WASHINGTON – In a rare personal attack on the Senate floor, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (search) accused Sen. Rick Santorum (search) on Wednesday of being self-righteous and insensitive for a column he wrote three years ago linking Boston’s liberalism to the sex abuse scandal in its Catholic diocese. Santorum, R-Pa., …

NEW YORK – Former WorldCom Inc. (search) Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers (search) likely will get a stiff prison term that could last the rest of his life when he is sentenced by a U.S. judge this week, legal experts said Monday. The one-time milkman and high school sports coach, who …

CHICAGO – Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI), the No. 2 U.S. railroad, reported a 47 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Tuesday as a boom in hauling imports overcame the cost of two big derailments. The railroad forecast higher earnings in the current quarter, boosted its outlook for the …

High blood pressure is common and often uncontrolled, especially in elderly women, a new study shows. As people age, they are more likely to have high blood pressure and less likely to control the problem, states a report in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Dangerous Condition High blood …

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Hurricane Dennis (search) roared quickly through the Florida Panhandle (search) and Alabama coast Sunday with a 120-mph bluster of blinding squalls and crashing waves, but shellshocked residents emerged to find far less damage than when Ivan took nearly the same path 10 months ago. The tightly wound …

WASHINGTON – The United States put its subways, buses and commuter trains on high alert after the rush-hour London bombings, moving to code orange for mass transit amid concern about a possible “copycat attack” by terrorists. From New York to San Francisco, cities tightened security for local rail and bus …

MIAMI – A neighbor who went to O.J. Simpson‘s (search) home on the Fourth of July to perform a favor ended up calling police to report a fight. Police responded, but said no one was arrested and no charges will be filed. Simpson was at his suburban Miami house with …

MANILA, Philippines – Opposition groups seeking to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (search) on vote-rigging allegations said Monday they’ll consider impeachment when Congress convenes next week. Two more of her close aides announced their resignations. Eleven Cabinet members have also quit during the seven-week crisis, and former allies have urged …

WASHINGTON – Truckloads of Canadian cattle could begin rolling into the United States next week after a federal appeals court ruling lifting a ban on the animals, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (search) said Friday. “Our hope is that we’re talking about days and not weeks,” Johanns, on a trade mission …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” July 18, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: “Wedding Crashers” (search) open this weekend taking in more than $32 million at the box office. One of the …