WASHINGTON – The proposed merger of the nation’s two satellite radio broadcasters — bogged down in the regulatory process for over a year — has cleared a major hurdle: The Federal Communications Commission chief is recommending approval of the $3.8 billion deal. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin made his recommendation Sunday …

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn’t pay for a permanent …

Researchers hope that a protein found in the intestines could lead to the discovery of a vaccine for colon cancer, Reuters reported Tuesday. A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute detailed how mice were immunized with the protein and subsequently infected with colon tumors. These mice …

LOS ANGELES – The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to take up Phil Spector’s claim that the judge who presided over his deadlocked murder trial was biased against him and should be disqualified from handling his second trial. The notice on the Supreme Court Web site said: “Petition for review …

Madonna is seeking legal advice to end her marriage of seven years to film director Guy Ritchie, according to the Times of London. The 49-year-old pop star reportedly has begun seeking advice from divorce attorney Fiona Shackleton, who represented Paul McCartney in his divorce from model Heather Mills. Ritchie, 39, …

TALLADEGA, Ala. – More than a decade ago, a frustrated judge vowed there would be no more delays in the stalled retrial of death row inmate Shep Wilson Jr. But the postponements only continued: a mental evaluation, a sick attorney, changes of judges and prosecutors, and a blizzard of legal …

The Massachusetts school where a large group of girls became pregnant during the school year — some in a pact to have babies — will leave the paternity investigation to police, a school official told FOX News on Friday. “Some girls are very reluctant to talk about who the men …

When floodwaters knocked out the water treatment plant in Mason City, Iowa, FEMA rolled into town and promptly set up an account with a Pepsi bottler to supply bottled water. Then FEMA officials moved into a vacant store and began handing out the stuff. “We saw different FEMA people in …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida is sending letters to more than 11,000 current and former students to notify them that their Social Security numbers, names and addresses were accidentally posted online. University officials said Tuesday that the privacy breach was recently discovered during a routine systems audit. The …

WASHINGTON – A House subcommittee on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led effort to open up more U.S. coastal waters to oil exploration. Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., spearheaded the effort. His proposal would open up U.S. waters between 50 and 200 miles off shore for drilling. The first 50 miles off shore …