LOS ANGELES – Russ Meyer, the producer-director who helped spawn the “skin flick” with such films as “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” and later gained a measure of critical respect, has died. He was 82. Meyer died Saturday at his home in the Hollywood Hills, according to his company, RM Films …

DALLAS – Some Roman Catholic religious orders have been sheltering priests in Rome despite claims that the men sexually abused minors, according to The Dallas Morning News. Of the seven accused priests the newspaper located, one has been indicted in Arizona, but refuses to return to face the charges. Two …

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers, fighting among themselves and with the White House, have given up trying to passhighway (search)andwelfare bills (search)this year that held the promise of tens of thousands of jobs. The nearly $300 billion measure to fund highway and mass transit programs for the next six years “should have …

WASHINGTON – There’s change in store for Thomas Jefferson — on the nickel that is. He’s getting his first makeover since being put on the coin in 1938. The makers of the nation’s coins, the U.S. Mint, unveiled designs for two new nickels to be issued in 2005. The rollout …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Foreign aid workers in Iraq (search) bolted their doors, hired more guards or installed spy cameras outside their Baghdad offices Wednesday as they considered whether to leave the country altogether after the kidnapping of two female Italian relief workers. “We’ve been feeling vulnerable for a long time, …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,”May 21, 2004 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’REILLYHOST: In the “Impact” segment tonight, the federal government announced perjury charges today against …

WASHINGTON – DemocratJohn Kerry (search)is launching an $18 million monthlong ad campaign, targeting Hispanics with a commercial unveiled Friday, appealing to black audiences and making his first push into Republican-leaning Virginia. “This is a gesture of strength,”Mary Beth Cahill (search), Kerry’s campaign manager, said Thursday of the Virginia foray. The …

WASHINGTON – The following is an excerpt fromDefense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s testimony before the House Armed Services committees, May 7, 2004: REP. DUNCAN HUNTER, R- Calif.: We’re here today for a simple reason. Last year, several members of the United States military disgraced the uniform. By abusing enemy detainees, …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” March 25, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Mayor Kilpatrick’s former chief of staff Christine Beatty faces seven felony counts. Christine Beatty’s lawyer Mayer Morganroth joins us live …

PRISTINA, Kosovo – Hundreds of Serbs stormed a U.N. courthouse in northern Kosovo on Friday, taking control of the site and hoisting a Serbian flag to replace a U.N. one. They broke through two gates and pushed aside U.N. riot police guarding the building in the Serb-dominated city of Kosovska …