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Mo. Sen. McCaskill using Romney in new TV ad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ventured into Republican-leaning southern Missouri on Thursday, warning voters that challenger Todd Akin would be part of a "very small caucus of extremists" if elected to the Senate and launching a new ad

Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force. Not so, say

Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Monday: 1. THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM THE SUPERSTORM The water unleashed by a tidal surge amped up by a full moon would threaten the most lives and cause heavy property damage. 2

Key events involving Yahoo and its performance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By The Associated Press Yahoo issued third-quarter results on Monday, the first period under CEO Marissa Mayer. Here are key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance. Nov. 17, 2008: Yahoo Inc. says co-founder Jerry Yang will step down as CEO as soon as a replacement is found. It ends a

Yahoo CEO starts reign with encouraging 3Q report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer turned in an encouraging report card covering her first few months running the troubled Internet company. The third-quarter results announced Monday weren't astounding, but they were better than analysts

Akin aide uses profanity in shot at McCaskill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press FESTUS, Mo. (AP) - An aide to Todd Akin on Monday used a profanity in a tweet to extend the GOP Senate hopeful's weekend analogy comparing Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill to a "dog" who fetches problems from Washington. Meanwhile, McCaskill launched a

Ahead of the Bell: Yahoo CEO to share her vision

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is expected to share her plans for turning around the Internet company in a conference call with analysts and investors Monday afternoon. The call is being held after the stock market closes to review Yahoo's third-quarter earnings. Those numbers

NYC sees progress in quest to become tech capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - New York's mayor has made no secret of going after a digital grail: rivaling Silicon Valley as a high-tech hub. The city isn't there, at least not yet, but it can point to a series of promising signs. Tech titans including Google and

Spy Kids: UK starts secret agent apprenticeships

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - How's this for a job title - secret agent's apprentice? The British government is recruiting teenage apprentice spies and codebreakers without university degrees in a bid to deepen the talent pool of its intelligence services for the era of