NEW YORK – Between the Sex Pistols and Ozzy Osbourne, there’s an air of malice associated with this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class. Blondie is doing its part, too. The band being inducted Monday includes two members, Nigel Harrison and Frank Infante, who unsuccessfully sued their former …

CANCUN, Mexico – College students looking for fun over spring break are going to have some heavy company in this Mexican resort. President Bush and the leaders of Mexico and Canada are coming, too, bringing portfolios of problems, gun-toting security agents and traffic-clogging motorcades. While thousands of U.S. students lounge …

Dear Friends of “FOX & Friends,” Hope you had a terrific weekend and are ready for another week of cable-casting! Over the weekend I was lucky enough to travel to Colorado to visit with some of my Kansas friends and I noticed something important: Of all the televisions on in …

WASHINGTON – U.S. drivers continued to find relief at the pump as the price for gasoline declined for the second week in a row, dropping to the lowest level in two months, the government said on Monday. The national price for regular unleaded gasoline fell 7.6 cents over the last …

LOS ANGELES – An environmental group has sued federal regulators, charging that they failed to protect beaches and the Great Lakes from pollution and that negligence by the Bush administration exposed swimmers and surfers to potential illnesses. The lawsuit, filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council in U.S. District Court …

JERUSALEM – Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday created a committee to investigate Israel’s conduct during the 34-day fight against Hezbollah guerrillas, senior defense officials said. The committee, made up of business executives and retired generals, will be chaired by former army chief of staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. It also …

GORMAN, Calif. – Firefighters gained ground Monday on a wildfire along the northern edge of Los Angeles County that temporarily closed a major freeway and knocked out electricity to more than 4,000 homes, authorities said. The blaze had scorched more than 6 square miles, or 4,000 acres, of hillside, fire …

LOS ANGELES – Bob Thaves, whose nationally syndicated comic strip “Frank & Ernest” amused newspaper readers for decades with its quirky observations on life, has died of respiratory failure. He was 81. Thaves died Tuesday at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, Calif., said his daughter, Sara Thaves. His …

BOSTON – Your investment portfolio might perform better if you put it through training camp. Sports teams do it — football programs now are in the middle of their preseason regimen — and your portfolio is, effectively, a team that must work together to help you reach your goal and …

NEW YORK – No, Katie Couric didn’t suddenly lose 20 pounds. The incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor appears significantly thinner in a network promotional magazine photo thanks to digital airbrushing. The touched-up photo of Couric dressed in a striped business suit appears on the inside of the September issue of …