“Jurassic Park” author and “ER” creator Michael Crichton died Tuesday at age 66, according to a statement from his family. The novelist passed away in Los Angeles after a private battle with cancer. The family said his death was unexpected in a statement available on his Web site. “While the …

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s main international airport canceled all flights Wednesday as protesters thronged the complex and stormed the control tower in efforts to bring down the government, stranding thousands of tourists and buffeting the country’s already-fragile tourism industry. The demonstrators are now in the control tower, and say airlines …

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia’s police chief said Friday that a Serbian basketball player who fled the United States after a bar brawl will not be handed over to the United States, despite a request from two U.S. senators. Miladin Kovacevic was detained Tuesday in Belgrade on suspicion of inflicting “life-threatening …

Someone in your house have the sniffles? Watch out for the refrigerator door handle. The TV remote, too. A new study finds that cold sufferers often leave their germs there, where they can live for two days or longer. Scientists at the University of Virginia, long known for its virology …

WASHINGTON – The government is stopping a major study of whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer — because the supplements aren’t working and there’s a hint of risk. More than 35,000 men age 50 and older have been taking one or both supplements or dummy pills for several …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” October 1, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In “The Obama Chronicles” …

Travis Barker wears his heart on his sleeve and is asking his fans to do the same by buying a T-shirt commemorating the friends he lost in a plane crash he survived last month. Barker’s personal assistant Chris Baker and security guard Charles “Che” Still died in the Learjet crash …

Parents on Chicago’s South Side are on edge after reports that a man dressed as a clown has tried to lure several children into his van. The creepy clown, who has been spotted four times in the past week on the city’s West and South sides, wears a wig and …

GILCHRIST, Texas – The final hours brought the awful realization to victims of Hurricane Ike that they had waited too long. This storm wasn’t like the others, the ones that left nothing worse than a harrowing tale to tell. George Helmond, a hardy Galveston salt, watched the water rise and …

Here’s yet another reason not to spend too much time on your cell phone. The British Association of Dermatologists said an unexplained rash on people’s ears may be caused by too much mobile phone use, Reuters reported. The group, citing published studies, said the rash affected people who develop an …