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WASHINGTON – “That’s life,” Vietnam’s prime minister said after security officers hustled a balding, shouting protester believed to be a Vietnam veteran away from the head table at a gala dinner celebrating friendship between Vietnam (search) and its one-time enemy, the United States. The incident, which lasted only a few …

EUREKA, Calif. – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California (search), but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. The quake late Thursday came just days after a larger temblor in the region generated a tsunami warning that sent residents scrambling. Thursday’s quake, …

WASHINGTON – North Korea (search) fears resuming international talks because of inevitable confrontation over nuclear weapons and peace on the Korean Peninsula, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. “The North Koreans love to make excuses for why they can’t come to the six-party talks,” Rice told “Fox News Sunday” …

WASHINGTON – The retail price of gasoline rose by about 2 cents last week to average $2.12 a gallon nationwide, the Energy Department (search) reported Monday. The weekly government survey said the average price nationwide of regular-grade gasoline increased by 1.9 cent to $2.116 per gallon, or 8.2 cents a …

SECAUCUS, N.J. – Model Tyson Beckford (search), known for his ads for Ralph Lauren Polo, was injured after his truck crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. Beckford, 34, lost control of his 2004 red Dodge Ram shortly before 5 a.m. Monday and skidded into the pole, said …

See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight Bill hosts a special edition of “The O’Reilly Factor”… We’ll have the latest on the situation along the Gulf Coast including LIVE reports from the region. Plus, TWO special “Factor” investigations. First, FNC’s own …

WILMINGTON, N.C. – As Tropical Storm Ophelia churned nearly stationary off of the coast of the Carolinas on Monday, forecasters warned that it would make a move toward the shore eventually. Residents and officials watched the storm warily, all too conscious of the danger in the wake of the devastation …

NEW YORK – Rafael Palmeiro (search) cited a vitamin he received from Baltimore teammate Miguel Tejada as possibly causing the positive steroid test that led to the first baseman’s suspension. The Orioles said Major League Baseball absolved Tejada of any wrongdoing. “They tested the stuff Miggy had and found out …

INDIANAPOLIS – Guidant Corp. (GDT) said Thursday it recalled some of its top-selling Insignia and Nexus implantable pacemakers because of failures, including nine cases requiring emergency hospitalization. Since June, Guidant has June recalled 88,000 heart defibrillators — including its leading seller, the Contak Renewal 3 (search) — and issued warnings …

TRENTON, N.J. – Three polls released within 48 hours show the New Jersey governor’s race has tightened, with Republican Doug Forrester capitalizing on an ethics furor to cut Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine’s double-digit lead to as little as 4 percentage points. Corzine has “been on the defensive for about a …