SANTA ANA, Calif. – A state prison inmate accused of masterminding a terrorism plot against U.S. military sites and other targets appeared Monday before a federal judge who entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. Kevin James (search), 29, was ordered held without bail on charges of conspiracy …

Don’t expect Jodie Foster’s (search) latest thriller to wind up as an in-flight movie anytime soon. In “Flightplan,” (search) which opens this weekend, Foster plays a grieving wife escorting her husband’s body back to the United States, only to have her daughter disappear during the flight. “It’s a primal obsession, …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” September 13, 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!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: “Impact” segment tonight, just about every national poll this week has …

A government survey on the sexual experiences of young Americans found that oral sex is a common practice among U.S. teens, the Centers for Disease Control announced Thursday. According to the CDC survey, 28 percent of males age 15-17 reported giving oral sex to a female and 40 percent reported …

NEW YORK – Entergy Corp. (ETR), which provides electricity to the New Orleans area, Tuesday withdrew its earnings forecast for this year and 2006 on widespread damage to its service area from Hurricane Katrina (search). But the utility said it has enough liquidity, between cash on hand and a $2 …

ATLANTA – With the airports in New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss., closed to commercial traffic, airlines that serve the popular destinations face a loss of business while dealing with potential fuel shortages. Daily jet fuel production nationwide has been cut 13 percent because of damage from the hurricane to Gulf …

WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) hopes his tour of Gulf Coast communities battered by Hurricane Katrina (search) will boost the spirits of increasingly desperate storm victims and their tired rescuers. The president’s visit Friday also was aimed at tamping down some of the criticism that he engineered a too-little, too-late …

WASHINGTON – A federal agency announced Tuesday that it has taken responsibility for two pension plans covering nearly 2,300 workers and retirees of Falcon Products Inc., a maker of institutional furniture. One of the pension plans being taken over is for Falcon Products. The other is for the company’s subsidiary, …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Agents had to use a 20-foot truck to cart away the evidence from a suspect’s house — mountains of Lego bricks. William Swanberg, 40, of Reno, Nev., is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of the colorful plastic building blocks. Swanberg was indicted by …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from Nov. 10, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. BRIT HUME, HOST: Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito has now met with more than 40 senators and the only question, or about the only question raised about his …