DETROIT – A mosque on Friday dismissed as “utterly preposterous” the FBI’s allegations that its leader, who was killed in a shootout with agents who were trying to arrest him, was part of a radical Islamic group. Luqman Ameen Abdullah, the imam or prayer leader of Masjid Al-Haqq in Detroit, …

Did you read last week’s column? I was dead-on about Eli Manning getting pulled early with a big lead, and about the Giants running all day. How was I supposed to know he would throw for 173 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 pass attempts before halftime? As always, …

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Sgt. Jason Hawk and his bride met for the first time when he picked her up at a bus stop near his Army base a day before their wedding. Prosecutors say the speedy romance was echoed by a fast honeymoon: Ayna Ivanova returned to New York soon …

People who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in more-recent decades may be less likely to suffer vision loss than their predecessors. In a study of nearly 1,000 Wisconsin residents with type 1 diabetes, researchers found that visual impairment was less common among those diagnosed in the 1970s compared with …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation’s media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law. Senators voted by a surprisingly high 44-24 margin for the law, celebrating the end of dictatorship-era rules that enabled a few companies …

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Sunday school teacher accused of murdering an 8-year-old Northern California girl is due back in court, and prosecutors want her to enter a plea. Twenty-eight-year-old Melissa Huckaby is scheduled to make her fourth court appearance Friday. She’s charged with murder, rape and kidnapping in the death …

LA MIRADA, Calif. – Ten-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam said she’s trying to remain brave as she battles an extremely rare, adult form of breast cancer that led to a mastectomy. “I feel like a kid inside but sometimes I feel like an adult, when I’m always at the hospital,” Hannah told …

TEHRAN, Iran – Clashes in the Iranian capital left seven people dead during an “unauthorized gathering” at a mass rally over alleged election fraud — the first official confirmation of deaths linked to the wave of protests and street battles that have erupted after disputed elections last week. Iranian state …

Imagine being in a totally sexually fixated state. Only instead of a person, your irresistible attraction involves an object or behavior. Known as fetishes, people are often incredibly amused by their unconventional nature. But having a fetish can be emotionally and erotically gratifying in many respects, turning any judgment into …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from November 9, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN, I-CT, HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: We don’t know enough to say now, but there …