LOS ANGELES – U.S. online holiday sales, which are expected to hit nearly $20 billion this year, were expected to take off on Monday, as consumers returned to work and their fast Internet connections after the long Thanksgiving weekend. “Cyber Monday,” the term coined for the Monday after Thanksgiving, comes …

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WASHINGTON – Identified in new court documents as “Representative No. 1,” Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio has become the poster boy in the Jack Abramoff bribery probe, a beneficiary of trips, tickets and campaign donations, allegedly in exchange for official acts. Ney denies doing anything wrong, and he would …

The snowstorm that brought blizzard-like conditions and knocked out power to thousands across the Plains is heading toward the Great Lakes region. Foxcaster Janice Dean joins us with latest the wicked winter weather sweeping the country. Then, Christmas under siege across the country: will it be a Christmas tree, a …

NEW YORK – With one week to the election, the Democrat challenging Michael Bloomberg (search) for mayor is launching a rare animated political ad spoofing the mayor in the style of the wildly popular JibJab Internet parodies. In the ad, a caricature of Bloomberg flashes a wad of cash at …

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina – Waving communist flags and images of famed revolutionary Che Guevara (search), thousands of people opposed to President Bush and free trade protested Tuesday at a “People’s Summit” ahead of this weekend’s fourth Summit of the Americas (search). Arriving in buses and minivans at the seaside …

WASHINGTON – Online political expression should not be exempt from campaign finance law, the House decided Wednesday as lawmakers warned that the Internet has opened up a new loophole for uncontrolled spending on elections. The House voted 225-182 for a bill that would have excluded blogs, e-mails and other Internet …

NEW YORK – Limited Brands Inc. (LTD) Thursday posted its first quarterly loss in four years on weak clothing demand, but said it would meet profit forecasts for the current period, including the vital holiday season. The retailer, whose store chains include Victoria’s Secret, Express and Bath & Body Works, …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” November 17, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Talking to your preteen about sex can be uncomfortable, to say the least. Now some are advocating having that talk with your toddler. Alisyn Camerota is …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch Ministry of Culture said Tuesday it will return a tattooed and mummified 19th century Maori head to New Zealand. The artifact has been in the Netherlands for more than 150 years, where it belonged to the royal collection of Dutch King William I and …