CAIRO – The U.S. special envoy to Sudan is not welcome in Darfur’s refugee camps because he has downplayed the scope of the crisis there, a refugee representative said Friday. Scott Gration, the U.S. envoy, began his fifth trip to Sudan Wednesday in the south and plans to visit the …

SAN FRANCISCO – It will be trains, boats or roundabout routes, all of them packed, for Bay Area commuters as the long weekend shutdown of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spills into the workweek. The bridge was scheduled to reopen Tuesday morning after crews discovered a crack Saturday. The target …

SALINAS, Calif. – A California distributor is recalling two brands of bunched spinach after routine testing detected salmonella. The California Department of Public Health says Ippolito International, of Salinas, is recalling 1,715 cartons of spinach harvested from Sept. 1-3, and sold to retail, foodservice and wholesale buyers. The bulk of …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Memphis man who last month got a $3,000 taxi ride from Miami and then refused to pay the bill was sentenced to 35 days in jail. The Commercial Appeal reports 53-year-old Lucilo Perez told the cab driver his wife would pay for the 1,600-mile ride when …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. marshals seized more than $1 million worth of bulk restaurant food products from a Nashville food processor and warehouse after inspectors found signs of rodent infestation. According to a news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Wednesday raid of Won Feng Trading Inc. …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” January 25, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Time for another “On the Record” road trip. Moments ago, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich went “On …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” January 20, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Meanwhile, Mort is mad. And you do not want to make a billionaire mad. A publisher, a real estate developer …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A disbarred attorney who courted politicians and star athletes and led a flamboyant lifestyle even by flashy South Florida standards pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he ran a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. Scott Rothstein, 47, pleaded guilty to all five counts against him, including …

Fast-paced police bodycam video shows a Seattle police SWAT team battering down a barricaded door and arresting a knife-wielding, naked man who was accused of holding two women hostage in Queen Anne. Hostage negotiators attempted to reason with the suspect – who allegedly made threats to harm both victims. After …

The former prime minister of Finland who went viral last year in a raunchy dance video sparked criticism when she abruptly announced she is leaving politics for a role at a London-based nonprofit. “Time to move on,” Former Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced last week. “I am eager to step …