AUSTIN, Texas – While the identity of “Deep Throat” is still a well-guarded secret, the first installment of notes and quotes scribbled by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (search) and Carl Bernstein (search) while covering the Watergate scandal are now available to the public. “We told the story from our …

WASHINGTON – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (search) asked fellow Republicans for more money for his state Thursday — even as he pushed a redistricting (search)(search) plan that could threaten some of their jobs. He claimed progress on federal funds for transportation and health care after meeting with House Appropriations Committee …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Reacting forcefully to Hamas (search) rocket and mortar fire in the Gaza Strip in defiance of a cease-fire with Israel, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) dismissed his top security commanders Thursday and sent a message to the militants that he will not tolerate further truce violations. …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” February 10, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Well, you know the day after a merger that didn’t work, here’s one that did, Daimler-Chrysler. Earlier, I spoke with Dieter Zetsche, the president and CEO of Chrysler …

LOS ANGELES – Christian Slater (search) has filed a petition to end his five-year marriage to television producer Ryan Haddon (search). The divorce petition filed Friday in Superior Court cites irreconcilable differences. “The mutual decision was reached amicably and they remain committed to raising their two young children together,” Slater’s …

VANCOUVER – Photographs from the camera of a Canadian couple killed in Asia’s tsunami (search) include their final shots of a huge wave as it rushed toward them at their beach resort in Thailand. John and Jackie Knill of North Vancouver, frequent visitors to the popular Thai resort, Khao Lak …

ASPEN, Colo. – Hunter S. Thompson (search), the hard-living writer who inserted himself into his accounts of America’s underbelly and popularized a first-person form of journalism in books such as “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” (search) has committed suicide. Thompson was found dead Sunday in his Aspen-area home of …

NEW YORK – J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP) posted a higher-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by stronger sales and the introduction of new brands. But shares fell more than 3 percent in morning trade as a weak forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) and concerns over rising oil prices …

DETROIT – The incoming head of DaimlerChrysler’s (DCX) Chrysler division said Wednesday that he sees no end to cost cutting — including more possible job cuts — to offset poor profit margins and increased spending on everything from raw materials to health care. Tom LaSorda (search), the 51-year-old Canadian named …

TEHRAN, Iran – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (search) was sworn in as Iran’s president on Saturday, saying he wants peaceful relations with the world but rejecting outside pressure to change course — an apparent reference to Tehran’s nuclear standoff with the West. The conservative Ahmadinejad said he would focus domestically on restoring …