Here’s what is on tap for Wednesday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET Will the highly publicized Saddam Hussein trial affect the Iraqi elections on December 15? We’ll get a read from retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bob Scales, FOX News military analyst. Plus, ’tis the season …
Read More »Pfizer Wins Key Lipitor Patent Case
NEW YORK – A federal judge Friday upheld the validity of two key U.S. patents on Pfizer Inc.’s (PFE) Lipitor cholesterol drug, blocking a generic version of the medicine that threatened the company’s largest source of revenue. The decision, which lifted Pfizer shares 10 percent, dealt a setback to Indian …
Read More »Disappearance Spurs Cruise Safety Probe
WASHINGTON – The mysterious disappearance of a Connecticut man during a honeymoon cruise is drawing congressional attention to a seamy side of the glitzy cruise industry. “Like small cities, cruise ships experience crime — from petty to profoundly tragic,” said Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., chairman of one of two congressional …
Read More »Transcript: College Student Turned Bank Robber?
This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” December 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: He’s a class president, the son of a minister, a cellist and now he has a new description, an accused bank robber. Nineteen-year-old Lehigh University student Greg Hogan …
Read More »Restraining Order Against David Letterman Thrown Out
SANTA FE, N.M. – A state judge has lifted a restraining order granted to a Santa Fe woman who accused talk-show host David Letterman of using coded words to show that he wanted to marry her and train her as his co-host. Judge Daniel Sanchez on Tuesday granted a request …
Read More »Pakistani Father Describes 'Honor' Killings
MULTAN, Pakistan – Nazir Ahmed appears calm and unrepentant as he recounts how he slit the throats of his three young daughters and their 25-year old stepsister to salvage his family’s “honor” — a crime that shocked Pakistan. The 40-year old laborer, speaking to The Associated Press in police detention …
Read More »House Intel Panel to Probe Cunningham's Work
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is blocking access to classified material from Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham and his staff following the lawmaker’s admission he accepted $2.4 million in bribes. Cunningham, R-Calif., announced his resignation from Congress Monday after entering a guilty plea to charges of corruption …
Read More »Saddam Trial Adjourned Until Dec. 21
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants was adjourned Wednesday until Dec. 21 after two witnesses testified in a truncated session which the ousted president did not attend. After two prosecution witnesses described beatings and torture by the regime, Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin adjourned the …
Read More »Counterterror Official: Al Qaeda Lacks Major Capability in U.S.
WASHINGTON – U.S. counterterrorism agencies have not detected a significant Al Qaeda operational capability in the United States since the 2003 arrest of a truck driver who was in the early stages of plotting to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge. Nevertheless, Al Qaeda’s capabilities aren’t clear and the group remains dangerous, …
Read More »Report: Trump to Build Hotel in Israeli City
JERUSALEM – The mayor of the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, which was hit by a homicide bombing this week, said Thursday that billionaire Donald Trump is planning to help build a huge beachfront hotel complex there. Miriam Fireberg-Ikar said a top Trump business associate has visited the city three …
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