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Iran seeks renewed talks with familiar demands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian officials have made no secret about their desire to reopen nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers as economic sanctions dig deeper - with Iran's supreme leader even depicting his envoys as waiting at the

Correction: Presidential Campaign-Hispanic Voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a story Oct. 21 about Hispanic voters, The Associated Press misidentified New Mexico's governor. Her name is Susana Martinez, not Susannah Martinez. The AP reported erroneously that President Barack Obama signed an executive order in August adopting a new immigration policy

From words to deeds: Why election matters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press When you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can

Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama isn't talking about it and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers can expect to feel the pinch of a big tax increase regardless of who wins the election. A temporary reduction in Social

Dead man found at Calif. shooting wearing armor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Police were nearly certain Sunday that a man found dead at the property where five members of a Southern California family were shot - two fatally - was the killer because he was wearing body armor, clutching a handgun and had a bullet hole in his head. The loaded handgun

Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A taxi packed with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing 13 people as the U.N. envoy tasked with ending the country's civil war pushed his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad

Officials: Split results in West Bank vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian election officials said Sunday that voters choosing new local councils in the West Bank rebuffed candidates from President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement in five of the 11 main towns, an apparent blow to the

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By JOSH LEDERMAN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama - through their allies - squared off Sunday over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad with just two weeks

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

Taliban deny their bombs cause most Afghan deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban dismissed on Sunday a UN report that roadside bombs are causing most civilian casualties in Afghanistan as "Western propaganda." Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the insurgents only use the weapons to target foreign troops and the Afghan