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Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By BEN FELLER and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the United States than when President George W. Bush had to duck shoes hurled at him in

Black women rally against voter ID laws

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Deidra Reese isn't waiting for people to come to her to find out whether they are registered to vote. With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure

Black women rally against voter ID laws

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By ED WHITEAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick repeatedly stuffed his bank account and paid off credit cards with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, the illegal fruit of a crooked politician who took bribes and left taxpayers "holding the short end of

Family: Minn. Somali left to join al-Shabab

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man recently traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabab, a spokesman for his family said, renewing fears that the terror group is continuing to recruit Somalis living in the U.S. to return to their homeland to fight. The investigation

Scores of inmates fight at Ariz. prison, some hurt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a fight among 200 inmates at an Arizona state prison has left several of them injured. Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux says a unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex at Tucson will be locked down for several days as a result of Thursday's melee. The Arizona

Honda aims to double global auto sales in 5 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Honda is aiming to double its global auto sales to more than 6 million vehicles over the next five years as the Japanese automaker gears up for ambitious growth after bouncing back from last year's disasters. "We have now reached the stage of

Brake glitch kept Knott's riders stuck in the sky

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) - California officials say a Knott's Berry Farm ride that stranded 20 people 300 feet in the air for nearly four hours automatically stopped when one of its brakes froze. Erika Monterroza, from the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health, told the Los Angeles

Judge won't let chef represent self in murder case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A chef who is accused of murdering his 39-year-old wife and boiling her body for four days to get rid of the evidence won't be allowed to represent himself in the last days of the trial. According to the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/REgI0v ), Judge Rand Rubin rejected

New AP chief stresses news, business cooperation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gary Pruitt, the new president and CEO of The Associated Press, pledged Thursday to continue close cooperation with member news organizations on news collection, open government efforts and generating online advertising revenues. In