TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas’ attorney general, a vocal abortion opponent, charged a well-known abortion provider with illegally performing late-term abortions, but a judge on Friday threw out the charges after less than a day. Judge Paul W. Clark dismissed the charges against Dr. George Tiller after Sedgwick County District Attorney …
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – For 40 years it has been torched, vandalized, had its legs cut off and even been run over by a car. But officials in the Swedish city of Gavle are guaranteeing that this year’s giant straw Christmas goat — the involuntary victim of Sweden’s most violent yule …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Defense Secretary Robert Gates talked with Iraqi officials on Thursday about possible additional military assistance for the embattled government and assured them of continued U.S. support. Briefing reporters after his session with Iraqi leaders, Gates said the focus of the discussions was “mainly on the overall approach, …
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ABUJA, Nigeria – OPEC ministers agreed Thursday to hold oil production unchanged for now but set the stage for a cutback of half a million barrels a day in February. Oil rose above $62 a barrel in response. The decision — in a closed meeting of the 11-nation Organization of …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Saddam Hussein‘s date with death appears to be just hours away. The former president of Iraq will be hanged “within a matter of hours,” a Bush administration official told FOX News on Friday. “The final meetings have taken places,” the official said, adding in Iraqis have requested …
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It is highly unlikely that many people would be able to pick Robert Propst out of a lineup, but if they knew who he was, quite a few would be inclined to curse his name. Why? Robert Propst is the inventor of the cubicle. But before you all go marching …
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LIMA, Peru – A German explorer says he’s found one of the world’s highest waterfalls in Peru’s isolated northern jungle. Stefan Ziemendorff on Monday led a local television camera crew to the falls, which he says he found in 2002 in the Department of Amazonas, about 400 miles north of …
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PARIS – A car blew up in a Paris suburb Wednesday, killing the occupant, French media said. Police had no immediate comment. LCI television reported that the car’s owner was previously known to the police, and investigators suspect the bombing may have been a revenge attack. The car exploded on …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” March 16, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: We have some new information about the murder of nursing student Sarah Whitlock. Hours ago, police told the public how the killer got into the young woman’s apartment…. …
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – A teacher who did not allow a student to use the restroom was recommended for suspension after the student urinated in a trash can in a classroom closet, officials said. Lesley Campbell, 64, violated the school district’s policy prohibiting a teacher from “exposing a student to unnecessary …
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