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WASHINGTON – In an unorthodox move, the Senate has confirmed the appointment of Donald Winter as Navy secretary, but he won’t formally take over until the current secretary’s stalled promotion is cleared in an expected recess appointment by President Bush. Two senators have blocked Navy Secretary Gordon England’s confirmation as …

TORONTO – In a discovery with implications for fighting obesity in humans, Canadian scientists have discovered a molecular switch in specially bred laboratory mice that makes the animals skinnier than their normal brethren. The altered mice, which lack a certain gene, have half as much fat as normal mice — …

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are pressing for extensive records on the participation of Judge Samuel Alito in an appeals case involving a mutual fund company with which he had a six-figure investment. In their first coordinated challenge to Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the eight Democrats on the Senate …

NEW YORK – Hilary Duff will be the host of the West Coast portion of Dick Clark‘s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on ABC this year, and she will perform three songs. Producers already announced this summer that Clark, who will be making his first television appearance since suffering a stroke …

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Dennis Hastert has told federal officials that the lighted, decorated tree on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, known in recent years as the “Holiday Tree,” should be renamed the “Capitol Christmas Tree.” The name change on Tuesday comes one day after the Engelmann spruce …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” November 22, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Think that flight home you’re about to take for Thanksgiving was pricey? Wait until you get on the plane! From the street to your seat, the airlines are …

Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… New home sales soared to record levels in October. However, some experts say the big numbers are a big sign that the housing bubble is about to burst. We’ll get …

NEW YORK – Sirius Satellite Radio Inc (SIRI) on Tuesday said its quarterly net loss widened with higher spending for programing and other costs, but posted an increase in subscribers for its fee-based radio service. Sirius said its third-quarter net loss grew to $180.5 million, or 14 cents per share, …

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new strategy Tuesday to move software and services online, seeking to fend off a growing threat from Google Inc. and other nimble upstarts born on the Internet. With a new Web site called “Windows Live,” Microsoft hopes to create a new platform that …

PARK CITY, Kan. – The sale of the home of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader is stalled until the courts determine whether the money can be seized to pay for his defense or awards in civil cases. Michelle Borin-Devuono bought the home for $90,000, about $33,000 above its appraised value, …