A Texas man, his wife and their two children died when the plane they were flying crashed next to a feed store shortly after takeoff Saturday, investigators say. The Comal County Sheriff’s Office identified those killed as 38-year-old pilot Michael Scott Galloway of Spring Branch, his 32-year-old wife Heather Louise …

WASHINGTON – An increasingly close alliance between the powerful pro-Israel Jewish lobby and fundamentalist Christians has been warning President Bush against withdrawing support from Israel and ceding too much to the Palestinians in his peace-building efforts. “I think people have said there is a perception — and I think there …

Actor and comedian Taylor Negron, 57, has died after a long battle with cancer, his cousin Chuck Negron said in a video released Saturday. “I want to inform you that my cousin Taylor Negron has just passed away,” Chuck Negron said in the video. “His mother, his brother Alex and …

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Tough Liberal? Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is sitting out this week’s Democratic National Committee meeting — doctor’s orders. But that doesn’t mean he won’t be trying to compete with his …

TORONTO – A government official says Canadian police arrested 10 youths at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport this past weekend after suspecting them of wanting to go to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State group. The official confirmed the arrests late Tuesday, but did not have any other details. …

SEDALIA, Mo. – The hunt for a registered sex offender suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her son intensified Thursday after police raided but failed to find anyone inside a home in western Missouri, where the man was charged last month for allegedly keeping the woman confined in a wooden …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s military says suspected Kurdish militants have fired two mortar rounds at a military base in the country’s southeast region, prompting the military to fire back in retaliation. A statement posted Monday on the military’s website says no one was injured in Sunday’s attack on the base …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranians have been captivated by a video circulating on social media that shows lawmakers arguing over the ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers. The video, which surfaced Monday, shows Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and hard-line lawmaker Mahdi Kouchakzadeh in a heated exchange, apparently during a closed …

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Burundi’s most prominent opposition leader says his party is boycotting elections amid political unrest stemming from the president’s bid for a third term. Agathon Rwasa, who leads the opposition party known by its initials as FNL, told The Associated Press on Friday that he is pulling out …

There’s been a lot of discussion about same sex marriage over the last few months – particularly from the candidates running for the GOP nomination. Sometimes it seems as if they are in a contest to see who can be the most stalwart defender of “traditional marriage” – who can …