LOS ANGELES – Genentech Inc. (DNA) on Monday said its fourth-quarter profit rose as strong sales of its cancer drugs offset higher expenses, including the cost of launching new lung cancer drug Tarceva (search). The world’s second biggest biotechnology company posted a net profit of $206.6 million, or 19 cents …

FORT HOOD, Texas – Faced with increasing hostility in parts of Iraq last year, platoon leaders were encouraged to do whatever was necessary to counter Iraqi acts of defiance, two Army commanders testified. While that included curfew violations, the commanders said throwing Iraqis into the river was never suggested. “We …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” January 3, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Big Story With John Gibson” weeknights at 5 p.m. ET! JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO, HOST: Judges aren’t supposed to worry about politics or public opinion. They are supposed …

See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Thursday, January 4: Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… Children of the tsunami: Are kids orphaned by the tsunami in South Asia in danger? Who’s looking out for them? Are some children being exploited by …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A predominantly Sunni Muslim group announced Wednesday it will withdraw from Iraq’s election if the vote is not postponed to allow for ballot preparations in areas where security remains tenuous. The 216-member National Front For Iraq’s Unity (search), a group of several Sunni Muslim tribes and political …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – An American hostage pleaded for his life with a rifle pointed at his head in a video released Tuesday, while nine Iraqis, including a senior judge, were killed in a series of attacks that highlighted the security risks ahead of this weekend’s elections. On a day that …

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PARIS – Scenes for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Da Vinci Code” (search) can, in principle, be shot in the Louvre (search), but details must still be worked out, the director of the famed museum said Friday. “There is really a very strong desire to see the …

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – A Sumatran fisherman was discovered barely alive under his beached boat Sunday — the first survivor found in three days, but with tens of thousands still missing in crushed seaside settlements and in the flotsam washing the shores of the Indian Ocean rescuers turned full attention …

See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on! President Bush plans to reveal his selection for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. Who will his nominee be? We’ll have the latest. Watch President Bush’s Supreme …