See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on! Has President Bush endorsed the “intelligent design” theory? Is the president inserting himself into the age old fight over evolution? What exactly should public schools in this country …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Bob Taft (search), a lame duck leader and now a convicted criminal for state ethics violations, said there is still important work for him to do and he will not resign. Taft said he can remain an effective governor despite his plea of no contest Thursday …

PONTIAC, Mich. – Four prisoners escaped from a courthouse Monday after one of the men overpowered a security guard. All four were later recaptured. The guard suffered scrapes in the escape and was treated and released, hospital spokesman Chris Allman said. Police shut down streets and locked down buildings for …

NEW YORK – Stocks pared early losses and ended mixed Wednesday as investors weighed falling oil prices against lower-than-expected earnings from companies including Time Warner Inc. (TWX). The Dow Jones industrial average (search) rose 13.85 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 10,697.59. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (search) …

INNSBRUCK, Austria – Rescue workers piled sandbags to hold back surging floodwaters and evacuated hundreds of people from alpine valleys Tuesday as heavy rains and landslides battered central and southern Europe. At least 26 people have died in storm- or flood-related accidents in the past week; most drowned, were crushed …

Thanks to a new ruling, students can consolidate their loans before graduating. Here’s why they should do so — soon. THANKS TO A LOOPHOLE in the Higher Education Act that was officially approved by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday, students can now consolidate their federal student loans before …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Conductor Daniel Barenboim (search) brought together Israeli and Arab musicians for a concert that was as much about communication as it was about Beethoven (search) and Mozart (search). Though Barenboim has often appeared in Ramallah (search), this was the first time that his orchestra, whose 100 …

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Survivors of the deadly blasts that devastated Hiroshima (search) and Nagasaki (search) 60 years ago joined hundreds of activists in support of a global ban on nuclear weapons. They rallied Saturday at the birthplace of the atomic bomb, outside the national labs that feed today’s nuclear …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” August 8, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Hillary Clinton (search) may not have 2008 on her mind just yet, but she better start thinking about 2006. A very credible challenger, Republican challenger, has …

LOS ANGELES – Paparazzi who chased actress Reese Witherspoon (search) from her gym to her home won’t face criminal charges, prosecutors say. Although photographers undoubtedly terrified Witherspoon when they “besieged” her in April, there wasn’t evidence of false imprisonment or other crimes, said William C. Hodgman, head of the district …