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20 cities make cut in NYC mayor's $9M contest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In a big-city mayor's bid to spur colleagues to think boldly around the country, 20 cities from Chicago to Springfield, Ore., are finalists in a $9 million urban-innovation contest created by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The cities,

Control of Senate could come down to Maine's King

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By ANDREW MIGA and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Add this to your set of Election Day unknowns: Control of the United States Senate could conceivably come down to an independent candidate from Maine who has resolutely refused to say which party he'd side with if voters

Obama, Romney make last-minute pleas in close race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By KASIE HUNT and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made last-minute pleas for votes Monday, employing their last vestiges of energy, celebrity boosters and plenty of jet fuel to encourage every supporter and the few remaining

Obama, Romney make last-minute pleas in close race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

LONDON (AP) - Sharon Osbourne says she had a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer. Osbourne told Hello! magazine that "I didn't want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me." The 60-year-old "America's

The danger increases, but still the water calls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - "We are tied to the ocean," an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. "And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came." Humans have an affinity for water. It is

TV report: Israel security heads nixed Iran attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister ordered the military to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program two years ago, but backed off following strong objections from senior security officials, a respected Israeli news program

US election fascinates Chinese; some envy voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Where can a pop star score a hit by talking about the U.S. Electoral College for 33 minutes? In China, where Gao Xiaosong's straightforward explanation of the system drew more than 1 million hits in four days. Chinese have long been fascinated with U

Lawyer: Vatican expert had little motive to steal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - A Vatican computer expert accused of helping the pope's former butler steal secret correspondence did not know the man well and had little motive to risk his 20 years on the job for him, a defense lawyer argued Monday at the start

Despite storm damage, election officials hopeful

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Power generators are being marshaled, polling locations moved and voting machines hurriedly put into place as officials prepare to hold an national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after Superstorm