LEESBURG, Va. – A children’s book about two male penguins that hatch a chick together has been pulled from school library shelves in Loudoun County, Virginia. Parents complained that the book has a gay agenda and have called for its removal. But supporters say the book’s removal is censorship. The …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami alert on Thursday after a strong earthquake rocked the east of the country. The country’s geophysics agency said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, while the U.S. Geological Survey put the initial magnitude at 5.9. The quake struck 170 miles …

Director Ridley Scott is making a film about the 1986 summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, between President Ronald Reagan and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The yet-unnamed film could be wrapped by the end of the year and released in early 2009. “These are fascinating historical …

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Police say a man described as a person of interest in the shooting deaths of his wife and her young daughter has been arrested in Texas. Andrew Anthony Guerrero was found at a hotel in Denton, Texas, along with his 3-year-old son, Seth Guerrero. Police in …

LONDON – Princess Diana’s butler has refused to return to the inquest into her death to explain inconsistencies in his testimony, the coroner’s court said Thursday. Lord Justice Scott Baker asked Paul Burrell to testify for a second time to explain statements published by The Sun newspaper last month in …

WASHINGTON – The following is a partial transcript of the March 2, 2008, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”: “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST CHRIS WALLACE: And hello again from Fox News in Washington. Well, we’ve had a number of make or break moments in this Democratic presidential campaign …

NEW YORK – Britney Spears’ upcoming appearance on the CBS show “How I Met Your Mother” could be — to borrow scene-stealer Barney’s favorite word — legendary. Spears will guest star in a March 24 episode of the cult series, CBS spokeswoman Kelli Raftery told The Associated Press on Tuesday. …

WASHINGTON – The air in hundreds of U.S. counties is simply too dirty to breathe, the government said Wednesday, ordering a multibillion-dollar expansion of efforts to clean up smog in cities and towns nationwide. The federal action, which lowers ozone limits for the atmosphere, means that 345 counties will now …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia – Among those shocked by Senator Hillary Clinton’s fictitious account of her 1996 visit to Bosnia is Emina Bicakcic, the young Bosnian girl who famously recited a poem to the former First Lady as she arrived in the war-torn country 12 years ago. Bicakcic, now 20, told the …

LAURENS, S.C. – A black civil rights activist is fighting to close a store that sells KKK robes and T-shirts emblazoned with racial slurs. David Kennedy is confident he can make it happen. After all, he says he owns the building. Since 1996, the Redneck Shop has operated in an …