BASRA, Iraq – British and Iraqi forces raided homes in southern Iraq on Monday and arrested four suspects in the kidnapping of four American security guards and their Austrian co-worker, an official said. The raid, which began late Sunday and ended early Monday morning, took place in Zubair, a mostly …

The odds of having a premature baby are lowest in Vermont and highest in Mississippi. The March of Dimes mapped the stark state-by-state disparities in what it called a “report card” on prematurity Wednesday — to track progress toward meeting a federal goal of lowering preterm births. There’s not much …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” December 15, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin goes “On the Record” about her church, torched in a case of arson. …

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CHICAGO – United Airlines has doubled its fee for a second checked bag to $50, citing volatile fuel prices. United says the $50 one-way fee will apply for tickets bought beginning Tuesday for travel beginning November 10 within the U.S. or to or from Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. …

OCALA, Fla. – A Florida man pulled a knife on members of a church congregation who would not give him butter from their morning buffet, according to authorities. When 48-year-old Frankie Lewis couldn’t get any butter on Sunday from the buffet line, police say he took out a knife and …

TUCSON, Ariz. – Environmentalists say flooding caused by a new border security fence in southwestern Arizona shows the structure is being built too quickly and without regard for the environment. Critics say the design of the border fence caused debris and water backup during a July 12 storm that led …

MEDIA, Pa. – A state trooper tried to solicit sex with 8- and 10-year-old girls and planned to bring candy and toys to their meeting, authorities working an Internet child-sex probe charged Thursday. Cpl. Albert Silveri III, 39, of Aston, initiated conversations online with an undercover officer posing as the …

FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. – Barenaked Ladies singer and guitarist Steven Page faces a cocaine possession charge after his arrest while visiting two woman at their suburban Syracuse apartment. Page, 38, of Toronto, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of up …

GARLAND, Texas – A woman apologized Friday for a “bad decision” in helping her 6-year-old daughter win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay that falsely claimed the girl’s father died in Iraq. Priscilla Ceballos said she had not intended to mislead the contest sponsor but got caught …