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WASHINGTON – The White House released a new set of documents late Monday that shed light on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s thoughts about the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as provide details about her work for a Puerto Rican advocacy group. Her comments about the legal lessons from Sept. …

BEIRUT – Four people suspected of links to Al Qaeda were charged Monday with planning attacks in Lebanon and neighboring Syria, judicial officials said. Islamic extremist groups drawing inspiration from Al Qaeda have been responsible for violence in both countries in recent years, including attacks on Lebanese soldiers and an …

Older people with stronger muscles are at reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to their weaker peers, a new study shows. Dr. Patricia A. Boyle of Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago and her colleagues found that the greater a person’s muscle strength, the lower their likelihood of being …

So now Chuck Schumer’s upset. He demands to know why airport security is so lax; particularly abroad. May I suggest the senator first look here, and not at the folks flying the planes, but numbskull passengers like him who take them? Back last month when he was on a U.S. …

Tuesday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the White House media Christmas party, or as they say in San Francisco, the “holiday party.” This is the fourth time I have attended the annual event, and I believe it’s a privilege to go to the White House any …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli troops killed four Palestinian gunmen early Monday in a flare-up of violence along the tense frontier between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza, a Palestinian official said. A group of around 10 gunmen were trying to cross the border fence into Israel when they were spotted …

Elderly, community-dwelling men and women appear more likely to obtain preventive health care when they live with their spouse, as opposed to living alone or with an adult child, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health. Still, “colorectal cancer screening, routine dental check-up, and influenza vaccination remain well …

A consumer advocacy group says it will sue Bayer Healthcare if it continues to claim its One A Day vitamins for men reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says the company’s ubiquitous TV and radio ads misleadingly claim that a key ingredient …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” November 4, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: The GOP has hammered the House Democrats’ health care bill, and critics have fired back at Republicans, Oh, yes? …

African pirates attacked an oil tanker Tuesday in the oil-rich waters off the continent’s west coast, Agence France Presse reported. The pirates reportedly killed a Ukranian crewman, believed to be the chief engineer of the 750-foot vessel, AFP reported. Four other crewmen aboard the Monfrovia-flagged Cancale Star were injured in …