WASHINGTON – Sponsors of a sidelined bill for a $140 billion fund for asbestos victims are vowing to revive it, but it’s uncertain when — or if — Senate leaders will find time to reconsider the measure. “We talked about bringing it up again,” Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said of …

LEXINGTON, Ky. – John Michael Montgomery was arrested early Thursday and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a controlled drug, jail officials said. The 41-year-old country singer also was charged with having a prescription drug not in its proper container, two counts of carrying a concealed deadly …

WASHINGTON – America has made progress in the War on Terror, but the threat today may be greater than ever before because the available weapons are far more dangerous, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday. “The enemy — while weakened and under pressure — is still capable of global …

Sun., February 19 at 8 p.m. ET Hosted by Oliver North The Liberator: The B-24. A revolutionary plane built for the worst of times. Its design meant it could take more bombs further. The planes and their crews braved the lead-filled skies from North Africa to the Pacific island of …

NEW YORK – Jon Stewart just won the Heisman — the comedians’ version. As host of the Academy Awards, Stewart joins an elite group that includes Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Bob Hope and Johnny Carson. “It doesn’t mean you’re going to have a good pro career, or even do well …

LONDON – Oil fell nearly two dollars Monday, unwinding gains made after a foiled al Qaeda attack on the world’s biggest oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia. No supplies were disrupted from the leading oil exporter but tension remained high. Al Qaeda has warned of further attacks and Saudi forces …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Fighting between U.S. forces and suspected Taliban rebels on Tuesday killed one American service member and wounded two others in southern Afghanistan, the military said. A military vehicle was damaged by a roadside bomb during the fighting, which left the two wounded service members in stable condition …

WASHINGTON – Top White House and Homeland Security officials pushed back hard on Monday against criticism of the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. “I reject outright the suggestion that President Bush was anything less than fully involved,” said White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend. Homeland Security Secretary …

BOLIGEE, Ala. – Fires damaged or destroyed four more Baptist churches across the Alabama countryside Tuesday, less than a week after a string of five blazes that were ruled arson. Church member Johnny Archibald said smoke was pouring from Morning Star Baptist in Boligee when he arrived around daybreak. “They …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – More than 100 people died on Thursday in widespread violence across Iraq, including a roadside bombing that killed four U.S. soldiers, as the number of Sunni mosques attacked rose to 168 following the bombing of a holy Shiite shrine and discussions on forming a unity government were …