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HOUSTON – A prime defendant in the Enron Corp. criminal trial has struck a plea deal with prosecutors, potentially bolstering the government’s case against company founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Richard Causey was expected to plead guilty Wednesday afternoon …

WASHINGTON – The House and Senate face tricky negotiations on two very different versions of a tax cut called for months ago but getting renewed attention in a year-end scramble to clear the congressional agenda. Multiple factors conspired to delay this year’s tax work. Hurricane Katrina blew pending tax bills …

MILWAUKEE – A man yanked from his car and beaten by a mob of young people was doing better at a hospital Thursday, but police said there were still no arrests in the case. “It’s just senseless,” Linda Johnson, wife of Samuel McClain, said in a statement released Wednesday by …

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WENATCHEE, Wash. – A judge Friday refused to throw out a Republican challenge to the election of Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire (search), saying voters deserve a full accounting of how the balloting was conducted. The Democrats asked for a dismissal after the Republicans rested their case following four days of …

NEW YORK – Stocks fell Thursday, closing a quarter of losses, as a sharp rise in oil prices offset data showing muted inflation and insurer American International Group lost 3 percent after losing its credit rating. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 37.17 points, or 0.35 percent, to end …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah (search) flew a spy drone over northern Israel on Monday, and the unmanned flight returned safely, the group said. The flight was confirmed by the Lebanese government and the Israeli military. Hezbollah said in a broadcast over its Al-Manar Television channel that …

Weekdays at 1 p.m. ET • Click here for FREE TICKETS to our studio audience and to order a VHS copy of the show call FDCH eMedia at 1-888-44-FOXTV. A massive manhunt for Stephen Stanko (search), who is wanted for murder and sexually assaulting a teenager: Police say he is …

WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department (search) arrested 57 illegal immigrants last month working at airports and other risk-sensitive facilities around the country, underscoring concerns that lax employment background checks are leaving a security breach for terrorists to exploit. In one example, a Peruvian was hired as an airplane mechanic …

TEL AVIV, Israel – Former Israeli President Ezer Weizman (search), a flying ace and crack military commander who built up the nation’s air force and helped bring about the Jewish state’s first peace treaty with an Arab country, died Sunday. He was 80. Weizman, who was president from 1993 to …