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Social media training set after Pa. hostage call

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh police plan to train their officers to be fluent in social media, joining other departments nationwide, days after a man armed with a hammer and kitchen knife used a hostage's computer to post Facebook messages lamenting his

Report: Americans feel more confident in economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are more confident in the economy than they have been in seven months, an encouraging sign for President Barack Obama with six weeks left in the presidential race. A new survey of consumer

Thefts of iPhones, other Apple gadgets spike in NY

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Apple's iPhones and other products are so popular in New York City they're flying off shelves - and into the hands of thieves. New York Police Department statistics show more than 11,400 Apple products have been ripped off this year, up 40

Texas executes ex-Army recruiter after 3 reprieves

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A former Army recruiter failed to win a fourth reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court and was executed Tuesday evening in Texas for participating in the shooting death of a woman he and a buddy met 10 years ago at a bar. Cleve Foster was

Corps let off the hook for Katrina flooding

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By CAIN BURDEAUAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A surprise ruling by a federal appeals court that lets the Army Corps of Engineers off the hook for paying compensation for Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic flooding isn't going over well on the streets of New Orleans. People in

Metals prices diverge in hard-to-read economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By The Associated Press Metals prices were tugged in opposite directions Tuesday by conflicting signals about the economy. Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of bulldozers and other heavy equipment, tamped down metals prices when it said late Monday that slower economic growth would

Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio, a GOP must-win

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By CHARLES BABINGTON and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) - Ohio has emerged as the presidential race's undisputed focus. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are making multiple stops this week alone in a state that's trending toward the president, endangering Romney's White

NYC schools dispensing morning-after pill to girls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By KAREN MATTHEWS and LINDSEY TANNERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It's a campaign believed to be unprecedented in its size and aggressiveness: New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 at more than 50 public high schools, sometimes even before they have

Court grants appeals from 2 people without lawyers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Well-heeled clients pay tens of thousands of dollars to hit the legal jackpot - Supreme Court review of their appeals. But on Tuesday, the court decided to hear cases filed by two people who couldn't afford or didn't bother to hire

Weitzman fundraising pits taps Young Hollywood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELLAP Fashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - When you are a hot young starlet in Hollywood, you often get what you want. For Nikki Reed, that meant goose-bump calfskin, and for Chloe Grace Moretz, it was a menswear-inspired design. They are two of the celebrities to work with footwear