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USDA: Modified wheat appears to be isolated

USDA: Modified wheat appears to be isolated
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found. No genetically engineered wheat has been approved for U.S. farming, and the

USDA: Modified wheat appears to be isolated

USDA: Modified wheat appears to be isolated
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found. No genetically engineered wheat has been approved for U.S. farming, and the

Obama taps finance director as envoy to Denmark

Obama taps finance director as envoy to Denmark
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Handing plum European posts to key campaign boosters, President Barack Obama on Friday nominated his former finance director to be U.S. ambassador to Denmark and tapped two major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. Fundraising guru Rufus

Obama taps finance director as envoy to Denmark

Obama taps finance director as envoy to Denmark
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Handing plum European posts to key campaign boosters, President Barack Obama on Friday nominated his former finance director to be U.S. ambassador to Denmark and tapped two major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. Fundraising guru Rufus

Nazi unit leader's Minneapolis life prompts shock

Nazi unit leader's Minneapolis life prompts shock
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By PATRICK CONDON and AMY FORLITIAssociated Press Writers MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The revelation Friday that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to people who knew him, prompted harsh condemnations from World War II

Conn. chimp victim is denied $150M state lawsuit

Conn. chimp victim is denied $150M state lawsuit
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the animal was dangerous but didn't do anything about it. The state

Iranian-Americans and expatriates vote in election

Iranian-Americans and expatriates vote in election
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By SARAH PARVINIAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - With their passports in tow, Iranian-Americans and expatriates trickled into polling sites across the United States on Friday, joining their countrymen half a world away in voting in Iran's presidential election. By midday in Los

Iranian-Americans and expatriates vote in election

Iranian-Americans and expatriates vote in election
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By SARAH PARVINIAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - With their passports in tow, Iranian-Americans and expatriates trickled into polling sites across the United States on Friday, joining their countrymen half a world away in voting in Iran's presidential election. By midday in Los

UN climate talks marred by decision-making spat

UN climate talks marred by decision-making spat
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By KARL RITTERAssociated Press BONN, Germany (AP) - U.N. climate talks have hit a stumbling block that some delegates say poses a serious challenge to their already slow-moving attempt to craft a global response to climate change. As the latest negotiation session ended Friday in the German city of

Defected Cuban dancers adjust to U.S., seek work

Defected Cuban dancers adjust to U.S., seek work
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - They practice in the back of a dance studio next to a Wendy's restaurant in a strip mall. Six ballet dancers leap across the floor, hidden from view from the mothers watching their daughters in pink leotards in a front room. "Uno, dos, tres,"