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SALT LAKE CITY – Authorities investigating the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart are scrutinizing television news videos, hoping to spot anything or anyone suspicious. Since subpoenas were faxed Friday to Salt Lake news stations, scenes showing volunteer searchers have been closely examined. “We’re looking at the crowds on the theory that …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A top American diplomat Thursday challenged India to match Pakistan’s pledge not to start a war, as shelling persisted across the frontier in disputed Kashmir and at least 14 people were killed in fighting. “President [Pervez] Musharraf has made it very clear that he is searching for …

Stock Smarts: A Tech Resurrection? The tech sector has been a losing proposition in a big way since the Nasdaq bubble burst more than two years ago. But if you don’t know what to look for ahead of a comeback, it could pass you by. So what are the early …

NEW YORK – More than 20 years after Harrison Ford hit the big screen as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the 59-year-old star is slated to reprise the role in the fourth installment of the series. Ford will be 62 when filming begins in 2004. But whatever …

WASHINGTON – The government started off the 2003 fiscal year with a $54 billion budget deficit, while the 2002 budget shortfall was slightly smaller than the government had earlier reported, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The deficit posted in October —- reflecting spending of $178.9 billion and revenues of $124.9 …

JERUSALEM – A former general and newcomer to national politics easily won an election Tuesday to lead the Labor Party, boosting hopes that he will bring the party back to power in general elections. While surveys had indicated Amram Mitzna would win the Labor primary, polls also pointed to Sharon’s …

The news doesn’t stop on the weekends and neither does FOX & Friends. So start your weekend in the know with hosts Alisyn Camerota and Mike Jerrick. Saturday Unanimous approval of a new United Nations’ resolution on Iraq. But will Saddam take it seriously? We’ll get the Long and Short …

NEW YORK – Oil prices rose Friday after U.S. President George W. Bush warned big producer Iraq that it would face “the severest consequences” unless it complied with the U.N.’s new resolution requiring it to disarm. U.S. crude futures ended 40 cents higher at $25.78 a barrel, recovering from a …

FAIRFAX, Va. – Jailed sniper suspect John Lee Malvo, whose lawyers claim his right to privacy and other rights have been violated by his guards, was denied a request for a court order requiring better treatment. Juvenile Court Judge Charles Maxfield refused to grant the order Friday. Defense lawyers had …

WASHINGTON – Low black voter turnout helped Republicans take surprisingly easy victories in key Southern states, say political observers, who suggest Democratic overtures to blacks may have been too little, too late. Black voter drives by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and former President Clinton on the final weekend before Florida’s …