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JERUSALEM – Israel decided Wednesday to free 20 Palestinian women from Israeli prisons in exchange for a videotape proving that a captive Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip is still alive. The decision was the first tangible sign of movement in talks that have dragged on for more than …

TRENTON, N.J. – A new study finds that the recession is taking more than just a financial toll. A report from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University says the psychological toll for those who lost jobs in the economic downturn has been nearly as devastating. …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Anchorage police say one of their officers was shot and wounded while sitting in his patrol car early Saturday. Police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker says the officer was taking a report about an assault around 2 a.m. and was parked in a residential area east of downtown …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – As Haitians waited for aid from other countries, they frantically used whatever was available to save those injured in this week’s earthquake. They used sledgehammers and their bare hands to try to find victims in the rubble. In Petionville, next to the capital, people dug through a …

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” January 11, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Now as we have been reporting the new book, “Game Change,” has quickly become the talk of the country. But Harry Reid’s racially insensitive …

LONDON – Britain suspended direct flights with Yemen on Wednesday and the prime minister said the U.K. will introduce new no-fly lists as it seeks to tighten airport security following the failed Detroit airliner attack. Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the House of Commons the measures are in response to …

Teenage girls who diet to reach size zero may put their bones at risk of long-term problems such as osteoporosis. Findings revealed Wednesday from the Children of the 90s project, which followed a group of children for nearly two decades, shows that fat mass plays an important role in building …

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Extra security at the airport in New Orleans has cost one small boy a Christmas gift from his grandma. On a post-Christmas flight out of New Orleans last week, the TSA confiscated young Josh Pitney’s Play-Doh. “You know all you have to worry about is it …

FIRST ON FOX: A Texas Republican lawmaker is turning up the heat on the Biden administration to turn over the logs of President Biden’s mystery Delaware visitors. Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, sent letters to both Biden and Secret Service deputy director Kimberly Cheatle, calling on the pair to release the …