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STUTTGART, Germany – Three Iraqi men went on trial Tuesday on charges of plotting to kill Iraq’s then-Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during a visit to Berlin in 2004 — one of three trials now under way as part of Germany’s crackdown on Islamic radicals. Ata Abdoulaziz Rashid, 32, Mazen Ali …

SAN FRANCISCO – To the Bush administration, a biodefense lab designed to test lethal agents including HIV, plague andanthrax is vital to national security. But area residents have visions of a biodisaster, and warn an accident could kill thousands. Years of legal wrangling were to culminate Tuesday when the 9th …

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has agreed to hear new arguments in a case involving an illegally taped telephone call leaked to reporters by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. In an announcement late Monday, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said all nine judges will …

WASHINGTON – A drug already sold to treat mild to moderate dementia in Alzheimer’s disease patients won federal approval Tuesday to treat the same condition in Parkinson’s patients. The expanded approval makes Exelon the first drug for the treatment of the chronic loss or impairment of intellectual capacity in Parkinson’s …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” June 15, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Actor, comedian and activist Bill Cosby has been sharply criticized over the years for his criticism of African-Americans. Cosby has encouraged a more proactive effort from the black community …

WASHINGTON – The government agency charged with fighting identity theft said Thursday it had lost two government laptops containing sensitive personal data, the latest in a series of breaches encompassing millions of people. The Federal Trade Commission said it would provide free credit monitoring for 110 people targeted for investigation …

WASHINGTON – The earliest official report of a New Orleans levee breach came at 8:30 a.m., hours after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore. Word of the possible breach surfaced at the White House less than three hours later, at 11:13 a.m. In all, 28 federal, state and local agencies reported levee …

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed $70 billion in tax cuts Thursday, one step in an effort that Republican leaders hope will preserve President Bush’s tax reductions for capital gains and dividends. Despite the bipartisan 66-31 vote, Republicans and Democrats showed they’re ready to lock horns this election year. They spent …

LILLINGTON, N.C. – Two girls abducted more than six years ago were reunited with their father this week after they were found during a traffic stop, the FBI said. Authorities have said the girls, ages 6 and 8 at the time of the abduction, were picked up by their mother, …

WASHINGTON – President Bush said Thursday that Vice President Dick Cheney responded “just fine” to questions about the accidental shooting of a friend during a hunting trip. “I thought his explanation yesterday was a very strong and powerful explanation, and I am satisfied with the explanation he gave,” Bush said …