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Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The iPhone 5, out later this month, is thinner, lighter and has a bigger screen than its predecessors. For hordes of Apple fans who have some money to spare, the question is: What should you do with your old iPhone after you buy a new one?

Carter: 'Financial corruption' harms US elections

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By BILL BARROWAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter issued a blistering indictment of the U.S. electoral process Tuesday, saying it is shot through with "financial corruption" that threatens American democracy. Speaking at the international human rights center that bears

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - In case you haven't heard by now, Apple is unveiling its latest iPhone on Wednesday. That leaves the question: What should you do with your old one? The new phones will join some 244 million iPhones sold since the first one launched in

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

UPDATED: Local Authorities: 'Worst Property Crimes Case We've Ever Seen'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 4th

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Two teens are behind bars and face felony charges after investigators said they vandalized a Spokane Valley home so severely that early estimates put the damage at $100,000. Spokane County Sheriff's deputies said the teens, ages 17 and 16, broke into the home,

Does Olympic gold light a path to riches? Not for everyone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 10th

By Mark Trumbull No sooner had Gabby Douglas dismounted from the podium clutching gymnastic gold, then observers began speculating on the other riches she'd be pulling in from corporate marketing deals. Her face already graced the boxes of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, and that was just the

The Thunder Rolls... And The Lightning Strikes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 19th

SPOKANE, Wash. - It started out as a beautiful sunny day....but as promised those clouds rolled in this afternoon ahead of our next series of storms. Campers, hikers, boaters and beach goers listen up. We will see scattered thunderstorms tonight....but it is tomorrow afternoon that

A year after floods, shippers face low Miss. River

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 16th

By ADRIAN SAINZ and HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A year after the Mississippi River swelled to near-historic proportions and flooded farms and homes from Illinois to Louisiana, the level along the waterway's southern half is so low that cargo barges have run aground and

Obama's pros, cons as summer of campaigning starts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 15th

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four months from Election Day, President Barack Obama has an edge in support among women, African-Americans, Hispanics and young people, groups that could swing the race in November. He retains the power of incumbency and people generally like him.