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THE RESET: Obama, GOP circling on fiscal crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Democrats and Republicans are haunted by memories of budget deals gone bad. It's making it hard for them to put hope over experience and avert a looming fiscal disaster. Long gone are the halcyon days when President Lyndon Johnson would meet frequently -

Tea party group chief quits, cites internal split

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By JACK GILLUM and STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Eased out with an $8 million payout provided by an influential Republican fundraiser, former GOP House Majority Leader Dick Armey says he has left the conservative tea party group FreedomWorks because of an internal split

Recall news

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By The Associated Press The following recalls have been announced: ____ GAS FIREPLACE INSERTS DETAILS: Jotul and Scan gas fireplace inserts manufactured by Jotul North America of Gorham, Maine; sold at independent specialty fireplace and stove stores nationwide from June 2010 through

Vail Resorts posts 1Q loss, backs off outlook

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) - Ski resort operator Vail Resorts said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter loss increased and warned it may not hit its expected earnings target this year. The Broomfield, Colo., company posted a loss of $60.6 million, or $1.70 per share in the quarter that ended Oct. 31,

Mental exam ordered for Oklahoma bomb plot suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) - A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for an Illinois man accused of plotting to bomb dozens of churches in northeastern Oklahoma. Gregory Weiler had been set for a preliminary hearing Monday, but a judge delayed that until Dec. 17 so Weiler can have a competency evaluation.

Toll Brothers 4Q net income soars on tax benefit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By MICHELLE CHAPMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Toll Brothers says its fiscal fourth-quarter net income soared, helped by a large income tax benefit and a 48 percent rise in revenue. The luxury homebuilder delivered more homes and its order backlog increased. CEO Douglas C. Yearley Jr

Royal pregnancy highlights succession issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The business of monarchy has always been stacked in favor of men. Not any more - or so the British government promises. The first child of Prince William and his wife Kate will be born a king or a queen in waiting, under changes to succession

Face transplant patient doesn't get a 2nd look now

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Virginia man who received a full-face transplant says he's now able to walk past people without a second look. Thirty-seven-year-old Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville, Va. was injured in a gun accident in 1997 and said he rarely left home afterward, shopping at night so he

Dog theft case ripples through New Mexico town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press MORIARTY, N.M. (AP) - The cases were often heartbreaking: Families coming home to find their dogs had vanished from inside houses, behind locked fences and outdoor kennels in rural communities east of Albuquerque. But with the recent arrest of a woman accused

Spain's jobless near 5 million as banks await cash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating and its struggling banks await crucial bailout cash. Spain's Labor Ministry said Tuesday