A British man who was so amused with BBC1’s “Have I Got News for You” that he fell off his couch in a fit of laughter was not so happy when it got him arrested and pepper sprayed. Christopher Cocker, 36, collapsed on the floor after laughing at a joke …

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – A computer spell-checker run amok christened several Pennsylvania high school students with new — and in some cases unflattering — last names. Middletown Area High School’s yearbook listed Max Zupanovic as “Max Supernova,” Kathy Carbaugh as “Kathy Airbag” and Alessandra Ippolito as “Alexandria Impolite,” just to name …

SANTIAGO, Chile – A judge says he has imposed two sentences of life in prison on the security chief for former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Judge Alejandro Solis said Monday he sentenced retired Gen. Manuel Contreras to two consecutive life prison terms for the killing of retired army chief Carlos Prats …

LONDON – His life has spanned parts of three centuries. But extreme age and being confined to a wheelchair didn’t prevent Henry Allingham, Britain’s oldest living man, from celebrating his 112th birthday in style Friday. Allingham is also the oldest living Royal Air Force veteran and one of only three …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from June 26, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now, you said in Idaho recently, quoting here, “I have no intention of taking away folks’ guns.” …

BERLIN – A severe storm unleashed heavy rains and flash floods on southwestern Germany overnight, killing three women and injuring more than 10 people, police said Tuesday. • Click here to view photos. A normally quiet stream that runs through the Killertal — which means “killer valley” in German — …

PHILADELPHIA – Federal prosecutors said a Philadelphia plea hearing is being postponed for a young beauty charged with identity theft that helped pay for a year of lavish world travel. Instead, Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen said Wednesday night prosecutors will ask a judge to revoke bail Thursday for 22-year-old …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – More than two weeks after Discovery’s blastoff battered the launch pad, NASA is close to nailing down its repair strategy and insists the damage can be mended in time for the next space shuttle flight. NASA plans to send Atlantis to the launch pad at the …

BERLIN – A German court has ruled against a woman who claimed a phobia of official letters in her appeal of authorities’ decision to cut off child support benefits. The court in western Rhineland-Palatinate state said Wednesday that the woman was sent a letter in May 2007 asking that she …

FARMINGTON, Pa. – Attorney General Michael Mukasey is defending the use of military commissions to prosecute suspected terrorists. He says the upcoming trials will be “in the best traditions of the American legal system.” Mukasey’s remarks at a conference Wednesday of Washington federal judges come amid fresh criticism of the …