WASHINGTON – The Democratic National Committee has raised $22.6 million this year through fundraisers, direct mail and online, but still trails the national GOP by a 2-1 margin, Democrats said Tuesday. Howard Dean (search) has been traveling to fundraisers around the country in recent days — including events in several …

WASHINGTON – Nearly every day he was in Iraq, Army Staff Sgt. Steven Cummings would get so shaken by mortar round explosions that, even now, a year after his return home, he drops to the ground at the crackle of lightning. Iraq had a big impact on Cummings in another …

MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France – Lance Armstrong (search) is thinking about more than just winning his seventh straight Tour de France (search) title. The cyclist also is considering his future with Sheryl Crow (search). Armstrong, who overcame testicular cancer to win his first Tour in 1999, said he will retire after this …

PARIS – Airbus said on Wednesday deliveries of its 21st-century flagship, the double-decker A380 (search) superjumbo, would be delayed by up to six months, taking the flourish off one of the most trumpeted aviation launches in decades. Disgruntled airlines, at least one of which intends to seek compensation, announced the …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” June 1, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Speaking of things that are spiraling out of control, think of this. Well, they both make planes, but they plain hate each other. Boeing (BA) says that Airbus …

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Authorities raided 17 Chinese restaurants around Michigan (search) that they suspect of ducking millions of dollars in taxes and importing undocumented workers as a “modern version of indentured servants.” Search warrants were also served at 21 homes of suspected undocumented Chinese (search) workers. Dozens were involved …

WASHINGTON – U.S. astronauts will blast back into space in a matter of weeks, the head of NASA (search) said Tuesday, despite a new, critical report questioning the safety of this exploration. The optimistic assessment from NASA administrator Michael Griffin (search) came after a task force review said Monday that …

MOSCOW – Police checking on unpaid bills made a gruesome discovery in a Moscow (search) apartment: the skeletal remains of four family members who apparently died at different times over a period of up to five years, prosecutors said Wednesday. The bodies of an elderly couple, their daughter and granddaughter …

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Key testimony presented by prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case: — The accuser, a 15-year-old former cancer patient, said he was twice molested by Jackson at the pop star’s Neverland ranch. The accuser’s brother said he saw Jackson fondle his sleeping brother two times. The boys’ …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 21, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Unresolved Problem” segment tonight, intense controversy over a proposed …