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House Oks bill to avoid government shutdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and give the Pentagon some relief from a cash crunch that's harming military readiness. The huge spending measure, which was passed on a 267-151

Oil recovers some losses on upbeat Fed report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil regained some of its earlier losses on Wednesday after a report from the Federal Reserve showed the economy strengthened across much of the country. Benchmark oil for April delivery fell 39 cents to finish at $90.43 a barrel on the New York

Chavez death: Venezuelans in US hopeful of change

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) - Venezuelans in the U.S. cheered and expressed cautious optimism that new elections will bring change to their homeland after the death of President Hugo Chavez. "My hope is that Venezuela will become a free country once again," said Elizabeth

Use your tax refund wisely

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By Andrew Housser The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued more than 59 million refund checks last year for a total of $174.4 billion. The average tax refund was close to $3,000. For two-thirds of taxpayers, that is more than a month's worth of income, or three months of groceries for the

Cyprus OKs audit of anti-money-laundering policies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - European finance ministers on Monday pushed cash-strapped Cyprus into accepting an independent audit probing whether the country's financial institutions comply with international rules aimed at combatting money-laundering, officials said. Cyprus

Splashy A-B ads tackle lawsuit over watery beer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By The Associated Press The maker of Budweiser is using splashy newspaper ads to poke fun at a lawsuit that alleges its beer is watered down. In full-page ads in 10 U.S. newspapers on Sunday, including The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Anheuser-Busch InBev shows one of the 71 million cans

Biden leads re-enactment of voting rights march

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By PHILLIP RAWLSAssociated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African-Americans' votes haven't stopped in the years since the 1965 Voting Rights Act added millions to

Biden leads re-enactment of voting rights march

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

Supply ship meets space station after shaky start

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A private Earth-to-orbit delivery service made good on its latest shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, overcoming mechanical difficulty and delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse. To NASA's relief,

GI's WikiLeaks admission energizes his supporters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 1st

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - While it may be a curious legal strategy, an Army private's decision to admit in court that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks has energized his supporters around the world. Pfc. Bradley Manning, 25, has been