A Canadian man is urging others who may have slept with his Thai stripper ex-wife to get tested for the HIV virus after she passed it on to him, according to a report in the Toronto Sun. “I know there were other men she slept with,” Percy Whiteman told the …

MAHMOUDIYA, Iraq – Two boys approached a U.S. soldier, pulled out a pistol and handed it over. They got a smile and some candy in return. The gun was plastic, and the boys were following a local Iraqi military order to surrender all toy weapons — an effort to prevent …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A German military helicopter chased away pirates on Thursday who were trying to board an Egyptian ship off the coast of Somalia. One of the ship’s crew was shot in the attack. The bulk carrier with 31 crew was passing through the Gulf of Aden on …

The mother of an Orlando toddler who has been missing for more than three months said a strong odor in her car was a dead squirrel, according to newly released documents. Nearly 600 pages of evidence were released by Orange Osceola State Attorney’s Office this week in the case of …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from September 4, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GOV. SARAH PALIN, (R-AK) VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: There are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration says it has surpassed its goal of allowing 12,000 Iraqi refugees into the United States during the current budget year after streamlining the admissions process. Officials said Friday that with half a month to go before hitting the Sept. 30 deadline, 12,118 Iraqi refugees had …

WASHINGTON – House Judiciary Committee members voted Wednesday to open an impeachment probe of a federal judge appointed by former President Clinton, the first such investigation of a sitting judge in nearly two decades. With little debate, the Democratic-led panel voted unanimously to launch an investigation against U.S. District Judge …

WASHINGTON – First lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna took a lesson from their own book Saturday at the National Book Festival. The mother and daughter co-authors were about to read their new book, “Read All About It!” — about a boy who initially doesn’t like to read books until …

WASHINGTON – President Bush said that people displaced by Hurricane Ike need to listen to local officials before returning home. He also is asking Americans to donate to the recovery effort, warning against “disaster fatigue” in the nation. Bush spoke to reporters Tuesday from Houston, his first stop on a …

Statement of John Edwards on his affair: In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, …