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Ordinary chest X-rays may help doctors determine which cases of bird flu may be potentially fatal and require more aggressive treatment. The results suggest that chest X-rays show distinctive patterns of bird (avian) flu in humans that are a good indicator of disease severity. “On chest X-rays in patients with …

WASHINGTON – Legislation to choke off illegal immigration, both at the border and in the workplace, cleared a key House committee Thursday despite strong objections from Democrats who said immigration reform must also deal with the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country. The Judiciary Committee approved the measure …

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers said Wednesday its leadership has unanimously endorsed a deal with Ford Motor Co. (F) that will cut the auto maker’s annual health care expense by $850 million. The Ford agreement was closely patterned after the October deal between the union and General Motors Corp., …

GULFPORT, Miss. – U.S. Sen. Trent Lott says personal losses due to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina are complicating his decision on running for re-election in 2006. Lott, R-Miss., lost his home in Pascagoula to the Aug. 29 storm. Lott, 64, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988. He …

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito will have to answer questions about how he views the president’s powers in the war on terror, senators said Monday after the White House defended its orders of warrantless domestic spying. Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and ranking Judiciary Democrat Patrick Leahy …

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Some of Gov. Ernie Fletcher‘s electronic records may be released to prosecutors investigating the hiring practices of his administration, a judge ruled. Prosecutors can have access to Fletcher’s e-mails from his Capitol office computer, the governor’s mansion and his Blackberry, according to a Thursday ruling by Special …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” December 28, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Was there a plot in Florida to kill a prosecutor? Stunning new information is emerging about an escaped inmate’s terrifying plan. Accused serial rapist Reynaldo Rapalo broke out …

Facts about holiday travel this Memorial Day weekend: CROWDS — AAA predicts 37.2 million Americans will go more than 50 miles from home. — The organization says 31 million people are traveling by car. — About 4.2 million are predicted to get on airplanes. — And 1.9 million will take …

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – A girls rugby coach was beaten until he was bloody and unconscious during a weekend match, and police are seeking criminal charges against several adults. “I never saw them coming,” said Craig Stewart, 55, who was kicked in the head and face by another coach and …

CANNES, France – George Lucas (search) borrowed a trick from Alfred Hitchcock for “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.” (search) Lucas made a Hitchcock-style cameo in the movie, which was shown Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival (search). In the film, he’s dressed in galactic gear — …