WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) and his wife, Laura, spoke up Friday for an initiative that urges at-risk children to shun gangs (search) and drugs (search) and avoid making dead-end choices. “Children throughout America face a lot of problems,” Mrs. Bush said about her initiative, Helping America’s Youth, which stresses …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Like many other 11-year-old boys, K.D. Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight and his asthma an obstacle. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds, and he is hoping a new health study using a video dance game will help …
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NEW YORK – Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), two of the largest U.S. banks, on Monday reported big increases in quarterly profit, fueled by increased borrowing, cost controls and acquisitions. Bank of America, the No. 3 bank, said profit surged 75 percent to a record, …
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VATICAN CITY – Just before he died, Pope John Paul II (search) stared from his bed at the window of his airy, sparsely furnished Vatican bedroom, looking toward the crowd gathered below in St. Peter’s Square, and whispered “Amen,” according to accounts of the pontiff’s last moments. While the Vatican …
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WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (search) has recused himself from the Enron criminal trials, FOX News confirmed Friday. Justice Department officials would not explain why Gonzales made that decision. The move means he will not have any role in shaping the prosecutions related to the Enron collapse. Former Attorney …
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The federal agency tasked with protecting Americans from harmful products can’t do its job — the Consumer Product Safety Commission (search) is one commissioner short. Under federal law, the three-member panel can act with two commissioners for only six months, after which it loses its ability to impose penalties and …
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Statement of the Honorable John R. Bolton Nominee for Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 11, 2005 Chairman Lugar, Senator Biden, I am honored to appear before you today as President Bush’s nominee to be the U.S. Permanent Representative to …
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NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), the nation’s largest telecom services provider, submitted to federal regulators Tuesday the documents it wants to distribute to MCI Inc. (MCIP) shareholders so they can vote on Verizon’s $7.5 billion buyout plan. Separately, MCI filed a statement Tuesday repeating its rationale in turning …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” April 4, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Unresolved Problems” segment tonight: deliver us from evil. That …
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NEW YORK – A former senior investigator from the independent probe into allegations of corruption in the U.N. Oil-for-Food (search) program confirmed Saturday that he had resigned to protest a report clearing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan of meddling in the operation. In his first public comments since leaving the investigation, …
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