Having a glass of wine a day may lower the risk of developing a disorder called Barrett’s esophagus, a condition of the lining of the passage running from the mouth to the stomach that can become cancerous, investigators report. Exactly how wine might achieve this beneficial effect is unclear, Dr. …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Mount Redoubt has shifted into a different pattern, emitting a more steady ash plume rather than the violent explosions of the past week, scientists said Monday. Federal and state officials also have established a unified command to address the volcano’s impact on an oil storage facility holding …

The clinic that vowed to deliver “designer babies” on demand is backing off that promise amid public outcry and criticism. The Fertility Institutes in Los Angeles, which last month said it would soon help couples select a baby’s gender and physical traits when undergoing a form of fertility treatment, has …

DES MOINES, Iowa – A deadly, windy storm that tortured a wide swath of the country for days threatened to drop a foot or more of snow on parts of New York, Pennsylvania and New England Thursday before finally blowing off the coast of Maine. Commuters from Des Moines to …

SAN DIEGO – A magnitude-5.8 earthquake rocked the U.S.-Mexico border region Wednesday, causing hospitals to evacuate in the Mexican industrial city of Mexicali as buildings swayed more than 100 miles to the west in San Diego and southwestern Arizona. There were no reports of injuries or major property damage. The …

Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population — or almost 60 million people — went without health insurance at some point since January 2008, according to government estimates released this week. The analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as Democratic senators wrestle to pass their version …

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – Two Italians were kidnapped in the West African desert nation of Mauritania, a police chief and a security official said Saturday. The Mauritanian officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the subject, said the hostages were …

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – A nightclub security guard is in stable condition after being stabbed more than a dozen times in a group attack outside the Long Island club. Suffolk County police say witnesses recounted seeing guards attacked by at least five men as they kicked out an unruly patron from …

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. – People along the Carolina coast braced for approaching Tropical Storm Danny, which reinforced the dangers of even a weakening storm after a young boy went missing Friday in rough surf. Coast Guard and local authorities spent hours searching for the 12-year-old boy who disappeared while body-boarding …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” August 6, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: This report is nothing short of outrageous. According to the Pakistani army, the Taliban is kidnapping Pakistani boys, grabbing …