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10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. ROMNEY: I SPOKE TOO HASTILY GOP candidate says his comment on video clip that nearly half of Americans consider themselves victims was "not elegantly stated" and

Dillinger, Capone featured in museum crime exhibit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - John Dillinger and Al Capone are among the criminals featured in an exhibit on northern Indiana crimes at South Bend's Center For History. The center's director of school programs, Travis Childs, tells the South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/Qx9ZX8 ) the 1920s and

Free speech, religion clash over anti-Muslim film

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press CERRITOS, Calif. (AP) - While the man behind an anti-Islam movie that ignited violence across the Middle East would likely face swift punishment in his native Egypt for making the film, in America the government is in the thorny position of protecting his free

South Africa says 8 citizens killed in Kabul blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The International Affairs Ministry says eight South African citizens were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan. Spokesman Nelson Kgwete told The Associated Press that the victims are believed to have been employed by a South African aviation company based at Rand

Shell's safety system problems plague Arctic plans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DAN JOLINGAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Safety equipment that Shell Oil volunteered to put into place for drilling off the coast of Alaska is complicating the company's quest to reach oil-bearing rock during the short open-water drilling season this year. Royal Dutch Shell

Alaskans to get $878 in yearly oil wealth payout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - It's not much - $878 - but Sina Takafua isn't balking at her first annual payout from Alaska's oil savings account. "I'm just happy. It's free money," she said of the amount she'll receive just for living in

Romney: 'Great divide' exists over tax philosophy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday that Democratic President Barack Obama believes government should "take from some to give to the others" as he defended telling wealthy donors that half of Americans believe they are "victims" who are

Topless photos ruling: 1st battle in privacy war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By GREGORY KATZ and THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Prince William and Kate Middleton's aggressive legal strategy over topless photos of Britain's likely future queen is the first salvo in what could be a decades-long tug-of-war over their family's privacy. A French court

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied

Contract issues in the Chicago teachers strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By The Associated Press Delegates representing Chicago's teachers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to end a strike after reviewing a proposed contract settlement that includes revised job security measures and revamped teacher evaluations. A breakdown of the issues on the table: