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RICHMOND, Va. – Michael Eugene Archer (search), better known as D’Angelo (search), has pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and driving under the influence of alcohol after a January traffic stop. Archer, 31, a Richmond native, waived his preliminary hearing on a third charge of possession of cocaine, a felony. …

The trash collector charged with the 2002 slaying of fashion writer Christa Worthington (search ) did not have a social relationship with her, the district attorney said. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe described the murder as a “crime of opportunity.” Christopher …

WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly late Wednesday to reverse new Republican-written rules that led Democrats to shut down the ethics committee. The Republicans, accused of writing the rules to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) from investigations, heeded Speaker Dennis Hastert’s (search) call for a retreat in order to …

WASHINGTON – President Bush has made spreading democracy and halting terrorism in other countries a priority, and at first glance his budgets have leaned more on defense than diplomacy to achieve that objective. But a close look at spending trends since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, shows a growing …

Here’s what is on tap for Monday: “FOX & Friends First” Special Time: Starts at 5 a.m. ET The College of Cardinals (search) begins the centuries-old process of picking a new pope for the Catholic Church. We’ll get insight on the process from Father John Zuhlsdorf, creator of Catholic Online …

CHICAGO – Even though Drew Barrymore (search) hit a milestone in February, she’s no closer to finding all the answers. “Turning 30 means taking all the things from my 20s that worked, but getting rid of the rest,” she told the Chicago Sun-Times in Sunday’s editions. “But I’d be lying …

The news doesn’t stop on the weekends and neither does “FOX & Friends.” So start your weekend in the know with hosts Mike Jerrick, Juliet Huddy and Julian Phillips: Sunday • Harlan Ullman, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.• Craig Mitnick, criminal …

CANTON, Texas – The father of a high school football player shot and wounded the team’s coach Thursday, then fled in a truck loaded with weapons and tried to kill himself by slashing his wrists, authorities said. Jeffrey Doyle Robertson (search) had been barred from Canton High and told not …

BOSTON – Nine decades in the waiting and five months in the planning, the Boston Red Sox (search) celebrated their 2004 World Series title on Monday with gaudy rings, a jumbo pennant and the best sign of all for a repeat in ’05: an 8-1 win over the rival New …

PADUCAH, Ky. – Two soldiers and another man were indicted Tuesday for allegedly smuggling machine guns out of Iraq and trying to sell them in the United States. Army Sgt. Nigel Brown (search), 31; Sgt. Beau Uran (search), 24 and Guy Brown (search), 46, were indicted on federal charges of …