WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department on Thursday to allow imprisoned former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman to testify before Congress about possible political influence over his prosecution. Siegelman, a Democrat sentenced to serve more than seven years in a Louisiana prison, would travel to Washington in …

WASHINGTON – In the last day before what has come to be known as Super Tuesday II, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are making their central pitch to Democratic primary voters in the Lone Star and Buckeye states over who is the best candidate to lead the nation. Ohio and …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” March 4, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRENDA BUTTNER, GUEST HOST: Well, back to campaign trail. If Hillary Clinton loses the race for Texas tonight, my next guest says media-driven …

LOS ANGELES – Mel Gibson and his family have befriended Britney Spears, thinking they can help her through her tough time, TMZ.com reported. The two were at Romanov Restaurant and Lounge in Los Angeles Saturday night, where they reportedly dined together. Gibson, his wife Robin and their kids reached out …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A mourning University of North Carolina campus vowed Tuesday to continue the legacy of its slain student leader, who was shot to death and left on a street earlier this month. An estimated crowd of 10,000 — including some wearing Carolina blue ribbons on clothing bearing …

Timothy Lebron Smith, 16, reportedly died Saturday after overdosing on Oxycodone pills stolen from his friend’s grandfather, who suffers from cancer, wsbtv.com reports. Catoosa County, Ga., Sheriff Phil Summers said Smith had taken four 80 milligram Oxycodone pills given to him Friday by a classmate at Ringgold High School. Three …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Five people face charges of assault and resisting an officer after a brawl at a West Palm Beach flea market on Easter Sunday. Nearly 100 Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies were called in to break up the fight. The crowd included people from a recreation …

WASHINGTON – While much of the debate between Democrats and Republicans centers on the war in Iraq, in Maryland, a large element of the contest to fill the Senate seat about to be vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes appears to be turning on the politics of race. Maryland …

JIAMUSI, China – The head of a Chinese chemical company blamed for a toxic spill that poisoned a major river and strained relations with Russia has been removed from his post, the company said Monday. The announcement came as the benzene spill on the Songhua River flowed toward this northeastern …

WASHINGTON – President Bush is expected to sign a voluminous defense bill that requires the humane treatment of foreign terrorism suspects and rebukes some of his wartime policies. On a voice vote, the Senate late Wednesday approved the bill setting Pentagon policy and directing Bush to send lawmakers quarterly reports …