WASHINGTON – Text of remarks by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on Wednesday, as transcribed by DeLay’s office: DELAY: Good morning. Thank you for attending. This morning, in an act of blatant political partisanship, a rogue district attorney in Travis County, Texas named Ronnie Earle (search) charged me with …

NEW YORK – Stocks fell Wednesday as Hurricane Rita strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico, boosting crude oil prices and weighing on shares of manufacturers and insurers. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) and the Nasdaq Composite Index (search) closed at their lowest level in more than two months. The …

WASHINGTON – The Army said Thursday that only one general will be disciplined for failed leadership in connection with the Abu Ghraib (search) prisoner abuse scandal and that more than a dozen lower-ranking officers have received a variety of punishments. The Army said it demoted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski (search), …

LOS ANGELES – Teri Hatcher (search), Marcia Cross (search) and Nicollette Sheridan (search) could become known as the “strapless housewives” after Sunday night’s Emmy Awards (search). Hatcher went for all-out glamour in a navy blue empire waist gown with a long train by J. Mendel. It had a crystal band …

WASHINGTON – The FDA has approved the first generic versions of the AIDS medication AZT (search), a move that could reduce the expense for people in the United States being treated for the disease. AZT, an anti-retroviral drug (search) that is also known as Zidovudine (search), helps prevent the AIDS …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” September 9, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET JIM ANGLE, GUEST HOST: A major shakeup in the relief effort after harsh criticism of the federal role, some …

HOUSTON – Saying they were caught off-guard by the number of people in need, FEMA (search) officials closed a relief center early on Wednesday after some of the hundreds of hurricane victims in line began fainting in triple-digit heat. The midday closing of the Houston disaster relief center came as …

RAFAH CROSSING, Gaza Strip – Israel (search) on Thursday closed the vital Gaza (search)-Egypt border crossing just days before completing its military pullout from the coastal strip. Palestinians derided the move as a unilateral Israeli action that blocks their main gateway to the outside world. But the Israelis said its …

WASHINGTON – Laura Bush described as “disgusting” comments by rapper Kanye West (search) and Democratic chairman Howard Dean (search) blaming her husband for the disproportionate number of black hurricane victims. “I think all of those remarks are disgusting, to be perfectly frank, because of course President Bush cares about everyone …

WASHINGTON – The acting FDA commissioner’s decision to keep his old job as the government’s chief cancer researcher is being questioned by lawmakers and health experts. They say he cannot do both jobs effectively and may face conflicts of interest. Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach (search), who is wearing two hats …