NEW ORLEANS, La. – In a dress rehearsal for the coming hurricane season, Mayor Ray Nagin summoned reporters to City Hall while state and federal authorities in Baton Rouge, La., tracked the path of an erratic “Hurricane Alicia” that aimed first for Texas, then jogged toward New Orleans. It was …

DALLAS – Dell Inc. (DELL), a company known for selling computer systems directly to consumers and businesses, has announced plans to open its first two full-sized retail stores this year. The 3,000-square-foot stores will be located at high-traffic shopping malls in Dallas and West Nyack, N.Y. The Dallas store is …

Huge news: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead! On our show, the most explosive point had to be when we were joined by Michael Berg, the father of beheaded American, Nick Berg. Those who analyzed the videotape of the beheading say the man wielding the knife and slit Berg’s throat was …

The Senate and House delegations from Idaho and Oklahoma support small businesses more than those from other states, according to a new study by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Small Business page. The study ranked Idaho and Oklahoma at the top of the list …

Insurance provider American International Group has confirmed the theft of a file server and other hardware that held the personal information of approximately 970,000 potential customers. Company officials said an intruder entered one of its Midwest offices sometime after business hours in late March and walked off with a file …

SEOUL, South Korea – Russia summoned North Korea‘s ambassador Thursday to express alarm that Pyongyang could launch a long-range missile, and the isolated nation’s other major ally, China, issued its strongest statement of concern to date over the standoff. South Korea played down the growing tensions, saying a missile firing …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A Palestinian electricity transformer exploded late Thursday as a result of shelling by Israeli Defense Forces two days earlier, officials told FOX News. Two power transformers in northern Gaza were effected, plunging parts of the area into darkness. Two security officers were wounded by shrapnel, …

WASHINGTON – The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday, effectively sidestepping a lawsuit that could have prevented the use of sonar during a maritime exercise that began this week. Environmental groups sued the federal government on Wednesday to prevent the Navy from using sonar during maritime …

WASHINGTON – A former White House aide facing perjury charges will get only a prosecutor’s summary of classified documents assessing the damage to national security from the leak of a CIA officer’s identity, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton also said lawyers for I. Lewis …

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is promising that the central bank will remain vigilant in fighting inflation. The comments sent shock waves through financial markets hoping the Fed was about to call a cease-fire on interest rate increases. Instead, Bernanke’s comments are likely to mean further increases in …