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Windows 8 event a subdued affair, theatrics absent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By PETER SVENSSON and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) - For a company that has launched products with Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and Jay Leno - and has even paid to light up the Empire State Building in its signature colors - Microsoft's unveiling of Windows 8 on Thursday

British army dog joins list of animal war heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British soldiers and military dogs gathered at a London army barracks Thursday to honor a fallen hero with selfless courage, nerves of steel - and four legs. Theo, a bomb-sniffing springer spaniel who died in Afghanistan on the day his soldier

PepsiCo builds Thai factory as bottler quits

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

BANGKOK (AP) - PepsiCo Inc. has invested $170 million in a new factory in Thailand to stay ahead in one of the few markets where it outsells Coca-Cola after ending a longstanding bottling agreement with a local company. The plant, located in an industrial estate in Rayong, 140 kilometers (90 miles

Corning may make job cuts as part of cost cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

NEW YORK (AP) - Corning said Wednesday that it will likely cut costs, which may include "modest" job cuts, to support profit in a weakening economy. It's the latest manufacturer to warn that the slowing global growth is hurting its business. Weaker global growth hurt Corning's

Corning may make job cuts as part of cost cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

Green buildings on the rise in Persian Gulf states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By MICHAEL CASEYAP Environmental Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) - With massive steel Sidra trees sprouting from the base of the building and a 9-meter (yard) high sculpture of a spider in the lobby protecting a sack of grey and white eggs, Qatar National Convention Center is hard to ignore. But it

Debate impressions: A reversal in body language?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Big Bird, binders and ... bayonets! Well, at last we know the three Twitter memes of the debate season - and they all start with 'B.' But beyond President Barack Obama's 'bayonet' zinger - more on that in a moment - the

Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A taxi packed with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing 13 people as the U.N. envoy tasked with ending the country's civil war pushed his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad

2 off-duty Fla. officers fatally shoot naked woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Two off-duty Florida law-enforcement officers fatally shot an armed, naked woman who confronted them at a social gathering Saturday, authorities said. The shooting occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday in Hernando County, north of Tampa. The county sheriff's office said in a

4 convicted in NY cop's 1988 death up for parole

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie cop Eddie Byrne was alone in a squad car on a cold February night in 1988, protecting the home of a witness in a drug case who had been threatened by dealers. It was about 3 a.m. when the gun flashed - five bullets were pumped into his head