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Review: Mighty iPad Mini looks like a holiday hit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple's iPad Mini will bring a lot more excitement and a little more confusion to the holiday shopping season. It only takes a few minutes playing with the iPad Mini -which starts at $329- to realize the scaled-down tablet

Officer, motorist dead in NY gunfire; man arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By FRANK ELTMAN and TOM HAYSAssociated Press BELLEROSE TERRACE, N.Y. (AP) - An ex-convict was arrested on Tuesday on charges he fatally shot a Long Island police officer in broad daylight Tuesday near the Belmont Park racetrack and then killed another driver not far away during a carjacking,

NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Lap dances are taxable because they don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York's highest court concluded Tuesday in a sharply divided ruling. The court split 4-3, with the

Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By TERRY COLLINSAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns. Nearly half of all robberies in San Francisco this year are cell phone-related, police

In food-crazy New Orleans, food 'deserts' persist

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dwayne Boudreaux's memories of the Circle Food Store in New Orleans 7th Ward neighborhood are so vivid he can walk through its colonnade of arches into the dark and empty shell and give a guided tour of how it was before Hurricane Katrina.

Illinois Amtrak train hits 111 mph in test run

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through fog-shrouded farm fields and blowing past cars on a parallel highway. The test run on a special train

Social media sensation dies of cancer at age 13

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Lane Goodwin, a small-town boy who won a huge Facebook following for his thumbs-up attitude about his cancer, has lost his battle with the disease. The 13-year-old Kentuckian died Wednesday night, eliciting an outpouring from his

Google delivers 3Q letdown early, stock plummets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As far as unpleasant surprises go, Google hit Wall Street with a double whammy Thursday. The Internet search leader that prides itself on organizing the world's information lost control of its own data when a contractor released

A night of humor _ after day of campaign criticism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By JIM KUHNHENN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney poked gentle but sharp fun at one another Thursday night during an esteemed New York Catholic charity dinner that has long been a required stop for presidential candidates.

A night of humor _ after day of campaign criticism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th