DENVER – National Guard troops in tracked vehicles crawled through 10-foot snowdrifts and whiteout conditions Saturday in eastern Colorado, rescuing motorists trapped by the region’s second holiday season blizzard. The storm, which brought Denver to a standstill and hampered holiday air travel Thursday and Friday, was slowly moving east, spreading …

FAIRFAX, Va. – Two of the most prominent and largest Episcopal parishes in Virginia voted overwhelmingly Sunday to leave The Episcopal Church and join fellow Anglican conservatives forming a rival denomination in the U.S. Truro Church in Fairfax and The Falls Church in Falls Church plan to place themselves under …

An amazingly simple method of filtering excess fluid from the bloodstream appears safer and far more effective than the “water pills” that have been used for decades to treat hospitalized heart failure patients, doctors reported Sunday. The research points to a new way to treat a problem that affects 5 …

PARIS – French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players. The draft law — which also introduces new penalties for music pirates — would force Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL), Sony Corp. …

MOSCOW – Hamas‘ political leader on Friday rejected any discussion about the militant group’s refusal to recognize Israel, dealing a setback to Moscow’s efforts to persuade it to soften its stance. “The issue of recognition (of Israel) is a decided issue,” said Hamas’ exiled political leader, Khaled Mashaal, upon arrival …

ATLANTA – The sponsor of a resolution honoring Jane Fonda in the state Senate abandoned the effort on Thursday, after a rocky reception from some colleagues and a phone call from the actress’ office. Sen. Steen Miles, D-Decatur, said a representative for Fonda, who is out of the country, asked …

WASHINGTON – Ben Bernanke, sticking with the Federal Reserve’s playbook in his first meeting as chairman, boosted borrowing costs to a five-year high and hinted that an additional interest rate increase could be in store. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Economy page. Wrapping up a two-day meeting Tuesday, Bernanke and …

LOS ANGELES – Nicole Richie irritated a local family during taping of “The Simple Life” by asking an 11-year-old boy, in graphic language, if she looked attractive. The boy was playing basketball Wednesday in the driveway of his home. Richie, pushing a baby carriage, approached and questioned the youth about …

CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt reported its second human case of avian flu Sunday, and Israel continued its slaughter of hundreds of thousands of birds while waiting to learn if the disease had spread to poultry there. A 30-year-old Egyptian who worked on a chicken farm in the province of Qalyoubiya …

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are Walgreen Co., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Tim Hortons Inc. • Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Investing page. Walgreen Co. (WAG) is expected to post a per-share profit of 52 cents in its …