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WASHINGTON – The world faces an estimated 50 percent chance of a nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attack over the next five years, according to national security analysts surveyed for a congressional study released Wednesday. Using a poll of 85 nonproliferation and national security experts, the report also estimated the …

A security breach of customer information at a credit card-processing company has exposed as many as 40 million cardholders of all brands to potential fraud, MasterCard International Inc. (search) said Friday. The credit card giant said its security division detected multiple instances of fraud that tracked back to CardSystems Solutions …

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas judge Priscilla Owen (search), the subject of a long and heated confirmation battle in the U.S. Senate, took the oath of office Monday for her new seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (search). Owen, a justice on the Texas Supreme Court for more …

MANILA, Philippines – Upcoming joint training exercises will combine military and humanitarian efforts to root out militants from the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (search), top U.S. and Philippine military commanders said Tuesday. “We note that throughout the region, some of these organizations, such as the JI, draw their support …

ATLANTA – Turning to a businessman to lead one of the nation’s seminal civil rights groups, the NAACP’s board of directors announced Saturday that Bruce S. Gordon (search), a retired Verizon executive, will be its next president. “Civil rights leaders throughout this country did what they did and died, so …

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Hurricane Ophelia (search) sat off the coast of the Carolinas on Sunday and a meteorologist said it was a waiting game to see where, and if, the storm comes ashore. “This one is sitting still,” said meteorologist Gil Wagi at the National Weather Service (search) bureau in …

When Hurricane Katrina (search) hit New Orleans, the levees proved an inadequate first line of defense against flooding. So it’s clear how coastal Texas will fare when Hurricane Rita (search) strikes either late Friday night or early Saturday morning. The massive storm may send waves over the city of Galveston’s …

Here’s what is on tap for Monday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET We’ll have complete FOX Team coverage from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast (search). What makes Americans pull together during times of national disasters? We’ll ask media analyst Steve Adubato, author of “Speak From the Heart.” …

PORT ARTHUR, Texas – Nearly four days after Hurricane Rita (search) hit, many of the storm’s sweltering victims were still waiting for electricity, gasoline, water and other relief. The situation prompted one top emergency official to complain that people are “living like cavemen.” In the hard-hit refinery towns of Port …

OMAHA, Neb. – Packaged food company ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings more than doubled, reflecting a large gain from selling its remaining shares in Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. as well as solid performance in several areas of the business. Its shares rose more than 4 percent. The …