WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – A court-martial panel on Friday found a Hawaii-based soldier not guilty in the killing of an unarmed Iraqi during a raid on a suspected insurgent hideout last year. Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales’ friends and family erupted in cheers when the head of the military …

JERUSALEM – A rivalry between two of Israel’s most famous cantors has spilled over from the exalted world of prayer into allegations of a sexual entrapment plot that includes hidden cameras, a police inquiry and a female private detective hired by one of the men to seduce his adversary. The …

A woman whose husband died after receiving a liver transplant infected with a rodent virus is suing PetSmart Inc., claiming the chain should have warned customers that hamsters can carry the virus. The federal lawsuit alleges Thomas Magee, 54, and two other organ recipients died after transplants from a woman …

The Pentagon has released a declassified 2003 Justice Department memo that claimed the president’s wartime authority trumps any international ban on torture, and concluded that the Fifth and Eighth amendments do not apply to foreign prisoners held outside the country. The memo was written by Justice Department lawyer John Yoo …

This is a rush transcript from “America’s Election HQ,” July 24, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. E.D. HILL, HOST: Battle of the bulge, government style. Southern California lawmakers want to ban opening up new fast food chains for at least one …

HARLINGEN, Texas – Residents across south Texas and northern Mexico slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly did not pack the wallop they had feared. Downed power lines remained the greatest danger, and officials urged people …

Fast Flashback Back in another life – when I was MUCH younger and more Stupid – I owned an old [Porsche] Roadster while stationed in Germany in the mid 1960’s. I drove the hell out of it for almost a year until I had an argument with a large German …

SEATTLE – A Seattle man once known as the “spam king” has been sentenced to three years and 11 months in prison for mail fraud, e-mail fraud and tax evasion. Robert Alan Soloway was arrested last summer. Prosecutors said he made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling so-called “broadcast e-mail …

MOSCOW – In its bid to go global, Facebook is facing off against itself. Clones of the wunderkind social-networking Web site — some of which resemble Facebook right down to color, font and layout — have popped up in local languages around the world. These competitor sites offer identical core …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from July 25, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) NICOLAS SARKOZY, FRENCH PRESIDENT: Barack Obama’s adventure is an adventure that rings true in the hearts and minds of …