Patrick Swayze is reportedly heading back to work soon. The actor, who is battling pancreatic cancer, just had a television project green lit by A&E, and filming begins this summer, according to People Magazine. Swayze will star in the police drama The Beast alongside Aussie actor and former Tarzan star …

BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian radio Caracol says leftist rebels have announced they will liberate three hostages, all held for more than six years, because of health problems. In a statement reprinted on the radio station’s web site on Sunday, rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said …

Strokes have tripled in recent years among middle-aged women in the U.S., an alarming trend doctors blame on the obesity epidemic. Nearly 2 percent of women ages 35 to 54 reported suffering a stroke in the most recent federal health survey, from 1999 to 2004. Only about half a percent …

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A 50-year-old Westminster woman is fighting for her life after suffering a stroke following an attempted purse snatching in which she was pepper sprayed in the face. Police Lieutenant Bill Lewis says Kun Min Kim remains in critical condition on life support. She suffered the stroke after …

Here’s introducing baby Aguilera. Christina Aguilera and her little son Max, born Jan. 12 in Los Angeles, posed for photos in People magazine, along with the singer’s music executive husband, Jordan Bratman. “He’s completely changed my life,” Aguilera says of Max, adding that she is “head over heels in love” …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” February 14, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Unresolved Problem” …

JERUSALEM – An Israeli town is suing Internet giant Google for slander over a posting by a user of its worldwide mapping service that claims the town was built on the ruins of an Arab village, an official said Monday. The dispute brings together two controversies, one old and one …

OXNARD, Calif. – A 15-year-old boy was shot and wounded in a junior high school computer lab Tuesday and another eighth-grader was taken into custody, authorities said. Worried parents gathered outside the 1,150-student E.O. Green Junior High School, which was locked down. Students were released classroom by classroom. The wounded …

NEW YORK – Seeking bold action to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic among black Americans, civil rights and other groups Thursday urged Congress to repeal a 20-year-old U.S. ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs. More than 200 such programs have been established locally and regionally across the United States, …

Let’s be honest: It’s easier when they’re just a flurry of faces belting out Bryan Adams songs. But now that we’re investing a good five hours a week — and in the process getting to know the gestures, quirks and facts about all of the contenders — saying “cheerio” to …