BRUSSELS, Belgium – The CIA has conducted more than 1,000 clandestine flights in Europe since 2001, and some of them secretly took away terror suspects to countries where they could face torture, European Union lawmakers said Wednesday. Legislators selected to look into allegations of questionable CIA activities in Europe said …

DETROIT – U.S. consumers bought vehicles with big, gas-guzzling engines at an unchanged rate in the first three months of the year despite rising gas prices, according to a survey released Monday. In the first quarter, about 25 percent of all new vehicles sold in the United States were equipped …

DETROIT – Rapper Proof fired the first bullet in a Detroit nightclub shootout that ended his life, police said Wednesday. The bullet hit Keith Bender, 35, in the head, critically injuring him early Tuesday at the C.C.C., a bar in a strip of businesses along Eight Mile, the road made …

BERLIN – A court convicted a young Turkish man Thursday of murdering his sister in what prosecutors described as an “honor killing” meant to punish the woman for her Western lifestyle. Ayhan Surucu, who was 18 at the time of the February 2005 fatal shooting of his sister, Hatun, was …

WASHINGTON – With a few personnel shifts going on in the White House, there’s speculation that presidential spokesman Scott McClellan may be looking to step down. One of the people the White House has approached as a possible replacement for McClellan is FOX News Radio host Tony Snow. The White …

Strong storms and tornadoes struck several western and central Tennessee towns Friday, tearing off roofs, knocking down power lines and causing other damage. According to the Associated Press, officials have reported that severe storms have killed seven people in Tennessee. At least two deaths were confirmed in Sumner County, northeast …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration handed out the first hurricane relief payments to schools and colleges, awarding more than $250 million on Thursday to four Gulf Coast states as part of a $1.6 billion in recovery aid. The lump-sump payments include help for private schools that some critics have assailed …

ATHENS, Greece – Muslims across Europe are confronting a rise in “Islamophobia” ranging from violent attacks to discrimination in job and housing markets, a wide-ranging European Union report indicated Monday. The study, compiled by the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia, urged European authorities to strengthen policies on integration. …

I’ve been telling you a lot about John Karr for more than a week, and some people are starting to squeal in pain. In today’s Boston Globe the TV critic asked: This is TV news? He quotes a dean from Boston University’s School of Communication who says, “It’s an embarrassment. …

CARACAS, Venezuela – A labor leader who led a failed oil strike to oust President Hugo Chavez has escaped from prison, prompting the government to tighten security to prevent one of Venezuela‘s most prominent prisoners from fleeing the country. Carlos Ortega, who was serving a 16-year sentence for civil rebellion, …