As flu season approaches, many New Jersey parents are furious over a first-in-the-nation requirement that children get a flu shot in order to attend preschools and day-care centers. The decision should be the parents’, not the state’s, they contend. Hundreds of parents and other activists rallied outside the New Jersey …

WOBURN, Mass. – A Medford man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping two deaf children. Philip Duffy was convicted in August on multiple counts of child rape, indecent assault and battery, and posing a child in a state of nudity. On Tuesday, Middlesex Superior Court Judge Diane …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” December 18, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Now you go to the White House. First lady Laura Bush met with women in Kabul, Afghanistan, today, …

A British man, who was convicted of having sex out of marriage on a Dubai beach in July, was re-arrested was just as he was about to board a plane leaving Dubai for the United Kingdom, according to the BBC. Vince Acors, of London, was re-arrested because his flight confirmation …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Going to Pot? In an effort to keep a finger on the pulse of the American public, the Obama transition team asked those logging onto its Web site to provide a list of the top policy questions facing the nation. Change.gov reports …

Since taking control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Hamas has adopted the rocket tactics used by Lebanese Hezbollah, shifting away from its reliance on suicide bombers in attacks on Israel. Part of that shift may be attributable to Hamas’ arsenal of longer-range rockets. Several Israeli towns that had previously …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” December 29, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. MEGYN KELLY, FOX NEWS GUEST HOST: Well, could Casey Anthony’s brother Lee soon be joining her behind bars? Casey has been charged with the …

UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday that the global financial crisis endangers the U.N. campaign to fight poverty, as he joined a host of world leaders calling for global leadership to restore order to international financial markets. Addressing more than 120 world leaders and dozens of government ministers …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA said Monday it is delaying its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope until next year because of a serious breakdown of the observatory in orbit. Space shuttle Atlantis had been scheduled to blast off in just two weeks, but a new and unexpected problem with …

LONDON – The Bush administration is considering changing its war strategy in Afghanistan in light of rising levels of violence and an increasingly complex insurgent threat, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. “You have an overall approach, an overall strategy, but you adjust it continually based on the circumstances that …