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Romney runs campaign like CEO; is it too much?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney seems to be both candidate and campaign CEO these days, and some Republicans say he's trying to do too much. He reviews TV ads and polling data on an iPad. He writes many of his speeches. He's often talking like a consultant.

Harvard journal: Jesus 'wife' papyrus unverified

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard University journal says it hasn't fully verified research that purportedly shows some early Christians believed Jesus had a wife, even though Harvard's divinity school touted the research during a publicity blitz this week. The

Fed officials signal broad support for doing more

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Several Federal Reserve officials made clear this week that Chairman Ben Bernanke commands broad support for the Fed's plan to continue stimulating the economy if hiring doesn't pick up. As Vice Chairman William Dudley put it in

Pelosi: Don't extend payroll tax cut next year

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Social Security payroll tax cut should be allowed to expire at the end of this year and lawmakers should turn instead to overhauling the entire federal tax code, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday. The 2 percentage point reduction

Arkansas' Smith to return after brother's funeral

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By KURT VOIGTAP Sports Writer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas football coach John L. Smith will return to Fayetteville on Friday evening after attending his brother's funeral. The school says Smith flew to Idaho Falls, Idaho, following practice Thursday evening. Bart Smith died Monday

Arkansas' Smith to return after brother's funeral

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

Studies more firmly tie sugary drinks to obesity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic. A huge, decades-long study involving more than 33,000 Americans has yielded the first clear proof that drinking sugary beverages

Gold hits 2012 high on hope for Spain's economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer Gold has hit a high for the year on speculation that Spain may be working on a request for financial help from other European countries. December gold rose $7.80 to finish at $1,778 per ounce. Earlier in the day, it hit $1,790 per ounce, which topped the

Review: iPhone evolves into jewel-like '5'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - If you run your finger over one of the joints where plastic and metal meet on the rim of the iPhone 5, you feel just the slightest hint of the seam. The materials have been machined to blend into one another with astonishing, jewel-like

AP PHOTOS: In a digital age, paper stocks hang on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business Writer Bob Kerstein loves his paper stock certificates. At a time when stock trading is dominated by rapid-fire computers, he relishes paper stocks for their palpability. Wall Street seems cryptic and far away, but certificates are something he can see and hold.