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'Smart' potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets at CES

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By RYAN NAKASHIMA and BARBARA ORTUTAYAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big - and bizarre - chances. Many of the prototypes

China starts building new nuclear power plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - A utility company says it has started building China's first new nuclear power plant since Beijing lifted a construction moratorium imposed on the industry to review safety following Japan's Fukushima disaster. The facility in the eastern

WSJ says Hostess in talks to sell bread brands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

NEW YORK (AP) - The makers of Thomas' English muffins and Tastykake snacks are emerging as the two of the bidders for Wonder Bread and other Hostess bread brands as the company tries to sell off its assets under bankruptcy-court oversight, a newspaper reported Saturday. The Wall Street Journal

Tiny Chevrolet Sonic helps Detroit shake off rust

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) - When the word reached the Orion Assembly Plant, it spread along the serpentine assembly line like news of a death or natural disaster: General Motors, the biggest automaker in the world, had filed for bankruptcy protection. On that

Key events in the fall and rise of General Motors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By The Associated Press A timeline of key events in the fall and revival of General Motors Co. 2008 Nov. 18 - The CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler ask for aid from Congress, citing the weak economy, plummeting sales and the collapse of the U.S. banking system. Dec. 19 - President Bush approves $17.4

US pushes to finish Afghan dam as challenges mount

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By HEIDI VOGTAssociated Press KAJAKI, Afghanistan (AP) - In the approaching twilight of its war in Afghanistan, the U.S. is forging ahead with a giant infrastructure project long criticized as too costly in both blood and money. It's a $500 million effort to refurbish the massive Kajaki dam and

FDA: New rules will make food safer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year. The rules, the most sweeping food

Key events in the fall and rise of General Motors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 4th

Correction: Southern's Big Bet story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

DEKALB, Miss. (AP) - In a story Dec. 28 about a coal-fired power plant being built by Southern Co. in Mississippi, The Associated Press reported erroneously in the 10th paragraph that Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power is contributing $6 million to the cost of a nuclear power project. That

EPA Administrator Jackson announces resignation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 27th

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after nearly four years marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-