NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg (search) and his police chief insisted Friday they did the right thing by going public with a terrorist threat to bomb the New York subway, brushing aside suggestions from Washington that they overreacted to information of dubious credibility. While the mayor and federal officials …

WASHINGTON – A Democrat on the Senate committee that will consider Harriet Miers’ (search) nomination said Sunday that President Bush’s Supreme Court choice lacks the votes now to be confirmed, saying there are too many questions about her qualifications. “If you held the vote today, she would not get a …

WASHINGTON – Uncle Sam has tried to feed millions of hurricane victims this year with Meals-Ready-to-Eat (search), or MREs, only to fear that some of them have become Meals-Ready-for-eBay. The government is looking into whether eBay (search) sellers in Gulf Coast states are trying to profit from military foodstuffs handed …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from Oct. 27, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV), SENATE MINORITY LEADER: I believe, without any question, when the history books are written about all of this, that it will show …

WASHINGTON – Many lawmakers on Capitol Hill aren’t quite sure what to make of Harriet Miers (search) as President Bush’s Supreme Court pick. Miers, who currently serves as White House counsel, has a record of being an exemplary lawyer but has no judicial experience. Some Republicans are a little unsure …

MIAMI – A 6-year-old Cuban boy died early Thursday after the speedboat he was being smuggled on capsized as the U.S. Coast Guard tried to intercept it, trapping him underneath, authorities said. The other 30 people in the boat were rescued. “This terrible incident is an example of the dangers …

WASHINGTON – Americans’ fast-paced, high-tech existence has taken a toll on the civil in society. From road rage in the morning commute to high decibel cell-phone conversations (search) that ruin dinner out, men and women behaving badly have become the hallmark of a hurry-up world. An increasing informality — flip-flops …

NEW YORK – George Clooney (search) is mad that liberal has become a dirty word. “I’m going to keep saying ‘liberal’ as loud as I can and as often as I can,” Clooney told Newsweek magazine in an interview about the film “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which he co-wrote …

CAIRO, Egypt – Armed men hijacked a ship carrying food aid Wednesday as it was unloading at a port in the strife-torn African country of Somalia, said the United Nations food relief agency (search), marking the second such incident in recent months. The St. Vincent and Grenadines-registered MV Miltzow was …

CHICAGO – A simple, experimental urine test that checks for an enzyme that fuels tumors is an effective way to detect bladder cancer (search) in early, curable stages, Italian researchers say. A handful of similar tests that check for different substances are already on the market, but the new test …