LOS ANGELES – President Bush’s newly married daughter, Jenna Hager, seemed to offer her family’s Texas ranch to Ellen DeGeneres as a wedding location for DeGeneres to marry her longtime girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, according to a report by People magazine. During an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” taped …

On Wednesday, Eddie Walker announced his intention to step down as the principal of a Columbia, S.C., high school because he said the formation of a gay club for students violated his religious beliefs. The following is his resignation letter to the school board: Dear Irmo Nation, In March I …

This is a rush transcript from “America’s Election HQ,” May 14, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, D-N.Y., PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: This is a numbers calculation. Nobody has the numbers yet. So, are we in the last …

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – President Bush says the slow growth of the economy is “not good enough for America,” but new rebate checks will inject some life and spending soon. “This economy is going to come on,” Bush said Friday. “I’m confident it will.” Rebate checks of up to $600 …

Orange County authorities say a body found in a central Florida lake is that of 22-year-old Christopher Mayo of Orlando, who drowned after the stolen canoe in which he and two brothers were riding capsized. When a rescuer who heard the men screaming reached them he only found the brothers …

An English-language Web site that unabashedly promotes the work of Islamic terrorists has responded to a FOXNews.com profile of the site by assailing “the Kuffaar behind FOX News.” Kuffaar, roughly translated, means “unbelievers.” After quoting FOX News.com’s Friday story and citing verses from the Koran, the Revolution.Muslimpad.com blog affirms the …

HARTFORD, Conn. – A man alleges that police entered his home illegally and ripped a catheter from his body during a child pornography investigation that led to the arrest of two neighbors. Andrew Glover, 60, of New Britain filed a notice with the city Thursday that he intends to pursue …

BERLIN – Authorities in southern Germany have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, or about $1.60. Police spokesman Peter Hieber says the baby was placed in the care of youth services in the southwestern Allgaeu …

KOBE, Japan – Environment chiefs from top industrial countries called Monday for an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, declaring that developed nations should take the lead in battling global warming. The statement by ministers from the Group of Eight nations, aimed at preparing for action …

The Tarpon Springs, Fla., Police Department responded Thursday to a suicide at the home of the mother of D.C. Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey. Police could not yet confirm that Palfrey is the victim, but detectives said they believe it to be her. The decedent is a white female in her …