SAN DIEGO – Authorities said they discovered more than 2 tons of marijuana in a cross-border tunnel that began near the Tijuana airport and ended inside a warehouse on the U.S. side. The 2,400-feet long passageway is longer than most of the 21 cross-border tunnels that have been discovered since …

WASHINGTON – A look at two Republicans who may seek the House majority leader post vacated by Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas: ROY BLUNT of MISSOURI: Low key and affable in public, Blunt presents a marked contrast to the hard-driving DeLay, whom Blunt succeeded as House Republican whip in 2003 and …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader was invited to dinner marking an Islamic holiday at the Pakistani border village struck by a purported CIA airstrike, but he did not show up, intelligence officials said Sunday, as Islamic groups demonstrated across the country in protest of the 17 people …

NEW YORK – U.S. stock futures edged slightly lower Monday, amid a downgrade of Dow industrials component International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), record gold prices and the hospitalization of Vice President Dick Cheney. S&P 500 futures recently were down 1.1 points at 1,290.70, Nasdaq 100 futures were steady at 1,748.0 …

“FOX News Watch” airs Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and re-airs on Sundays at 2:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. ET and Mondays at 3:30 a.m. ET! On this week’s edition of “FOX News Watch”: Alito Hearings We’ll look at media coverage of the Alito hearings this week. Were the Senators genuinely …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – “Survivor” Richard Hatch, who swayed his fellow contestants to award him a $1 million prize during the hit show’s first season, is now facing a different sort of deliberations. On Tuesday, the jurors in Hatch’s federal tax fraud trial began weighing whether Hatch willfully failed to pay …

HOUSTON – Houston became the largest school district in the country on Thursday to adopt a merit pay plan for teachers that focuses on students’ tests scores. By a 9-0 vote, the Houston school board approved a plan that offers teachers up to $3,000 in extra pay if their students …

ATHENS, Greece – British and Greek archaeologists are preparing a major excavation on a tiny Greek island to try to explain why it produced history’s largest collection of Cycladic flat-faced marble figurines. Artwork from barren Keros inspired such artists as Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore but also attracted ruthless looters. …

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A shootout between inmates at Honduras’ biggest prison left at least 13 inmates dead and another 30 wounded Thursday, officials said. The confrontation began at the National Penitentiary on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, the capital. Honduran Security Minister Armando Calidonio said police and guards were working to …

LOS ANGELES – Just hours after being named one of the year’s 10-best films by the National Board of Review in New York, the new political drama “Blood Diamond” got the red-carpet treatment in Hollywood. And there was much serious talk among the glittering attendees. Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly …