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WASHINGTON – Vonage Holdings Corp., the nation’s largest provider of Internet phone service, could be barred from signing up new customers in many markets because it failed to meet the deadline to provide reliable emergency 911 service to all subscribers. The Federal Communications Commission gave Vonage and other companies that …

KATMANDU, Nepal – A teenage boy has been meditating in a Nepalese jungle for six months, and thousands have flocked to see him, with some believing he is the reincarnation of Buddha, police and media said Wednesday. Ram Bahadur Banjan, 15, sits cross-legged and motionless with eyes closed among the …

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A 37-year-old woman who married a 15-year-old boy was indicted by a Hall County grand jury Tuesday on charges of child molestation, statutory rape and enticing a child for indecent purposes. Lisa Lynette Clark, who is pregnant with the teenager’s child, was arrested earlier this month after …

BERLIN – One of the leaders in Germany’s proposed coalition government said Monday he was stepping down as party chairman, raising questions about the future of the deal struck to give the country its first female leader. After announcing he would give up his position as head of the Social …

WASHINGTON – Top executives of three major oil companies will be asked by senators next week why some of their industry’s estimated $96 billion in record profits this year shouldn’t be used to help people having trouble paying their energy bills. Lee Raymond, chairman of Exxon Mobil Corp, (search), Jim …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A murderer and another violent criminal escaped from a maximum security prison aboard a garbage truck early Tuesday after hiding inside a trash bin, authorities said. Jimmy Causey, a convicted kidnapper, and Johnny Brewer, a convicted murderer, were involved in cleaning up and feeding other inmates at …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” November 16, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: And welcome back to “Hannity & Colmes.” I’m Sean Hannity. Also coming up tonight, these two convicts, they’re on the loose tonight, and authorities need your help. We’ll have …

As little as 30 minutes of secondhand smoke can lead to hardening of the arteries in non-smokers, Japanese researchers reported at the American Heart Association (AHA) meeting. While most people know that secondhand smoke can affect those living or working around the smoker, most say that damage only occurs with …

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A small cargo plane with only the pilot on board crashed into a Wal-Mart Tuesday. The pilot was hurt but able to walk away from the crash, and there were no reports of injuries on the ground. “I just saw a huge ball of smoke go up,” …

MEXICO CITY – Mexico said it will withdraw its ambassador and sever diplomatic ties with Venezuela if that country’s president doesn’t apologize Monday for warning Mexican leader Vicente Fox: “Don’t mess with me.” In a late-night statement Sunday, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said that because Hugo Chavez‘s comments “strike at …