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BRUSSELS – European pilots accused the European Union Monday of dragging its feet in implementing stricter safety rules to combat pilot fatigue which research suggests is a key factor in up to 20 percent of fatal air accidents. Outside the EU head office — and at 22 European airports — …

PARKERSBURG, Iowa – The funeral for an Iowa high school football coach who was killed by a gunman is set for Monday morning in Parkersburg. Ed Thomas, who coached at Aplington-Parkersburg for 34 years, was shot to death on Wednesday inside a weight room next to the school. Investigators say …

OSLO – Scientists asked people around the world on Monday to help compile an Internet-based observatory of life on earth as a guide to everything from the impact of climate change on wildlife to pests that can damage crops. “I would hope that … we might even have millions of …

Taking vitamins before and during early pregnancy is associated with reduced risk for miscarriage, researchers have determined. However, it may be that the connection is related to generally healthy practices among vitamin takers. “These results need to be replicated before formal conclusions are drawn,” emphasized Dr. Reem Hasan, at the …

Some shudder just hearing it — the sexless marriage. Yet before they know it, married people and cohabitators alike find themselves erotically exiled, as if put on an involuntary sex diet. Most people have no clue how sex got banished from the bedroom. The million-dollar question they pose to sex …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina and Maryland emerged from their locker rooms Saturday wearing camouflage uniforms with military values such as “Duty,” “Honor,” and “Courage” on the back in place of names to honor those who have served. Few understand as well as 26-year-old Gamecocks long snapper Matt Grooms, who …

UNITED NATIONS – Western powers joined with North Korea’s key allies Wednesday on a proposal that would impose tough new sanctions against the reclusive communist nation for its second nuclear test, paving the way for quick approval by the U.N. Security Council. The sanctions would allow foreign countries to stop …

This is a RUSH transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 16, 2009. 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! BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Miller Time” segment tonight: one day early because …

BRUSSELS – EU nations criticized Iranian authorities Sunday over the conduct of presidential elections and their “brutal” reaction against demonstrators protesting the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Click here for photos. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told reporters in Paris his government is “very worried” about the situation in Iran …

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. Mario McNeill is being charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child, Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine told reporters at a news …