PARIS – France’s foreign minister wants European countries to do more to fight the Islamic State group, and is seeking support from Russia in international talks about defeating the group. France, which joined U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq, is hosting a conference Tuesday on the international efforts …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California regulators are limiting how much water can be used to irrigate lawns on new buildings. The state Building Standards Commission voted unanimously Friday to reduce the amount of water that can be used on such landscapes. The standards came in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive …

BUCHAREST, Romania – Britain’s Prince Charles has long been enamored of Romania’s rural traditions and now he’s set up a foundation to protect and promote them. On Tuesday, the prince launched the Prince Charles Romania Foundation to sustain the East European nation’s heritage and rural life and support sustainable development. …

Fear is in the air and, while it initially helped Barack Obama, fear is now beginning to hurt him. Both the Rasmussen and Gallup daily tracking polls have the race getting tighter and, in a remarkable turnabout, Rasmussen will release a poll Thursday that says Americans now trust McCain more …

Almost a year after two teenage girls were found dead — allegedly executed by their father — in the back seat of a taxicab in Texas, the FBI is saying for the first time that the case may have been an “honor killing.” Sarah Said, 17, and her sister Amina, …

Madonna’s Movie Box Office Poison | Bruce Auctions Harley, Guitar | Dominick Dunne’s Toughest Week | Oscar Dearth: Fewest Films Ever Madonna’s Movie Box Office Poison Forget Madonna‘s marital woes. Now no one wants to see her movie. The Materially Divorcing Mom released her “Filth and Wisdom” directorial debut three …

You know why these auto guys failed to get their bailout on Thursday? You know why House and Senate Democrats are scrambling to see if maybe they’ll have a better shot next month? They weren’t watching FOX Business Network Wednesday night when I offered them free advice — gratis, no …

So hotels are now bringing back women-only floors — places that provide a safe haven for chicks in bad suits traveling alone on business. Many of these floors come with yoga mats, bath salts and wash mitts. That’s right — wash mitts. I have a number of problems with this. …

LOS ANGELES – After many years together, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi finally tied the knot on Saturday. The TV talk-show host and the Aussie actress were married in an intimate ceremony at their Hollywood home on Saturday evening, attended by just 19 of their closest friends and family, …

I remember listening to Barack Obama’s convention speech, and thinking, “Is anyone listening to what this guy is saying? Everyone was so smitten, so wowed, one prominent anchor, so taken, almost to tears, that no one for even a minute stopped to hear what the guy was proposing. Not that …