LOS ANGELES – Look who’s talking! People in Miami and Los Angeles chat on their cell phones more than any other Americans, according to a survey of cell phone use in major cities. People in Miami make and receive an average of 298 calls a month — an average of …
Read More »Iraqi Government Orders Baghdad Curfew; Saddam Judge Kin Killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq – A relative of the new presiding judge in Saddam Hussein‘s genocide trial was shot and killed in Baghdad on Friday, an attack condemned by the country’s top prosecutor as an attempt to move the trial abroad. With sectarian violence rising during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, …
Read More »Inquest Into Death of Anna Nicole's Son May Be Canceled
NASSAU, Bahamas – Authorities said Monday they have overhauled their system for medical inquests and reassigned the coroner handling the death of Anna Nicole Smith’s son amid complaints the former reality TV star had gotten special treatment. Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez said that judicial officials decided to change the system …
Read More »Karl Rove Won't Be Frog-Marched Across White House Lawn
I have said much over a very long period of time about former Ambassador Joseph Wilson and his charge that his CIA analyst-wife Valerie Plame Wilson was outed by the White House in retaliation against Wilson. Wilson went public with his dispute with the White House over the crucial pre-war …
Read More »Transcript: House Majority Leader Boehner on 'FNS'
The following is a partial transcript from the Sept. 17, 2006, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”: “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Joining us now, the House majority leader, Republican John Boehner. Congressman, welcome back to “FOX News Sunday.” HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER JOHN BOEHNER, R-Ohio: Good to …
Read More »Pennsylvania Woman Indicted for Child-Torture Stories on Web
PITTSBURGH – Pa. woman indicted on obscenity charges A woman who authorities say ran a Web site that published graphic fictional tales about the torture and sexual abuse of children has been indicted on federal obscenity charges. “Use of the Internet to distribute obscene stories like these not only violates …
Read More »Judge Blocks Sale of Generic Plavix
NEW YORK – A federal judge blocked sales of a generic version of blood thinner Plavix Thursday while he considers the merits of a claim that a Canadian pharmaceutical company improperly entered the market. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein issued his written ruling Thursday after a two-day hearing in …
Read More »20 Evacuated From Plane at Raleigh-Durham Airport
RALEIGH, N.C. – Twenty crew members and passengers were evacuated from a plane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday, due to smoke and fire in the aircraft. There were conflicting accounts as to what exactly happened onboard the American Eagle flight. Airport spokeswoman Jill Denning said takeoff was aborted when …
Read More »FOX Facts: California Wildfires
Massive fires have killed four firefighters and burned nearly 24,000 acres in Southern California so far. Authorities say the blaze is a case of arson. — Thirty-six firefighters have died in California while fighting wildfires from 1926 to 2004. — As of September, 15 federal, state and local firefighters died …
Read More »Man Awarded $1.1M After News Station Named Him as Possible BTK Suspect
WICHITA, Kan. – A jury ordered a Wichita television station and its news director to pay a man $1.1 million for naming him two years ago as a possible suspect in the BTK serial killings. Roger Valadez had sought up to $2 million from Emmis Communications, then-owner of KSNW-TV in …
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