COLUMBUS, Ga. – Police have arrested the mother and two cousins of a pregnant 16-year-old who are accused of forcing the teen to drink turpentine in an attempt to induce an abortion. Rozelletta B. Blackshire, 44, was charged with criminal abortion and first-degree cruelty to children, Columbus Police Sgt. Debra …

DURHAM, N.C. – Nearly six months after rape allegations were first made against members of the Duke lacrosse team, basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and other athletic administrators gathered with the school’s athletes for a closed-door pep talk to start the school year. “What this situation this spring did was that …

LOS ANGELES – A naturalized U.S. citizen from Iran who was found in Iraq was indicted Friday on charges of providing support to a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the Iranian regime, federal prosecutors said. Zeinab Taleb-Jedi, 51, then a resident of Herndon, Va., went to Iraq in 1999 …

LONDON – Britain’s leading scientific academy has accused oil company Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) of misleading the public about global warming and funding groups that undermine the scientific consensus on climate change. The Royal Society said Wednesday that it had written to Exxon asking it to halt support for groups …

DENVER – The Boulder police chief has defended his department’s investigation of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey in several published reports, saying more than 160 suspects were investigated and $2 million spent. Chief Mark Beckner‘s defense came in interviews Friday with KCNC-TV, The Daily Camera of Boulder and the Rocky …

INDIANOLA, Iowa – Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., warned Democratic activists Sunday that the party must take a tougher stance on national security if it wants to succeed in the November elections. “What Democrats have to do is to close the deal,” said Obama, the keynote speaker at Iowa Sen. Tom …

Sat., September 30 at 8 p.m. ET Hosted by Bret Baier FOX News takes an exclusive look at what motivates Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and what makes him so controversial. We’ll examine why President Bush stands behind him and what drives the 73-year-old Rumsfeld to soldier on. We’ll show you …

NEW YORK – This week’s example of “The Rich Just Get Richer”: Jessica Simpson. Simpson walked away with a Chrysler Crossfire on Thursday, selecting the winning key that turned the ignition to the $50,000 luxury car at the Style Villa, one of the numerous luxury freebie suites set up for …

LOS ANGELES – For most celebrities, getting smacked with a DUI is an instant image crisis. For Paris Hilton, it could be a career boost. “Paris Hilton being arrested just makes her more famous,” said veteran publicist Michael Levine. “She has devoted her entire adult life to appearing to be …

TOKYO – A Sony-made battery in a Fujitsu laptop overheated and gave off sparks, injuring the user, as a Fujitsu worker was visiting to retrieve the laptop as part of the company’s recall of Sony batteries, a Fujitsu spokesman said Friday. The sparks hit the user’s hand and caused minor …