story

WASHINGTON – This time, no one was going to get away with telling Congress they didn’t want to talk about the past. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union leader Donald Fehr were to head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, three years after a theatrical hearing where both men were chastised …

A six-year-old boy died after being hit by a swing his older sister was playing on, the Fiji Times reported Tuesday. The youngster sustained fatal injuries when the iron frame of his sibling’s swing slammed into him outside a school in the Ba province of Fiji Saturday. The infant’s father, …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea threatened a “powerful” attack if the U.S. and South Korea proceed with joint military drills next month, warning Thursday that it could even resort to nuclear means. The threat, routinely issued before South Korea and the U.S. embark on regularly scheduled military exercises, was …

RIO DE JANEIRO – A family court judge ruled Wednesday that a 7-year-old girl should be allowed to samba before a crowd of thousands as a Carnival drum corps queen, a coveted role normally reserved for sultry models. Little Julia Lira is scheduled to perform for the packed Sambadrome stadium …

Condoms that do not fit right could break and may reduce sexual pleasure for both partners, suggesting reasons why men and women often fail to use them, researchers reported. The study has implications for countries trying to encourage people to use condoms to reduce the risk of AIDS, other sexually …

OOLOGAH, Okla. – The superintendent of the Oologah-Talala School District says an elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis. Superintendent Rick Thomas said Thursday the Oologah Lower Elementary student died and two other students are hospitalized. Details of the death and the child’s name and age were not released. …

LOS ANGELES – The head of a Roman Catholic order that specialized in the treatment of pedophile priests visited with then-Pope Paul VI nearly 50 years ago and followed up with a letter recommending the removal of pedophile priests from ministry, according to a copy of the letter released Wednesday. …

While most people don’t find a problem with letting their co-workers know about the love blossoming between the cubicle walls, the fine print of many company contracts says a little something about office romances. Usually, this fine print is a warning of some kind, so it’s often a good idea …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” October 27, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Hello. I — I was in Denver, Colorado, yesterday. I was in Minneapolis in the morning and I went to Mount Rushmore and …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from April 16, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’ve been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having …