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ACLU sues over photo restrictions at US border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over restrictions on taking photos and recording video at ports of entry, saying the policy prohibits the public from documenting possible misconduct by authorities. The federal lawsuit was filed on

Woman said to be drug lord's daughter enters plea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press A woman described by U.S. officials as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord pleaded not guilty Thursday to an immigration charge during a brief hearing in San Diego that made no mention of her family background. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar,

Apple loses again in Dutch suit against Samsung

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

AMSTERDAM (AP) - A Dutch court has again ruled against Apple Inc. in a suit against South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., saying that Galaxy tablet computers don't infringe an Apple patent on touch screen interfaces. The Dutch case is one of many Apple is pursuing against Samsung in their

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