Constant noise isn’t your heart’s desire, new research on heart attacks shows. “Chronic noise burden is associated with the risk of [heart attack],” German doctors write in the European Heart Journal. They’re talking about a steady stream of noise at home or at work, such as the din of traffic, …

WASHINGTON – Declaring television coarser than ever, a top federal regulator served notice on cable and satellite programmers Tuesday to shield children from racy shows or risk coming under sharper government scrutiny. “Parents need better and more tools to help them navigate the entertainment waters, particularly on cable and satellite …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” November 22, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” JOHN KASICH, GUEST HOST: In the “Impact” segment tonight, new documents suggest John Couey …

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan – More than 700 people — many suffering from pneumonia and hypothermia — were treated at hospitals Wednesday as winter descends on Pakistani Kashmir and the millions who lost their homes in last month’s earthquake. Media reports said eight people have died in northwestern Pakistan and Kashmir due …

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – A U.S. military investigating officer recommended Tuesday that a National Guard soldier be court-martialed for murder in the death of two of his superiors in Iraq in June. Col. Patrick Reinert said he found “reasonable cause” to believe that Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez, of Troy, …

WASHINGTON – The Army is sending back to Iraq early next year the same war-fighting command headquarters that was in charge of U.S. land forces there in 2003, but without its commander. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez (search), the 5th Corps commander who came under fire last year for the Abu …

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – The mother of an Alabama teenager who vanished in Aruba more than five months ago has returned to the Dutch Caribbean island to press authorities to solve her daughter’s disappearance. Beth Holloway Twitty (search) left Aruba in early September after a court ordered the release of three …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – In Syria, even the prisoners are supporting the government in its standoff with the United Nations: They’re on a three-day hunger strike to express solidarity. It’s all part of a new and more aggressive stance by President Bashar Assad, who’s made clear in recent days that his …

Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! November 17: Did Sen. Jay Rockefeller compromise U.S. intelligence on a trip to the Middle East before the war? We investigate with “Morning in America” host Bill Bennett. And, Vice President Cheney fights back against anti-war critics. Bennett comments. Then, is …

NEW YORK – Kenny Chesney says he has no regrets about his brief marriage to Renee Zellweger because it taught him a lesson about love. “She and I fell in love like a couple of schoolkids,” the 37-year-old country singer said Monday on ABC’s “The View.” “I’m glad to know …