A 12-year-old Memphis boy has been given a clean bill of health after a thrown baseball hit him in the chest, stopping his heart. Kyle McCammon was playing in a game on Saturday in Cordova when a throw to third base struck him between the second and fourth ribs. Three …
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LOS ANGELES – Jim Adenhart walked to the empty pitcher’s mound in Angels Stadium where his son spent the last night of his life. He spent several quiet moments there, briefly covering his eyes with one hand. The shock of Nick Adenhart’s death early Thursday in a car wreck caused …
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DETROIT – It was only a matter of time, and now Michael Jordan is in the Hall of Fame. Jordan was elected to the class of 2009 Monday with David Robinson, John Stockton, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women’s coach C. Vivian Stringer. The announcement was made in …
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FRESNO, California – Hundreds of same-sex couples are marching through dusty California farm towns in the state’s conservative center to kick off the latest front in the battle over gay marriage. Paying homage to the 1965 civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, the protest began Saturday in Selma, California. Just …
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NEW YORK – A school assistant principal became the city’s first death linked to swine flu, and the number of cases in Japan surged to more than 120 on a wave of new confirmations, prompting government-ordered school closures and cancellations of public events. Mitchell Wiener, 55, died Sunday evening, Flushing …
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The scariest moments in auto racing are often at the start of the Indianapolis 500, when the green flag sends all 33 starters accelerating toward the narrow first turn. Crashes have occurred on the first lap on six occasions in the past 23 years. That includes 2001, when pole-starter Scott …
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KINSHASA, Congo – Scientists found evidence of intense volcanic activity — including tremors, pools of lava and plumes of smoke — at two volcanoes near a major city in eastern Congo, and said some residents had fled for fear of an eruption. The volcanoes in the central African nation could …
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EL PASO, Texas – Health officials in Texas are reporting that a pregnant woman and man who died earlier this month both had swine flu. State health officials said Friday the deaths bring the number of swine flu victims in Texas to five, more than any other U.S. state. In …
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This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from April 30, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Waterboarding violates our ideals and our values. I do believe that it is torture. That’s why …
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BRUSSELS – The European Union fought Thursday to live up to its self-proclaimed leadership on combating climate change, with the 27 EU leaders at odds over how much to offer poorer nations to join the global battle. EU nations failed to agree on a figure for climate change funding for …
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