NEW YORK – The Republican national chairman created a furor this week when he suggested Sen. Hillary Clinton is too “angry” to win the White House in 2008. And to hear Republicans tell it, Clinton is just one of many Democrats with an anger management problem. Former Vice President Al …

WASHINGTON – Some Supreme Court justices had tough questions for a Florida lawyer about whether the state’s lethal injection method causes excruciating pain for death row inmates. Justices were taking up the latest capital punishment debate that focuses on the trio of drugs used in Florida and most other states. …

KABUL – The U.S. military said Monday it will hold its first joint maneuvers with both Afghanistan and Pakistan along the mountainous border between the two Central Asian countries where Usama bin Laden and other top Al Qaeda figures are believed to be hiding. The operation, to be called Inspired …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Two Swedish researchers are hoping to unravel the secrets behind the unique sound of a Stradivarius violin, an acoustic mystery that has enthralled music lovers and perplexed scientists for centuries. Mats Tinnsten and Peter Carlsson of the Mid-Sweden University in the northern city of Ostersund are using …

TOKYO – North Korea threatened Thursday to use the delay in six-party nuclear talks to bolster its military “deterrent force,” a phrase the isolated communist nation often evokes in reference to its nuclear weapons program. “It’s not bad that the resumption of nuclear talks are delayed. During that period, we …

MILWAUKEE – A jury cleared three white former police officers of most charges in the 2004 brutal beating of a biracial man that enflamed racial tensions, but city officials vowed to ask federal prosecutors to consider pursuing the case. An all-white jury deliberated for more than 26 hours and returned …

WASHINGTON – A staff aide to Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., will testify on Thursday in a probe that could determine whether to file charges against Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney for allegedly striking a Capitol Police officer, FOX News has confirmed. Farr’s office confirmed that the staff aide was subpoenaed as …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” April 19, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than “American Idol” and the president got a big compliment with this film. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DENNIS QUAID: …

ABUJA, Nigeria – OPEC ministers agreed Thursday to hold oil production unchanged for now but set the stage for a cutback of half a million barrels a day in February. Oil rose above $62 a barrel in response. The decision — in a closed meeting of the 11-nation Organization of …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” August 3, 2006, 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!” JOHN KASICH, GUEST HOST: In the “Unresolved Problem” segment tonight, a heated showdown on …