BOCA RATON, Fla. – Vicki LaMotta (search), whose marriage to boxer Jake LaMotta (search) was portrayed in the film “Raging Bull,” (search) died Jan. 25. She was 75. LaMotta died at Boca Raton Community Hospital about six months after having open heart surgery, said her son, Harrison Foster. In the …

NEW YORK – Where does the buck stop in the United Nations Oil-for-Food (search) scandal? For some, the answer is that it stops with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search). But for others, Annan is seen as a convenient scapegoat for lawmakers who take a dim view of the United Nations …

Imagine a plane full of people crashing, killing everyone on board, every single day. That’s how many people die on America’s roads daily, says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “Motor vehicle crashes in the United States result in more than 40,000 deaths per year,” says the Institute in the …

Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural (search) early in labor without raising their chances of a Caesarean section (search), according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice and make childbirth a lot less painful for many mothers-to-be. The finding could lead doctors to consider offering …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) pledged Saturday to track down and punish militants responsible for a suicide bombing that killed four Israelis and wounded 50 people at a Tel Aviv nightclub. Palestinian security officials pointed to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah as the apparent mastermind. Israel …

WASHINGTON – Legislation making it harder for consumers to erase their debts in bankruptcy court is advancing in the Senate, but there is renewed debate over an issue that has blocked the measure before: Can abortion protesters declare bankruptcy (search) to escape court fines? The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Hundreds of security forces surrounded an Argentine prison Friday in a tense standoff with 2,000 inmates who overpowered guards, taking about two dozen of them hostage, including the warden. At least eight people were killed. The uprising at the San Martin (search) maximum-security penitentiary in the …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Feb. 23, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Over the weekend, Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey (search) said at a community forum that presidential advisor Karl Rove (search) may …

DETROIT – U.S. auto sales followed a familiar pattern in February with General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F), both seemingly stuck in reverse, losing more market share to fast-growing foreign rivals, analysts said Friday. “We are expecting both to be down,” Jeff Schuster, executive director of global …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” February 18, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Well, more books on the Internet generally means fewer books for UPS (search) to deliver, the company announcing it still has a lot of work to do on …