Help

My Fox Spokane Biz

Brother pleads guilty in NC beheading plot

Brother pleads guilty in NC beheading plot
By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The younger brother of a North Carolina terror suspect serving 45 years in prison for plotting to attack a Marine base pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting to behead government witnesses who testified against his sibling. Shkumbin Sherifi

Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case

Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case
By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The "conspiracy of silence" that protected Jerry Sandusky extended all the way to the top at Penn State, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged former university President Graham Spanier with hushing up child sexual abuse allegations

Romney claims Obama doesn't understand business

Romney claims Obama doesn't understand business
By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Mitt Romney said Thursday that President Barack Obama doesn't have a clue about how business works. The Obama campaign said Romney doesn't know what he's talking about. The Republican presidential nominee also criticized Obama for

Richard Branson: "Screw it; let's do it."

Richard Branson: "Screw it; let's do it."
By Leigh Buchanan If you were to create a comic-strip version of Sir Richard Branson, the thought balloon would take up the entire page. The man may never have had a small idea. Perhaps the only person who can say "been there, done that" about both an airline and a railroad, Branson is now working

Richard Branson: "Screw it; let's do it."

Richard Branson: "Screw it; let's do it."
By Leigh Buchanan If you were to create a comic-strip version of Sir Richard Branson, the thought balloon would take up the entire page. The man may never have had a small idea. Perhaps the only person who can say "been there, done that" about both an airline and a railroad, Branson is now working

Richard Branson: "Screw it; let's do it."

Richard Branson: "Screw it; let's do it."
By Leigh Buchanan If you were to create a comic-strip version of Sir Richard Branson, the thought balloon would take up the entire page. The man may never have had a small idea. Perhaps the only person who can say "been there, done that" about both an airline and a railroad, Branson is now working

Prosecutor: Kids slain in Illinois begged to live

Prosecutor: Kids slain in Illinois begged to live
By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETTAssociated Press NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman ordered her 7-year-old son and a kindergartner she was babysitting to kneel on a bedroom floor and pray, then stabbed them both dozens of times as they begged for their lives, striking again and

Post-Sandy, Airbnb fees waived, Uber demand surges

Post-Sandy, Airbnb fees waived, Uber demand surges
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Two tech startups - one that pairs travelers with hosts and another that pairs drivers with people who need rides - have found diverging ways to deal with demand for their services in aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Airbnb, the online home

New Yorkers search for food, water and electricity

New Yorkers search for food, water and electricity
By LEANNE ITALIE and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The people gathered around the side of a building on Third Avenue looked like refugees huddled around a campfire. But instead of crackling flames, their warmth came from more advanced technology: a power strip that had been

US awards $26M for Jordan's new air control system

US awards $26M for Jordan's new air control system
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $26 million foreign military sales contract to modernize the Jordanian air force's air command, control and communications infrastructure. Jordan is a key U.S. Arab ally and the advanced technology will help it defend