SAN JOSE, Calif. – Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic. Now an Air Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own “botnet,” or network of remotely controlled …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from May 1, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOE ANDREW, FORMER DNC CHAIRMAN: I’m changing my support from Senator Clinton to senator Obama. And doing so with …

A doctor in Australia this week was shocked to find a gecko inside an egg he had just cracked open as he was cooking his dinner, the Telegraph reported. Peter Beaumont broke open the egg and found a tiny dead gecko. “I was cracking the eggs into a pan when …

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho – A suspected illegal immigrant has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth in eastern Idaho. The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities …

WAYNE, N.J. – The family of a boy who suffered brain damage after he was struck by a line drive off an aluminum baseball bat sued the bat’s maker and others on Monday, saying they should have known it was dangerous. The family of Steven Domalewski, who was 12 when …

CHENGDU, China – One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China killed one person, left dozens more injured and leveled homes Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods. Some 260 people were injured in the aftershock Sunday afternoon, …

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon Thursday urged troops to get psychiatric counseling for wartime mental health problems, saying it will not be used to deny them security clearances for sensitive jobs. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a new policy under which troops and civilian defense employees will no longer have to …

BILLINGS, Mont. – A small airplane carrying mail crashed into a building early Friday in a fiery explosion, killing the pilot, officials said. No one on the ground was injured. The plane had just taken off from Billings Logan International Airport when it crashed into a construction materials building at …

NEW YORK – Adam Sandler became a box-office superstar by interpreting his favorite character: the repressed man-child. He soared to fame portraying short-tempered Peter Pans in the “Happy Gilmore,” “Billy Madison” and “Big Daddy” films, branding himself the poster boy for guys who don’t want to grow up. Now the …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military put people and airplanes into position to work on any relief effort for cyclone-hit Myanmar, as officials awaited word on whether the Asian nation would accept such American help. An Air Force C-130 landed in neighboring Thailand and another was on the way, Air Force …