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Tribune Co. gets OK for bankruptcy-exit plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By RANDALL CHASEAP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) - Tribune Co. won court approval to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, more than four years after a leveraged buyout left the media company with unsustainable debt. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey in Wilmington, Del., on Friday

Obama spends nearly $100 million on campaign ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign has spent nearly $100 million on television commercials in selected battleground states so far, unleashing a sustained early barrage designed to create lasting, negative impressions of Republican Mitt

French president's 'Mr. Normal' image hit by tweet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated Press Writer PARIS (AP) - A feud involving the French president's live-in girlfriend, his former partner and his eldest son may have tarnished the new leader's carefully cultivated image as "Mr. Normal" - credited with helping him win the spring election among

New PAC to target pols opposed to finance reform

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By JACK GILLUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A newly formed "super" political organization is targeting House members it says are against campaign finance reform. The Friends of Democracy super PAC plans to run $8 million in television ads and direct mail in 10 to 15 competitive House races

Woman fleeing wildfire crashes, ignites new blaze

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) - A Colorado woman fleeing a deadly wildfire crashed on the way to her father's home in Oregon, sparking a new blaze in Idaho. Krista McCann tells KTVB-TV (http://bit.ly/LOAeLz ) that she loaded her most-valued possessions in her car in Colorado Springs, Colo., and fled the

Buffett says JPMorgan Chase doing the right things

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By JOSH FUNKAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday he believes JPMorgan Chase is doing the right things to deal with its multibillion-dollar trading losses. The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. addressed a variety of topics during Friday

Is Italy's Berlusconi plotting a comeback?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By VICTOR L. SIMPSONAssociated Press ROME (AP) - When Silvio Berlusconi resigned after dominating Italy's political scene for two decades, he left a country in financial shambles and a personal legacy tarnished by sex and corruption scandals. Commentators called it the end of an era. Eight

Probation for woman accused in Neb. kennel case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - The last of four people charged with abuse for keeping two children in a kennel inside a filthy trailer in Nebraska has been sentenced to probation. North Platte television station KNOP reports (http://bit.ly/NqathC ) that 25-year-old Samantha Eyten was given a year of

Romney: No role in Bain management after 1999

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By JIM KUHNHENN and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press LACONIA, N.H. (AP) - His credibility under attack, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney insisted on Friday that he had "no role whatsoever in the management" of a private equity firm after early 1999, and demanded that President Barack

Who will replace Lopez, Tyler on 'American Idol'?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Mary J. Blige are among the heady names being tossed around as potential judges for "American Idol" after Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez skipped out on next season. Star power, after all, is what judges add to TV