CAIRO – The crews of two Egyptian fishing vessels that overpowered pirates off the Somali coast have sailed into Red Sea waters on their way home along with eight of their former captors, an Egyptian official said Saturday. The 34 fishermen, who were held for captive for four months, captured …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from March 31, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN: We must reshape the global financial system for new times so that with early …

APPENZELL, Switzerland – Voters in the heart of the Swiss Alps on Sunday passed legislation banning nude hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region. By a show of hands citizens of the tiny state of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly at their traditional open-air …

Graco Toddler Beds pose a hazard to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the manufacturer have announced. Graco Children’s Products Inc. (search) has issued a voluntary recall on some 1.2 million of the toddler beds. The firm has received reports of 77 children whose arms, legs, or feet …

WASHINGTON – U.S. drivers found more pain at the pump Monday, as the retail price for gasoline hit a record high of $2.109 a gallon, the government said. The national pump price for regular unleaded gasoline rose 5.3 cents over the last week and is up 37 cents from a …

NEW YORK – U.S. stock investors hope the start of the earnings season and a slew of important economic data next week can help restore some confidence to an equity market rattled by fears of higher interest rates and steep oil prices. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average (search) fell …

NEW YORK – Long distance provider MCI Inc. (MCIP) said Wednesday it has gotten the blessing of its preferred merger partner Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) to talk with Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q) about that company’s revised $8 billion bid to acquire MCI. The announcement came a day after Qwest …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan (search) will hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 18, its election commission announced Sunday, the next key step toward democracy after a quarter-century of war. Election board chairman Bismillah Bismil (search) announced the date at a news conference in the capital, Kabul. The much-delayed vote will select …

This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, March 19, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 and 6 a.m. EST. FRED BARNES, HOST: The hot story is Terri’s fate, obviously talking about Terri Schiavo (search), …

WASHINGTON – Stricter monitoring and reporting of problems with lead in drinking water will be required of utilities, states, schools and child care facilities, the Environmental Protection Agency (search) said Monday. EPA officials said they found few such problems nationally, but were moving to impose stricter requirements starting early next …