KELSO, Wash. – The state has agreed to pay $15,000 to a man who claimed he was forcefully catheterized after being arrested for investigation of drunken driving, authorities said. The settlement reached Friday with Matthew Clifford Arthur, 37, over his treatment following an arrest in November 2005 did not include …

TOKYO – The U.S. military will court-martial four Marines in Japan for the alleged rape of a Japanese woman, a U.S. Marine Corps official said Thursday. The general courts-martial will begin next month, said Master Gunnery Sgt. John Cordero of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni in southern …

ROME – A passenger train rammed into another at a station south of Rome on Tuesday, injuring about 50 people — some critically — and temporarily trapping others in the wreckage, officials said. A train traveling from Rome to Cassino stopped at the station in Roccasecca, about 80 miles south …

WASHINGTON – The United States may be ready to reduce troops in Iraq next year if Iraqis continue making progress at the current rate, President Bush’s national security adviser said Sunday. Stephen Hadley appeared on a round of Sunday talk shows to follow up on President Bush’s speech on Iraq …

Join host Brit Hume and FOX’s Team Washington weekdays at 6 p.m. ET for “Special Report” — Find out what’s happening inside the Beltway and on the world stage on tonight’s show. • The suspense over the Patriot Act continues as last night’s agreement falls apart and leaders scramble for …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” December 20, 2005, that was edited for clarity. DAVID ASMAN, GUEST HOST: Corporate terrorism, that’s how my next guest labels the New York City transit strike. He is Ronn Torossian. He’s CEO of 5W Public Relations in New York. …

Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… Nearly four months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Shep is live in Mississippi with the latest on the road to recovery. Real journalism: fair and balanced. That’s why …

WASHINGTON – A German man filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming he was held captive and tortured by U.S. government agents after being mistakenly identified as an associate of the Sept. 11 hijackers. Khaled El-Masri, who is being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, said he was arrested while attempting …

When it comes to alcohol, dangerous drinking is notorious on college campuses. But college students aren’t the only ones at risk. New research shows that risky alcohol habits are common among young adults, regardless of college attendance. That’s not to say that all youths binge drink, drink and drive, or …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Tim Montgomery was suspended for two years for doping Tuesday, and the 100-meter world record he once held was wiped from the books. Another U.S. sprinter implicated in the BALCO scandal, two-time Olympic relay medalist Chryste Gaines, also received a two-year ban from the Court of Arbitration …