WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to testify as a defense witness in the CIA leak case brought against his former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, lawyers said Tuesday. Libby faces a January trial on perjury and obstruction charges for allegedly lying to investigators about what …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Monday accused the United States of obstructing nuclear disarmament talks by alleging that the communist regime is involved in counterfeiting and drug trafficking. The North has refused to resume the six-nation talks on ending its nuclear ambitions since November, demanding that Washington lift …

When it comes to assault charges, high-fashion supermodel Naomi Campbell proved herself to be merely a knock-off. Not only did she copycat Russell Crowe’s phone rage, she copped the prison-wear poncho look from Martha Stewart. How un-chic. Click in the video box to the right to watch Lisa’s on-air report. …

PARIS – Union leaders failed in talks Friday to force France‘s prime minister to withdraw a divisive new jobs law, saying they would go ahead with plans for a nationwide strike next week. Protests by university and high school students, sometimes drawing crowds numbering in the tens of thousands, have …

WASHINGTON – The lawyer accused by a judge of coaching witnesses in the death penalty case of Zacarias Moussaoui was placed on paid administrative leave from her job Thursday as the trial remained in recess. The move was confirmed by Yolanda Clark, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration. The …

NEW YORK – Construction workers cleaning toxic waste from a vacant skyscraper near the World Trade Center site have found more bone fragments and human remains, officials said Tuesday. The city medical examiner’s office plans to extract DNA from the latest remains to be recovered from the former Deutsche Bank …

HONOLULU – It’s the Year of the Dog — for three years running. Duane “Dog” Chapman and his tattooed crew return Tuesday for the third-season premiere of the hit reality show, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” (A&E, 9 p.m. EST). Season three will feature everything from celebrity ride-alongs to Chapman finally …

AMMAN, Jordan – Two militants were executed by hanging Saturday for the killing in Amman of a U.S. diplomat, police said. Laurence Foley, a 60-year-old administrator of U.S. aid programs in Jordan, was gunned down outside his Amman home on Oct. 28, 2002. Jordanian authorities have blamed Al Qaeda in …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A former domestic policy adviser to President Bush has been charged with theft for allegedly receiving phony refunds at department stores. Claude Alexander Allen, 45, was arrested Thursday by Montgomery County police for allegedly claiming refunds for more than $5,000 worth of merchandise he did not …

NEW YORK – Kevin Federline, aka Britney Spears’ husband, is the proud father of another baby — his debut hip-hop album, “Playing With Fire.” The expected release date is August, said a spokeswoman for FYI Public Relations, which is promoting the album. “The inspiration and meaning behind the title, “Playing …