chairman Ben Bernanke is rejecting arguments that the Federal Reserve's bold moves to bolster U.S. job growth could have unwanted consequences in emerging market countries. In a speech Sunday, Bernanke disagreed with criticism that the Fed's

China's popular Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By ALEXA OLESEN and LOUISE NORDSTROMAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Novelist Mo Yan, this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature, is practiced in the art of challenging the status quo without offending those who uphold it. Mo, whose popular, sprawling, bawdy tales bring to life rural

Moscow court frees 1 of 3 Pussy Riot members

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - One jailed member of the punk band Pussy Riot unexpectedly walked free from a Moscow courtroom, but the other two now head toward a harsh punishment for their irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin: a penal colony. The split

How the government compiles the jobs report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By The Associated Press The unemployment rate's sharp fall in September, reported a month before the election, led some Republicans to question whether the numbers had been manipulated to benefit President Barack Obama. Current and former officials at the government agency that prepares the

Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - He had the trust of Pope Benedict XVI and the cardinals, monsignors and priests who run the Roman Catholic Church. And because of his privileged position as papal butler, he had access to their deepest secrets: confidential letters, memos,

Google, publishers shelve book-scanning suit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google and major book publishers have settled a lengthy legal battle over digital copyrights, but a bigger dispute still looms with thousands of authors who allege that Google is illegally profiting from their works. The truce

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'

Pope's butler pleads innocent to theft charge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI's onetime butler declared Tuesday he was innocent of a charge of aggravated theft of the pope's private correspondence, but acknowledged he photocopied the papers and said he feels guilty that he betrayed the trust

In the digital age, a rare fight for print readers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When The Times-Picayune decided to print three days a week, a nearby publication saw a chance to expand in the newspaper's backyard and fill a void that for some in the New Orleans area is as much a part of the morning routine as beignets

Burnt money, campus ban: Tidbits on Colo. shooter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting case mailed "burnt currency," along with a notebook, to his psychiatrist before the attack. He threatened a professor and was banned from a university campus before withdrawing from