The news doesn’t stop on the weekend and neither does “FOX & Friends.” So start your weekend in the know with hosts Juliet Huddy, Mike Jerrick and Julian Phillips. Saturday The mother of a Dutch teen already in custody in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway (search) says her …

Famed horror director George A. Romero (search) is hoping his brand of zombies can once again scare up big business at the box office this weekend. “George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead” (search) is “Night of the Living Dead” director Romero’s 13th fright film — and this time, the …

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Brisk wind and forceful rain moved Wednesday through this beachside community awaiting Tropical Storm Ophelia (search), sending tourists scurrying inland and driving surfers out of the churning Atlantic. The tropical depression off the coast strengthened into a tropical storm early Wednesday and could bring high winds …

NEWARK, N.J. – A British businessman convicted of trying to smuggle shoulder-launched missiles into the U.S. was sentenced Monday to 47 years in prison, effectively a life sentence for the elderly man. The alleged plot involved the sale of missiles to a group that Hemant Lakhani (search), 70, thought would …

Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! Friday, Sept. 2 As the nation continues to watch the stricken Gulf coast region struggle to cope with devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (search ) food, water and weapons streamed into the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans today to …

NEW YORK – Consumer confidence plunged in September, a report said on Tuesday, damaged by Hurricane Katrina, higher gasoline prices and a more pessimistic view of the job outlook. The Conference Board (search) said its gauge of consumer sentiment “plummeted” in September to 86.6 from 105.5 in August. A Reuters …

LONDON – Fans booed Madonna (search) and her filmmaker husband, Guy Ritchie (search), at the London premiere of his new movie, “Revolver,” (search) on Tuesday after the couple walked past most of the crowd without signing autographs. The movie’s star, Jason Statham (search), spent nearly an hour signing autographs in …

CINCINNATI – Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) said Friday that U.S. regulators cleared its proposed $57 billion acquisition of the razor and battery maker Gillette Co. (G) provided that it sell the Right Guard (search) and Rembrandt brands and said it plans to complete the purchase on Saturday. As part …

NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Katrina has transformed the legendary New Orleans (search) cemeteries, known as “cities of the dead,” into a brown landscape of muck and stench. But fears that floodwaters would send large numbers of coffins and corpses floating away from their crypts were largely unfounded. One coffin apparently …

LOS ANGELES – Wendy’s International Inc. (WEN), which has been struggling to reverse sluggish sales at its hamburger restaurants, Monday said its president and chief operating officer resigned, effective immediately. Tom Mueller, who joined the No. 3 U.S. burger chain in 1998 following a long career with Burger King Corp. …