MEXICO CITY – Hundreds of thousands of people in heavily Roman Catholic Latin America (search) gathered at neighborhood parishes and in city squares Saturday to lament the death of Pope John Paul II (search) and reflect on the life of a pontiff with whom they shared a special bond. Anguished …
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CINCINNATI – Three years ago, after riots rocked the city, the mayor stood with the nation’s attorney general and promised to tighten police procedures and improve relations with blacks. Last week, a federal judge ordered police to stop butting heads with the monitor overseeing the reforms — or else. Among …
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ROME – Anti-aircraft rocket launchers are in place around Rome, and a navy warship armed with torpedoes is patrolling the coastline near the capital. Those and other security measures are Italy’s menacing message to terrorists ahead of Pope John Paul II‘s (search) funeral. Although Italian authorities are playing down the …
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DENVER – Travelers spent the night sleeping in airport terminals and hunkered down at truck stops and churches after a howling blizzard grounded airplanes, shut down highways and snapped tree limbs. Almost a foot of snow fell in Denver on Sunday and 2 feet fell in Greenland, about 20 miles …
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CHICAGO – Lutheran bishops could allow gay and lesbian clergy in committed relationships to become pastors of congregations under a proposal advanced Monday by a council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (search). Church policy currently bans gay and lesbian clergy (search) who are involved with partners but allows …
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CANBERRA, Australia – An Australian navy helicopter crashed on the earthquake-devastated Indonesian island of Nias (search), killing nine people, the defense department said Sunday. Two others were rescued but were seriously injured. The Sea King (search) helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near the town of Gunung Sitoli (search), off the west …
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NEW YORK – Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q) on Tuesday reiterated it would withdraw its $9.1 billion takeover bid for MCI Inc. (MCIP) if the long-distance telephone failed to meet a midnight deadline to deem it superior to a rival deal with Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ). The takeover battle for …
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RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Supreme Court (search) on Friday affirmed the capital murder convictions and death penalty for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad (search). “If society’s ultimate penalty should be reserved for the most heinous offenses, accompanied by proof of vileness or future dangerousness, then surely this case qualifies,” …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The man who has admitted to a string of highway shootings planned his actions and showed rational thought as fearful drivers changed their routes and law enforcement increased patrols on the city’s south side, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday. “Life is about choices,” Assistant Prosecutor Ed Morgan …
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See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… We’ll talk with former U.S. Army Colonel and current FOX News military analyst David Hunt about his new book: “They Just Don’t Get It: How Washington Is Still Compromising …
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