WASHINGTON – A congressional panel endorsed a measure Thursday that would give conditional approval of a civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Russia. The bill means Congress will not block the deal with Russia despite objections from some lawmakers that Russia should not be rewarded until it …

This is a rush transcript from “America’s Election HQ,” July 15, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. HEATHER NAUERT, HOST: With those elections right around the corner, political billboards seem to be popping up across the country. Take a look at this …

TOKYO – Frozen in much the state it died some 37,500 years ago, a Siberian mammoth undergoing tests in Japan could finally explain why the beasts were driven to extinction — and shed light on climate change, scientists said Friday. The calf, unearthed in May by a reindeer herder in …

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that sending U.S. Marines to Afghanistan will keep pressure on the Taliban and doesn’t “reflect dissatisfaction” with NATO countries’ performance. He was trying to smooth over comments a day earlier that sparked an international furor. The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that …

Surviving five heart attacks makes former Vice President Dick Cheney pretty unusual — showing that he has good medical care as well as a particularly aggressive form of heart disease. But the number, attention-grabbing as it is, isn’t the real issue: It’s how much damage a heart attack does to …

Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday. The study of more than 4,000 nurses showed that those who took aspirin — usually to prevent heart disease — had a 50 percent lower risk of dying …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” May 27, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: OK, here’s a quiz for you. How can President Obama take responsibility for problems at the MMS and also …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” November 12, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Welcome to “The Glenn Beck Program.” Hello, America. We are approaching what I call “the trilogy of holidays.” And I always talk about …

NILES, Mich. – An out-of-work Michigan woman shot herself in the hope she’d receive medical treatment for a shoulder injury. Kathy Myers says she injured the shoulder a month ago while playing with her dogs. The 41-year-old Niles resident says she’s been unable to see a specialist because she can’t …

OMAHA, Neb. – The estate of an Omaha woman who died while using the NuvaRing contraceptive is suing its makers, claiming the device caused a deadly blood clot. The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha says 43-year-old Ann Tompkins of Omaha died on Feb. 23, 2009, about …