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Sesame Street's next chapter: Elmo talks back

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the "Sesame Street" crew have always talked to kids. Now, they'll try to have a two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience using Kinect, the motion and voice-sensing controller created by

Mass. scholar: Jesus cites wife in ancient script

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard University professor on Tuesday unveiled a fourth-century fragment of papyrus she said is the only existing ancient text quoting Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. Karen King, an expert in the history of Christianity, said the

Southwest needs power lines to become solar hub

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Pick any stretch of road slicing through the American Southwest. The sun beats down on the asphalt like nowhere else and heat waves distort the landscape. It's here, in these open expanses, that experts say is a massive

AP Exclusive: Mass. inmate lauds sex-change ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A convicted murderer in Massachusetts says a judge's decision to grant her request for sex-reassignment surgery is "the right thing to do." U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled this month that the surgery is the only adequate treatment

AMR expects about 4,400 job cuts, warns 11,000

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines is sending layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees although a spokesman says the company expects job losses to be closer to 4,400. The notices went out to mechanics and ground workers whose jobs will be affected as

Southwest needs power lines to become solar hub

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

Kremlin halts USAID work in Russia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Tuesday it is ending the U.S. Agency for International Development's operations in Russia after a Kremlin demand that the aid organization leave the country, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama's policy of

Yahoo closes $7.6 billion deal with Alibaba Group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo has completed a long-awaited $7.6 billion deal with China's Alibaba Group, generating a windfall that could help ease the pain of Yahoo shareholders who have endured the company's foibles during the past few years. After

Foreign holdings of US debt rise to record $5.35T

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in July and China increased its holdings after two months of declines. The Treasury Department says total foreign holdings rose 0.7 percent in July to a record $5.35

Apple closes above $700 for first time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Apple's stock closed above $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours. Shares closed at $701.91 Tuesday, up $2.13 from Monday's close. They rose