NEW DELHI, India – India moved its warships away from waters near Pakistan Tuesday as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived with ideas for helping the nuclear-armed neighbors avoid another war over Kashmir. Still, shelling and small-arms fire killed at least seven people overnight along the disputed province’s frontier, and pro-militant …
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Shuttle Landing Delayed Again
SPACE CENTER, Houston – Bad weather at two sites forced flight controllers to cancel all landing attempts Tuesday for space shuttle Endeavour, postponing for yet another day the return to Earth for the three men who spent a record six months aboard the international space station. This was the second …
Read More »Midnight Vote Sends Defense Measure to Senate
WASHINGTON – The largest defense-spending hike in decades got overwhelming approval by the House of Representatives early Friday morning as it voted to support President Bush’s wartime budget. The 359-58 vote sends the $383 billion bill to the Senate, where the fate of the Army’s $11 billion Crusader program will …
Read More »New Warrant Issued in Smart Case; Ricci Denies Any Knowlege of Girl's Location
SALT LAKE CITY – A man who police say tops their list of potential suspects in the disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart said Friday night that he knows nothing about the girl’s whereabouts. Richard Albert Ricci, the man Salt Lake City authorities say tops their list of potential suspects in …
Read More »DOJ Granted Broader Power
Sometimes I speak too soon, and last week was a good example. I said that this country might need a British-style MI-5 — domestic military intelligence — to search out terrorists among us and put the arm on them. I said that because there is some considerable fear in official …
Read More »Three Killed in Shootout at Congo Presidential Palace
KINSHASA, Congo – A man in military uniform opened fire in the palace of President Joseph Kabila on Monday, and two presidential guards and the gunman were killed in the ensuing gunfight, Kabila’s spokesman said. Three other guards were injured. Kabila had just returned to the Congo capital when the …
Read More »Alabama Governor Asks for Statewide Recount
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman demanded a statewide recount in Alabama’s disputed gubernatorial election Thursday, saying the outcome is so close it needs a second look. According to unofficial returns, Siegelman trails Republican Rep. Bob Riley by 3,195 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast. The governor, …
Read More »U.S.-Saudi Ties Face More Turbulence
WASHINGTON – A New York congressman expressed anger Tuesday at Washington’s special treatment of Saudi immigrants while the White House continued to call the Saudis partners in fighting terror. The increased attention on the Persian Gulf kingdom comes days after several lawmakers questioned how donations by the wife of the …
Read More »Topics and Guests for Wednesday, Nov. 6
Join Shepard Smith every Monday through Friday at 3 p.m. ET for FOX News Channel’s newest daytime show, Studio B. Here’s a review of what was on the rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 6: After a tough Election Day, some Democrats are questioning their leadership on Capitol Hill • Rep. Harold …
Read More »U.S. Eyes Iraq Ties With Yugoslavia
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia – As the Bush administration considers going to war with Iraq, concerns are emerging that Baghdad has been studying the low-tech countermeasures that Yugoslavia used to foil U.S. airstrikes against its military in 1999. “That’s a matter of serious and legitimate concern,” said retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who …
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