WASHINGTON – CIA Director George Tenet and FBI Director Robert Mueller on Thursday embraced the proposed homeland security department, pledging to share all vital intelligence to win the war against terrorism. Tenet called the department a “safety net,” saying that without it the CIA and FBI would have to be …

DENVER – Just last week, veteran U.S. Forest Service worker Terry Barton was explaining how she stumbled upon what would become the largest wildfire in Colorado history. “I tried to throw dirt on it, but the winds were going crazy and it was just too late,” she told The Gazette …

JERUSALEM – Israel’s army released a photograph purporting to show a Palestinian baby dressed as a suicide bomber with ammunition belts and explosives strapped to its body and a head band bearing the name of the Islamic militant group Hamas. The authenticity of the picture, which appeared in Israeli newspapers …

WASHINGTON – With a conviction against Enron Corp.’s accountants, prosecutors can focus more closely on the bankrupt energy trader, a more complex target. Yet some legal experts say the successful prosecution of Arthur Andersen LLP, convicted Saturday of obstruction of justice, will not necessarily bolster the government’s case against Enron …

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Laura Bush enjoys campaigning, despite what her husband says, so much so that at times she finds herself getting “emotionally vested” with the candidates, many of whom are friends she wants to see do well. Besides, she knows what it’s like to “be in their shoes.” …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Four former members of the Symbionese Liberation Army pleaded guilty to murder Thursday in the shotgun slaying of a bank customer during a 1975 holdup, virtually ending one of the most notorious and violent sagas of radical 1970s politics. The four are William Harris; his ex-wife, Emily …

OMAHA, Neb. – Millionaire cholesterol fighter Phil Sokolof is urging billionaire investor Warren Buffett to not purchase the Burger King chain, no matter how appetizing the deal may look. Sokolof, an Omaha businessman who has spent millions of dollars urging people to stay away from fatty food, ran an open-letter …

NEW YORK – A weekly index of U.S. consumer confidence stabilized in the latest week, helped by slightly improved expectations for the future, but persistent worries about the economy kept sentiment not far off eight-year lows. ABC News/Money Magazine said its weekly Consumer Comfort index edged up for a second …

Veteran newscaster John Gibson gets to the core of the most salient issues facing America today as host of FNC’s hard-hitting primetime show The Big Story with John Gibson, airing Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. ET, with expert legal analysis from Judge Andrew Napolitano and in-depth field reports from …