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10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. OHIO IS FOCUS OF CAMPAIGN IN FINAL LAP At the end of a tight race, Obama and Romney narrow the field to the Buckeye state and a few others. 2. SENATE CONTROL COULD COME

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By The Associated Press The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 106 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at about 1.4 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5

Blair: Iraq's economy growing since Saddam ousted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that British forces should be proud of their role in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, citing what he claimed was major social and economic progress since the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Blair said

Mourners leave flowers at helicopter crash site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

ATLANTA (AP) - Mourners are leaving flowers, cards and other mementos at a makeshift memorial near the site of a police helicopter crash that killed two Atlanta officers who were searching for a runaway boy. Authorities say the chopper struck a power pole, them plummeted to the ground and exploded

Syrian chaos deepens as rebels, Palestinians fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - New chaos engulfed Syria's civil war as Palestinian supporters and opponents of the embattled regime were swept up Monday in intense fighting in Damascus, while rival rebel groups clashed over control of a Turkish border crossing. The rare

The danger increases, but still the water calls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - "We are tied to the ocean," an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. "And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came." Humans have an affinity for water. It is

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By The Associated Press The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 106 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 1.3 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of

2-year-old boy killed at Pa. zoo exhibit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By KEVIN BEGOSAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - A 2-year-old boy visiting the Pittsburgh zoo was killed Sunday morning when he fell off a railing that his mother had put him on top of to view a pack of African painted dogs, who pounced on the child and mauled him, police said. It was not clear

A decade on, Fla. missing girl trial to begin

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By CURT ANDERSONAP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) - More than a decade after foster child Rilya Wilson's disappearance shook up the state's child welfare system, the caregiver accused of killing the girl is finally set to go on trial in a highly circumstantial case hinging on jail

Syrian rebels capture oilfield near Iraqi border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades captured an oilfield in the country's east on Sunday after three days of fierce fighting with government troops protecting the facility, activists said. The head of the Britain-based