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CHICAGO – Kirstie Alley — who was once the “Fat Actress” — donned a bikini to show off her new shape on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” fulfilling a pledge she made about a year ago. Winfrey said Alley, who is 5-foot-8, has lost 75 pounds, after hitting a high of …

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers complained Friday that the Bush administration is ignoring the will of Congress and slighting homeowners on the verge of foreclosure in its latest approach to spending $700 billion in economic rescue money. “It’s very clear that Treasury cannot and will not make the effort to keep people …

WASHINGTON – With the global economy at risk of a deep recession, many battered areas of the economy stand to suffer more damage in coming months. Other industries, though, seem poised to withstand even a severe downturn. The health care sector should hold up especially well even in a recession, …

PADUCAH, Ky. – Chad Toy’s escape from jail wasn’t what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be let back in. “When I rang the bell at the jail and told them who I was, they were surprised,” Toy told The Paducah (Ky.) Sun newspaper. “I guess they haven’t …

An 11-month-old baby born with a strain of the herpes virus that left her profoundly deaf in both ears can finally hear after being fitted with cochlear implants, London’s Daily Mail reported. Lucy Rees was born with cytomeglavirus, which is a common virus but rarely causes illness. It can be …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s Revolutionary Court says it has convicted three men for involvement in an explosion in a mosque that killed 14 people in April and sentenced them to death. The court says in a statement that the three, Mohsen Eslamian, Ali Asghar Pashtar and Roozbeh Yahyazadeh, have been …

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” November 19, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL), PRESIDENT-ELECT: As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends. …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” November 12, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. 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 “Miller Time” …

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Authorities say at least 11 people were injured south of Moorhead when anhydrous ammonia leaked from a tank being pulled by a farmer. Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The farmer was working a field on the south side …

NEW YORK – As Marcia Brady on “The Brady Bunch,” Maureen McCormick projected an image of the wholesome girl next door. But off camera, she spiraled downward into drug addiction and depression. Now 52, McCormick writes about her struggles in a new memoir, “Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and …