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Japan economy shaky as island spat hits business

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - The craggy island specks in the East China Sea aren't even an economic backwater. They have no factories, no highways, no shops, no people - only goats. But the high-pitched row between Beijing and Tokyo over their ownership is exacting a

Hong Kong couple sues over sons' Harvard rejection

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

BOSTON (AP) - A couple from Hong Kong has sued a U.S.-based college admissions consultant for failing to get their two sons into an Ivy League university as he had allegedly promised. Gerald and Lily Chow say in their suit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston that they gave Mark Zimny more than $

From words to deeds: Why election matters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press When you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can

Presidential race rumbles into final 4 weeks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By BEN FELLER and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rumbling into its final four weeks, the presidential campaign is playing out on both coasts and multiple fronts, with Republican Mitt Romney seeking stature on foreign affairs and President Barack Obama raising political cash by

From words to deeds: Why election matters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

A look at what Sandusky can expect in prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for molesting 10 boys over a period of 15 years. Some questions and answers about what he can expect: WHERE WILL HE BE HOUSED? Prison officials will decide that

What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football but not violent movies. If the former

Venezuelans cast votes for president in Louisiana

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By STACEY PLAISANCEAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For Orlando Sequera, voting in Venezuela's presidential election Sunday meant more than simply deciding whether Hugo Chavez serves another six years in office. It could mean the difference between staying in the U.S. and returning to

$1.4T in states' pension fights foreshadowed in RI

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By DAVID KLEPPERAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Retired social worker Jim Gillis was told his $36,000 Rhode Island state pension would increase by $1,100 next year to keep up with inflation. But lawmakers suspended annual increases, leaving Gillis wondering how he'll pay medical

Thousands march to protest austerity cuts in Spain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

MADRID (AP) - Several thousand people marched in downtown Madrid on Saturday to protest austerity measures they say will lead to cuts in cherished national health care and the privatization of public services. Marching under banners reading "Neither cuts nor privatizations," many protesters were