SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Deputies on Wednesday arrested a man they believe tossed a 5-year-old girl from a bridge into a lake just before dawn. Fishermen rescued the girl and divers searched the water because the child said her assailant claimed her mother’s body was in the lake. Investigators later determined …

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson must pay $60,000 in attorney fees for his ex-wife as she pursues a custody case against the pop superstar, a judge ordered Wednesday. Superior Court Judge Robert A. Schnider gave the entertainer until Sept. 28 to meet the order. He did not rule on whether …

WASHINGTON – The FBI plans to interview every male page who may have worked on Capitol Hill during the 12 years that former Rep. Mark Foley served in the U.S. House of Representatives, FOX News confirmed Wednesday. With scores of participants in the congressional program each year, that could amount …

HAZLETON, Pa. – Elvis Soto’s variety store used to make money. But few customers have been walking through his door lately, and his merchandise — calling cards, cell phones, car stereos, clothing — is collecting dust on the shelves. With bills mounting, Soto might have to take another job to …

PITTSBURGH – Sienna Miller doesn’t think much of Pittsburgh. In town shooting the screen adaptation of Michael Chabon’s novel “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh,” the 24-year-old British actress called the city a name that sounds like Pittsburgh, but contains an expletive. Her comments appear in the latest edition of Rolling Stone, …

MOSCOW – NATO‘s secretary general on Thursday called for a deeper relationship between Moscow and the Western alliance, saying Russian involvement in world affairs is key to resolving many conflicts. “Russia carries great responsibility in world affairs,” Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told President Vladimir Putin at the start of their …

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – A Republican congressional candidate whose campaign was linked to an intimidating letter sent to Hispanic voters said Tuesday he would not quit the race if he is charged with a crime. “If you’re innocent and somebody charges you, would you give up? No, you’ve got to …

VENICE, Fla. – High-profile Republicans are rushing to help salvage the party’s hold on a Florida congressional seat that likely would have been secure had Katherine Harris been the incumbent. With Harris leaving the seat to make a bid for the U.S. Senate, despite her party’s initial disapproval, Florida’s politically …

FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. – A man in a dark shirt and hat emblazoned POLICE has raped 10 girls and a young woman after “arresting” them — a string of attacks that has made people on the reservation suspicious of even the real officers investigating the case. Residents of …

WASHINGTON – The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan failed to follow through as it should have after ousting the government in 2001, said the NATO commander in the country. The mistake — adopting “a peacetime approach” too early — set the stage for this year’s deadly Taliban resurgence, British Gen. David …