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Jamaica prepares for Tropical Storm Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaicans stocked up on supplies and reinforced roofs on Tuesday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy, which is expected to hit the Caribbean island of posh resorts and sprawling shantytowns as a hurricane with lashing rain and

WHY IT MATTERS: Infrastructure

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press The issue: From bridges to broadband, America's infrastructure is supposed to be speeding along commerce, delivering us to work and piping energy and water into our homes and businesses. But just repairing all the breakdowns and potholes would cost tens of

Indictment: Scheme to avoid taxes on paper imports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A company in suburban Atlanta schemed to avoid paying millions of dollars in import taxes on cheap notebooks and loose-leaf paper from China by falsifying records and bribing customs officials in Taiwan, federal prosecutors said in an indictment.

San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The new media barons of America's eighth-largest city are upfront about wanting to use their newspaper to promote their agenda of downtown development and politically conservative causes - and they are making their points in a brash, bare-

San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

Israeli naval vessels take control of Gaza boat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By DIAA HADIDAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli troops on Saturday commandeered a Gaza-bound ship that tried to break through Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled seaside strip, the military said. European lawmakers and other pro-Palestinian activists aboard did not resist, and the

Border Patrol use of force policy scrutinized

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Government investigators are reviewing U.S. Border Patrol policies on use of lethal force amid a spate of deadly shootings along the border in recent years, including the killing last week of a teenager who agents said was throwing rocks at them

Persecuted Hazaras flee Pakistan; some die trying

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By KATHY GANNONAssociated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - As he knelt in prayer to mark one of Islam's holiest days, Ali Raza Qurban saw a childhood friend and dozens of others die in a suicide attack on their Shiite mosque. Sunni militants were again targeting minority ethnic Hazaras in this

Daughter offers no clues on Mexican drug lord

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords didn't share information that might lead to her father's capture after she was detained on an immigration violation, a U.S. official said Tuesday. Alejandrina Gisselle

US-Canada crossing closed after agent shot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - A man driving a van with Washington state license plates shot and wounded a female Canadian border guard Tuesday, then died of what police believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a Canadian police official said. The shooting temporarily closed the Peace Arch crossing on the