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Senate votes to tighten sanctions on Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate endorsed stringent new sanctions on Iran's energy and shipping sectors in a fresh attempt to hobble the Islamic Republic's economy and hamper its nuclear ambitions. Ignoring White House opposition spelled out just hours

Gregg Williams set to appear at bounties hearing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Right from the start, the NFL said Gregg Williams was in charge of a pay-for-pain bounty system with the New Orleans Saints. Now the former defensive coordinator - who told the league about others' involvement - is slated to be

Ore. inmate released in budget move is re-arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Authorities are accusing a man of robbing an Oregon bank less than an hour after he was released from jail in a budget move. The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/D1FAuK ) that Eugene police arrested 33-year-old Christopher Franklin Weaver shortly after a Thursday robbery at

Attorneys for Strauss-Kahn deny settlement reached

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Attorneys for Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Friday denied that the former International Monetary Fund chief has reached a settlement with a New York City hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her. William Taylor III and Amit Mehta said in

Japan OKs $10.7B stimulus, aiming to boost growth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan unleashed yet another barrage of stimulus at its stagnant economy on Friday as debate over how to revive growth heated up ahead of a general election widely expected to deal a severe blow to the ruling Democratic Party. Fresh data for

John Paul's artifacts, memorabilia to come to US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Promoters of a traveling exhibit of artifacts and memorabilia belonging to Pope John Paul II unveiled two items from the pontiff's life Thursday that will be on display when the show opens in Texas next year. The exhibit will include

AP source: Strauss-Kahn, NY hotel maid to settle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her have reached an agreement to settle her lawsuit, likely ending a legal saga that forced the onetime French presidential

Gilda's Club name change insult to late comedian?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By SCOTT BAUER and DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) - Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedian Gilda Radner. Nor might they remember Radner herself, an original cast member

Duke Energy CEO to leave in NC merger settlement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers will step down as head of the largest U.S. electric utility by the end of 2013 as part of a settlement with the North Carolina utilities regulator that ends an investigation into the company's takeover

No charges in stabbing outside Planned Parenthood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon prosecutors have decided an anti-abortion protester was acting in self-defense when he stabbed a man who attacked him outside a Planned Parenthood office. The Grants Pass Daily Courier (http://bit.ly/V8WVbk ) reported Thursday that the Josephine County District