Roche Holding’s cancer drug Avastin missed its main target in a late-stage trial when used with chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced stomach cancer, the Swiss drug maker said on Tuesday. Roche had indicated peak sales of the drug for the disease could have hit between 500 million and 1 …
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ROSTRAVER, Pa. – Heavy snow buildup from recent storms likely contributed to the collapse of an ice rink roof, causing a panicked evacuation but no injuries, a fire official and the building’s owner said. “We believe it was excessive weight from the copious quantities of snow that we’ve had over …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – A retired British couple snatched last year from their sailboat by pirates could be released within weeks as Somali communities inside and outside the East African country work for their freedom, a Somali official said Friday. Paul and Rachel Chandler were forced by pirates off their 38-foot …
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MARJAH, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the town in the south that thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan troops just seized from the Taliban. “Today, I’m hear to listen to you and hear your problems,” Karzai told about 300 …
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This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” May 24, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight: You think Arizona is backing down? Well, think again! It looks like Arizona Senator Jon Kyl is locking …
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An Australian family court has given the OK for a 14-year-old girl — born with a rare genotype — to have surgery to remove two testicles, the Courier Mail reported. The parents of the girl, known in the case as “Sally”, had to apply to the court for permission for …
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On Monday, President Obama suggested that the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico would shape environmental and energy policy in the same dramatic way that the terrorist acts of 9/11 shaped our foreign policy. His comment was more than illuminating, from a psychological perspective: It was a clear glimpse …
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A southern California candy company has recalled its line of light-up lollipops because of elevated levels of lead, myFOXla.com reported Saturday. The Santa Fe Springs-based Kidsmania Inc. said in a statement that the Flash Pop candy it had received from Doublewoods Macao Commercial Offshore Limited contained lead levels as high …
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ATLANTA – The Fulton County medical examiner’s office says it’s investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who died after going to the dentist. The medical examiner’s office identified the boy as David Liddell of Atlanta and says he died Friday. Atlanta police say the dental work was completed when …
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LOS ANGELES – What, no “Lord of the Rings” movie this fall? Wake us up when “The Hobbit” hits the big screen. All right, to be fair, there will be a decent movie or two coming before year’s end, even if this is the first time in three years without …
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