TORRANCE, Calif. – Exxon Mobil Corp. is offering financial assistance to the owners of 19 homes near its Torrance refinery because toxic chemicals have been found in the soil. Company officials told residents at a meeting Thursday night that it is offering to buy 10 homes and giving so-called price …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A homicide bomber riding a rickshaw attacked a police checkpoint and gunmen fired on officers guarding a bank in Pakistan’s northwest Tuesday, killing five people and testing the new government’s fledgling peace process. Police said the homicide attacker rode up to the checkpoint on a bridge in …

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A 74-year-old Florida woman was mauled to death by her two dogs this week, according to Titusville police. Loraine May’s golden lab mix and an Australian shepherd mix attacked her Thursday morning, according to authorities. May’s son found her body. Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement have …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – One of Alaska’s most eroded villages is getting more than $3 million in state aid to help it relocate to higher ground as Alaska tries to cope with the effects of global warming. Tribal leaders in the tiny coastal community of Newtok will now be able to …

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army reservist who publicly refused to go to Iraq last month may face prosecution from the army after failing to report for active duty with his South Carolina unit, Agence France-Presse reported. Matthis Chiroux — a former sergeant who was honorably discharged from the army after …

NETHERLANDS – Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is visiting the Netherlands for two days of diplomatic talks with officials. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen says Karzai’s visit is important because Afghanistan’s safety is directly tied to Dutch security. The Dutch have 1,650 soldiers in Afghanistan. Most of them serve in the …

ROSH HANIKRA, Israel – A convicted Hezbollah spy returned from Israel to a hero’s welcome in Lebanon on Sunday, and Hezbollah turned over the remains of what it said were dead Israeli soldiers, in what could be the first stage of a larger prisoner exchange between the bitter enemies. Israeli …

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A man accused of seriously injuring a former girlfriend by running into her with a car has gone on trial in Cheyenne. Jesse Thomas, 44, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. Opening statements were made Tuesday. …

WICHITA FALLS, Texas – As the verdicts were read, a woman who had accused Col. Samuel Lofton of rape darted from the courtroom. A military jury acquitted the Air Force colonel of rape on Wednesday, but the panel of seven men and two women found him guilty of two counts …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” June 18 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: We have some new developments right now in the mortgage scandal rocking Capitol Hill. A group called FreedomWorks has just …