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Embattled GOP Rep. Akin stays in Mo. Senate race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Embattled GOP Congressman Todd Akin has made good on his promise to stay in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite calls by top Republicans to quit following his comments about rape. The final deadline for candidates to remove their names from the Missouri ballot passed

Breach of confidence: Don't quote the queen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britons got a rare glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II's personal views Tuesday when a prominent BBC reporter told a live radio audience about a conversation he had with the queen in which she apparently described telling a minister of her concern

Brazil judge orders arrest of Google president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By BRADLEY BROOKSAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian judge ordered the arrest of the head of Google's operations in Brazil for failure to remove YouTube videos that attacked a mayoral candidate, which runs counter to the South American nation's strict pre-vote electoral

PSY finds his success with 'Gangnam Style' unreal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rapper PSY finds his success with "Gangnam Style" so unreal that he wonders if he's being tricked into believing it - like Jim Carrey in "The Truman Show." PSY said Tuesday in a press conference in Seoul that he cried in disbelief when his song entered the

Venezuela poll: Chavez leading rival by 10 points

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez held a 10-point lead over rival Henrique Capriles in one of the final polls ahead of Venezuela's Oct. 7 election, but the survey released Tuesday showed the challenger narrowing the gap. The poll by

Spaniards rage against austerity near Parliament

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain's government was hit hard by the country's financial crisis on multiple fronts Tuesday as protestors enraged with austerity cutbacks and tax hikes clashed with police near Parliament, a separatist-minded region set elections seen

Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In a split-screen race for the presidency, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were on their best campaign behavior in public Tuesday, all the while slashing away at each other in paid television ads. In separate

Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

Veteran AP reporter Mary Foster dies at 68

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mary Foster, a veteran Associated Press reporter who wrote about everything from New Orleans' love affair with food, Mardi Gras and Saints football to Hurricane Katrina, died Monday. She was 68. Foster died at her New Orleans home from

Suu Kyi visit a homecoming for many in Ind. city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Eight thousand miles separate southeast Asia from the American Midwest, but when Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits an Indiana city on Tuesday, it will be a kind of homecoming. Fort Wayne, home to one of the United States