VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II (search) is likely to be released from the hospital in time for Holy Week services that begin with Palm Sunday on March 20, the Vatican said Monday. Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the pope has suffered no complications since Feb. 24 surgery to …

LOS ANGELES – District Attorney Steve Cooley (search) said the jurors who acquitted actor Robert Blake (search) of murder are “incredibly stupid.” The county’s top prosecutor also was blunt about his opinions of Blake. “Quite frankly, based on my review of the evidence, he is as guilty as sin. He …

PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro – An explosion detonated Tuesday morning as Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova’s (search) convoy passed through central Pristina. At least one person was injured, and a vehicle in the president’s convoy was damaged. An Associated Press reporter saw Rugova being transferred from one car to another after the blast. …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A homicide car bomb exploded in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing one child and wounding at least four people, officials said. The bomber also died in the blast. The explosion occurred near Bab al-Muadhim (search), a compound of several medical hospitals in northeastern Baghdad, police Col. …

NEW YORK – Stocks tumbled Wednesday, hurt by sky-high oil prices and a jump in bond yields to seven-month highs that sparked concerns of higher interest rates. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average (search) fell 105.82 points, or 0.97 percent, to 10,807.32 and the Standard …

WASHINGTON – Americans feel strongly that good government depends on openness with the public, with seven out of 10 people concerned about government secrecy (search), a new poll says. The poll, conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs for Sunshine Week (search), a coalition of media organizations and other groups pressing for government …

Crude prices settled above $56 a barrel Friday, a new record, reflecting traders’ fears about tight supply amid strong global demand. OPEC (search) tried to calm the markets this week but failed due to concerns about the oil cartel’s limited ability to quickly add more barrels to the market. Light, …

AURORA, Colo. – University of Colorado administrators Thursday took the first steps toward a possible dismissal of a professor who likened World Trade Center (search) victims to a notorious Nazi. Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano ordered a 30-day review of Ward Churchill’s (search) speeches and writings that will determine if the …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi security forces are holding a former Saddam Hussein-era army general suspected of financing insurgent bombings and plotting attacks on election targets, Iraqi authorities said Sunday. Khamis Masin Farhan Ugaydi, 51, was captured Dec. 20 in the town of Beiji (search), north of Baghdad, officials said in …

MOUNT BALDY, Calif. – The son of “Designing Women” actress Annie Potts (search) and a screenwriter have been found alive and safe Monday after they were reported missing on a hike the previous night, a FOX News affiliate station in Los Angeles has confirmed. Clay Senechal, 23 — who is …