This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from Nov. 7, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BERNARD FRANIO, ESSONE POLICE CHIEF (through translator): They really shot at officers. This is real, serious violence. It’s not like the previous nights. I’m very concerned, …

BILLINGS, Mont. – When conservationists Curt Freese and Sean Gerrity look out on the rolling prairie of north-central Montana, they see grasslands largely unchanged by time or man — the perfect place, they believe, for bison to roam again. “Our vision is not a small herd on a few acres, …

NEW YORK – One simple question — Do you have trouble breathing? — may reveal as much about someone’s risk of dying as the most relied-upon sign, chest pain. Even people without any other cardiac symptoms were up to four times more likely to die of heart problems in the …

WASHINGTON – The government should borrow a page from the playbook of the private sector to improve its response to emergencies, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (search) said Friday. “We ought to be able to do what, you know, UPS does, or DHL, or Fed-Ex or any other airfreight agency,” …

Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… An Iowa manhunt is underway after two convicted murderers escaped from a maximum-security state prison. Former FBI agent Harold Copus weighs in. And starting today, seniors can begin signing up …

Marine Corporal Jeffrey B. Starr served in Iraq. He was killed during a firefight in Ramadi and left behind a letter to his girlfriend. The New York Times selectively edited his letter to make it seem as though he did not support the war. Here’s the paragraph the Times left …

AMMAN, Jordan – Eleven top Jordanian officials, including the kingdom’s national security adviser, resigned Tuesday in the wake of last week’s triple hotel bombings, state-run TV announced. Jordan also introduced strict security measures aimed at foreigners and said it was drafting the country’s first anti-terrorism legislation to prevent more such …

WASHINGTON – Republicans attacked the AARP (search) as well as congressional Democrats on Wednesday as they struggled to build momentum behind President Bush’s call for personal investment accounts under Social Security (search). The AARP, which claims 35 million members age 50 and over, is “against a solution that hasn’t been …

AUSTIN, Texas – A high-stakes political fund-raising trial began Monday as Democrats argued that the treasurer of a committee formed by House Republican Leader Tom DeLay (search) broke the law by using corporate money to get GOP legislative candidates elected. “This case is about basic laws protecting the integrity of …

MANILA, Philippines – Abu Sayyaf search The Al Qaeda-linked (search) militants also received at least $18,500 over the past year from suspected members of the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (search ) for explosives training, according to a report on the interrogation of Gamal Baharan, which was obtained by The …