BAGHDAD, Iraq – The incoming prime minister told neighboring countries in an interview televised Tuesday not to interfere in Iraq, while expressing gratitude to them for sheltering dissidents during Saddam Hussein’s rule. Jawad al-Maliki made the comment during an interview with Iraqi state television — his first since he was …
Read More »Cell Phone Tracking Devices
This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” April 13, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Attention parents: Want to know where your children are at all times? Maybe you should buy them a cell phone. Sprint is turning its mobile phones …
Read More »Six Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers Executed in Northern Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Six off-duty Iraqi soldiers were captured and shot execution-style outside a restaurant in northern Iraq, Iraq police Friday said, while a baker was gunned down and four bodies were found. The soldiers were just leaving the restaurant after lunch there when they were seized by a group …
Read More »Namibia: Give Pitt, Jolie Privacy
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Some Namibians say they hope Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be allowed some privacy during their stay in the southwest African country. The stars’ private security detail kept journalists at a distance, and one government official warned Saturday that any foreign paparazzi found working without official …
Read More »Kids of Snoring Parents More Likely to Snore, Have ADHD
The family that snores together may be losing sleep together. A new study shows children of parents who snore are three times more likely to snore themselves and may be at increased risk of developing behavioral problems such as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and other snoring-associated health problems. Researchers …
Read More »Bush Pushes for Tax Relief, Temporary-Worker Program
Entrepreneurs are dreamers and the government’s role is to help make those dreams come true, President Bush told an audience on Thursday at the Small Business Administration’s annual conference. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s NEW Small Business page. Touching on issues including tax relief, health-care and tort reform, immigration, and …
Read More »U.N. Pays $248 Million to Kuwait Victims
GENEVA – The United Nations panel overseeing compensation for victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait has paid out a $248 million installment to cover claims for losses and damages, the world body said Thursday. The latest installment, which consisted of large payments to private individuals, governments, international organizations and …
Read More »Missing: Jerry Garcia's Toilet
SONOMA, Calif. – The long, strange trip continues for Jerry Garcia‘s toilet. Police say the Grateful Dead leader’s commode was stolen recently from a driveway along with three other toilets and a bidet. Garcia’s salmon-colored toilet was the subject of a legal battle before it was finally moved to Sonoma, …
Read More »AARP's Plan to Sell Mutual Funds
This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” April 27, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: The folks at AARP were fired up over a discussion we had earlier in the week over the organization’s decision to now market mutual funds. This is the …
Read More »Video Allegedly Shows Insurgents Dragging Burning Body of U.S. Pilot
CAIRO, Egypt – A poor-quality video posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter. The U.S. military said it could not confirm the …
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