WASHINGTON – Federal election regulators have taken a political group to court in what could serve as a test case for how the government will address complaints over millions of dollars in big contributions poured into last year’s presidential race. The Federal Election Commission (search) filed a lawsuit Monday in …

NEW YORK – Stocks ended higher Monday as tech stocks rose thanks to deals from software maker Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and Web auctioneer eBay (EBAY), while the Dow drew support from lower oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) ended up 4.38 points, or 0.04 percent, at 10,682.94. The …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Insurgents killed 19 Iraqi security force members Saturday in clashes around Baqouba, while U.S. and Iraqi forces intensified an offensive in a rebel-infested city that the Americans subdued last year — only to have the Iraqis lose control. Eight policemen died in a pair of shootouts in …

Well, he looked like Mick Jagger (search). And he definitely got what he wanted. An upscale Manhattan nightclub found itself hoodwinked last weekend by a faux Rolling Stone, who got loads of satisfaction from star-struck staffers, including a private room, free drinks, personal security and very eager female companionship. According …

WASHINGTON – A design consisting of a chapel with 40 metallic wind chimes was chosen as a permanent memorial to the victims of Flight 93 (search), which was hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001 and crashed in a Pennsylvania field, officials said Wednesday. The “Crescent of Embrace” (search) memorial, created by …

PHILADELPHIA – By the time Rachel Le Vance met Jason Phillips four years ago, she already knew that her body had turned viciously against her. The couple were only in their 20s and Rachel was upfront about the aggressive cervical cancer that would ravage her reproductive organs. But Jason had …

WASHINGTON – The following is a transcribed excerpt of “FOX News Sunday,” Sept. 25, 2005. CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: To bring us up to date on the situation across the state, we now welcome Texas Governor Rick Perry (search). And, Governor, thanks for finding the time to talk with us. TEXAS …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A judge Thursday admonished a lawyer for Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) for violating her earlier instructions to avoid negative comments about attorneys and warned of “repercussions” — including a possible mistrial — if such conduct continued. Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee, who is overseeing a …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland’s policy on outsiders speaking and distributing leaflets on its College Park campus does not violate the First Amendment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (search) ruled Monday. The legality of the policy came into play in April 2003 when Michael Reeves, …

NEW YORK – It could have been just another slasher flick, and one of the last of a rush of films Miramax (search) is releasing as the founding Weinstein brothers sever ties with parent company Disney (search) for good. But “Venom,” (search) about a voodoo-crazed serial killer, depicts murder and …