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MOSCOW – Russia will conduct at least five test launches of a new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile this year, the deputy defense minister was quoted as saying Tuesday. Col. Gen. Vladimir Popovkin said the Bulava missile needs thorough testing because “the reliability of all aspects of the rocket needs to be …

PENSACOLA, Fla. – A troubled Indiana money manager accused of trying to fake his death and escape financial ruin by parachuting before crashing his plane is competent for a June trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled Marcus Schrenker, 38, should face trial on charges …

Five people were killed and several others hurt in the Netherlands after a car rammed into a crowd of spectators in what police are calling a premeditated attack on the royal family. The car appeared to be deliberately driving at high speed toward an open bus carrying the popular Queen …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” April 6, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: A little over a month ago, I had a call. It was like the billionth call from a woman who asked me about …

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – A Pennsylvania woman convicted of killing and dismembering a tourist couple in a Maryland resort town claims her husband suggested eating one of the victims but she refused, according to a court document filed Wednesday. The reference appears in a judge’s order denying a new trial for …

NEW YORK – To screen passengers for swine flu and other contagious diseases, some airports use thermal imaging cameras to see whether travelers have fevers, without having to stick thermometers in their mouths. So how do the cameras work? The devices are just like regular cameras, except that instead of …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” May 19, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: I got to go to South Carolina, to Republican Governor Mark Sanford. He vetoed the stimulus funds in the state budget, telling state …

TOKYO – Nintendo’s annual profit rose 8.5 percent, propelled by its hit Wii and DS game machines, but a forecast for lower sales shows even the resilient video game maker isn’t totally immune to the global slump. Still, Nintendo is faring much better than other big name Japanese manufacturers like …

SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq – This part of Iraq, says Dr. Ayad al-Hadithy, is so conservative that a man would rather have his pregnant wife die in labor than be touched by a male nurse or doctor. It’s just one of the difficulties faced by U.S. and Iraqi officials as they struggle …

Brooke Shields told Health magazine she would have lost her virginity a lot sooner than she did — at age 22 — if it weren’t for her body issues. “I had the public and all this pressure, and I wish I had just gotten it over with in the beginning …