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Solid job growth in last reading before election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States added a solid 171,000 jobs in October, and more than a half-million Americans joined the work force, the latest signs that the uneven economic recovery is gaining strength once again. In addition, more jobs were

Civility efforts seek better behavior on campus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIERAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus tour. A hostile student in Maryland challenging his professor to a

Bahrain activist sentenced for anti-king tweets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Bahrain says a civil court has sentenced an online activist to six months in prison on charges of insulting the Gulf nation's king in Twitter posts. The activist, whose name was not released, was among four people arrested last month for allegedly defaming Bahrain's

4 injured at USC campus shooting in Los Angeles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Violence that sometimes borders the University of Southern California crept onto campus when an argument outside a Halloween party escalated to a shooting that critically wounded one man and injured three other people and led administrators

ABC News asks judge to toss 'pink slime' lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Lawyers for ABC News asked a judge Wednesday to toss out a $1 billion defamation lawsuit filed by a South Dakota-based meat processor over a meat product that critics dub "pink slime," saying the news organization did not knowingly

New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JENNIFER PELTZ and LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Flights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan in a reverse of

US use of Vietnam website 'under review'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday it is reviewing a U.S. Embassy's use of a wildly popular Vietnamese website laden with suspected pirated music and Hollywood movies to promote American values, including respect for intellectual property

Commodities prices mostly rise as storm recedes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By The Associated Press Prices for corn, soybeans and other commodities are mostly rising as traders become less worried about fallout from Hurricane Sandy. CME Group, which runs several exchanges including the New York Mercantile Exchange, said its New York trading floor will reopen Wednesday

Disarray, millions without power in Sandy's wake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By TED ANTHONYAP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) - The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday: 1. SANDY COMES ASHORE, A HURRICANE NO LONGER Now a "post-tropical" hybrid storm, Sandy came ashore along the New Jersey coastline at about 8 p.m. with gusts of more