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BMW at 20: Plant exceeds hopes, tax debate ongoing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By JEFFREY COLLINSAssociated Press GREER, S.C. (AP) - Two decades ago, then-South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell stood at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport and announced that a BMW plant being built just up the road would be a benchmark in the history of the state. By most measures, the German

Cruise ship returns to Florida after child falls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A cruise ship headed to the Bahamas had to return to port in central Florida after a young child was injured in a fall aboard ship. Royal Caribbean officials say the 14-month-old from India fell Friday aboard the Monarch of the Seas. The ship left Port Canaveral that day for a

Tsunami debris team reaches dock on Wash. coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

FORKS, Wash. (AP) - Hiking over primitive coastal trails, a team reached a dock that apparently floated from Japan after last year's tsunami and just washed ashore on a Washington beach, and an official said the group found Japanese writing inside the structure. The team of tsunami debris

Basic facts on Egypt's constitution referendum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egyptians vote Saturday in the second round of a highly contentious referendum on a new constitution to replace the one suspended after the 2011 revolution. Here are some basic facts and figures on the vote. - Saturday's vote takes place in 17 of Egypt's

Weather prevents dock inspection on Wash. coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By DOUG ESSERAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A dock that apparently was ripped away from Japanese waters by a tsunami and drifted for more than a year and a half has washed ashore on one of the most remote beaches on the U.S. West Coast. It was spotted Tuesday by the Coast Guard on Washington's

Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout numbering thousands that could close 15 ports from Massachusetts to Texas. The latest talks between shipping

Woman said to be drug lord's daughter is freed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A pregnant woman who identified herself to U.S. border inspectors as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord returned to Mexico after pleading guilty to an immigration charge. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, pleaded guilty in San

Ghana releases Argentine ship held since October

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - A port official in Ghana says an Argentine naval ship held since October because of a financial dispute is now setting sail. The ship had been impounded at the behest of private creditors as collateral for unpaid bonds dating from Argentina's economic crisis a decade ago.

French president wants new era with Algeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By AOMAR OUALI and ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - French President Francois Hollande announced a new era with Algeria on Wednesday - a strategic partnership among equals - during a state visit to this North African nation that was once a prized colony in the French empire.

Italian worker, 2 others abducted in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press ROME (AP) - Three workers at a Syrian steel plant, including an Italian, have been kidnapped, officials said Monday. Italy's foreign ministry did not say where or when the kidnappings occurred but that the plant is located in the regime stronghold