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US plans to invite China to 2014 naval exercises

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. intends to ask China to a send a ship to join the world's largest maritime exercises for the first time in Hawaiian waters in two years. The Navy will invite the Asian nation to send a ship to the 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercises, U

FBI asked to keep data on anti-Sikh hate crimes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The son of a massacre victim at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to begin collecting statistics on hate crimes against Sikhs. Harpreet Singh Saini, 18, told a Senate hearing he wanted to give his late

Eclipse season on Mars, so Curiosity took photos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - On Mars, a partial eclipse of the sun isn't quite as rare as on Earth. So NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is snapping hundreds of pictures of the spectacle for the folks back home to ooh and aah over. Two moons zip around the red planet

Oracle's 1Q to illuminate state of software sector

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp.'s latest quarterly results should give investors a better sense of whether corporate spending on computer software is holding up better than the slackening pace of business investments in hardware and other technology equipment. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The results,

UN backs shaming of those who use child soldiers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday backed the naming and shaming of governments and armed groups that recruit, kill or sexually attack children in armed conflicts over protests from Russia, China, Pakistan and Azerbaijan. A

Lofty NYC art venue is not for the faint-hearted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By ULA ILNYTZKYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Most New Yorkers can only dream of an apartment like this. Spectacular views of midtown Manhattan. An iconic work of art in the living room. Prime Columbus Circle location. That 70-foot climb from the ground floor could be a problem, though. And

Tests only identify Zimmerman's DNA on handgun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Forensic tests made public Wednesday show that George Zimmerman's was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip of the gun used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The results rule out Martin's DNA from being on the

Sesame Street's next chapter: Elmo talks back

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Elmo are giving kids a glimpse of television's future. The "Sesame Street" crew has been talking to kids for more than four decades. Now they're offering a way for their pint-sized audience to interact

AP-GfK Poll: A deeper look

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press The presidential race remains a tight contest, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, but beyond that near-even split on the vote lie shifting public views of the nation's outlook and an electorate beginning to tune in to watch the candidates duke

UN calls for dialogue between Congo, Rwanda

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council says dialogue is urgently needed between the Congo and Rwanda, which is accused of supporting the rebellion in eastern Congo. German U.N. Ambassador and current Security Council President Peter Wittig says a high-level meeting is planned for next week