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NATCHITOCHES, La. – Two teenagers are accused of contaminating milk that two 3-year-olds drank while attending programs at Lakeview High School in Natchitoches Parish, according to authorities. Deputies said the young children were taken to a hospital after drinking the milk. They were taken to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, where …

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” May 16, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Sean and I recently sat down with the host of CBS News’ “Sunday Morning,” author of the new book, “A Funny Thing …

BAGHDAD – A homicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, including the local police chief, an official said. Fearing more attacks, authorities imposed a vehicle ban and closed all entrances to the targeted town of Hit. The attacker …

A team of European astronomers has discovered a cosmic time bomb. “We found a clock that ticks slower and slower, and when it slows down too much, boom! The bomb explodes,” team leader Diego Altamirano tells NASA. Altamirano and several fellow researchers at the University of Amsterdam used NASA’s Rossi …

SAN ANGELO, Texas – An appellate court decision upended the custody case that sent more than 440 children from a polygamist sect’s ranch into foster care, but it’s not clear whether the children might soon return home. The Third Court of Appeals in Austin said the state failed to show …

A tourist who stripped in New Zealand after workmen whistled at her has been admitted to a mental health hospital. The Israeli woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting a bar worker on North Island. She is accused of stubbing out a cigarette on the staff member’s face in the tourist …

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – A Rohnert Park teen is recovering at home after drinking what medical professionals say could have been a lethal amount of alcohol. Rohnert Park police say the 15-year-old girl’s blood-alcohol content was 0.578 — seven times the level for drunken driving — when she was hospitalized …

This is a rush transcript from “The Journal Editorial Report,” April May 10, 2008. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: Up next, on the “Journal Editorial Report,” (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, D-N.Y., PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I’m staying in this race until there is a nominee. (END VIDEO CLIP) GIGOT: But do Democrats …

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota woman ordered to pay $222,000 in the nation’s first music download trial may get another chance with a jury. The issue is whether record companies have to prove anyone else actually downloaded their copyrighted songs, or whether it’s enough to argue that a defendant made copyrighted …

Patients who believe they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease are claiming victory over a national doctors group. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has agreed to review its guidelines, which say there’s no evidence long-term antibiotics can cure “chronic Lyme” disease — or even that such a condition exists. …