ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of teenage protesters pelted police with rocks and scuffled with officers in front of Parliament Tuesday before the funeral of a 15-year-old boy whose shooting by police set off three days of rioting across Greece. Socialist leader George Papandreou called for early elections, saying the conservative …
Read More »Rescue Planned for Woman Trapped in Home by Giant Pig
A huge pig called Bruce has trapped a terrified woman in her home in Australia. Caroline Hayes, 63, tried to leave her house in Uki, New South Wales, to use the outdoor toilet, but the animal bit her and shoved her back inside. Bruce, who is the size of a …
Read More »Firefighters Battling Three-Alarm Fire at Baltimore Shopping Center
BALTIMORE – Baltimore firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Fire Department spokesman Battalion Chief Kevin Cartwright says the fire has spread to three adjacent businesses — a women’s clothing store, a hair and beauty supply store and a sandwich shop. Cartwright says 12 other …
Read More »Bus Crash Kills 7 Churchgoers in Brazil, Including 2 Ministers
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Police say a bus crashed on its way to a religious event after an animal crossed in front of the vehicle. Seven passengers are dead and more than 20 injured. Brazil’s federal highway police say two ministers were among those who died after the driver lost …
Read More »Former FEMA Director Michael Brown Questions Decision to Rebuild New Orleans' Levee System
This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” September 1, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: So far, $3 billion has gone into this levee system to protect a city that is essentially under sea level. …
Read More »Actuarial Firm Projects McCain, Obama Healthy for Eight Years as President
If the U.S. presidency were an insurance policy, both John McCain and Barack Obama would be cleared for coverage. Obama has a history of smoking, and McCain is 72 years old with a history of skin cancer. But neither candidate is a bad bet to live through two terms as …
Read More »Mother and Son to Serve in Iraq Together
Jane Strand isn’t like other moms seeing their sons off to war in Iraq. She won’t be waiting at home for emails, letters or calls. She won’t wonder what he’s doing, or worry sick about him. That’s because Strand, 48, will be right there in Iraq serving with him, according …
Read More »Kate Winslet: Sex Scene With Leonardo DiCaprio 'Weird'
Kate Winslet says shooting a sex scene with her good friend and “Titanic” co-star while being directed by her husband was “weird.” “I just kept saying, ‘This is too … weird,'” the actress, 32, told Entertainment Weekly, of her experience filming their upcoming movie “Revolutionary Road.” “And Leo was like, …
Read More »Russian Parliament Backs Georgian Rebels' Independence
MOSCOW – Russia’s parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the president to recognize the independence of Georgia’s two breakaway regions, stoking further tensions between Moscow and the small Caucasus nation’s Western allies. The votes by both chambers of Russia’s parliament, which were not legally binding, come as the White House …
Read More »Police Say Focus on Anti-Terror Funds Makes Fighting Street Crime More Difficult
This is part of the America’s Future series airing on FOX News Channel, looking at the challenges facing the country in the 21st century. ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Since 9/11, the federal government has issued Homeland Security grants to prepare local police departments to face domestic terror. But some departments say …
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