WASHINGTON – Turf battles, jealousies and competition are keeping two immigration and border security agencies in the Homeland Security Department (search) from sharing intelligence and coordinating investigations, former agents said Wednesday. Witnesses told a House Homeland Security subcommittee that the duties of immigration enforcement and border security should never have …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A sick juror in the corporate fraud case against fired HealthSouth Corp. (search) CEO Richard Scrushy (search) was excused as the trial resumed Monday following a weeklong break. U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre did not identify the juror or elaborate on the illness. But the trial …

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko (search) will meet with President Bush at the White House early next month, the White House announced Friday. Bush will host Yushchenko at a working lunch on April 4, said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. Yushchenko’s victory last Dec. 26 in a repeat election …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Mar. 28, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: As we continue on “Hannity and Colmes,” I’m Sean Hannity, outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo is. Joining us now, …

CHICAGO – After weeks of speculation over his svelte new physique, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (search) has revealed how he managed to drop nearly 50 pounds: weight-loss surgery. In a letter in Monday’s Chicago Sun-Times, the congressman said he had the procedure in December and is now down to about …

WASHINGTON – In a meeting presided over by ailing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (search), federal judges on Tuesday called for urgent measures to improve judicial security as a result of the recent fatal shootings of two judges and some family members. The Judicial Conference of the United States (search), …

A study of New York City newborns suggests that prenatal exposure to air pollution (search) may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said Tuesday. The study by Columbia University followed 60 newborns and their non-smoking mothers in low-income neighborhoods, primarily in Harlem and …

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department (search) made clear Tuesday that Cuba must make cash payments before the shipment of U.S. agriculture and medical products to the island. The ruling drew quick criticism from farm-state senators, with one threatening to block nominees to Treasury posts. “I’m outraged at this attempt by …

PARIS – Mustaq Ali Patel is one of the last three French detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay (search), Cuba, and his family members say they can’t figure out why he’s there in the first place. Cousins of the Indian-born former imam say Patel, 45, was just a victim of …

ROME – Pope John Paul II (search) was alert and spoke in a clear voice Saturday as he read a note signed by dozens of bishops who gathered in the chapel of the Rome hospital treating the pontiff for flu and breathing troubles, the bishop who delivered the letter said …