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Meet the Top Ten “uber” guys: 10. Jon Stewart: He is outspoken without regard to what other people think (as evidenced by his skewering his hosts during this year’s Advertising Week). He is supportive of women and pokes fun at himself in a self-deprecating way. 9. Guy Ritchie: His masculinity …

KABUL, Afghanistan – A series of battles in volatile southern and eastern Afghanistan killed 14 suspected militants and an Afghan soldier, while suspected Taliban (search) rebels shot dead a family of three, officials said Saturday. The fighting, which also wounded a U.S. service member and four Afghan troops, was the …

LOS ANGELES – All of the statements Phil Spector (search) made the night an actress was shot to death in his home may be used by prosecutors at his trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Among the most critical comments was one overheard by a policewoman who said the 65-year-old music …

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat certain Dole pre-packaged salads that have been connected to an outbreak of E. coli infections in Minnesota. The illnesses have all been associated with Dole salads bought at Rainbow Foods grocery store outlets in the state. But salads carrying …

AUSTIN, Texas – A conservative group is running a TV ad likening the Democratic district attorney prosecuting former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) to a vicious dog. District Attorney Ronnie Earle (search) brought charges last month accusing the Texas Republican of illegally funneling corporate contributions to GOP candidates for …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” October 13, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. BILL O’REILLY, HOST: Now for the top story tonight, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News (search) poll has President Bush’s job approval rating at 39 percent. And only 28 percent of Americans …

Should pediatricians “fire” families if they refuse one or more childhood vaccinations? Well over a third of pediatricians — 39 percent — say they would “dismiss” families that refuse all vaccinations, a new study suggests. That’s surprising, says study leader Erin A. Flanagan-Klygis, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Chicago’s …

LOS ANGELES – A fence already marks the U.S. border with Mexico but in some places, it’s no more than a strand of wire or metal rail. Where a real barrier exists, it works. Illegal immigrants (search) are forced to travel long distances to get around miles of tall steel …

DUBLIN, Ireland – Former bishops, police and state agencies did far too little to prevent the alleged sexual abuse of more than 100 children by Roman Catholic (search) priests in southeast Ireland over a 36-year period, a report published Tuesday charged. The 2 1/2-year probe, led by retired Irish Supreme …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Rights groups showed a smuggled video Thursday of hundreds of thousands of poor Zimbabweans living in the open in the winter cold after the government tore down their homes in what it describes as an urban renewal project. At news conferences in Africa and at the …