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TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore (search) has seen fallen preachers, a motorcycle gang leader and a crusading Cuban ballplayer in his courtroom before becoming the latest member of the bench to be drawn into the Terri Schiavo (search) right-to-die case. Whittemore heard arguments Monday on whether …

MADISON, Wis. – Hunter Mark Smith welcomes wild birds on to his property, but if he sees a cat, he thinks the “invasive” animal should be considered fair game. The 48-year-old firefighter from La Crosse has proposed that hunters in Wisconsin make free-roaming domestic cats an “unprotected species” that could …

TEXAS CITY, Texas – The rotten-egg smell from the refineries, the chemical haze, the constant hiss that sounds like an idling jet plane, the explosions and fires — they are part of life in Texas City (search). And people who live here say they are not inclined to move out, …

ICDs — implantable cardioverter defibrillators (search) — work wonders for people whose hearts don’t pump properly and are at risk for dangerous heart rhythms. The devices sense when the heart’s regular beating rhythm starts to flutter. They then give an electric shock that restores a normal heartbeat. The devices clearly …

WASHINGTON – Global Crossing Ltd. (GLBC) Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter loss on restructuring costs, and said it expects a steep drop in revenue this year and continued losses. The international telecommunications network company posted a net loss of $28 million, compared with net income of $24.9 billion in the same …

NEW YORK – Another relative of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) turns out to have ties to a company with U.N. business. Kobina Annan, nephew of the U.N. chief, worked in the internship program at public-relations firm Ruder Finn until four months ago. The company represents corporations, foreign governments and …

HELENA, Mont. – Authorities on Thursday charged a man in what they say was a plot to kidnap U.S. talk show host David Letterman’s (search) toddler son and nanny from the star’s Montana home. Kelly A. Frank, 43, was being held on a felony charge of solicitation, among others. Montana …

See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… Martha Stewart’s about to get out of jail and back into business. So does crime pay? Has her prison stint made her richer than ever? We’ll have analysis when …

The following is a transcription of the January 29, 2005 edition of “FOX News Watch,” that has been edited for clarity: ERIC BURNS, HOST: This week on FOX News Watch, the Iraqi elections. A big test not only for the Iraqis and the Bush administration, but for the American media. …

KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO troops reached the wreckage of an Afghan airliner on Monday, four days after it crashed into a snowy mountain peak with 104 people on board, and began the gruesome task of sifting through the remains, a spokesman said. Officials held out little hope of finding any …