CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The midnight move of space shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad was delayed by almost a day Monday because of heavy rain and lightning. NASA had planned to try to move the shuttle just after midnight Sunday. The space agency was to make another attempt at …

SAN DIEGO – From the “don’t get blindsided” file: With yet another earnings season about to blow through, it’s time for investors to figure out if what they see is really what they get. This is where understanding nuance can help spot unexpected surprises before they happen. There is no …

NEW YORK – The syndicator of Ann Coulter’s newspaper column is looking into allegations that the right-wing pundit has lifted material from other sources. “We are reviewing the material and expect to have a response some time next week,” Kathie Kerr, a spokeswoman for Universal Press Syndicate, told The Associated …

A new report from Symantec (SYMC) security researchers contends that Microsoft’s (MSFT) much-awaited Vista operating system could harbor a range of vulnerabilities that would make it less secure than previous iterations of Windows. According to research published July 18 by Symantec, in Cupertino, Calif., a number of Vista’s software components, …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” July 26, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Al Qaeda and Hezbollah have a few things in common. They’re both Muslim terror networks that hate America and hate Israel even more. But now that …

BOSTO – My wife Susan has long maintained that every bad financial circumstance will eventually happen to me, just so I can write about it. Last week, the bad stuff happened to her. Her wallet was lost or stolen — she doesn’t know which — an event that not only …

DENVER – This time, the slogan isn’t “It’s the economy, stupid.” Instead, Hillary Rodham Clinton says Democrats are going with “It’s the American dream, stupid.” Top Democrats holding an annual meeting in Denver have taken a cue from the line that helped her husband take office. They’ve unveiled a plan …

NEW ORLEANS – “All the King’s Men” director Steven Zaillian said he couldn’t imagine not returning to New Orleans to debut the movie where much of it was filmed just months before Hurricane Katrina struck. “It’s something everyone wanted to do,” he said Friday, while preparing for the trip from …

WASHINGTON – A House panel stripped antitrust protections from a bill that would lift restrictions on long-haul flights out of Dallas Love Field before moving the legislation forward Wednesday. The House Judiciary Committee, after brief debate, pushed through a bill modeled after an agreement that would eventually repeal the Wright …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran launched production of its most advanced cannon on Wednesday, state television reported. “The cannon Fajr-27 has the capability of automatically firing 85 76-milimeter bullets per minute,” Gen. Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, Iran’s defense minister, told the broadcast. He said the cannon has an aerial range of 23,000 feet …