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Sandy aid package moving toward House votes

Sandy aid package moving toward House votes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Northeastern lawmakers hoping to push a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package through the House face roadblocks by fiscal conservatives seeking offsetting spending cuts to pay for recovery efforts as well as funding cuts for projects they say

Sandy aid package moving toward House votes

Sandy aid package moving toward House votes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Northeastern lawmakers hoping to push a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package through the House face roadblocks by fiscal conservatives seeking offsetting spending cuts to pay for recovery efforts as well as funding cuts for projects they say

Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects

Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their complaint is that lots of

Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters

Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 12th
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their complaint is that lots of

Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects

Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 12th
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their complaint is that lots of

Golden to frozen, California faces epic cold snap

Golden to frozen, California faces epic cold snap
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th
By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - California was going from cold to colder Friday as a chill expected to bring the biggest mercury dips in years descended on much of the state. The Grapevine section of Interstate 5, the key artery linking southern and northern California, was shut

China's inflation jumps to 6-month high

China's inflation jumps to 6-month high
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th
By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's inflation spiked to a six-month high in December after a freezing winter pushed up vegetable prices, possibly complicating efforts to sustain a shaky economic recovery. Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent over a year earlier, up from

China's inflation jumps to 6-month high

China's inflation jumps to 6-month high
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th
By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's inflation spiked to a six-month high in December after a freezing winter pushed up vegetable prices, possibly complicating efforts to sustain a shaky economic recovery. Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent over a year earlier, up from

France: 3 Kurdish women 'executed' in Paris

France: 3 Kurdish women 'executed' in Paris
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th
By ELAINE GANLEY and SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - Three Kurdish women, including one of the founders of a militant group battling Turkish troops since 1984, were "executed" at a Kurdish center in Paris, the interior minister said Thursday. The news prompted angry crowds of Kurds to

Christie says he's willing to talk about gun laws

Christie says he's willing to talk about gun laws
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he's willing to have a conversation about stricter gun laws, but says policymakers also must address the mental health system, improve access to drug treatment and look at the impact of violent video games. Christie made