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LONDON – The penguins who had their chick stolen just before Christmas have hatched another egg at a zoo in southern England, officials said Saturday. Kyala and Oscar’s new chick was born Tuesday, but has yet to be named and its sex was not yet known, zoo owner Derek Curtis …

NEW YORK – America Online Inc. and WebEx Communications Inc. (WEBX) are teaming up to provide a business version of AOL’s popular AIM instant-messaging software. Called AIM Pro, the business version will offer more security — communications, for instance, will be encrypted — and more features to help workers collaborate, …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – North America’s tallest mountain is getting crowded — too crowded for safety. Starting next year, the National Park Service will cap the number of climbers allowed on Alaska’s Mount McKinley at 1,500 a year — not too many more than the record 1,340 alpinists who attempted to …

WASHINGTON – President Bush on Tuesday decried the latest surge in sectarian violence in Iraq and declared that for Iraqis “the choice is chaos or unity.” Five attacks rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing more than 40 people, continuing a recent surge of violence. Bush spoke after an Oval Office meeting …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” February 10, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Impact” segment tonight, one of the reasons securing the …

WASHINGTON – President Bush has full confidence in Michael Chertoff and has not considered asking the homeland security secretary to step down after criticism of his performance on Hurricane Katrina, the White House said Tuesday. “Secretary Chertoff is doing a great job,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, answering …

NEW YORK – Rupert Murdoch-controlled media conglomerate News Corp. (NWS) on Wednesday said its fiscal second-quarter profit nearly tripled, boosted by gains from the sale of an education supplement unit. The owner of the 20th Century Fox film studios and the Fox News channel said net profit for the quarter …

Three dozen contests for governor next fall promise to shake up the nation’s political map, with Republicans fighting to hold on to several critical states and the results offering clues to the bigger prize ahead — the White House in 2008. Governors gather in Washington this weekend for four days …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq will deploy thousands of police to prevent Sunni militants from bombing a major Shiite ceremony next week, while the bullet-riddled bodies of two Shiites were found Sunday in the latest round of killings between rival Sunni and Shiite groups. The U.S. military, meanwhile, announced the release …

BOSTON – A disturbingly high number of cancer cases outside Boston are linked to a former textile dye-making plant with waste ponds that some children swam in, state health officials concluded Tuesday. People who grew up in Ashland and swam in contaminated ponds were two to three times more likely …