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3 TV display makers settle LCD price-fixing case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Three Asia-based companies have agreed to pay $571 million to settle claims by officials in eight states that they conspired to inflate prices for liquid crystal display screens used in televisions and computer monitors, according to New

Documents conflict on when Romney left Bain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By JACK GILLUM and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Documents filed by Mitt Romney's former company conflict with the Republican presidential candidate's statements about when he gave up control of the private equity firm Bain Capital. President Barack Obama's campaign

Witness to border shooting testifies to grand jury

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man who saw an illegal immigrant from Mexico get shot with a stun gun by U.S. border authorities said he testified Thursday to a federal grand jury amid signs that prosecutors are considering criminal charges in the immigrant's death after

AP NewsBreak: Grand jury probes border death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal grand jury is investigating the death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was shot by U.S. border authorities with a stun gun, suggesting the government is considering criminal charges after more than two years of silence on the

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports abortion rights. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available

As Olympics near, P&G ramps up marketing effort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

By MAE ANDERSONAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - If a gold medal could be awarded for Olympic marketing, Procter & Gamble would surely be striving for it. With the opening ceremony of the Olympics two weeks away, the world's largest consumer products maker on Wednesday is unveiling an ad

Branson to take his children on first space flight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

By PAN PYLASAssociated Press FARNBOROUGH, England (AP) - The first space flight of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic venture will be a family affair: The billionaire adventurer confirmed Wednesday he will be joined by his two adult children. The British tycoon behind the Virgin business

Without IDs from home, Mexicans struggle in US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

By CLAUDIA TORRENSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - She was born in Mexico and lives in the United States, but Laura Rocio Ordonez does not officially exist in any country. She can't open a bank account or get married. She is invisible for both governments. Ordonez, 40, not only lives

OAS chief says Paraguay should not be suspended

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

By LUIS ALONSO LUGOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Organization of American States should not suspend Paraguay for impeaching its president because doing so would only isolate the country and create more problems, the group's secretary general said Tuesday. Jose Miguel Insulza made the

Police: Would-Be Burglar Stymied By Unlikely Obstacle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Police say a would-be burglar was halted by unlikely obstacles - window blinds. KRQE-TV reports that police found Thomas Molina on Sunday tangled in some window blinds at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque after police received a call about a break-in.