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Insurer says it won't cover armed Pinal Co. posse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

PHOENIX (AP) - An insurance pool that covers sheriff's volunteers in 11 of Arizona's 15 counties is changing its policies to exclude an armed volunteer posse that the state's second most famous sheriff plans to deploy to scan the desert for smugglers. Following legal warnings from

Banks waive fees for customers in storm-hit zone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By DAVE CARPENTERAP Personal Finance Writer Banks have temporarily waived a variety of fees and late charges for residents of states hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. It's an effort to ease pressure on customers to make bill payments when many remain without power. The shelving of fees comes as

As blackouts linger, Northeasterners try to adjust

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JONATHAN FAHEY and SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Homes grew chilly without heat. Food spoiled in refrigerators. Televisions remained silent. And people everywhere scurried for a spot to charge their cellphones. Two full days after Superstorm Sandy ripped through

Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force. Not so, say

Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Here's an image few probably expected to see six days before Election Day: President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - a Republican who is one of Mitt Romney's most vocal supporters - walking together in a show of

Who can fix political gridlock? Poll favors Romney

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By CONNIE CASS and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Just about everybody agrees Washington is a gridlocked mess. But who's the man to fix it? After two years of brawling and brinkmanship between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans, more voters trust Mitt

Correction: Meningitis Outbreak story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

BOSTON (AP) - In a story and in a separate list Oct. 31 about a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, erroneously reported that 29 people have died. The correct death toll is 28. A corrected version

In Mass., Brown, Warren wind up for final pitches

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By STEVE LeBLANCAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is casting himself as an independent Republican voice and Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren says she'll guarantee women equal pay as the nation's costliest Senate contest races toward an Election Day finale.

UPDATE: Family Of Washington State University Student Says He Died Of Alcohol Poisoning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The family of a Washington State University student who died last weekend says that 18-year-old Kenneth Hummel died from acute alcohol poisoning. The student from Lynnwood, was found unconscious Saturday morning at Stephenson Hall on the Pullman campus.