GENEVA – Higher water temperatures are threatening the world’s fish by reducing food stocks and stunting growth, which could cause them to reproduce less, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Friday. Global warming is causing the world’s rivers, lakes and oceans to heat up, and some temperate fish like …

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) expects to sell as many as 3 million Xbox 360 consoles in the first three months after launching the newest version of its video game machine, the financial chief of the giant software company’s Xbox business said Tuesday. The sales target of 2.75 million to …

BEIJING – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, bruised last week in a special election at home, began a six-day trade mission in the Far East on Monday, trying to tap into the burgeoning Chinese market by promoting California products and urging protections for Hollywood from the piracy of copyrighted movies. Schwarzenegger’s celebrity …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” November 2, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito (search) is making courtesy calls on Capitol Hill. Joining me now is one of the senators who met with Alito Wednesday, …

A compound found in turkey may one day help treat multiple sclerosis (MS), new research shows. So far, scientists have tested an artificial version of the compound on mice with an MS-like condition. The strategy they tried reversed the paralysis caused by the mice’s disease, the researchers write in Science. …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” November 15, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: A Massachusetts serial killer is getting his big break, but many area residents of the state aren’t happy about it. Four-time convicted rapist and murderer Alfred Gaynor’s drawing of …

JERUSALEM – Phil Collins (search) says he’s open to the idea of a Genesis (search) reunion. Nothing has been announced, but the 54-year-old British singer, who is touring the Middle East, says: “There’s a possibility. I’m open for it.” “If it doesn’t happen, it won’t be because we don’t want …

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia – A duck at a British Columbia poultry farm has tested positive for avian flu virus, but not the form circulating in Southeast Asia that has been blamed for more than 60 deaths, Canadian officials said. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Sunday the infection at the …

WASHINGTON – The death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui will be delayed a month as lawyers for the government and the admitted Al Qaeda conspirator battle over classified information in the case. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said that the original Jan. 9 date for the start of jury selection …

Age alone shouldn’t be a factor in determining whether a woman should be offered chemotherapy as part of her breast cancer treatment, according to a new study. Researchers say the incidence of breast cancer increases with age, and almost half of all new breast cancers in the U.S. are diagnosed …