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US employers add 165K jobs; rate falls to 7.5 pct.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April - and far more in February and March than anyone

Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to appeal to the dissident right-wing of his own

Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

China emerging as new force in drone warfare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. The attack didn't

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By RYAN LUCAS and BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - International military action against Syria's government over its alleged use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most formidable air defenses, a system bolstered in recent years by top-of-the-line

Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By NIRMALA GEORGEAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse a dry creek

IG: unclear standards for compassionate release

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks clear standards on when to grant compassionate release to inmates with terminal illnesses and limited life expectancies, the Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday. In a study of 206 such requests from 2006 through 2011, the

Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cautioned America's political leaders Wednesday that their policies are hurting the economy. The Fed stood by its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment. But it sent its clearest signal to

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, killing one and wounding over two dozen people, Syria's state news agency reported. Footage

Bloomsday Security 'Stepped Up’ In Light Of Boston Attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

SPOKANE, Wash – Bloomsday is the largest race of the year in Spokane, with some 60,000 people expected to finish – and it comes just weeks after the deadly terror attacks at the Boston Marathon, forcing security measures to take center stage. Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub led a