January, 2026

• 10 January

  U.S., Iraq Negotiate Amnesty for Insurgents

  

  BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. and Iraqi officials are considering difficult-to-swallow ideas — including amnesties for their enemies — as they look for ways to end the country’s rampant insurgency and isolate extremists wanting to start a civil war. Negotiations have just begun between U.S. and Iraqi officials on drafting an …

  Read More »
• 10 January

  Bush: Guantanamo Bay Criticism 'Absurd'

  

  WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) on Tuesday called recent harsh criticism of detainee treatment at Guantanamo Bay “absurd” and said many terrorists have been trained to lie to humanitarian or civil rights groups about their treatment. “It’s absurd — it’s an absurd allegation,” Bush said when asked what his response …

  Read More »
• 10 January

  Social Worker Allegedly Blackmailed Rapist

  

  WILMINGTON, Del. – A social worker who assisted sexually abused children was accused of striking a deal with her boyfriend in which she agreed not to reveal that he allegedly raped her 15-year-old daughter. The woman had allegedly agreed not to report the incident if her live-in boyfriend paid her …

  Read More »
• 10 January

  Clinton Kicks Off Tour for Paperback

  

  INDIANAPOLIS – Former President Clinton (search) held a book-signing Wednesday to kick off the paperback version of his autobiography, “My Life.” (search) Some had lined up outside Tuesday night in hopes of being among the 500 to get their copies signed by Clinton. Before the signings began, Clinton received an …

  Read More »
• 10 January

  Aruba PM: 'We Are Doing Everything We Can'

  

  ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Prime Minister Nelson Oduber (search) will ask government officials in the Netherlands to help in the search for Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway (search), he told FOX News in an exclusive interview. “We are doing our utmost and everything we can to find her,” Oduber told FOX News’ …

  Read More »
• 9 January

  Ethiopia Political Unrest Leaves 22 Dead

  

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopian security forces opened fire Wednesday on protesters angered by election results, leaving at least 22 people dead in the capital, while European observers said some opposition politicians were placed under house arrest. The government said security forces acted to restore order and it did not …

  Read More »
• 9 January

  Court Won't Review Beastie Boys Lawsuit

  

  WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a 1992 Beastie Boys (search) song infringed on the copyright of a jazz flutist’s recording. Without comment, justices let stand a lower court ruling against jazz artist James W. Newton (search). Newton contended that the punk rappers’ “Pass the …

  Read More »
• 9 January

  Sick Juror Replaced in Scrushy Trial

  

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge replaced an ill juror with an alternate in Richard Scrushy’s (search) trial Wednesday and ordered the revamped jury to begin talks again on whether the fired HealthSouth Corp. (search) chief executive officer directed a huge fraud. U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre said the juror, …

  Read More »
• 9 January

  Crude Oil Hits New High Above $58 Mark

  

  WASHINGTON – Crude oil prices surged to a record high above $58 a barrel on Friday, sustaining a rally built on strong demand for gasoline and diesel and on concerns about refiners’ ability to keep up. “This is a pivotal point we’re at now,” said oil analyst John Kilduff of …

  Read More »
• 9 January

  110,000 Without Power After Mich. Storms

  

  DETROIT – More than 110,0000 homes and businesses remained without power Monday after severe thunderstorms swept across Michigan, officials said. Hundreds of power lines remained on the ground overnight, creating a danger in many areas, Consumers Energy Co. (search) spokesman Kevin Keane warned. As the storms moved through Sunday, two …

  Read More »