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Toyota retakes global auto sales crown from GM

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it's still counting. GM sold 9.29 million. Both companies saw higher sales, but

Beset by risks, Japan seeks boost from stimulus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A 20 trillion yen ($224 billion) stimulus package announced Friday by Japan's newly installed prime minister Shinzo Abe will likely give the recession-struck economy a quick boost, but at the risk of adding to the country's gargantuan debt

News Summary: Japan revs up economic stimulus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By The Associated Press STIMULUS PLAN: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its government were in the final stages of drafting fresh stimulus spending Thursday reportedly totaling more than 20 trillion yen ($227 billion), rushing to fulfill campaign pledges to break the world's

Japan revs up stimulus, aiming at economic rebound

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its government were in the final stages of drafting fresh stimulus spending Thursday reportedly totaling more than 20 trillion yen ($227 billion), rushing to fulfill campaign pledges

'Lincoln' leads Oscars with 12 nominations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Steven Spielberg has matched his personal best at the Academy Awards: 12 nominations for his Civil War saga "Lincoln," including best picture, director and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. That ties the

Light earthquake occurs near Alaska quake center

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A light earthquake has occurred near the spot where a major temblor struck over the weekend in Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the quake occurred at 5:46 a.m. Tuesday and had a preliminary magnitude of 4.0. It was centered 98 miles west-

China starts building new nuclear power plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - A utility company says it has started building China's first new nuclear power plant since Beijing lifted a construction moratorium imposed on the industry to review safety following Japan's Fukushima disaster. The facility in the eastern

Strong Earthquake: Tsunami Warning Canceled For Alaska, Canada

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Officials have canceled a tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska and coastal Canada. The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says a tsunami was generated by a strong 7.5-magnitude earthquake, but the waves don't pose a threat to the areas. The center says some areas

Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that followed caused concern in some coastal communities, with

Clinton planning to return to work next week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 3rd

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sidelined for almost a month by a string of medical problems, is upbeat and planning to return to work next week, the State Department said Thursday. One day after being released from the New York hospital that