PHUKET, Thailand – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) said Monday the United States is stepping up cooperation to fight terrorism in Southeast Asia, warning that terror attacks remain a major threat across the region. “The threat of extremism is a threat that is worldwide and has had its manifestation …

The following is a transcription of the July 2, 2005 edition of “FOX News Watch,” that has been edited for clarity: ERIC BURNS, HOST: This week, on a Fourth of July edition of “FOX News Watch,” polls say that people don’t trust journalists. Are the courts turning against them too? …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A young man charged with lying about attending an Al Qaeda-linked (search) terrorist camp was carrying an Arabic prayer in his wallet that federal prosecutors say is significant to their case. Hamid Hayat (search), 22, and his father, Umer, 47, are charged with lying to federal investigators …

Long after menopause, sex remains an important part of women’s lives — even if they have heart disease. Nearly 40 percent of postmenopausal women with heart disease have active sex lives, find Ilana B. Addis, MD, MPH, and colleagues. Addis, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of …

BOSTON – International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) rebounded from a previous disappointment with second-quarter results announced Monday that, buoyed by improvement in the services division, surpassed analysts’ expectations. In the quarter that ended June 30, IBM showed net profit of $1.83 billion, or $1.12 per share, compared with $1.74 billion, …

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – With heavy wind from Hurricane Emily (search) whipping the coast and giant tides swallowing up beaches, Risa Jones and her husband decided to pack up their two young children and head inland to get away from the storm. Their destination: San Antonio, where Jones planned …

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee John Roberts (search) gave assurances he wouldn’t be an activist if confirmed, a key Democrat who already was leaning toward supporting him said Thursday. “I don’t see anything that’s going to be disturbing” in his record, Sen. Ben Nelson told reporters after a 30-minute meeting …

WASHINGTON – The Senate sent President Bush a $1.5 billion increase to the budget for veterans health care (search) programs Friday as it cleared the first spending bill for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The move ends an embarrassing episode for the administration, which repeatedly miscalculated the needs of …

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon (search) told Congress Thursday that Iraqi insurgents are failing to derail the move toward democracy but remain “capable, adaptable and intent” on carrying out lethal attacks aided by a continuing inflow of foreign terrorists. Its 23-page report — the most comprehensive public assessment yet by the …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Suspected Taliban (search) gunmen ambushed an Afghani government border patrol in the desert near the frontier with Pakistan, killing 10 soldiers and beheading their bodies, a provincial governor said Sunday. The victims served on a 25-member patrol in southern Helmand province that was attacked late Saturday by …