WASHINGTON – Of the 435 House seats up for grabs Nov. 2, very few have captured national attention, and even fewer are considered truly competitive. FOXNews.com has attempted to bring most of them into focus for our House Hunting series since March. Our last such installment takes place in a …

Do you want me heading a commission on proper eating? How about leading a fitness class? Let me save you the trouble. The answer is no. After all, do I “look” like a guy who should be imparting dietary advice? Again, no. It would be stupid and it would be …

“We can forgive a man for creating something useless as long as he admires it intensely,” said Oscar Wilde. “All art is quite useless.” Practically speaking, it’s hard to argue with that quotation.After all, what use does art, in any form, really have, but to be admired? The key for …

And now the most telling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Terrorists Taken Into Custody? Coalition forces in Iraq have captured the first known members of Al Qaeda there, that according to a U.S. army commander in northern Iraq. Col. Joe Anderson — whose brigade controls …

Yoko’s Revenge |Cyndi Lauper |Weekend Notes Yoko Edits Herself Into John Lennon’s History Yoko Ono is not making fans of John Lennon very happy right now. She’s been busy editing Lennon’s videos and changing songwriting credits. Call it her revenge on old enemies like Paul McCartney and May Pang. Ono’s …

I remember reading this story years ago about a guy who was fired at work yet no one immediately around him knew it at the time. So he kept coming into work. Every day at 9 a.m. sharp, he would take off his coat, neatly place it beside his desk, …

GENEVA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was a “heinous crime which will be fully investigated.” Nemtsov was shot dead Friday night near the Kremlin. Western officials have called on Moscow to conduct a prompt and transparent probe of the killing. Lavrov …

MONTREUX, Switzerland – Undeterred by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scathing speech against an Iran nuclear deal, U.S. and Iranian negotiators have resumed work on an agreement meant to crimp Iran’s atomic program in exchange for sanctions relief. With an end-of-month deadline looming to complete a framework accord, U.S. Secretary …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Mediators say South Sudan’s warring parties have failed to reach a final deal following days of negotiations in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said in a statement Friday that he regretted “the talks did not produce the necessary breakthrough.” South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bosnia’s defense ministry says the country will donate small arms ammunition to Iraq to help the fight against Islamic State militants. The ministry said Tuesday the donation of about 500 tons of ammunition was approved after Bosnia was urged by the U.S. to join the international coalition …