The U.S. trade deficit (search) — the difference between the value of imports Americans buy and the value of U.S. goods foreign consumers buy — hit a record high of $617 billion in 2004, and some are concerned. “They are dangerous because of what they’re doing to the economy,” said …

The following is a transcribed excerpt of ‘FOX News Sunday,’ February 20, 2005. CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS: After the tsunami hit South Asia over Christmas weekend, President Bush recruited two heavy hitters to lead private U.S. fundraising efforts: his father, former President Bush, as well as former President Clinton. The …

For Shane Kielion (search), the decision to join the Marines was not difficult: His grandfather had been a Marine, and a family friend was a recruiter. On the day of his grandfather’s funeral, Shane settled the matter and the young man who grew up in Omaha signed up on Dec. …

LOUDOUN, Va – An American flag that purportedly flew over the Pentagon (search) on Sept. 11 (search) was burned by a man who said he wanted to end questions of authenticity over the banner he bought for $25,000. John A. Andrews II, a general contractor and developer, successfully bid for …

WRIGHT, Wyo. – Aid workers and volunteers descended on this small coal-mining town Sunday to offer help in the wake of a tornado (search) that killed two people and left about 85 families homeless. Most were staying with friends or relatives. Officials said the town of 1,500 people did not …

NEW YORK – Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. (PIXR) fell nearly 2 percent Friday after a published report said the Securities and Exchange Commission (search) has requested information leading up to its report earlier this month of lower second-quarter earnings. Pixar shares fell 82 cents, or 1.9 percent, to …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. forces raided an insurgent facility that may have been producing an unspecified type of chemicals, the U.S. military said Saturday. It was unclear what was being produced or whether the materials were intended for weapons, the statement added. U.S. troops, acting on a tip from detainees …

NEW ORLEANS – For a second time, a jury chose the death penalty for Len Davis (search), a former New Orleans police officer convicted of ordering the murder of a woman who filed a brutality complaint against him. The verdict was handed up Tuesday by a federal court jury that …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” January 28, 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 “Personal Story” …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – It seemed like an almost literal answer to their prayers. When two New Zealand pilots ran out of fuel in a microlight airplane they offered prayers and were able to make an emergency landing in a field — coming to rest right next to a sign …