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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (search) on Monday called a special election for November to try to change the way California spends money, picks its politicians and hires its teachers. He said the election would continue momentum from the historic 2003 recall that brought him to power, saying he was …

The body makes compounds that work like marijuana to suppress pain, a new study in the journal Nature shows. “This study shows for the first time that natural marijuana-like chemicals in the brain have a link to pain suppression,” says researcher Daniele Piomelli, PhD, in a news release. Those chemicals …

SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean soldier threw a grenade at his commander and then opened fire on his fellow soldiers Sunday near the border with communist North Korea (search), killing eight and injuring two others, the Defense Ministry said. Kim Dong-min, 22, told military investigators he threw the …

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man who admitted to shooting his sleeping wife and dumping her body in a trash bin last July will be sentenced for her murder Monday. Mark Hacking (search) pleaded guilty to the crime in April. He’ll likely receive a sentence of six years to …

AMMAN, Jordan – An appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Jordanian found guilty of financing Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi’s (search) insurgent group in Iraq, according to a ruling obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. The Oct. 31 conviction of Bilal Mansur al-Hiyari (search) by the military State Security Court “fell …

Join host Brit Hume and FOX’s Team Washington weekdays at 6 p.m. ET for “Special Report” — Find out what’s happening inside the Beltway and on the world stage. Real journalism: fair and balanced. That’s why we’re No. 1 — FOX News Channel. Tuesday, September 6: Team FOX goes around …

Sportscaster Chris Schenkel (search), whose easygoing baritone won over fans during a more than six-decade broadcasting career in which he covered everything from bowling to the Olympics (search), died Sunday following a long battle with emphysema. He was 82. Schenkel’s wife, Fran, said she and the couple’s two sons were …

NEW YORK – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) Friday said it would resume sales of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (search)” in October, two months after the violent game was pulled from store shelves because of hidden sex scenes. Take-Two’s Rockstar Games publishing house said that starting Oct. 18, it …

WASHINGTON – Hurricane Katrina’s (search) aftermath fueled a surge in initial U.S. claims for jobless aid last week to 432,000, the highest level in more than two years, the government said Thursday. The number of Americans requesting first-time unemployment benefits rose a relatively modest 8,000 the week ended Sept. 17 …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” September 27, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Well, the president traveling to Beaumont, Texas, today to get a first-hand look himself at the damage Rita caused oil facilities there. Right now, a quart of all …