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A lot of serious topics and of course some fun for our viewers this weekend! First up, the Long and Short of It with Ellen Ratner and Jim Pinkerton. Quite naturally, more buzz about Vice President Dick Cheney. Is this incident overblown? Ellen and Jim will certainly do battle over …

WASHINGTON – A drug to treat adult chronic constipation with no known cause won federal approval Tuesday. Lubiprostone works by increasing the secretion of intestinal fluids, which help ease the passage of stool and alleviate symptoms associated with chronic idiopathic constipation, the Food and Drug Administration said. Chronic constipation is …

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – The Division of Natural Resources has told a Parkersburg woman to stop rescuing orphaned baby opossums because possessing wildlife is illegal in West Virginia. Sarah Stapp heard from the DNR after her efforts to save baby opossums that had lost their mothers were recently publicized in newspapers …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon apologized Monday to Denmark after rampaging Muslim demonstrators set fire to its diplomatic mission in Beirut, while violent protests escalated throughout the Muslim world against the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in Western newspapers. In Afghanistan, hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police and soldiers …

TOKYO – Princess Kiko is pregnant, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday, just as the government considered a plan to allow women to assume the throne for the first time in two centuries in a bid to avert a succession crisis. The announcement raises the possibility of the birth of …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” February 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: As we continue “Hannity & Colmes” from San Francisco tonight, the board of supervisors here overwhelmingly voted to reject a plan last year that would bring the historic World …

GENEVA – The United States should shut down the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay and either release all detainees being held there or bring them to trial, the United Nations said in a report released Thursday. The report, summarizing an investigation by five U.N. experts, called on the …

The word that keeps running through my head as I arrive at psychic Stephen C. Robinson’s doorman building in Chelsea is swank. The lobby is swank, the hallway is swank and the impeccable modern decor of Robinson’s immaculate, softly lit apartment is definitely swank. His psychic abilities are on display …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The commander of the next space shuttle said Friday that NASA has taken the right steps to reduce the amount of potentially lethal foam that falls off during launch. “We will lose foam on this flight, just like every other,” said commander Steven Lindsey, who could …

MESA, Ariz. – Police found five people dead in a suburban home Tuesday morning while investigating calls about screams and gunshots coming from the area. Detective Tim Gaffney said a SWAT team forced its way into the house after getting no response from anyone inside. Officers initially thought someone might …