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Capito to run for Rockefeller's US Senate seat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By LAWRENCE MESSINAAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - On the heels of winning a seventh term, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito vowed Monday to run in 2014 for the seat now held by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat and West Virginia's senior senator. Joined on her 59th birthday by

Study: NJ beaches 30-40 feet narrower after storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SPRING LAKE, N.J. (AP) - The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate on whether federal dollars should be used to replenish stretches of sand that only a

Superstorm shines light on federal beach program

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SPRING LAKE, N.J. (AP) - Towns along the Jersey shore that made use of federal money to build up beaches came through Superstorm Sandy with far less damage than those that didn't, findings that are sure to intensify a debate that has raged for years over the

Smithfield Foods to begin layoffs at Va. plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Smithfield Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will begin its previously announced shutdown of a Virginia facility that makes hot dogs and deli meat. The Smithfield, Va.-based company said layoffs will start at the Portsmouth plant in

US wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in October

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Wholesale prices fell in October as a big drop in gasoline and other energy prices offset a rise in the cost of food. Wholesale prices dipped 0.2 percent last month, the Labor Department said Wednesday. It was the first decline since May

The Sandy 15? Superstorm comfort-eating on menu

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELLAssociated Press Jamie Sanders went to the grocery store in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy with good intentions. Cucumbers and apples were on her list. But her local supermarket hadn't gotten any new supplies - and with the prospect of working in her Upper East Side

More expensive gas pushes US consumer prices up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Higher gas costs drove up U.S. consumer prices in September for the second straight month. Outside energy, there was little sign of inflation. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index rose a seasonally

Arkansas-based Tyson to audit treatment of animals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By JEANNIE NUSSAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The nation's largest meat company, Tyson Foods Inc., announced Friday that it will do an animal treatment audit of suppliers' farms. The news comes as animal welfare activists have been pressuring Tyson to move away from cramped

FACT CHECK: Slips in vice presidential debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Anyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the vice presidential debate Thursday

US wholesale prices jump 1.1 percent in September

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A second month of sharp gains in gasoline costs drove wholesale prices higher in September. But outside of the surge in energy, prices were well contained. Wholesale prices rose 1.1 percent in September following a 1.7 percent gain in