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Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs. A victim of the brutal economy in this swing state, the 30-year-old tax preparer has been out of work for months. She's a foe of abortion and gay marriage, and was

World's oldest survivor of Auschwitz dies at 108

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The oldest known survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp - a teacher who gave lessons in defiance of his native Poland's Nazi occupiers - has died at the age of 108, an official said Monday. Antoni Dobrowolski died Sunday in the northwestern Polish town of Debno,

Obama trying to hold off Romney with women voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press VIENNA, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama has been wearing a pink wristband in recognition of breast cancer awareness month and his challenger, Mitt Romney, donned a pink ribbon on his shirt during a factory stop in Ohio. The symbolic gestures are part of a

Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing him of "wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." The Republican coolly responded, "

Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

Photo of WWII veteran casting vote captures hearts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - A photograph of a 93-year-old World War II veteran casting what will likely be his last ballot has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users. The photo shows Frank Tanabe lying in a hospital bed at home as his daughter Barbara

Lawsuits put Texas school finance system on trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" that it violates the state Constitution while keeping students from being prepared for the well-paying jobs of

McGovern's political career only part of legacy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By KRISTI EATON and WALTER R. MEARSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern never slowed down, never stopped working - not even after losing the 1972 presidential race in a historic landslide that would have politically felled many others. Instead, he met defeat with humor,

'Little czar' in Ohio school drug ring gets prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated Press LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - A teenager convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday to serve six months to three years in a juvenile prison by a judge who called him "a

Clintons remember McGovern for anti-hunger efforts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, say they are saddened by the passing of former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern. McGovern died early Sunday in South Dakota. He ran for president in 1972, losing to President Richard