LONDON – Police rounded up seven Islamic militants in Pakistan to determine whether the London bombing plot stretched to South Asia, and Prime Minister Tony Blair asked British Muslim leaders Tuesday to weed out extremists blamed for radicalizing their young followers. Investigators are trying to find out whether any militant …
Read More »FDA Reviews Adult Antidepressant-Suicide Link
The FDA has issued a public health advisory regarding data linking the possibility of an increased risk of suicidal behavior in adults taking antidepressants. The FDA says it is reviewing recent scientific evidence showing a possible link. It is releasing this information now to update patients and health care providers …
Read More »Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet Collision
MOSCOW – NASA’s mission that sent a space probe smashing into a comet raised more than cosmic dust — it also brought a lawsuit from a Russian astrologer. Marina Bai (search) has sued the U.S. space agency, claiming the Deep Impact probe (search) that punched a crater into the comet …
Read More »Notable Quotes: CIA Leak Case
The following are quotes from key players in the legal battle over the source who revealed the name of an undercover CIA agent. “I do not make confidentiality pledges lightly, but when I do I must honor them.” — New York Times reporter Judith Miller, to U.S. District Judge Thomas …
Read More »Taxpayers Shell Out $2.7M for Jackson Trial
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – County taxpayers are on the hook for $2.7 million for the unsuccessful prosecution of Michael Jackson (search) on child molestation charges, and the bill is climbing. Most of the money went to sheriff’s deputies who were posted at the Santa Maria courthouse from January 2004, when …
Read More »All in the Family
This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” June 30, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: His dad was president. His brother is president. Now there are all kinds of speculation that Florida Governor Jeb Bush (search) could make a run for …
Read More »White House Won't Give Out All Roberts Memos
WASHINGTON – Citing privacy and precedent, the Bush administration indicated Sunday it does not intend to release all memos and other documents written by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts (search) when he worked for two Republican presidents. The leading Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will conduct hearings on …
Read More »Laura Bush Talks Genocide in Rwanda
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Laura Bush (search) says she is looking to Rwandan President Paul Kagame (search) to suggest how the U.S. can make sure that a genocide his country experienced more than a decade ago is not repeated in the Sudan’s Darfur (search) region or anywhere else. Mrs. …
Read More »Tiffani Thiessen Weds Actor Brady Smith
NEW YORK – Tiffani Thiessen (search), who played Kelly Kaposki on “Saved by the Bell (search),” wed actor Brady Smith (search) over the weekend. The marriage was confirmed Monday by Thiessen’s publicist, Amy Van Iden. After becoming engaged earlier this year, the couple were married Saturday at a private estate …
Read More »Which People and Governments Are Helping Terrorists?
This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” July 25, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: Our top story tonight: We asked two journalists to put together …
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