NEW YORK – Paul Volcker (search), the man charged with uncovering corruption in the U.N. Oil-for-Food program, said Thursday his investigation will be a blow to the United Nations but he hoped its findings will lead to reforms that restore the world body’s credibility. “They are being knocked down, so …

BATON ROUGE, La. – Congress’ investigative arm is looking into Sean O’Keefe‘s (search) tenure as NASA chief, including whether he misused government airplanes and went on too many expensive getaways with underlings, former and current senior NASA officials say. The focus of the Government Accountability Office (search) investigation is not …

People may need to take a cue from bunnies to reap the benefits of a natural cancer fighter: carrots. Researchers have isolated a compound in carrots that may be largely responsible for their anticancer benefits. Rats fed either the compound, called falcarinol (search), or raw carrots in addition to their …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea (search) urged the United States and its allies to be calm following North Korea’s sudden declaration it is a nuclear power, reminding them that blustering and brinksmanship are nothing new in Pyongyang’s toolbox of diplomatic tactics. Yet South Korean officials also cautioned about further …

SAN ANTONIO – Radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. (search) and Howard Stern (search) have agreed to withdraw lawsuits against each other related to Stern’s ouster from the radio giant’s airwaves because of indecency concerns. Clear Channel, which pulled Stern off the air in February 2004, issued a statement saying …

The U.S. trade deficit (search) — the difference between the value of imports Americans buy and the value of U.S. goods foreign consumers buy — hit a record high of $617 billion in 2004, and some are concerned. “They are dangerous because of what they’re doing to the economy,” said …

The following is a transcribed excerpt of ‘FOX News Sunday,’ February 20, 2005. CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS: After the tsunami hit South Asia over Christmas weekend, President Bush recruited two heavy hitters to lead private U.S. fundraising efforts: his father, former President Bush, as well as former President Clinton. The …

NEW YORK – Coldplay (search) and 50 Cent (search) have joined the list of performers for the “2005 MTV Video Music Awards,” to be presented Aug. 28 at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. “The addition of 50 and Coldplay to the line up of performers solidifies the 2005 VMAs as …

NEW YORK – Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley (MWD) said Wednesday it will not spin off its Discover Financial Services (search) credit card arm, as was pondered under former Chief Executive Phil Purcell (search). Citics have claimed the credit card division has been only modestly profitable and unrelated to the …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Medical examiners tried to determine Friday why a 12-year-old girl died after collapsing at a wave pool in a Walt Disney World (search) water park — the third time in two months a child has died or become critically ill at the resort. Lifeguards noticed Jerra Kirby …