WASHINGTON – A secret government plan to protect the nation’s transportation systems from terrorist attacks will be shared with the people who run the systems, the Bush administration said Wednesday. The plan was ordered by Congress because of concern that people who ride buses, trains and subways were taking a …

WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain (search) said Sunday that abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers, alleged anew in a report and under investigation again by the Army, are hurting the nation’s image abroad. “We’ve got to have it stopped,” McCain, R-Ariz., said on “This Week” on ABC. “I don’t …

UNITED NATIONS – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) and several other foreign ministers on Monday repeated their call for Syria to stay out of Lebanese politics now that it has withdrawn its troops from the nation. Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora met with Rice, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Anann (search) …

CAIRO, Egypt – Saudi fighters make up only about 1 percent of Iraq’s insurgency, but each contributes thousands of dollars to the cause — and they make sure their roles as “martyrs” are known when they carry out suicide attacks, helping draw more recruits, a new report said. About 30,000 …

CHICAGO – America West Holdings Corp. (AWA) said on Tuesday that a shareholder vote on its proposed merger with bankrupt US Airways Group Inc. (search) showed 95.5 percent approval. America West said it expected to close the deal in late September. “With US Airways final bankruptcy court hearing scheduled for …

NEW YORK – You don’t need a television set to get a good look at the destruction of the Gulf Coast caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These days, anyone can fly over the Gulf Coast — and the Grand Canyon, downtown Paris or a U.S. military base in Iraq …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” September 7, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: More than 2,000 miles of levees couldn’t protect the city of New Orleans against the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. Engineers …

WASHINGTON – Four years after the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, nearly three quarters of Americans believe the government did a good job helping the economy recover from Sept. 11. An AP-Ipsos poll found there was general satisfaction with the economic relief efforts from Congress (search) and the Bush …

Here’s what is on tap for Tuesday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET A final vote on the nomination of John Roberts (search) as the Supreme Court’s chief justice is set for later this week. Already, speculation is rising over the president’s next Supreme Court pick. We’ll …

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Hurricane Ophelia is drawing closer to the central North Carolina coast where forecast think it might make landfall. Forecasters say it may make landfall tomorrow. At 5 p.m. the National Hurricane Center said the hurricane was about 40 miles east of Wilmington and 50 miles southwest …