TUCSON, Ariz. – Two men burst into a banquet room and spray guests with a white gas. Preliminary findings indicate the substance is anthrax. Antidotes from the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile are flown in. The surgeon general, Arizona Gov. Jane Hull, public health officials and thousands of volunteers were bracing Wednesday …

State: Georgia Party: Democrat Candidate: U.S. House of Representatives Born: 3/31/1948, Ithaca, NY Religion: Catholic Marital Status: Married, Camille Education: BA Princeton University, 1972; JD Boston University, 1977 Previous Political Experience: Mayor of Macon, 1995-99 Campaign Web Site: http://www.jimmarshall2002.org Click here for the Fox News Election Map

WASHINGTON – The Democratic field for president in 2004 should start taking shape in the days and weeks ahead, with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry expected to open an exploratory committee and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt likely to tell colleagues whether he plans to run. The 2004 Democratic presidential field is …

An 11-month-old Japanese boy smiled and laughed in his mother’s arms Friday as doctors talked of his progress from a six-organ transplant (search), an operation done here because children’s organ donations (search) are banned in Japan. Yosuke Ohashi underwent the 8 1/2-hour transplant of a liver, pancreas, stomach, small and …

WASHINGTON – Harold Ickes (search), a leading Democratic activist and former aide to President Clinton, said Friday he is backing Howard Dean (search) to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee (search) — giving a powerful boost to the front-runner. “I think all the candidates who are running have strong …

FRANKFURT, Germany – Saturn’s largest moon contains all the ingredients for life, but senior scientists studying data from a European probe ruled out the possibility Titan’s abundant methane stems from living organisms. More than a week after the Huygens probe (search) plunged through Titan’s atmosphere, researchers continue to pore over …

We come to you LIVE from the heartland Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET! Former Ohio congressman and host John Kasich covers the stories that touch our entire nation. Saturday, Jan. 8: After the incomprehensible loss in Southeast Asia in the tsunami aftermath, many people of faith might be asking how …

WASHINGTON – Poor information-sharing both inside and outside government is threatening homeland security, congressional investigators said Tuesday. Additionally, U.S. Comptroller General David Walker said federal agencies — including the Homeland Security and Defense departments — may need to declassify some security intelligence to break down information roadblocks to state and …

Losing weight late in life may indicate that the brain is inching toward dementia (search). A long-term study shows that elderly men with dementia lost nearly 10 percent of their body weight a few years before their dementia diagnosis. The report appears in the January issue of Archives of Neurology. …

NEW YORK – Oil prices rose more than $2 on Thursday as fund-buying and a rally in heating oil reversed two weeks worth of losses that had been triggered by a stretch of mild U.S. winter weather. U.S. light crude (search) settled up $2.17 to $45.56 a barrel, bringing it …