See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… He’s had some strong things to say about the role of the federal government in the Hurricane Katrina chaos. We’ll get a No Spin look at whether or not …

WASHINGTON – The number of hurricanes in the most powerful categories — like Katrina and Andrew — has increased sharply over the past few decades, according to a new analysis sure to stir debate over whether global warming is worsening these deadly storms. While studies have not found an overall …

The responsibility rests on parents’ shoulders. Here’s some concrete advice. Most parents would just do about anything to ensure that their children have the skills to succeed in life. They help out with homework; tirelessly haul the little buggers to a slew of after-school programs; and enthusiastically embrace “teaching moments” …

NEW ORLEANS – Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, saying they were nearly out of food and power and had been forced to move patients to higher floors to escape looters. “We have been trying to call the …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – President Bush has used a constitutional provision to bypass the Senate and fill a top Justice Department slot with an official whose nomination stalled over tactics at the Guantanamo Bay (search), Cuba, naval facility. Bush used a “recess appointment” Wednesday to name Alice S. Fisher …

HILLSDALE, Mich. – Michael Sessions began talking about running for mayor when he was a sophomore in high school. He realized that dream before he got his diploma. Sessions, an 18-year-old senior, became the city’s youngest mayor on Monday when he took the oath of office. The crowd included city …

KELOWNA, British Columbia – Indigenous leaders came to this former frontier town Thursday to hash out with Canadian officials a multibillion-dollar plan to fight poverty and disease on native reserves and settle damage claims for mistreatment. Prime Minister Paul Martin, participating in the two-day summit along with the premiers of …

LOS ANGELES – Paul McCartney is now a children’s book author. The 63-year-old singer entertained a young group of cute but squirmy elementary school students Thursday by reading an excerpt from his new book “High in the Clouds” and answering questions. On Saturday, the rock star will provide the first-ever …

LOS ANGELES – Sharon Stone has taken a musical turn, co-writing a song to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. Stone worked with songwriters Denise Rich, Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe on “Come Together Now,” which will be released as a CD single on Nov. 29. Proceeds will benefit Habitat for …

See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight “The O’Reilly Factor” is on … Three suspected suicide bombers hit three hotels in Amman, Jordan. Is this the mark of Al Qaeda? And are they targeting Americans? We’ll have a live report from …