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EMERSON, Ga. – Dozens of police officers fanned out across northwest Georgia on Saturday to search for a convicted child molester who took an 11-year-old boy from his school in Florida and became separated from him near a gas station here. Frederick Fretz (search), 42, was believed to be on …

CHINNAKALAPET, India – “Run away!” her husband screamed from a rooftop after he spotted the colossal waves. It was a simple command that smothered Sangeeta in a nightmarish dilemma: She had three sons, but just two arms. She grabbed the two youngest and ran — reasoning that 7-year-old Dinakaran, the …

SAGINAW, Texas – A plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday afternoon, killing all three people aboard, authorities said. The unidentified plane had taken off from Hicks Airfield (search), a small airport north of Saginaw, when it crashed in a residential area about 12:25 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman John …

NEW YORK – Actress Brooke Shields (search) has an ally in her war of words with Tom Cruise (search) over her use of prescriptions drugs to treat postpartum depression: New Jersey’s acting governor. “Tom Cruise knows as much about postpartum depression as I do about acting, and he should stick …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” July 5, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” KASICH, GUEST HOST: Continuing now with our coverage of this unbelievable story out of …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A homicide bomber (search) detonated explosives strapped to his body Saturday, triggering a huge explosion at a gas station near a mosque south of Baghdad (search) and killing at least 54 people. The attack capped a string of three major bombings over the past four days that …

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Aruba’s prime minister has urged investigators to give the FBI all documents related to the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway (search), according to a letter released late Friday. Prime Minister Nelson Oduber (search) asked in the letter to Attorney General Karin Janssen that the bureau be …

CHICAGO – State Street, meet JLo. Jennifer Lopez (search) has selected Marshall Field’s store on State Street as the first U.S. store to house a boutique for her JLo line of products. The first JLo boutique (so called because of the star singer/actress’ nickname, J-Lo, usually spelled with a hypen) …

WASHINGTON – Surging revenues and a steady economy have led the White House to project that this year’s federal budget deficit (search) will drop to $333 billion, nearly $100 billion below earlier estimates. The White House welcomed the developments, calling the improving deficit picture a vindication of President Bush’s stewardship …

In an outcry to wean American kids off junk foods, SpongeBob SquarePants (search) is launching his own brand of healthy carrots and spinach. The popular TV character’s marketing move is also thrusting SpongeBob into the middle of a raging controversy over whether the government should rein in commercials that promote …