Pope John Paul II‘s death prompted a remarkable outpouring of grief and respect, not just from Roman Catholics but from admirers of all faiths. The throngs that brought parts of Rome to a standstill paid homage to a man who helped bring freedom to his native Poland, traveled tirelessly to …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wilson Pickett was remembered by friends and family Saturday as a singer who fell somewhere between a poet and a preacher, laying the groundwork for artists after him. “One way or another, Wilson was going to move you with his music,” the Rev. Steve Owens told about …

Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… Shep is live in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, with the latest from the Hurricane Katrina-devastated community. Then, a plan for rebuilding New Orleans receives mixed reaction. We’ll get the details …

CARLSBAD, Calif. – A twin-engine business jet crashed and burst into flames near McClellan-Palomar Airport Tuesday, killing all four people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Cessna 560 Citation was landing about 6:40 a.m. after a flight from Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, Idaho, near the Sun Valley …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” January 11, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Factor follow-up” segment tonight, as we reported, the nation’s …

NEW YORK – U.S. stock market futures pointed to a consolidation Tuesday after the Dow industrials closed above 11,000 Monday, the first time in more than four years. Alcoa’s (AA) weaker-than-forecast earnings are depressing sentiment Tuesday. S&P 500 futures dropped 3.9 points at 1,291.0 and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 7.5 …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration handed out the first hurricane relief payments to schools and colleges, awarding more than $250 million on Thursday to four Gulf Coast states as part of a $1.6 billion in recovery aid. The lump-sump payments include help for private schools that some critics have assailed …

WASHINGTON – President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair presented a united front Thursday, painting the sectarian violence in Iraq as a battle between freedom and terror in which Iraqis have fallen victim to Al Qaeda’s and Iran’s efforts to cause chaos and control the region. The leaders agreed …

NEW YORK – Police have found a man suspected of fleeing with a gun after police shot and killed a groom hours before his wedding, though the man’s lawyer said Friday that his client wasn’t armed or directly involved. Police said clues gathered during a raid on a Queens home …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve, under first-year Chairman Ben Bernanke, appears close to achieving the tricky maneuver of steering the U.S. economy to a soft landing. That is the growing view of economists who believe Bernanke and his colleagues are nearing the goal of slowing economic growth as a way …