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PORTLAND, Ore. – The body of a 78-year-old woman who disappeared on a storm-battered beach was found Wednesday, the third confirmed death from storms in the Pacific Northwest that smashed rainfall records and damaged hundreds of homes, authorities said. The Pineapple Express storm, named for its origin over the warm …

CHICAGO – Kirstie Alley — who was once the “Fat Actress” — donned a bikini to show off her new shape on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” fulfilling a pledge she made about a year ago. Winfrey said Alley, who is 5-foot-8, has lost 75 pounds, after hitting a high of …

LONDON – Hannah Jones, 13, is not afraid of dying — she is afraid of spending her remaining days in a hospital bed. In a case that raises a host of medical and ethical issues, the British teenager from a small town northwest of London has won a battle to …

JOPLIN, Mo. – A woman who briefly supervised teens at a southwest Missouri drug and alcohol treatment center is charged with statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy at the center. Police say they’re investigating similar allegations concerning Jana Carter, 45, and three other teens who lived …

JERUSALEM – Israeli officials say diplomats have been instructed to highlight the plight of Israelis living under increasing rocket fire from Gaza. The move is aimed at preparing international opinion for stepped-up action by Israel’s military. Rocket fire from Gaza has spiked in recent days after the expiry of a …

In a frustrating quirk in government policy, the most tightly controlled drugs — like painkilling narcotics prone to abuse — are the ones that most often elude environmental regulation when they become waste. Federal narcotics regulators impose strict rules meant to keep controlled pharmaceuticals out of the wrong hands. Yet …

An English woman may have lost an eye and part of her face to rare, flesh-eating bacteria, but believes she is lucky to be alive, BBC reported Wednesday. Tracy Marjoram, 42, of Norfolk, England, was gardening in June 2005 when she felt an itching sensation in the corner of her …

ATLANTA – The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported Sunday, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic. The country had roughly 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 — a …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” July 23, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: The video is a YouTube sensation, more than three million hits. Tricia Walsh goes on a taped tirade …

ST. PETERS, Mo. – The Federal Aviation Administration and Delta Air Lines are investigating how a panel of a jet fell off and crashed on a St. Louis highway after takeoff. The incident occured on Tuesday, shortly after the Delta flight left from Lambert Airport in St. Louis, the St. …