Here’s what is on tap for Monday: “FOX & Friends First” Special Time: Starts at 5 a.m. ET British police say a third man has been arrested in connection with Thursday’s attempted bombings. We’ll get the latest on the investigation from complete FOX Team coverage in London (search). If an …
Read More »Tour Of N.O. Shows Few Areas Unaffected
NEW ORLEANS – An aerial tour of New Orleans (search) and the surrounding parishes reveals almost complete devastation by hurricanes Katrina or Rita, with few areas spared the worst of the damage. Even houses that appear in good shape are totaled on the inside. It is estimated that 125,000 residents …
Read More »Mississippi Governor Signs Katrina Casino Legislation
BILOXI, Miss. – Floating casinos that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina (search) can be rebuilt on solid ground under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Haley Barbour (search) that could lead to major changes in the tourism industry along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. All 13 hotel-casinos on the Mississippi coast were …
Read More »PC Shipments Leap in 3rd Quarter
BOSTON – Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose more than 17 percent in the third quarter as consumers flocked to lower-cost and portable PCs, two technology research firms reported Monday. Dell Inc. (search) maintained its position as the world’s leading PC maker, posting growth that roughly matched the industrywide gains …
Read More »Philadelphia Transit Workers Strike
PHILADELPHIA – Commuters who rely on the city’s buses, subways and trolleys were forced to walk, hitch rides and take taxis to work Monday after thousands of city transit workers went on strike. In a city where one in three households lacks a car, about 920,000 trips are taken on …
Read More »Oil-for-Food Update
This week has been about the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma (search), the guessing game on the Plame case, along with the never-ending issue of Iraq. Oh, yeah, and can’t forget Charo! She came by right from “The Merv Griffin Show.” Among the other topics and storylines we are sure to …
Read More »Friends Mourn Slain Illinois Coed
NORMAL, Ill. – Friends and classmates mourned the death of an Illinois State University (search) senior as authorities continued investigating how the missing woman’s body ended up in a burned-out chicken coop in Mississippi. Authorities said dental records confirmed Wednesday that the remains were those of 21-year-old Olamide Adeyooye (search), …
Read More »Who Are the Sex Offenders Next Door?
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – When sheriff’s deputies alerted residents of family-friendly Highlands Ranch, Colo., that a registered violent sex offender (search) had chosen to begin a new life in their town, parents went into an uproar. “We had the perception this was a safe place for children to be, and …
Read More »Google Caught in Middle of China-Taiwan Spat
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc.’s popular online mapping service has become entangled in a long-running territorial dispute between China and Taiwan. Until recently, Google’s maps described Taiwan as a “province of China.” That sparked protests from Taiwan’s government, which has considered its island an independent state since ending a civil …
Read More »Fox to Guest Star on 'Boston Legal'
NEW YORK – Michael J. Fox (search), who left his “Spin City (search)” sitcom because of his fight against Parkinson’s disease, will guest star on three episodes of “Boston Legal (search)” scheduled to air this season. Fox will play a CEO battling stage-four lung cancer who hires Denny Crane ( …
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