LOS ANGELES – NASA (search) is moving ahead with plans to put a long-armed lander on Mars’ icy north pole to search for clues for water and possible signs of life, the space agency said Thursday. The $386 million Phoenix Mars (search) is scheduled to touch down in the Martian …

SAN ANGELO, Texas – A couple have been indicted on aggravated sexual assault charges after authorities alleged the man raped his 13-year-old granddaughter and then her grandmother told the girl she “got what she deserves.” Arthur Y. Pena (search), 58, and Lidia Pena (search), 54, were indicted June 6. Arthur …

NEW YORK – A jury awarded Nine Inch Nails (search) alternative rocker Trent Reznor (search) $2.95 million after finding his former manager breached his contract and acted fraudulently, a lawyer said Tuesday. The jury in Manhattan federal court delivered the verdict Friday against John Malm, Reznor’s longtime manager, said attorney …

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This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” June 7, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: When President Bush launched the War on Terror (search), British Prime Minister Tony Blair (search) stood by his side. The commander-in-chief calls Great Britain a true …

A U.S. CH-47 Chinook (search) military transport helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, FOX News has learned. The Taliban has claimed responsibility. The chopper went down west of Asadabad (search), the capital of Kunar (search) province, while bringing reinforcements into an area where U.S. forces have been fighting Taliban rebels. …

EDGELEY, N.D. – Powerful thunderstorms rolling across the Upper Midwest (search) destroyed a small-town city hall in South Dakota and flooded people out of their homes early Wednesday in North Dakota. One man was missing after flooding in Minnesota. Wind gusted to 92 mph during the night in north-central South …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian women campaigning for a constitutional amendment to give them the right to run in presidential elections said Monday the change was essential if women were to enjoy equal opportunity. “The law needs an update after a quarter century of legislation. Without the amendment women will not …

NEW YORK – U.S. crude oil futures dropped Wednesday after government inventory data showed a supply drop for the third week running, but within market expectations. Light sweet crude for August slipped 95 cents to settle at $58.35 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (search). In London, Brent crude fell …

CAIRO, Egypt – Al Qaeda‘s (search) No. 2 leader released a new video, broadcast on Al-Jazeera television Friday, in which he disparaged the U.S. concept of reform in the Middle East and said armed jihad is the only way to bring change in the Arab world. The message by Ayman …