MIAMI – Paloma strengthened to a hurricane with winds near 75 mph on Thursday as it churned toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Forecasters say the storm is expected to continue strengthening as it moves north over the next day. A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands, …

LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas police say there may be more victims in a string of slayings of Las Vegas prostitutes whose bodies were found along highways. Police Detective Larry Hanna is asking police in other areas to check for cases similar to those of four young women with ties …

Stent patients who take the blood thinner Plavix along with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and other dangerous events, according to a study released Tuesday. Researchers found that patients who were taking Plavix with popular prescription heartburn drugs, including AstraZeneca PLC’s Nexium, were …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” November 3, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: First: Will Senator Obama deliberately bankrupt the coal industry if he becomes president, or was this a gaffe?? …

BAGHDAD – The U.S. military says it has arrested an alleged senior member of the Iranian security forces suspected of funneling weapons into Iraq. The military says in a statement released Wednesday that the alleged member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds force was detained at Baghdad Airport while trying …

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Authorities say bees have attacked a group of roadside workers in Brazil, killing one and sending nine others to the hospital. Authorities say the workers were cleaning a road in the interior city of Andradina in Sao Paulo state when the bees attacked. Firefighter Davis Henrique …

SALT LAKE CITY – A member of Salt Lake County’s SWAT team left an M4 assault rifle in front of someone’s home after leaving the scene of a standoff in the township of White City. Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Levi Hughes says the gun was left by a veteran …

BAGHDAD – Iraq delayed until Thursday a crucial vote in parliament on a pact that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq through 2011 after lawmakers, many of them Sunni Arabs, demanded concessions from the Shiite-led government in return for supporting the deal. The one-day delay and Wednesday’s backroom haggling highlighted …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s constitution does not prohibit death by firing squad, a top court ruled Tuesday, clearing the way for the execution of three men convicted in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings. The nation’s Constitutional Court dismissed the men’s request for a traditional Islamic-style beheading and claims by their …

TAMAROA, Ill. – Autopsies are scheduled for two toddlers who drowned in a submerged vehicle. Perry County Sheriff Keith Kellerman said Wednesday that the 22-month-old and 3-year-old children died Tuesday when they became trapped inside the vehicle. The sheriff says rescuers pulled the children from the vehicle and they were …