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THE RACE: Debate to juggle foreign policy, economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press The final presidential debate will focus on foreign policy. To stay on just the designated topic, however, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney may have to steer clear of China and the Middle East. They probably shouldn't discuss Europe or much of

Miss. says no thanks to Medicaid expansion dollars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease and more than 1 in 7 residents without insurance. And so you might think Mississippi

Skydiver's feat could influence spacesuit design

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Now that the dust has settled in the New Mexico desert where supersonic skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner landed safely on his feet, researchers are exhilarated over the possibility his exploit could someday help save the lives

Calif., other states take part in earthquake drill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Millions of Americans preparing to survive an earthquake ducked under tables and covered their heads Thursday as part of the annual "Great ShakeOut" drill. Organizers said some 14 million people, including 9.3 million in California, signed up to participate. Schoolchildren,

Israel counted Gaza calorie needs during blockade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli authorities blockading the Gaza Strip in 2008 went so far as to calculate how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the impoverished Palestinian territory, according to a newly declassified military document. The

Sprint suitor Son stands apart in sober Japan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese billionaire behind a deal that will create the world's third-biggest mobile company spent his childhood in a slum, where he proudly rode in a stinking wheelbarrow filled with pig feed, pushed by his grandmother, a Korean immigrant

Weakening Tropical Storm Paul brushes along Baja

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By IGNACIO MARTINEZAssociated Press LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - A weakening Tropical Storm Paul swerved away from a landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's southern Baja peninsula Tuesday night, brushing the coast with wind and rain as it swirled northward just offshore.

Germans face hefty bill to end nuclear power

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - There were cheers around Germany when Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last year, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, a swift end to nuclear power in favor of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. But only 18 months into the

Survivors, captain hear Italian shipwreck evidence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press GROSSETO, Italy (AP) - A theater in Italy turned into a courtroom Monday, providing extra space for all those who needed to hear the evidence against the captain of a shipwrecked cruise ship. The case of Francesco Schettino, 51, has generated such

Opposition expected to gain in Lithuanian ballot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By LIUDAS DAPKUSAssociated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuanians are expected to deal a double-blow to the incumbent conservative government in national elections Sunday by handing a victory to opposition leftists and populists and saying no to a new nuclear power plant that supporters