JERUSALEM – An Israeli court has ordered the Belgian consulate in Jerusalem to pay millions of dollars in back rent. The Jerusalem court ruling says the consulate owes $3.5 million after renting a landmark building near the official residences of Israel’s prime minister and president for 26 years. The court’s …

BOSTON – President Barack Obama is to deliver the eulogy for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Saturday, taking on the role to which the senator himself was so often called as the longtime patriarch of his famous political family. The funeral was expected to draw mourners from across the political spectrum …

HOBOKEN, N.J. – Part of the plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter has been removed from the Hudson River. The red-and-white section of the single-engine Piper came free of the murky and fast-moving river shortly after 5 p.m. EDT. Click here for exclusive photos. PHOTOS: Grim Recovery Effort (WARNING: …

WASHINGTON – Researchers have a new clue to the collapse of honey bee colonies across the country — damage to the bees’ internal “factories” that produce proteins. Theories about the cause of bee colony collapse have included viruses, mites, pesticides and fungi. The new study of sick bees disclosed fragments …

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Authorities allege the son of a slain Illinois community college professor beat his father with a baseball bat and stabbed him dozens of times before calling 911. Twenty-year-old Liam McCauley was charged Saturday with three counts of murder in the death of his father, Joseph McCauley III. …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from August 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I would love to have more Republicans engaged and involved in this process. I think early …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from July 23, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: I don’t know, not having been there and not seeing …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The Gaza movie premiere drew an exclusive crowd with local celebrities posing for jostling photographers — and that’s pretty much where the similarities end between Hollywood and the fledgling film industry of Gaza’s Hamas rulers. The Islamic militants’ first feature film — an action-packed homage …

You can take candy from a baby in cyberspace — and it’s enough to make a grownup cry. The popular Web site Neopets has a reputation for being kid-friendly and kid-safe. Owned by the media giant Viacom, Neopets lets its members — roughly 25 million people — “adopt” cyber pets …

SAN FRANCISCO – A group of 20 students studying in Japan through the University of California, Davis, have been quarantined after two of their Japanese tutors were diagnosed with swine flu, a program coordinator said Wednesday. UC Davis summer abroad coordinator Kathy Cunningham said the students arrived in Kyoto on …