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An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever (search) in northern Angola has killed 95 people, mainly children under 5, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday. The World Health Organization (search) confirmed on Tuesday that the illness was Marburg, a disease similar to Ebola (search). Analysis had identified 102 cases of the virus …

ATLANTA – The only thing that helped Ashley Smith (search) get through an over-seven-hour ordeal where quadruple murder suspect Brian Nichols (search) held her hostage was her faith in God, Smith told FOX News on Monday. “I believe that’s the only person that helped me through that,” she said in …

NEW YORK – Bono (search) has a new gig: U2’s (search) lead singer is charged with raising awareness and interest in the new fashion brand Edun (search). However, his mission is larger than selling T-shirts, shrunken blazers and slim-cut denim pants with metallic stitching. The goal is to build a …

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s leader said he tendered his resignation Thursday because of failing health and repeatedly denied speculation China pushed him out in a bid to tighten its grip on the former British colony and halt a movement toward greater democracy. After ignoring 10 days of rumors that …

WASHINGTON – For more than a year, Rep. Joe Wilson’s (search) desk at the House Armed Services Committee was the intersection of his personal and political interest in the Iraq war. On the table were bills about how to pay for and supply the conflict. Underneath, a handheld computer buzzed …

WASHINGTON – Democrats are taking President Bush up on his suggestion to spend Congress’ two-week recess talking to folks in the heartland about Social Security. Some plan to venture into Republican-held districts to do it. Republicans, after raucous earlier town hall meetings, are more wary. “The president has a lot …

MADRID, Spain – Authorities in a Spanish enclave in North Africa have arrested a suspect in last year’s Madrid train bombings (search), the seventh person detained this week, police said. The March 11 train bombings, which killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,500, have been claimed in videos by …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – He was one of the most notorious figures in the sexual abuse scandal that has shaken the Roman Catholic Church, but the trial of defrocked priest Paul Shanley (search) has been a low-key affair, drawing only a smattering of spectators. A few supporters have shown up, offering …

MISSOULA, Mont. – W.R. Grace and Co. (GRA) and seven high-ranking employees knew a Montana mine was releasing cancer-causing asbestos into the air and tried to hide the danger to workers and townspeople, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. More than 1,200 people became ill, and some of them …

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (search) has been on the job for several days already, but Monday’s ceremonial swearing-in gave President Bush the chance to push for renewal of the USA Patriot Act (search). Parts of the anti-terror law enacted shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks are …