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TORINO, Italy – An Austrian ski coach who bolted the Winter Games following a surprise anti-doping raid wound up in a psychiatric hospital — the latest stop on his bizarre flight from Torino, where authorities were still analyzing 100 syringes and other material seized from athletes’ housing. Authorities took Walter …

The following is a partial transcript of the Feb. 26, 2006, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”: CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: Well, the big story this week has been that company from Dubai taking over operations at six U.S. ports, and the storm of criticism from Democrats and some …

Would you buy an OrPod? Microsoft has registered a Web site for something called “The Origami Project.” From the rather cryptic Flash video clip there, you can’t tell much about what Origami is or what it will do. Guesses about Origami’s origins have been all over the map. But what …

Boy oh boy, are there some wacky input devices on the market today, and it seems they get even kookier when they’re ergonomic. Input devices like the RollerMousePRO, the vertical keyboard and the vertical mouse may seem esoteric, but they prove that their users prefer functionality over beautiful form. A …

WASHINGTON – Three former associates of Jack Abramoff say the now-convicted lobbyist frequently told them he had strong ties to the White House through presidential confidant Karl Rove. The White House said Monday night that Rove remembers meeting Abramoff at a 1990s political meeting and considered the lobbyist a “casual …

NEW YORK – U.S. mortgage applications fell for a second consecutive week, led by a decline in home purchase loans, as interest rates hit their highest levels since early December, an industry trade group said Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity for …

LONDON – British detectives holding three people over the $87 million security depot heist in Kent said Friday that a car used by the armed robbers had been recovered. The Volvo car is thought to have been used to abduct Colin Dixon, manager of the Securitas depot targeted during the …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” February 22, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Former CENTCOM commander, General Tommy Franks is with us. General, welcome aboard, sir. It’s always good to see you, my friend. GEN. TOMMY FRANKS, FORMER CENTCOM COMMANDER: How you …

NEW ORLEANS – Five people whose homes were flooded during Hurricane Katrina sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday, accusing the agency of ignoring repeated warnings that a navigation channel it built would turn into a “hurricane highway.” The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New Orleans …

RALEIGH, North Carolina – In the month since a rape scandal broke at Duke University, campus counselors have been swamped with calls from sexual assault victims whose own painful memories have been stirred up, the director of the university women’s center said. “I will tell you that our psychologist … …