LOS ANGELES – “Star Trek: Enterprise” (search) is about to go where it has never gone before: off the air, taking the “Star Trek” franchise with it. After the two-hour finale airs (8 p.m. EDT Friday on UPN) this will be the first time in 18 years that no first-run …

The news doesn’t stop on the weekend and neither does “FOX & Friends.” So start the weekend in the know with hosts Juliet Huddy, Mike Jerrick and Julian Phillips. Saturday The Pentagon proposes shutting down 33 major military bases across the U.S. How will this affect our Armed Forces and …

LOS ANGELES – Jenny McCarthy (search) was risque even at age 6. Grinning broadly during a recent interview, she recounts how she cracked up the mothers waiting to pick up their kids at her kindergarten with a slightly off-color joke aimed at her teacher. “I watched all these people laughing …

NEW YORK – Stocks plummeted to end lower Tuesday after investors withdrew amid rumors that several hedge funds building up stakes in GM’s debt are at risk. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) tumbled 103.23 points, or 0.99 percent, to end at 10,281.11. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index (search) ended …

The FDA has approved the first DNA-based blood test to help detect cystic fibrosis. The “Tag-It Cystic Fibrosis Kit” directly analyzes human DNA to find genetic variations indicative of the disease. The test will be used to help diagnose cystic fibrosis in children and to identify adults who are “carriers” …

A CDC study underestimated U.S. obesity-related deaths and the death risk from being overweight, a Harvard panel says. Just last month, CDC researchers Katherine M. Flegal, PhD, and colleagues suggested that the number of U.S. deaths directly linked to obesity is 112,000 per year. That’s a lot lower than previous …

MIAMI – Under growing international pressure, U.S. authorities Tuesday seized a Cuban exile accused by Fidel Castro’s (search) government of masterminding a 1976 airliner bombing that killed 73 people. He had been seeking asylum in the United States. Luis Posada Carriles (search), a 77-year-old former CIA operative and Venezuelan security …

SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan – Laura Bush (search) on Saturday encouraged Middle Eastern leaders to expand women’s participation in their societies as she herself took on a new role as an international goodwill ambassador. After shying from the spotlight in her husband’s first term, Mrs. Bush became the face of women …

NEWARK, N.J. – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (GAP) said Tuesday it would shed nearly half its 650 grocery stores, including its Midwest and Canadian operations, as it reported smaller fourth-quarter losses. A&P shares surged 26 percent in morning trading, their highest level in about three years. A&P …

ORLANDO – A young girl who appeared in a series of sexually explicit pictures taken at a Walt Disney World hotel and other locations has been found and is now safe, authorities said Friday. After the pictures were taken, the girl was adopted by a Pittsburgh-area woman, although federal authorities …