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Endeavour salutes Giffords en route to California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By ALICIA CHANG and PAUL DAVENPORTAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour returned to its California roots Thursday after a wistful cross-country journey that paid homage to NASA workers and former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband. "That's my

Has US economy bottomed out? Census suggests yes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy is showing signs of finally bottoming out: Americans are on the move again after record numbers had stayed put, more young adults are leaving their parents' homes to take a chance with college or the job market, once-sharp declines

Correction: Space Shuttle-Last Stop story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a story Sept. 13 about the space shuttle Endeavour's trip to California, The Associated Press reported erroneously the type of shuttle equipment made at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. It made external fuel tanks, not booster rockets. A corrected

Business schools offering PR tips to future CEOs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 15th

By STEPHEN SINGERAP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Whether it's corporate fraud, the Gulf oil spill, shoddy products or even the recession and weak recovery, capitalism's reputation is taking a beating, but public relations executives hope they have a fix for America's future

Corporate deals pick up speed, but remain small

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By The Associated Press The number of corporate deals is increasing in the U.S., but only in number. The size of the deals hasn't been nearly as impressive. The number of deals announced grew to 5,900 this year through June, up from 5,100 in the first half of 2011. But the average value of

Thousands of wildfire warnings undelivered in Colo

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - More than 20,000 evacuation calls were never delivered to residents in the path of a wildfire that destroyed about 350 homes around Colorado Springs last month, records show. It was the second time in five months that Colorado residents said they didn't get calls

Truck driver charged in deaths of 2 boys in tent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By JAMES MacPHERSONAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota man accused of killing two young brothers from Texas when he drove over their tent at a campground after losing control of his speeding pickup truck was charged Monday with manslaughter and drunken driving. Juan Acosta is

Border Patrol: Agents fire shots after rock attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By PAUL J. WEBERAssociated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) - U.S. Border Patrol agents opened fire Saturday along the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border after being pelted by rocks and having a gunman point a weapon in their direction on the Mexican side of the river, an agency

Texas trucker's arrest re-enacted in Mexico

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - An attorney for a Dallas trucker whose rig was filled with ammunition when he crossed the Mexican border said a re-enactment conducted Thursday confirms that his client simply made a wrong turn and wasn't trying to

'Unreal': Residents tour Colo. blaze devastation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Melted bowling balls in the front yard were among the strange sights that met C.J. Moore upon her return Sunday to her two-story home, now reduced to ashes by the worst wildfire in Colorado history