MIAMI – Tropical Storm Zeta formed Friday in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, another installment in a record-breaking hurricane season that officially ended last month. Zeta formed Friday about 1,000 miles south-southwest of the Azores islands, according to an advisory posted on the National Hurricane Center‘s Web site. The center said …
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This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” December 28, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. MIKE GALLAGHER, GUEST CO-HOST: The Department of Defense has denied repeated requests from The Weekly Standard magazine to release unclassified documents recovered in post-war Iraq. The documents may offer new details about …
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WASHINGTON – Carlos Gutierrez (search) in his first trip to Russia and China as commerce secretary plans to urge both countries to crack down on the pirating of American movies, music and computer programs, which costs U.S. companies billions of dollars a year. The Bush administration has been prodding Russia …
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WASHINGTON – Amid talk of a possible compromise, the Senate’s second-most powerful Republican and Democrat each claimed on Sunday to have enough support for their side’s position as the chamber neared a showdown over the minority party’s right to block a president’s judicial nominees. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., …
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PARIS – In the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, “Che la Forza sia con te.” What? The Jedi master speaks Italian? Of course. And Chinese. And French, and an array of other languages that have enabled him and the rest of the characters from the “Star Wars” galaxy far, far away …
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WASHINGTON – A leading Senate Republican expressed hope Sunday for a deal to end the divisive fight over the filibustering of judicial nominees, saying that “some of us might be moderately intelligent enough to figure this out.” “We need to work through this,” said Sen. Chuck Hagel (search), R-Neb., who …
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CHICAGO – While some United Airlines (search) employees are using placards and pamphlets to protest the loss of their pensions, a group of flight attendants is taking a more risque tack — showing some skin to publicize their plight. The five women, ranging in age from 55 to 64, posed …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President George W. Bush and Afghan President Karzai held a press conference Monday at the White House. Following is a transcript of their remarks: U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you. Welcome. Mr. President, welcome back to the White House. I am honored to stand by the first democratically …
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LITTLE ROCK – Women with heart disease (search) experience symptoms different from those exhibited by men with the same condition, and a study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is examining those differences. Headed by Jean McSweeney, a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the …
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NEW YORK – Nine Inch Nails’ (search) new album, “With Teeth,” (search) has gnawed its way to the top of the album charts. It sold an estimated 272,000 copies to debut at the No. 1 spot for the week ending Sunday, according to sales figures released on Wednesday. Former No. …
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