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Port strike could be prelude for dockworker talks

Port strike could be prelude for dockworker talks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The end of one labor crisis at the nation's busiest port complex could be a prelude to another. The resolution of an eight-day walk-off by clerical workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors that stalled billions of dollars of

AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention

AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By ISOLDA MORILLO and ALEXA OLESENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her confinement under house arrest has been in the two years since her jailed

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy

Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By MICHAEL CASEYAP Environment Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United Arab Emirates. It will be the first, large-scale solar project in

AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money

AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety. The

AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money

AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety. The

Short sales outpacing sales of bank-owned homes

Short sales outpacing sales of bank-owned homes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By ALEX VEIGAAP Real Estate Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sales of U.S. homes facing foreclosure are on the rise and outpacing sales of bank-owned homes, a reflection of stepped up efforts this year by lenders to avoid foreclosing on homes with mortgages gone unpaid. In the third quarter, sales of

Emerald green is Pantone's top color of 2013

Emerald green is Pantone's top color of 2013
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By SAMANTHA CRITCHELLAP Fashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Emerald is no longer green with envy. The rich, vibrant shade is Pantone LLC's Color of the Year for 2013, beating out all the other shades of the rainbow. The company, which creates and matches colors for the fashion, home and

ECB could be done helping eurozone economy

ECB could be done helping eurozone economy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By DAVID McHUGHAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European Central Bank is unlikely to offer any further help for Europe's sagging economy Thursday after already lowering interest rates to record lows and calming the region's debt crisis with its plan to buy the bonds