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Chiefs Fall to Tri-City 2-1 on Teddy Bear Toss Night

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

The Tri-City Americans scored twice early in the third and held off a late rally from Spokane as they defeated the Chiefs 2-1 in front of 10,052 fans at the Spokane Arena Saturday night. Reid Gow scored the "Teddy Bear" goal as Spokane fell to 13-3-0-0 at home and 23-9-1-0 overall.Chiefs' fans

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press ___ Holiday shoppers may see big discounts soon NEW YORK (AP) - If shoppers don't show up in stores soon, more "70 percent off" sale signs will. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have slowed,

With drought memories fresh, wheat prices rise

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press Prices for wheat, corn and soybeans rose Friday as traders worried that the devastating drought of the summer could be repeated next year. Wheat for March delivery rose 5.5 cents to $8.14 a bushel. March corn rose 10.5 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $7.3075 a bushel.

Lawmaker probes arrest of sex offender Hill intern

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican congressman asked the Obama administration Friday why it delayed for weeks the arrest of a registered sex offender who was living illegally in the U.S. and working for a Democratic senator. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah,

Oil gains on positive US and China factory data

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press The price of oil ended higher Friday on positive signs for manufacturing in the U.S. and China. Benchmark crude rose 84 cents Friday to end at $86.73 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. A survey of purchasing managers showed that manufacturing activity

Feds: 4 Texas officers guarded cocaine shipments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) - Three South Texas lawmen, including the son of a prominent county sheriff, were due in court Friday on charges alleging that they and another officer accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to guard shipments of cocaine. Mission

AP-GfK Poll: Science doubters say world is warming

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing majority of Americans think global warming is occurring, that it will become a serious problem and that the U.S. government should do something about it, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. Even most people who say they don

Oil up to near $87 as China factory data improves

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil rose to near $87 a barrel Friday, boosted by a survey that showed the recovery in China's manufacturing is gathering strength. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for January delivery was up 83 cents to $86.72 a barrel in

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By The Associated Press ___ US holiday sales slowly pick up after Sandy WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumers shook off Superstorm Sandy last month and stepped up holiday shopping, helped by a steady job market and lower gas prices. Retail sales rose 0.3 percent in November from October,

Review: 2 giant phones decent, but not for size

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Over the past few years, smartphones have gradually gotten bigger and tablet computers have gotten smaller. So it should come as no surprise that devices in between are starting to emerge. These Android devices, informally known as