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Some of worst incidents of U.S. casualties in Iraq since the ouster of Saddam Hussein (search): — Jan. 6, 2005: A roadside bomb kills seven U.S. soldiers riding in a Bradley fighting vehicle in northwest Baghdad. — Dec. 21, 2004: A bomb explodes at a mess tent in a base …

WASHINGTON – U.S. aid to survivors of the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami (search), including the largest American military operation in south Asia since the Vietnam War, could help restore some U.S. prestige in the Muslim world that has been lost in Iraq (search). But U.S. political leaders and analysts caution …

DENVER – Prosecutors on Wednesday said they filed murder, assault and racketeering charges against a white supremacist prison gang. Denver police detective Aaron Lopez said the gang, called the 2-11 Crew (search), has an estimated 300 members throughout the state’s prisons. To join, inmates were required to attack someone, and …

LA CONCHITA, Calif. – Four more bodies were pulled from debris in Southern California Wednesday, raising the death toll in the La Conchita (search) mudslide to 10. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (search) declared a state of emergency for affected parts of Ventura County (search) after surveying the scene and taking a …

Are You Ready For A Dirty Bomb? I’m serious. If a dirty bomb went off in the city where you live, would you know what to do? How to protect yourself? Your children? Would you know what to do to get decontaminated? Where would you go for safety? I thought …

BOSTON – It began as a grudge, though one man supposedly insists it was all “a joke.” Two men suspected of smuggling Chinese immigrants across the Mexican border placed a cell phone call warning of a possible terror threat against Boston, Mexican and American law enforcement officials said. The call …

LONDON – Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners, including the last four British detainees and an Australian who allegedly knew of plans for the Sept. 11 attacks but was never charged, will be released within weeks by the United States, British and Australian officials said Tuesday. The Pentagon later confirmed it was …

Some women have been forced to deliver their newborns in dark tents without even a bar of soap, using shards of bamboo to cut the umbilical cords. Others have had to walk through miles of jungle for prenatal help. After surviving the tsunami, many women are facing the danger of …

LOS ANGELES – Moviegoers embraced the dysfunctional family comedy “Meet the Fockers” (search) for a second straight week as the star-studded sequel earned $42.8 million to retain its No. 1 slot at the weekend box office. The film, which teams Ben Stiller (search), Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand and Dustin …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” July 19, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), MAJORITY WHIP: Presidents like to be the first to announce presidential appointments. …