HOUSTON – A lawyer working for an oil-equipment company shot to death a fellow attorney while the two were sitting at a desk Thursday morning, then killed himself, police said. The victim, shot in the head, was a patent lawyer with Cooper Cameron (search) oil services. The men’s names were …

MOSCOW – In a once-unthinkable setting for a U.S. leader, President Bush (search) took a place of honor on Red Square amid symbols of Soviet power Monday and saluted the greatest military victory of an empire formerly regarded as America’s most threatening enemy. Tanks rumbled on the streets and warplanes …

TORONTO – Coolbrands International Inc. (search) slipped into a loss in the second-quarter on lower sales and a $6.2 million write-down related to its severed partnership with Weight Watchers International Inc. (WTW), the maker of frozen desserts said on Thursday. Mississauga, Ontario-based Coolbrands, the maker of Eskimo Pie (search), said …

HONOLULU – The only whale-dolphin mix in captivity has given birth to a playful female calf, officials at Sea Life Park Hawaii (search) said Thursday. The calf was born on Dec. 23 to Kekaimalu (search), a mix of a false killer whale and an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (search). Park officials …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” Mar. 31, 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: In the “Back of the Book” segment tonight, there’s no question …

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon (search), under pressure from open-government advocates, released hundreds of images Thursday of flag-draped coffins of American soldiers. The Pentagon had previously refused to release such images, which were taken by military photographers. Nor has it allowed the news media to photograph ceremonies of soldiers’ coffins arriving …

WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (search) raised a record $32.3 million in the first three months of the year, money that will help finance a permanent voter registration effort and other grass-roots organizing. The RNC finished March with $26.2 million on hand, Chairman Ken Mehlman (search) said Monday. The …

MOSCOW – Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev (search), who fled the country last month after demonstrators stormed his offices, signed a resignation agreement Monday, a key step toward restoring stability in the Central Asian nation. Akayev signed the agreement at the Kyrgyz Embassy in Moscow, said Kyrgyz lawmakers who helped arrange …

WASHINGTON – William McGurn (search) gets up as early as 4 a.m. with a big mug of coffee and the task of putting his words in the voice of President Bush. McGurn hates giving speeches. In fact, he only had written a handful before January, when he started working for …

NEW YORK – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn Thursday said he plans to nominate his own director slate for Blockbuster Inc. (BBI), while criticizing the No. 1 video chain’s management. In a regulatory filing, Icahn, the largest Blockbuster shareholder, said the company is on a “spending spree” with shareholders’ money and …