Many of you write in and say, “Cavuto, you’re a hopeless Pollyanna. Things aren’t that good.” You’re right. They’re better. I just think all you’re hearing is the bad news. There’s plenty of it, to be sure. And there’s no minimizing the pain for someone who’s out of work and …

This was quite a week for pro-lifers, who are used to suffering setbacks at the hands of legislatures and courts. On the same day, the Florida legislature passed a bill empoweringGov. Jeb Bush (search)to grant the equivalent of a stay of execution to an invalid woman who suffered brain damage …

And now the most compelling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Worth Going to War Over? Support for the war in Iraq is on the rise among Americans, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll. Fifty-nine percent of respondents now say that the situation in Iraq …

I’ve never had the privileged lifestyle of a Hollywood actor, so perhaps I can’t fully understand their rantings when it comes to the war of liberation in Iraq. But I’m going to try because Tim Robbins, partner of with actress Susan Sarandon, came to Washington last week where he delivered …

UNITED NATIONS – A new United Nations report says the world’s number of asylum claims is at its highest in 22 years, with fleeing Syrians and Iraqis leading the way. The report by the U.N. refugee agency released Thursday estimates that applications for asylum in industrialized countries reached 866,000 last …

LONDON – Audio tapes in which the man identified as “Jihadi John” complains about scrutiny from British intelligence services have been broadcast in Britain. The tapes contained a man identified as Mohammed Emwazi describing to the Muslim advocacy group CAGE his encounters with British agents in 2009. They were played …

SKOPJE, Macedonia – An opposition politician in Macedonia who ran in the presidential election last year has filed a lawsuit against the government, claiming he was the victim of a major illegal wiretapping operation. Stevo Pendarovski, and four officials from his Social Democratic and allied left-wing parties, filed lawsuits Thursday, …

BEIJING – A Chinese women’s rights group says five feminist activists remain in police custody after authorities detained at least eight activists across the country in the run-up to International Women’s Day. Women Center board member Lu Jun said Monday that the detained activists include Li Tingting, Wei Tingting, Wang …

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Leading clothing retailers such as Gap and H&M need to help alleviate labor abuses at factories in Cambodia that manufacture their products, a human rights organization said. New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that a special program to safeguard workers’ interests …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Ikea, the world’s largest furniture retailer, says it is halting its online magazine in Russia out of fears it violates the country’s law banning promotion of same-sex gay values to minors. The Swedish retailer says its magazine IKEA Family Live “demonstrates various aspects of home life regardless …