FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. – Cameras are never far away as bow-tied Raj Peter Bhakta, a former hopeful on Donald Trump’s TV show “The Apprentice,” auditions for an audience deciding whether to give him a job as a congressman. A production crew is filming a documentary about Bhakta and his long-shot …
Read More »McDonald's Employee Stabbed to Death in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan – An unknown assailant stabbed a McDonald’s employee to death early Sunday during an attempted robbery at the fast food chain’s outlet in northern Jordan, a security official said. A preliminary investigation showed that the woman, Suhad Atawneh, 27, was stabbed to death when the thief was surprised …
Read More »Kavanaugh Takes Oath for Seat on D.C. Federal Appeals Court
WASHINGTON – President Bush hosted a Rose Garden swearing-in ceremony Thursday for long-stalled judicial nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a White House lawyer who once worked for independent counsel Kenneth Starr’s investigations of President Clinton. Kavanaugh won Senate confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late …
Read More »Analyst's Comments on iPod Send Apple Shares Down
NEW YORK – Shares of Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday fell to an eight-month low after a Wall Street analyst said updated versions of the popular iPod digital music player may be delayed. The stock fell 2.9 percent to $55.76, after hitting a session low of $55.41. It was …
Read More »DaimlerChrysler to Halt Production of Diesel SUV
DETROIT – Less than a week after announcing plans to offer the first diesel-powered full-size sport utility vehicle in the United States, DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group (DCX) said it is halting production of the diesel version of its small Jeep Liberty SUV. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Autos page. Click …
Read More »Somali Islamic Militia Names Suspected Al Qaeda Collaborator Leader
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A fundamentalist Muslim who is listed by the U.S. State Department as a suspected Al Qaeda collaborator was named Saturday as the new leader of an Islamic militia that has seized control of Somalia‘s capital. The militia, which changed its name Saturday from the Islamic Courts Union …
Read More »Owner of Geno's Cheesesteaks Responds to Bias Complaint
This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” June 14, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: All right, well, no English, no cheesesteak, that is the policy over at Geno’s Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia. And the owner is sticking to it. Now, since his appearance …
Read More »Robert Byrd to Become Longest-Serving Senator in History
WASHINGTON – Former Sen. George Smathers used to tell the story about how Robert C. Byrd had turned down a half-dozen invitations to join other senators in Florida for deep sea fishing or golf or gin rummy or tennis. “I have never in my life played a game of cards. …
Read More »Inside a Legitimate Human Tissue Processing Plant
Corneas, tendons and bones from the dead, packed in bed pillow-size packages, arrive regularly by overnight delivery at Tissue Banks International. This nonprofit tissue processor, located in a nondescript office park near San Francisco, makes about 300 products surgeons use to fix torn knee ligaments, bad backs, burned skin and …
Read More »NIH Plans to Improve Monitoring of Human Tissue Samples
WASHINGTON – In response to congressional complaints about its monitoring of human tissue samples, the National Institutes of Health is planning steps to better account for where and how the samples are being used. The samples are increasingly used to make medical discoveries that improve patient care, but investigators with …
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