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Diet Pepsi quietly changes sweetener

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Diet Pepsi is quietly changing its sweetener ahead of a major rebranding of the soft drink set for next month. The change comes as PepsiCo Inc. looks to reinvigorate its namesake brands after losing market share to Coca-Cola Co. in

Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional career in less than three weeks. In a tenure that spanned more than three decades, Frank has

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By The Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering

'Always smiling': Portraits of Conn. victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit for anyone regardless of age. Others found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. After the gunfire

Israeli election downplays Palestinian issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Peacemaking with the Palestinians, once the main issue by far in Israeli politics, has been strikingly absent from the campaign for next month's general election. After years of public frustration with failed peace efforts, Prime Minister

With Chavez stricken, elections become crucial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Hugo Chavez's cancer has upended politics in Venezuela, transforming Sunday's nationwide elections for state governors and legislators into a test of his legacy that could chart the country's future in the uncertain

How to talk to your kids about Conn. mass shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press The killings at a Connecticut elementary school left parents struggling to figure out what to tell their children. President Barack Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, would tell their daughters that they love them and hug them a little tighter. Experts

Newtown: A special town shattered by tragedy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By CHRISTOPHER SULLIVANAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the crossroads that marks the center of this three-century-old New England postcard town stands a flagpole that's a kind of barometer. Every day, says Susan Osborne White, who has lived here all her life, "it tells me which

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press ___ Holiday shoppers may see big discounts soon NEW YORK (AP) - If shoppers don't show up in stores soon, more "70 percent off" sale signs will. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have slowed,