LOS ANGELES – “The Covenant,” a tale of supernatural teens trying to destroy each other at an elite boarding school, powered to the top of the U.S. and Canada weekend box office with a modest take of $9 million, according to studio estimates. The release marked Sony Screen Gems’ ninth …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” September 13, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: The chief inspector of the Bahama coroner’s office called the death of the son of reality TV star, former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith suspicious. Joining us now, Anna …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett was sentenced to prison for at least 3 1/2 years Monday after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. Judge David Fais announced the agreement on the day jury selection was to begin in a case in …

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – A Florida county has grand plans to ditch its dump, generate electricity and help build roads — all by vaporizing garbage at temperatures hotter than parts of the sun. The $425 million facility expected to be built in St. Lucie County will use lightning-like plasma arcs …

NEW YORK – U.S. consumer sentiment improved in September, a report showed Friday, although consumers’ view of their current conditions fell. The University of Michigan‘s preliminary September consumer sentiment index reading was 84.4, up from from August’s final 82, said sources who saw the subscription-only report. Click here to visit …

The following is posted on the Final Call’s Web site regarding the health of Minister Louis Farrakhan. The text reads: The Following letter by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan dated September 11, 2006, is addressed to All Laborers and Believers of the Nation of Islam and Supporters. Minister Louis Farrakhan …

WASHINGTON – President Bush on Saturday reviewed Iraq strategy with top war commanders and national security advisers, but indicated little inclination for major changes to an increasingly divisive policy. “Our goal in Iraq is clear and unchanging: Our goal is victory,” Bush said in his weekly radio address. “What is …

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Cimaron blew over the northern Philippines on Monday, felling trees, toppling power lines, blasting roofs off homes and leaving at least three people dead, officials said. Cimaron, the second typhoon to hit the northern Philippines in as many months and possibly one of the strongest, was …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” October 2, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: My next guest is running for governor of California. He’s running against the current governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. But, to hear some of his anti-war speeches and the like …

DENVER – A bearded drifter walks into a Colorado school and fatally shoots a student before taking his own life. Wisconsin authorities charge three boys with plotting a bomb attack on their high school and, two weeks later, a student in a rural school allegedly shoots his principal. A gunman …