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DENVER – Travelers trying to get home after Thanksgiving were stranded across the Plains on Monday as the region’s first big snowstorm of the season closed hundreds of miles of highways, cutting visibility to zero and piling up drifts 6 feet high. Snow driven by wind up to 69 mph …

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – The bodies of three women thought to be Haitian migrants (search) washed ashore on a South Florida beach, authorities said. The women, whose bodies were found early Saturday, were among a group that included up to 12 other people who apparently were trying to illegally migrate …

Video game fans are always seeking new and improved ways to beat their opponents, making them an easy target for gift givers. In the spirit of the holidays, we looked at some of this season’s must-have games and gadgets. But first, the basics. What game system you choose largely depends …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” November 29, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Remember that six-karat pink diamond that Ben Affleck bought for J-Lo? I remember that thing. That thing was huge. Well, my next guest sold it to him. So, …

DETROIT – People stood in a line that spilled out into the street Tuesday as they waited to pay their final respects to the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks (search). Angela Gilliam took her two children out of school to join the throngs filing past Parks’ casket in solemn …

ATLANTA – A gorilla at Zoo Atlanta has given birth to twins — only the sixth time that’s happened in a North American zoo since 1966. Zoo officials say Kuchi (search), a 21-year-old female western lowland gorilla (search), gave birth to twins on Monday. The twins are the first offspring …

CONCORD, N.H. – To some, a never-enforced New Hampshire law requiring parental notification before a minor has an abortion is a backward step for women’s rights. To others, it protects parents’ right to know if their child is having an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider those arguments Wednesday …

CHICAGO – Former media tycoon Conrad Black and three other executives were charged in a federal fraud indictment Thursday involving the $2.1 billion sale of several hundred Canadian newspapers and the abuse of corporate perquisites at newspaper publishing company Hollinger International Inc. (HLR) Black, 61, Hollinger International’s ousted chairman, was …

BALI, Indonesia – New terror fears gripped Asia on Tuesday, sparking security scares at embassies and travel alerts, but Indonesia (search) shrugged off calls to outlaw the terrorist group suspected in the deadly homicide bombings (search ) on Bali island. Investigators were piecing together evidence — pellets, batteries, cables and …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” November 7, 2005, 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, he could be the next …