NEW YORK – David Lee Roth says he won’t jump from his gig as a morning radio host. Roth, who replaced shock jock Howard Stern on seven stations in January, has struggled in making the move from rock star to radio host. But during his Friday show, the former Van …

NEW YORK – Democrats have put off a decision on choosing a 2008 national convention site until early January, hard-pressed to pick between Denver and New York, officials said Tuesday. Party officials have been negotiating for months with host committees for New York and Denver, but a series of problems …

LAS VEGAS – This is a boomtown, but it is also scattered with signs of bust — namely, homeless people. And the city is taking a hard line against them. With mixed success in the courts and on the streets, Las Vegas has tried sweeping away their encampments, closing a …

SHANGHAI, China – Communities in southeastern China are straining to resettle more than 15 million people left homeless by four devastating typhoons in recent months, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. The storms caused $3.6 billion in direct damage, Xinhua said, citing provincial officials in Fujian, the province worst …

BEIJING – China‘s death toll from Typhoon Saomai rose to at least 104 on Friday, with another 190 missing, as the most powerful storm to strike the country in five decades weakened into a tropical depression, the government said. Authorities evacuated more than 1.5 million people from flood-prone areas before …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Gunmen seized the chairman of Iraq’s Olympic committee and at least 30 other people Saturday in a brazen daylight raid on a sports conference in the heart of the city as armed clashes erupted in scattered parts of the capital. Parliament extended the national state of emergency …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” July 24, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. 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” segment tonight, two situations to tell you …

DETROIT – Ford expanded its plans to remake itself into a more competetive automaker and end financial losses on Friday by cutting more than 10,000 additional salaried jobs, extending buyout offers to all 75,000 of its hourly workers and shuttering two more plants. The announcement from Ford came as Chrysler’s …

TEHRAN, Iran – Irandeployed its first locally-manufactured fighter bomber plane on Wednesday during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported. “The bomber Saegheh or lightening is similar to (the American) F-18but more powerful. It was designed, optimized and improved by Iranian experts,” the report said. The report said the Iranian air …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In Japanese villages each year, local fishermen hunt for large numbers of dolphins by herding them into shallow coves and then, scientists say, attacking them with knives and even eviscerating them alive. Now, a broad-based coalition including marine scientists and aquarium workers is demanding that the Japanese …