KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States needs permanent military bases in Afghanistan to protect its “vital national security interests” in the region, Arizona Sen. John McCain (search) said Tuesday after talks with the Afghan president. McCain’s remarks were the latest indication of American and British aspirations to cement their influence …
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NEW YORK – The 47th Annual Grammy Awards show will open with music acts that could give Live Aid (search) a run for its money. The show, airing live Sunday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS, will begin with performances by five nominated artists: the Black Eyed …
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BOISE, Idaho – A member of a punk clique surrendered Wednesday for scalping another member, apparently as punishment for her disrespectful behavior toward women, police said. The victim, a 16-year-old girl whose hair was cut in a mohawk, survived. Marianne Dahle (search), 26, surrendered at the Ada County (search) Jail …
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This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” January 31, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Big Story With John Gibson” weeknights at 5 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: The Iraqi people themselves made this election a resounding success. …
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NEW YORK – Stocks rose modestly Wednesday after good earnings from Boeing Co. and the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated rate hike and a little-changed policy statement allowed investors to show some enthusiasm. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) was up 44.85 points, or 0.43 percent, at 10,596.79. The Standard & …
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Watch “Hannity & Colmes” at 9 p.m. ET tonight! Friday, Feb. 11: Howard Dean (search) will lead the Democratic National Committee — will he push the party in a new direction? His campaign manager Roy Neel speaks out on Friday’s “Hannity and Colmes.” Under Dean’s leadership, will Democrats be able …
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NEW YORK – Consumers lured by clearance sales and a fresh assortment of spring apparel gave many of the nation’s retailers solid January sales despite late-month snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast. As merchants released their results Thursday, a diverse group of retailers had sales that beat Wall Street expectations, …
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NEW YORK – U.S. airlines are mounting a fierce campaign to derail a proposed increase in airline passenger fees that would go toward security costs. The Bush administration proposed the $3 hike in fees to raise $1.5 billion but airlines say the increase will make it harder for them to …
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WASHINGTON – Basketball star Hakeem Olajuwon (search) says his mosque’s donations to groups the government later determined to be terrorist fronts were meant to help the poor, not sponsor terrorism. A Houston mosque that Olajuwon established and supported gave more than $80,000 to groups the government has labeled fronts for …
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NEW YORK – Jason Giambi (search) is sorry. He just wouldn’t say for what. The All-Star first baseman twiddled his thumbs, crossed his legs and fidgeted in his chair when he came to Yankee Stadium on Thursday to make his first public comments since it was reported in December that …
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