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NEW YORK – Bombings at three hotels in Jordan erased most of an afternoon rally on Wall Street Wednesday, leaving stocks with only marginal gains. The day ended with stocks such as Google Inc. and Marvel Entertainment down sharply. Before the bombings, stocks had advanced modestly as investors hoping for …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” November 9, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, a rare interview with a …

LOS ANGELES – “Newlyweds” Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson aren’t yet divorced, but Lachey is moving on to a new marriage. At least on TV. Lachey is set to play a baseball star navigating a new marriage in a pilot for the WB network, spokesman Paul McGuire said Monday. Danny …

TORONTO – Harmeet Singh Sooden had been studying literature at the University of Auckland in New Zealand before traveling to Iraq. The 32-year-old Canadian, an electrical engineer, previously studied at McGill University in Montreal. A friend in New Zealand expressed shock at the kidnapping but added that his humanitarian efforts …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A former partner of Jack Abramoff has agreed to cooperate in the fraud case against the Washington lobbyist over his 2000 purchase of the SunCruz Casinos gambling fleet. Documents filed in federal courts in Miami and Washington say the agreement was part of a plea deal …

BISMARCK, N.D – Power company crews were making progress in turning the lights back on Wednesday for thousands of customers who were blacked out in the Dakotas by this week’s blizzard, and most highways had been reopened. Utilities faced staggering damage from the ice and snow that the storm plastered …

WASHINGTON – Despite tense relations with Venezuela, President Bush (search) says it might be OK for the South American nation to have a nuclear reactor for peaceful energy uses. Bush acknowledged he had not heard about Venezuela’s request for a reactor when asked about it Tuesday in an interview with …

PHILADELPHIA – A trio of musicians is turning a new office building into a gigantic harp for a rather unusual grand opening celebration next week. String Theory, a Los Angeles-based group, plans to attach a dozen 100-foot-long brass wires to the 29-story Cira Centre building next to Philadelphia‘s main railroad …

ZAGREB, Croatia – Croatia in 2006 will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, an ethnic Serb who did pioneering work in electricity in the United States in late 19th and early 20th century, the country’s parliament decided Thursday. The government will finance the finishing of restoration …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” November 17, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Amid calls for an immediate end to the war in Iraq, the U.S. Senate passed a bill this week pressing the administration for a plan in Iraq that …