VILNIUS, Lithuania – President Bush told Lithuanian TV that Belarus (search) is the “last remaining dictatorship in Europe” and that the United States will work with countries in the region to ensure that the next elections there are free. The former Soviet republic is run by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko …

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – The Yellowstone caldera (search) has been classified a high threat for volcanic eruption, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey (search). Yellowstone ranks 21st most dangerous of the 169 volcano centers in the United States, according to the Geological Survey’s first-ever comprehensive review …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” April 13, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET BRIT HUME, HOST: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (search) has put the U.S. on notice. Iran (search), he says, …

WASHINGTON – An index of New York manufacturing conditions fell to a two-year low in April, while rising oil costs pushed U.S. import prices up at their fastest pace in more than two years. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (search) said on Friday the general business conditions index …

LOS ANGELES – The doctor is out: Noah Wyle (search) is leaving “ER” (search) as a regular cast member at the end of this season, NBC (search) said Thursday. Wyle, 33, the only original star who remained with the medical drama through its 11 years, will return for four episodes …

ST. THOMAS, Barbados – It’s male. But what is it? A zonkey? A deebra? That’s the debate in Barbados since a zebra gave birth to a foal sired by a donkey. Alex was born April 21, a milk-chocolate brown creature with the black stripes of a zebra on his ears …

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Here’s what is on tap for Saturday & Sunday: The news doesn’t stop on the weekend and neither does “FOX & Friends.” Join us as we look at the life and times of Pope John Paul II (search). We’ll recall his travels, his missions, his relationship with the United States …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Tens of thousands of Shiites (search) marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad (search) with a protest against the American military presence at the square where Iraqis and U.S. troops toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago. The protesters back Muqtada al-Sadr (search), a …

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The 29 lotteries that participate in the Powerball (search) game have voted to make changes that will increase the size of the average jackpot but decrease the chance of winning. Starting Aug. 29, the beginning jackpot will increase to $15 million from the current $10 …