Target | MyFOX Spokane

China November trade weak in challenge to economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's trade weakened sharply in November, adding to challenges for the world's second-largest economy as a gradual recovery takes shape. Export growth plunged to 2.9 percent over a year earlier from the previous month's 11.6

Asia stocks rise on US jobs data showing growth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Rising factory output in China and better-than-expected jobs numbers out of the U.S. helped lift Asian stock markets on Monday. Investors delved into riskier assets a day after China's National Bureau of Statistics reported that factory

Private college presidents pay was up slightly

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer Compensation for private college presidents has continued to drift upward, while the number crossing the $1 million barrier - a signal of prestige, and a magnet for criticism - held steady at 36, according to a new survey. The latest annual compilation by

Lawyer questions handling of terror suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The attorney of a Southern California terror suspect is questioning authorities' handling of his client, who had injuries to his face and head when he was turned over to the FBI by U.S. military officials in Afghanistan. When Sohiel Omar Kabir arrived in California last

'Skyfall,' 'Guardians' duel for box-office win

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the holidays. According to studio estimates Sunday, Sony's Bond tale "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move

NYC suit against Strauss-Kahn could end in deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Her side said she was seeking justice after prosecutors gave up on her sexual assault case. His said she slandered him in a grab for money. But a hotel housekeeper's lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique

Nuclear industry plans rescue wagon for disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By RAY HENRYAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - If disaster strikes a nuclear power plant in the U.S., the utility industry wants the ability to fly in heavy-duty equipment that could avert a meltdown. That capability is part of a larger industry plan being developed to meet new rules that

End may be sight for FBI's unloved Hoover building

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Just six blocks from the White House, the FBI's hulking headquarters overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue has long been the government building everyone loves to hate. The verdict: It's an ugly, crumbling concrete behemoth, an architectural

End may be sight for FBI's unloved Hoover building

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

Hope and fear in gay marriage cases at high court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court's decision to take up the case of California's ban on same-sex unions. While nine states allow same-sex partners to marry, or will soon, 41 states do not. Of those