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BRUSSELS, Belgium – President Bush (search) on Monday laid out a checklist for Israel and Palestine to achieve peace with two independent states, including an insistence that the Palestinians get contiguous land in the West Bank. “A state on scattered territories will not work,” Bush said during a speech in …

Most U.S. adults call smoking “very harmful” and more than three out of four smokers want to kick the smoking habit, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll was done by telephone in July — before the death of ABC news anchor Peter Jennings. About a thousand U.S. adults …

FORT BLISS, Texas – A military jury convicted Pfc. Willie Brand (search), an Army reservist, on Wednesday of abusing one of two Afghanistan detainees who later died. The jury, which deliberated for two hours, found Brand guilty of assault, maltreatment, false official swearing and maiming in connection with the beating …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Medical examiners said there were no signs of trauma on the body of a 12-year-old girl who died after collapsing in a wave pool at a Walt Disney World (search) water park. It was the third time in two months a child has died or become critically …

LONDON – Oil pulled back from record highs on Wednesday after U.S. data showed crude inventories piling up in the world’s biggest consumer, defying expectations. Earlier the market had hit new highs as traders bet on another decline in U.S. crude stocks. Fears that hurricanes would disrupt output in the …

New research from India links higher birth weight to leaner adults. The study was done in India, in a culture quite different from the mainstream U.S. But if the findings check out, it could mean that being born big or becoming big in early childhood predicts adult leanness. The study …

HOUSTON – Sysco Corp. (SYY), the largest food-service distributor in North America, said Monday its fourth-quarter profit edged up 1.5 percent as lower costs offset a decline in revenue. Sysco, which distributes food and other services to restaurants, schools, hospitals and other institutions, reported earnings of $284.7 million, or 44 …

WASHINGTON – The new president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (search), took office Wednesday amid continuing uncertainty about exactly what his nation is up to in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Click in the box to the right to watch a report by FOX News’ Major Garrett. As the inauguration of …

SAN FRANCISCO – Sean Penn (search) is trading screenplays for a reporter’s notebook yet again. The Oscar-winning actor traveled to Tehran, Iran, in June. The San Francisco Chronicle (search), which has published previous accounts of his travels, is running a five-part series on his experiences this week. In the first …

Major banks are offering high-yield savings accounts. How does 3.25% from Citibank or HSBC sound? NOW THAT CONSUMERS HAVE gotten used to getting gadgets and gift cards for opening a bank account, some banks are trying out a new perk: a high-yield savings account. Over the past month, Citigroup’s (C) …