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Euro finance ministers agree Spain bank aid terms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

By DON MELVINAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Euro area finance ministers agreed early Tuesday on the terms of a bailout for Spain's troubled banks, saying that the first €30 billion ($36.88 billion) in aid can be ready by the end of this month. The finance ministers for the 17 countries that

EU set to extend Spain's deficit timeline

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

By DON MELVIN and SLOBODAN LEKICAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union worked towards stabilizing Spain's finances Tuesday as it backed up the blueprint for the country's €100 billion bank bailout plan with plans to grant the country an extra year to cut

Seattle Times' methadone series wins APME award

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

NEW YORK (AP) - The Seattle Times' investigation of the state of Washington's practice of steering people to methadone to reduce its Medicaid costs won a Public Service award from the Associated Press Media Editors association. In a three-part series, the newspaper's "Methadone and the

Spain borrowing rate hits bailout danger zone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain's struggling banks and the country's punishing borrowing costs will be the main subject of discussions at this week's meetings in Brussels of Europe's finance ministers. Representatives from the 17 countries that use the euro

Navy to resume sinking old ships in US waters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By JASON DEAREN and OSKAR GARCIAAssociated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The U.S. Navy is resuming its practice of using old warships for target practice and sinking them in U.S. coastal waters after a nearly two-year moratorium spurred by environmental and cost concerns

Texas cattle deaths tied to toxic Bermuda grass

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 30th

By SARAH KUTAAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - The sun was setting when Jerry Abel's cattle began to bellow on his Central Texas ranch. They were convulsing by the time he rushed to the pasture. Within hours, Abel had lost almost all his herd. The culprit:

No quick-fix for China's troubled dairy industry

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

By ALEXA OLESENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China learned hard lessons from a contaminated milk scandal that left six babies dead four years ago but its dairy industry is still plagued by quality lapses, from toxic mold in milk to mercury in baby formula.

Compromises lead to tentative highway bill deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 28th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Compromises on sticky environmental and safety issues enabled House and Senate negotiators to reach agreement Wednesday on a two-year bill to overhaul federal highway and transit programs. Congressional aides were

Lawmakers reach tentative deal on highway bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 27th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have tentatively agreed on a two-year bill to overhaul federal highway programs that drops a requirement that the government approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Senate aides said they were

Lawmakers reach compromise on roads, student loans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 27th

By ALAN FRAM and JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing weekend deadlines for action, congressional leaders have agreed to deals overhauling the nation's transportation programs without a Republican provision forcing approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil