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Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The law

Syria ex-minister leads rebuilding plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A six-member U.N. team led by a former Syrian planning minister is drawing up a comprehensive postwar reconstruction plan even as the country's civil war rages on with no apparent end in sight. A joint U.S.-Russian push to bring together Syria's

World stocks mostly higher

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By TOBY STERLINGAP Business Writer AMSTERDAM (AP) - World stock markets shrugged off suggestions the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to reverse some of its asset purchase programs by the end of the summer, and were mostly higher ahead of key data releases Friday. The Conference Board is due to

Alaska volcano continues to erupt, with lava, ash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the southeast Thursday. John

US, Turkey project united front on Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how much the U.S. should intervene behind closed doors as they looked to Russia and the global

Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes

Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on

Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A second federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama exceeded his power in making a recess appointment to the National Labor Relations Board. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that recess appointments can be

Turkish PM talks Syria with Obama at White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By DESMOND BUTLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence. At a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister

Turkish PM talks Syria with Obama at White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th