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GRANTSBURG – It sounds like something out of A.A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh,” but this story isn’t fiction. A bear cub in northwestern Wisconsin’s Burnett County was spotted near Grantsburg over Memorial Day weekend with a bird feeder stuck on its head. The landowner called the state Department of Natural …

Billy Bob Thornton’s ex wife claims their daughter did nothing wrong during the events that led to the death of a 1-year-old child she was babysitting back in October — and claims the incident was eerily similar to the death of Liam Neeson’s wife. TMZ spoke with Melissa Gatlin, who …

BERLIN – German lawmakers have approved legislation that will allow for the blocking of Web sites showing pornographic content involving minors. The law passed Thursday requires a stop sign to be posted on sites that are to be listed with Germany’s federal criminal authorities. A five-member group is to determine …

Ever since Al Shabaab insurgents seized the southern Somali port of Kismayu, Sacdiyo Sheeq, 25, can no longer listen to her favorite Bollywood songs on her cell phone, Reuters reported. “Al Shabaab wants our ringtones to be only a Muslim cleric reading the Hadith or Koranic verse,” Sheeq told Reuters. …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” November 23, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. STUART VARNEY, GUEST HOST: With tax hikes in health care bills looming, here is one business that could really start booming. Call it …

GLENDALE, Arizona – An early morning garage fire forced nine people out of the home of a jailed Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter because she had become too “westernized.” Glendale Fire Department spokesman Daniel Valenzuela says firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to other parts of the …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea warned it was ready to deter any retaliation by North Korea following the two countries’ first naval clash in seven years, reportedly deploying two warships to the disputed sea border Wednesday. The skirmish will not deter Washington from sending an envoy to North Korea, …

This is a RUSH transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” November 13, 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 “At Your Beck and Call” segment tonight: There …

WASHINGTON – Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to new FBI data released Monday. Overall, the number of reported hate crimes increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crimes based on sexual orientation, and …

NEW YORK – A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have been rescued. The bus was transporting students from Brooklyn’s P.S. 5 on Friday morning when it burst into flames near the …