MIAMI – The black cat’s body was found in the grass, just feet from the hedges where she slept each day. Miss Kitty was still warm to the touch when the South Florida couple who cared for her found her in the yard next door. Her head was smashed and …

NEW YORK – Former three-term New York City Mayor Ed Koch is going to have heart surgery at a Manhattan hospital. Spokesman George Arzt says the 84-year-old Koch was scheduled for a coronary angioplasty procedure on Monday to increase the blood flow to his heart but doctors decided against the …

UNIONTOWN, Ala. – A nearly 14-hour standoff on a ranch in North Dakota ended Saturday with the arrest of two men who escaped from a rural Alabama prison more than 1,200 miles away, a federal law enforcement official said. Joshua Southwick, 26, and Ashton Mink, 22, were apprehended following two …

TOKYO – The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. His shocking crime? Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, thereby crowning the Japanese metropolis the new gastronomic capital of the world. “Trust me, they’ll wait for me at customs there,” Jean-Luc …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” November 9, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: This is a “Fox News Alert.” There is breaking news about the accused Ft. Hood killer. Two U.S. officials …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” November 24, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. STUART VARNEY, GUEST HOST: All right, now to the other side. My next guest says these side deals are not an issue as …

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Seen from a tiny village on a recent moonless night, the sprawling U.S. base three miles to the north looks more like a medium-size city than a military facility in a war zone. Bagram Air Field, as the base is formally known, is the largest …

PARIS – A proposal floated by French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux to impose a nighttime curfew on juvenile delinquents under age 13 has sparked mixed reactions among lawmakers. The head of the opposition Socialist Party has suggested the idea is unworkable — particularly given recent cuts to the police force. …

RANGOON, Burma – The United States embarked on a new policy of engagement with Burma on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and his deputy, Scot Marciel, were scheduled …

HYDERABAD, India – A helicopter carrying a powerful politician from southern India disappeared in bad weather Wednesday as it was flying over a forested region infested with Maoist rebels. Air force helicopters rushed to the area to search for the aircraft carrying Y.S.R. Reddy, the 60-year-old chief minister of Andhra …