OXFORD, Miss. – When the CBS comedy “Listen Up (search)” was canceled, star Jason Alexander (search) was the last to know. “I found out about it in USA Today,” Alexander told The Associated Press recently. “That show had a sizable audience and a loyal audience and it wasn’t a runaway …
Read More »
KIZIKSA, Turkey – European Union officials helping investigate an outbreak of bird flu (search) in a western Turkish village said Monday that there was no indication that the virus here, which has killed some 1,800 fowl, posed a risk to humans. Officials have been seeking to allay fears across Europe …
Read More »
WASHINGTON – Senators on Tuesday agreed to give up their annual pay raise, saying they need to do their part to save the government a little money in light of the huge expenses from Hurricane Katrina (search) and the growing budget deficit. Congress is looking for ways to rein in …
Read More »
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending (search) rose 0.5 percent last month as post-hurricane insurance payments led to the biggest jump in income in 10 months, a government report showed on Monday. Personal income (search) jumped 1.7 percent, the biggest rise since December 2004, as insurance payments in the wake of …
Read More »
WASHINGTON – The prospect of indictments against White House officials in the leak of a CIA officer’s identity created anxiety in the West Wing on Wednesday as Bush administration officials worked to conduct business as usual. The White House is waiting to find out the results of Special Counsel Patrick …
Read More »
SEATTLE – Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN) shares tumbled more than 12 percent Wednesday after the Internet retailer startled Wall Street with a soft sales outlook for the holiday shopping season. In a report after the markets closed Tuesday, the Seattle-based company said its net income fell to $30 million, or 7 …
Read More »
Join host Brit Hume and FOX’s Team Washington weekdays at 6 p.m. ET for “Special Report” — Find out what’s happening inside the Beltway and on the world stage. Real journalism: fair and balanced. That’s why we’re No. 1 — FOX News Channel. Wednesday, October 5: • Protesters descended on …
Read More »
Join host Brit Hume and FOX’s Team Washington weekdays at 6 p.m. ET for “Special Report” — Find out what’s happening inside the Beltway and on the world stage. • A defiant Saddam Hussein (search) pleaded innocent to charges of murder and torture as his long-awaited trial began today with …
Read More »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Rep. Stacy Campfield may seem an unlikely candidate for his state’s black caucus (search). But the white Republican said he wants to join the group to serve a segment of his constituency better. But Campfield’s membership to the caucus was rejected and the state representative says …
Read More »
WASHINGTON – When Hurricane Katrina struck, AshBritt Inc. was well-positioned to take advantage of the torrent of government dollars that followed. The Pompano Beach, Fla., firm had spent years cultivating its relationship with the federal government, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to the Republican Party (search) and, more recently, …
Read More »