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Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… It was a big election day for Democrats and they’re celebrating wins all across the country. Is this a preview of what’s on voters’ minds for the 2006 midterms? We’ll …

RICHMOND, Va. – A barge filled with more than 1 million gallons of hot liquid asphalt ran aground Monday morning, leaking its load into the James River, officials said. It was not immediately known how much of the substance spilled into the river, said Lt. Gary Hutchison of the Henrico …

Here’s what is on tap for Tuesday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET President Bush talks tough on immigration. But what will his guest-worker program mean for the American workforce? We’ll get a fair and balanced debate from Steve Malzberg, talk show host and Newsmax.com columnist, and …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” November 22, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Sen. McCain, of course, was a prisoner of war during Vietnam. He’s standing by the Bush administration on whether to set a timetable for getting out …

LOS ANGELES – Kevin Costner sued Ascendant Pictures on Tuesday, claiming the company broke an oral agreement to pay him $8 million to act in the romantic comedy “Taming Ben Taylor.” The suit filed in Superior Court alleges Costner and Ascendant agreed in December 2004 on pay and movie royalties. …

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A woman dressed as a witch robbed a bank, vanished in the smoke of an exploding security dye pack, then apparently reappeared in street clothes and held up another bank, police say. The Halloween holdups at Washington Mutual branches seven miles apart in Olympia (search) and neighboring …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Security has been tightened at the U.S. military prison in Afghanistan following the escape of a suspected Al Qaeda leader, a U.S. official said Wednesday, as Indonesian terror officials accused Washington of failing to inform them of the breakout. Omar al-Farouq (search), born in Kuwait to Iraqi …

MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S.-backed Mideast democracy and development summit ended in rancor Saturday despite adoption of two initiatives that are part of President Bush’s push to expand political freedom in a region dominated by monarchies and effective single-party rule. A draft declaration on democratic and economic principles was scuttled …

WASHINGTON – The disappearance of Flight 19, a Navy mission that began the myth of the Bermuda Triangle, is still unexplained but not forgotten 60 years later. The 27 Navy airmen who disappeared somewhere off Florida’s coast on Dec. 5, 1945, were honored in a House resolution Thursday. Rep. Clay …

WASHINGTON – The Red Cross is free to visit detainees at Guanatano Bay but the United States will not permit visits by U.N. human rights experts “just to avoid a row,” the State Department said Friday. “Our purpose is to run a facility in a proper way and act according …