KARMAH, Iraq – Michael J. Totten is an independent journalist reporting on the war in Iraq. Here is a portion of his latest journal entry provided exclusively for FOXNews.com. Click here to visit Michael J. Totten’s Web site Just beyond the outskirts of Fallujah lies the terror-wracked city of Karmah. …
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HONOLULU – A passenger who became agitated on a flight to Honolulu and allegedly charged toward the cockpit faces federal charges of interfering with a flight crew. Passengers and crew members overcame Santiago Lol Tizol during the flight from Los Angeles late Friday and restrained him with plastic handcuffs. The …
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WINDSOR, England – Pop star Elton John and his longtime love David Furnish became one of England’s first legally bound gay couples Wednesday in a low-key ceremony followed by celebrity-studded bash. John, 58, and Furnish, 43, were among hundreds of same-sex couples taking advantage of a new British law offering …
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NEW YORK – Solicitations from charities come in many forms — e-mail, letters, phone calls or a person at your door. Here are some tips to sort out the requests and ensure your donation goes to a legitimate charity — and not a scam artist: Telephone solicitations — Don’t pledge …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – A double murderer who said he didn’t want to be known as a number became the 1,000th person executed in the United States since capital punishment resumed 28 years ago. Kenneth Lee Boyd, who brazenly gunned down his estranged wife and father-in-law 17 years earlier, died at …
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LOS ANGELES – A black family learns what it’s like to be white while a white family becomes black in the six-part documentary series “Black.White,” scheduled for broadcast on the FX cable network in March. Makeup temporarily transforms the two families for the series developed by filmmaker R.J. Cutler and …
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Four years after the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan resistance overthrew the Taliban, Afghanistan is still stumbling on the path to peace and stability. However, there are glimmers of hope everywhere. The country is nowhere near as violent as it was before, although in the past few months there has been …
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ATLANTA – A Florida homicide suspect who perched atop a construction crane for 56 hours said Tuesday he will fight extradition back to the state where he is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. Carl Edward Roland (search), 41, was in Fulton County Superior Court for a hearing to discuss his …
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HAVANA – The American group Audioslave (search) broke decades-long barriers with a thundering concert before thousands of Cuban fans — who knocked over barriers to get closer to the first U.S. rock band to play an outdoor concert in Cuba (search). Chris Cornell’s (search) scream — “I won’t do what …
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Death | Mourning |Funeral |Burial |Conclave | Papal Qualifications | Voting | The New Pope | Fast Facts Death A pronouncement of death is made in Latin and is certified by a physician. The camerlengo, or chamberlain, then calls out the pontiff’s baptismal name — “Karol” for Pope John Paul …
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