story

WASHINGTON – U.S. relations with Syria (search) are on a downward slide, reduced to “diplomatic contact” in which the Bush administration demands tightened borders to keep guerrillas from spilling into Iraq. Diplomatic relations have not been officially severed, but the U.S. ambassador, Margaret Scobey (search), has not been at her …

The global epidemic of type 2 diabetes in adults is now spreading to children. Less than two decades ago, type 2 diabetes was virtually unheard of among children and accounted for less than 3 percent of new diabetes cases among children and adolescents. But a new study shows that type …

MOSCOW – Russia’s security chief said Thursday his agency has uncovered spy activity that was being conducted under the cover of non-governmental organizations from the United States, Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Federal Security Service chief Nikolai Patrushev (search) also suggested that foreign governments are using NGOs to fund and …

This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, May 28, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 and 6 a.m. EST. TONY SNOW, GUEST CO-HOST: Time to check out this week’s ups and downs. DOWN: President …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration said Wednesday it will impose new limits on imports of clothing from China (search). The action follows complaints that a surge of Chinese apparel to the United States was hurting U.S. companies. The administration will restrict a number of items that China can ship to …

Autism researchers say they are closer than ever to developing a simple blood test that will identify the developmental disorder in newborns. While acknowledging that a diagnostic blood test for autism is still years away, the researchers say their new study offers “a proof of principle” that such a test …

WASHINGTON – The Navy is investigating how a man was able to sneak on board an American aircraft carrier in port in England last month. On April 9, the man made it past British and American security at Portsmouth, then apparently onto a liberty boat that was transporting people to …

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary John Snow (search) said Thursday that China should “move without delay” to change currency practices that American manufacturers blame for soaring trade deficits and the loss of U.S. jobs. Facing heavy criticism for the failure to cite China last week as a currency manipulator, Snow told …

DETROIT – Standard & Poor’s on Thursday cut its ratings on about $290 billion of General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F) bonds to junk, jolting financial markets and further hampering the automakers as they grapple with brutal competition. The downgrades, the largest ever of their kind, sent …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” April 29, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Seventh-grade students at Everitt Middle School (search) in Colorado, they were reciting their daily Pledge of Allegiance (search) when the …