WASHINGTON – In a day of political brinkmanship, President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists. House Democrats didn’t budge and angry Republicans staged a walkout down the Capitol steps. From the …

WASHINGTON – An election-year dispute over whether to allow loaded guns in national parks is holding up a vote on a massive bill affecting public lands from coast to coast. Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to score political points by injecting a “wedge” issue like gun rights into a noncontroversial …

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – A man who police say stabbed his estranged wife in front of her fifth-grade class entered the building after a student inside walked by a motion sensor that unlocked a door, the school’s principal said. The building’s security system worked as designed, and it was only a …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers dug for survivors after a landslide on Indonesia’s main island pummeled a village on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and destroying homes and roads, officials said. Days of torrential rainfall sent tons of mud surging into the village of Brebes, 150 miles east of the …

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – A public defender who was punched in court by a disgruntled client said Thursday he doesn’t blame the man who gave him two black eyes. The disorder in the court, captured on video, happened Monday at Scott County Circuit Court after the judge refused defendant Peter Hafer’s …

Hepatitis A is the most common cause of viral hepatitis in the world and it’s very possible that the bartender who reportedly served Ashton Kutcher and his friends drinks at a Manhattan hotspot transmitted his infection to the A-list celebrities, said Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing editor of health for FOXNews.com. …

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced an investigation after a video surfaced showing a Louisiana police officer beating a handcuffed female inmate who later is seen lying in a pool of blood. The department’s investigation comes two weeks after the firing of Wiley Willis, the officer involved in the …

PAGLA, Bangladesh – The death toll from a ferry sinking outside the Bangladeshi capital rose to 39 when police found nine more bodies inside the boat’s hull Friday while rescuers searched for about 20 people still missing, authorities said. The ferry, carrying more than 100 passengers, capsized Thursday after hitting …

YAKIMA, Wash. – A 20-year-old member of the military was arrested after trying to get through airport security with two training grenades in a carry-on bag, police said. Transportation Security Administration agents spotted the grenades using a belt scanner at Yakima Air Terminal around 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Police Sgt. Tim …

WASHINGTON – Without naming John McCain, President Bush marshaled the conservative wing of the Republican Party on Friday to back the presumed GOP presidential nominee for the upcoming battle against the Democratic Party. The stakes in November are high. This is an important election. Prosperity and peace are in the …