NEW YORK – Peter Jennings (search) was the face of ABC News (search). The suave, Canadian-born broadcaster delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades. He was there for every big story, be it war or weather. Jennings, who announced in April that he had lung cancer, …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA (search) said Thursday it is pushing the next shuttle flight into 2006 to give engineers time to understand dangerous fuel-tank foam loss and to avoid the string of unrealistic launch dates that preceded Discovery’s just-completed mission. In stinging comments Wednesday, seven members of a return-to-flight …

BEIJING – The wizards of China’s thriving piracy industry have worked their magic again and produced a rush translation of the latest Harry Potter book. Though it’s missing some paragraphs and gets a couple of facts wrong, an unauthorized Chinese version of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (search)” was …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Gunmen killed at least six people Thursday in attacks across Iraq, including one that left a young girl wounded and her parents dead, police said. Negotiators pressed ahead on a draft constitution as a parliamentary vote deadline loomed. Insurgent attacks have continued during the weeks-long effort by …

CHICAGO – Movie Gallery Inc. (MOVI) on Friday posted a quarterly loss from unexpectedly weak video rentals and merger-related charges, sending its shares down more than 9 percent. The No., 2 U.S. video rental store operator, which acquired competitor Hollywood Entertainment (search) on April 27, said it expected weakness in …

TORONTO – An Air France Airbus A340-300 (search) caught fire after skidding off the end of the runway at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Tuesday. Following are some fast facts about the Airbus A340: Type: Long Range wide-bodied airliner Manufacturer: Airbus Industrie Crew: 2 pilots, various flight attendants Passengers: 303 …

You’re paying how much for your home and auto insurance? here’s your big chance to cut those premiums down to size. IF YOU’VE HAD TROUBLE getting insurance in the past, you can still get a second chance at coverage on the cheap. The market has become so competitive among insurers …

The latest ‘gangsta’ fashion craze on the streets of urban America has created quite a stir in cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York. The hot-selling “no snitching” T-shirts carry warnings such as “don’t talk to police” and “death before dishonor.” In street slang, snitching is informing on others …

If you reworked your mortgage last year, you’ve earned a nice tax deduction. And if you borrowed a little extra, you might get a bigger break. Lower mortgage enticed many people to refinance their mortgages. And some cash-strapped refinancers decided to borrow even more money, in the form of a …

Here’s what is on tap for Monday: “FOX & Friends First” Special time: Starts at 5 a.m. ET As the Gulf Coast braces for the worst, FOX News has complete coverage of Hurricane Katrina (search). We’ll track the storm with hurricane specialist Richard Knabb at the National Hurricane Center in …