Here we have an odd situation. The French say they’re over it. But 18,000 actual Americans say they are definitely not. Over what, you ask? Over the election of George W. Bush. The French have decided they have to get along with Bush and they will just swallow their massive …
Read More »Pacifier Necklaces Recalled Over Choke Risk
WASHINGTON – A Los Angeles company is recalling about 102,000 pacifier necklaces because the nipple can detach from the pacifier and pose a choking hazard to young children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (search) said Wednesday. Todo Dollar Wholesale (search) is recalling the Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Necklace (search) and …
Read More »Helms Cites Clinton, U.N. in Fund-Raising Letter
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms (search) is raising funds for his senatorial library by raising fears among conservatives that former President Bill Clinton (search) may be the next secretary general at the United Nations. In a letter to his backers, the 83-year-old Republican said he worries that …
Read More »Court Clears Crips Founder's Execution
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court Wednesday refused to consider blocking the execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams (search), a founder of the notorious Crips (search) street gang who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize while in prison. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant a …
Read More »Great Gift Ideas — Personalized Valentines!
So, this Monday is Valentine’s Day. If you’re reading this, it probably means that you still have some shopping to do. But have no fear — FNC is here! Tune in to FOX News Live Weekend Saturday at 4:45pm ET to get some ideas for your sweetheart and take a …
Read More »Transcript, Video: Bush Address
The full text of President Bush’s State of the Union address on Feb. 02, 2005, as prepared for delivery, click on the box to the right to watch video of the speech: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: As a new Congress gathers, all of us …
Read More »'Cookie Monster' Case Gets Nastier
DURANGO, Colo. – A hearing on a restraining order was scheduled Thursday for the family of one of two girls ordered to pay $930 in medical bills to a woman who claimed the delivery of a plate of cookies scared her to the hospital. Dick Ostergaard, father of Taylor Ostergaard …
Read More »Trade Gap Hits Record High in 2004
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit (search) narrowed in December as oil import prices had their biggest monthly decline in nearly 14 years, but the annual trade gap still widened more than 24 percent in 2004 to a record $617.7 billion, the Commerce Department (search) said on Thursday. The December …
Read More »Poll: Brits Approve of Charles-Camilla Union
LONDON – Sixty-five percent of Britons approve of Prince Charles’ decision to marry his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles (search), but when it comes to Britain’s next king, many people would prefer Charles’ oldest son in that role, not the prince, a survey said. The Web-based survey, conducted Thursday — …
Read More »U.S. Boaters Detained in Cuba
MIAMI – Two U.S. residents have been detained in Cuba (search) after a friend reported them missing on their 22-foot boat, but how they reached Cuban waters is unclear. A man called the Coast Guard (search) on Feb. 5 to report his friends were in trouble at sea. He “had …
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