LONDON – Princess Diana’s butler has refused to return to the inquest into her death to explain inconsistencies in his testimony, the coroner’s court said Thursday. Lord Justice Scott Baker asked Paul Burrell to testify for a second time to explain statements published by The Sun newspaper last month in …

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A third person has died after a fiery plane collision at a Florida airfield, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday. A fourth person remains in critical condition, NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said. A chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association was holding a pancake breakfast when the …

Five people were found handcuffed and shot to death in a rural area near a new highway close to Tijuana, Mexico early Tuesday, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. Four of the bodies, found in a section of the country called Rancho Los Potrillos, appear to be minors, and one …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Authorities are asking for the public’s help after 150 pounds of commercial plastic explosives turned up missing from a private storage site, along with 2,500 blasting caps and 20,000 feet of explosive detonation cord. “In the hands of the wrong person, this material can be very, very …

KUWAIT – OPEC paved the way for a cut in oil supplies early next year with an agreement on Monday that aims to pull cartel production back within its official limits. OPEC, provider of a third of the world’s oil, retained its official 28 million barrels per day (bpd) ceiling …

CINCINNATI – Two explosions caused minor exterior damage at a mosque complex about two hours after evening prayers, and federal agents joined the investigation. No injuries were reported and police hadn’t found any witnesses to the Tuesday night explosions at the Islamic Association of Cincinnati mosque, police Capt. Gene Hamann …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from Dec. 26, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. BRIT HUME, HOST: Former President Jimmy Carter may be one of the best-known evangelical Christians in the country. Since his term in the White House, Mr. Carter has founded …

BOSTON – To keep or not to keep? That is the question many retirees face. Should they keep their life insurance policy or not? Unfortunately, experts say there are no easy answers. “I’m afraid that the only meaningful answer is: ‘It depends,'” says John Olsen, co-author of “The Annuity Advisor” …

WASHINGTON – Military officials in Baghdad for the first time Friday described a Pentagon program that pays to plant stories in the Iraqi media, an effort the top U.S. military commander said was part of an effort to “get the truth out” there. The U.S. officials in Iraq said articles …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A 17-year-old Lake Worth teenager charged with raping an 8-year-old girl and leaving her for dead at an abandoned landfill is in the United States illegally, officials determined. But Milagro Cunningham (search), a Bahamian native, escaped the notice of immigration authorities after three burglary arrests …