BAGHDAD – The newly resigned Iraqi parliament speaker on Wednesday praised the journalist who threw shoes at President George W. Bush and said the legislature should have supported him. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani’s comments came a day after he resigned under heavy pressure from Shiite and Kurdish lawmakers, breaking an impasse that …

The star of “Gary Unmarried,” a sitcom about troublemaking man suffering through a dysfunctional divorce, is honoring his blissful real-life marriage by adding his wife’s surname to his own. Jay Mohr filed a petition last week to legally add his wife’s last name — Cox — to his, according to …

Since last week’s arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on allegations of corruption, there’s been much speculation about who will get to name President-elect Obama’s replacement in the U.S. Senate, the seat Blogojevich was accused of trying to auction off. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has indicated he’ll refuse to …

GREENWICH, Conn. – A medical examiner in New York has ruled that a 14-year-old Greenwich girl who died in June committed suicide by overdosing on aspirin. A lawyer for Daisy Pacheco’s family says the ruling was not unexpected. But attorney Lindy Urso says the family still has concerns about how …

BRUSSELS, Belgium – International regulators must ban the public release of cockpit voice recordings from fatal accidents since their sole purpose is to assist accident investigators, the main international pilots federation said Wednesday. The London-based International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations also denounced the publication in Vanity Fair magazine …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities arrested two people suspected of plotting to kill Hugo Chavez by blowing up the president’s plane with heavy artillery, the country’s top security official said Wednesday. Justice Minister Tarek El Aissami said the suspects were apprehended Tuesday during a raid on a house in western …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” September 4, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. 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 “Impact” segment …

NEW YORK – A gunman opened fire on a group of teenagers leaving a school dance in the Bronx Friday night. Four people were wounded, including two 17-year-old boys and a 14-year-old girl. A 20-year-old man was also hit. None of the injuries were life-threatening. The gunfire began at around …

Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers’ deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits. On average, health care costs will go …

WEEHAWKEN, N.J. – Police say a couple left their 2-year-old son alone in a hotel room while they tried to burglarize a home in New Jersey. Gabriel Espino and Marsha Castillo are charged with seven burglaries and child endangerment. Police say the pair told them about the boy after their …