BAGHDAD, Iraq – Shiite politicians failed Tuesday to resolve the deadlock over their candidate for prime minister, which is blocking formation of a new government. A bomb exploded on a minibus in a Shiite area, killing three people and three U.S. soldiers died in a seperate roadside bomb. Prime Minister …

NEW BEDFORD, Ma. – A former Massachusetts special education teacher admitted Wednesdasy to faking cancer and collecting more than $30,000 in donations. Heather Faria, a high school in southeastern Massachusetts, told colleagues in 2003 that she had stomach cancer and couldn’t afford to pay for both expensive medical treatments and …

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks could climb this week, with analysts expecting companies to report strong profits as the quarterly earnings season gets into high gear. But traders will keep an eye on rising oil prices and bond yields, which could limit any market gains. If earnings and outlooks top …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” April 26, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Critics of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps have often labeled their efforts to secure the U.S. border with Mexico as discriminatory against people of color. But now several African-Americans …

TOLEDO, Ohio – A Ten Commandments monument that has stood on the courthouse lawn for almost 50 years does not promote religion and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge James Carr said Tuesday that the monument can stay because the motives for placing it outside …

Hey folks! Welcome once again to the “FOX & Friends” Weekend Zone! We will continue trying to get to the bottom of the hot topics of the day, including immigration and the senate plan for gas prices. Outside of what our politicians are doing, we’ll have some personal stories on …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alison Bregman-Rodriguez felt as if lightning had struck her right eye, or someone had pulled skin out of it. For almost a month she could not work, drive or watch television. “I’d never felt so much pain,” the 30-year-old social worker said. It was not until several …

In the blink of a few recent news reports, using an Internet search engine has lost its innocence. For entrepreneurs like Roger Dingledine and others making Web anonymity software, that means basking in newfound attention. In the last week, traffic to Dingledine’s Free Haven Project, where free software to anonymize …

SPRINGFIELD, Mass – The state’s highest court ruled Tuesday that the state can withdraw life support from an 11-year-old girl who was badly beaten, allegedly by her adoptive mother and stepfather. Haleigh Poutre, of Westfield, was hospitalized in September after she was allegedly kicked and beaten nearly to death with …

In Ohio there is currently a case before the state Supreme Court pitting regular homeowners against the government. It is one of the first tests of our federal high court’s ruling on eminent domain, which acknowledges the right of the government to take people’s homes to make way for economic …