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Romney says Michigan win would hand him presidency

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) - Now the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney was back home in Michigan on Tuesday - where, he says, the "trees are the right height." "I'm going to win Michigan, with your help!" Romney

AP Exclusive: Inmate says death will bring justice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A convicted murderer said in a letter written from death row that the South Dakota Supreme Court owes it not only to him but to the family of the prison guard he killed to allow his execution to take place in a timely

US to seek death penalty for RI man in legal fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By LAURA CRIMALDIAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Federal authorities said Monday that they plan to seek the death penalty in the case of an inmate at the center of a legal tug-of-war between Rhode Island's governor and federal prosecutors. In court

Deal discourages TV attack ads in Mass. Senate bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By STEVE LeBLANCAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - In the tight Massachusetts Senate race, GOP incumbent Scott Brown has spent weeks questioning Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren's claim of Native American heritage, while Warren portrays Brown as a darling of Wall Street

Americans fascinated with 'Hatfields and McCoys'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated Press MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) - More than a century after the last shots were fired in America's most famous feud, the Hatfields and McCoys mingle peacefully in the mountains they call home, singing together in church choirs, sharing pot-luck lunches

Iran seeks ' sanctions relief' at nuclear talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By GEORGE JAHN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV MOSCOW (AP) - Iran became more adamant Monday that the world must ease the sanctions choking off its oil sales before it will curb activities that could be used to make nuclear arms, diplomats said.

World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and JACK CHANGAssociated Press LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - With major European economies shaking, leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting sought Tuesday to reassure the world that they would find a way to put out the debt-fueled economic wildfire

Wildfire destroys most homes in Colo. history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Additional crews were joining the fight Saturday against a wildfire in northern Colorado that has scorched about 85 square miles and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. The High Park Fire

Obama, world want bold signs from Europe at G-20

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent CHICAGO (AP) - With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its financial mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along

Carlotta kills 2, weakens to tropical depression

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By BERTHA RAMOSAssociated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Carlotta was downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday as the system rapidly weakened after killing two young sisters in its march across southern Mexico. The National Weather Service's National