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Michael Jackson’s death sent producers of Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest comedy “Bruno” into a tailspin Thursday as they scrambled to cut scenes in which the comedian takes more than a few shots at Jackson’s sister, LaToya Jackson, hours before the film’s Los Angeles premiere, AFP reported. In “Bruno,” Cohen convinces …

WICHITA, Kan. – To some he was an unflinching hero, to others a remorseless villain. As a late-term abortion doctor, George Tiller knew he had chosen a dangerous career, one that made him a lightning rod. His clinic was a fortress, his days marred by threats, but he refused to …

PERUGIA, Italy – The family of Meredith Kercher, a British student killed while studying abroad in Italy in 2007, has arrived in Perugia, Italy to testify at the trial of an American student and her Italian boyfriend who are charged with murder and sexual violence. Kercher’s mother and father passed …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” June 12, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Let me ask you this question: Do you have a toilet that flushes? What time do you leave for work — I mean, …

PORTLAND, Ore. – As December approaches, it may be Christmas tree prices that get trimmed instead of the trees themselves, as supply outstrips demand this holiday season. It takes 5 to 10 years before trees are large enough for the living room, and record-high prices in the early part of …

Think you have a food allergy? Your symptoms could be a sign of something else. A study conducted by the U.S. government found that previous data on food allergies is significantly inaccurate, including poorly done studies and high percentages of misdiagnoses. Only about 4 percent of the adult U.S. population …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Investigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence Wednesday after a brazen suicide bombing killed 11 people, including aid workers, in what the U.N. condemned as a “heinous terrorist attack.” Elsewhere in the volatile region, security forces killed 70 suspected militants in an area …

LOS ANGELES – A burglary suspect who tried to evade police by hiding in a narrow storm drain for 12 hours Tuesday finally agreed to give himself up after talking to a local TV reporter on his cell phone. The man resisted negotiators, a police dog, an improvised plunger, several …

MILWAUKEE – A judge in Milwaukee has sentenced a 21-year-old woman to 20 years in prison for helping a new boyfriend kidnap and kill a college student for his car. Tammi LaFave pleaded guilty in March to a charge of felony murder. The case involved 31-year-old Haroon Khan, who thought …

BRUSSELS – Seven socialist prime ministers backed the European Union’s trade commissioner to be its new foreign policy chief, moving a Thursday summit closer to breaking a stalemate over two freshly created top EU jobs. Diplomats said Sweden, the summit’s host, was nominating Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy for …