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NJ professor's quixotic quest to be Iran president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 26th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - The man who wants to be the next president of Iran sits in a hotel lobby, steps from his office and thousands of miles away from the country he wants to lead, a distance surpassed only by the hurdles he needs to clear even to land on the

Police: Child held by bus slaying suspect safe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Police in northern Indiana say a 3-year-old child is safe after being held hostage for hours by the suspect in a fatal bus shooting. Fort Wayne police spokeswoman Raquel Foster told The Journal Gazette about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday that the child was safe. It was not immediately

White House: US can defend against NKorea attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House said Thursday, after Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States. The threat from the

White House: US can defend against NKorea attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

Samsung invests $112 million in Japan's Sharp

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will invest 10.4 billion yen ($111.5 million) in Sharp Corp. to secure a supply of large-size LCD panels. The agreement gives Samsung a 3 percent stake in Osaka-based Sharp and a supply of large-

US economy hamstrung by Washington's brinksmanship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Three budget crises ago, in early 2011, Republicans and President Barack Obama faced off over raising the debt ceiling - and Alison Brown saw the writing on the wall. Washington had entered the cycle of partisan brinksmanship over

Algeria reels from tales of oil sector corruption

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By AOMAR OUALI and PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Corrupt and gorging itself at the trough of Algeria's vast oil wealth - that's how most Algerians privately view the elites running the country. Yet few have been willing to say so publicly, until now. New corruption

Algeria reels from tales of oil sector corruption

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

Anti-gun Democrat shoo-in to replace Jackson Jr.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The newly elected Democratic nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. vowed to become a leader in the fight for federal gun control and directly challenged the National Rifle Association in her victory speech. But it remains to

Anti-gun Democrat shoo-in to replace Jackson Jr.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th