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Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days out from the end of the year, lawmakers appeared to have made little progress toward devising a compromise to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of 2013. All eyes were on the Democratic and Republican

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

2 dead after being swept into SF Bay by wave

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

SAUSALITO, Calif. (AP) - A man and boy fishing near the Golden Gate Bridge died on Friday after being swept into the ocean by large waves, authorities said. The unidentified pair and a third fisherman were pulled into the frigid waters on Friday just before 5 p.m., Southern Marin fire Battalion

Senate approves $60.4 billion Sandy aid bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion emergency spending aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy that had been backed by Senate Democrats. Democrats had to turn back Republican efforts to cut programs such as $150 million in fisheries aid

Praying Hitler Stirs Up Strong Emotions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A statue of Adolf Hitler praying on his knees is on display in the former Warsaw Ghetto, the place where so many Jews were killed or sent to their deaths by Hitler's regime, and it is provoking mixed reactions. The work, "HIM" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, has

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Efforts to save the nation from going over a year-end "fiscal cliff" were still in disarray as lawmakers returned to the Capitol to confront the tax-and-spend crisis. A tone-setting quotation was Democratic Sen. Harry Reid's assertion that the

Mayor: Keep 2 NY subway push deaths in perspective

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - For New York City, it wasn't an unusual sight: a possibly mentally ill woman pacing and mumbling to herself on an elevated subway station platform. The woman eventually took a seat on a bench Thursday night, witnesses later said. Then, without any

Tens of thousands still without power in Arkansas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

By CHUCK BARTELSAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A cold rain fell across Arkansas on Friday, washing away some of the Christmas Day ice and snow that knocked out power to 194,000 customers - including businesses that rely on post-holiday sales - of the state's largest electric utility