This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," April 6, 2011. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: I'm not sure if you've seen the news yet today.

Portugal has joined Greece and Ireland on the casualty list of Europe's sovereign debtors after its prime minister, José Sócrates, requested a European Union bailout.

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Airlines flying older jets are facing tougher, more time-consuming US inspections after the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines (LUV.

April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Workers at Japan's damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant are pumping nitrogen into a reactor to prevent a possible explosion, as the US atomic watch said a pressure vessel ...

ST. PAUL - The NFL will probably remain dormant for at least a while longer, after United States District Judge Susan Richard Nelson said Wednesday that she would take “a couple of weeks” to decide whether to grant the players' request ...

Top executives of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Toyota Motor Co. (TM) Wednesday announced a partnership to spread smart-car technology to 170 countries beginning next year.

By Serena Gordon TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- In the latest analysis from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, researchers report that risks to postmenopausal women who were taking estrogen-only hormone therapy faded rapidly after they ...

Even worse (or better, depending on one's point of view), what if all federal workers went on furlough and the public realized there were benefits, not just costs, to smaller government?

The Recording Academy on Wednesday announced a major overhaul of its musical categories that, among other changes, will consolidate a number of awards, eliminate separate awards for male and female ...

ABIDJAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The spokesperson for Cote d'Ivoire's Republican Forces (FRCI, pro-Ouattara) Madam Affoussy Bamba revealed on Wednesday in Abidjan that FRCI who on Monday attacked the residence of Laurent Gbagbo, want to capture him when he ...

The Motorola Xoom won't be the tablet to dethrone the iPad as the market leader anytime soon, according to a sales estimate from Deutsche Bank released Wednesday.

TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - The yen held near a six-month low against the dollar on Thursday and an 11-month trough versus the euro ahead of monetary policy meetings in Japan and the euro zone that are expected to reinforce widening ...

The drug, vandetanib, helped stall the disease's progression for an average of six months, the Food and Drug Administration says.

SAN FRANCISCO—Federal prosecutors on Wednesday dropped one of five charges in the trial of baseball home-run king Barry Bonds for allegedly lying to a grand jury about steroid use in 2003.

Looks like Angelina Jolie's new ink may be for partner Brad Pitt rather than a new baby. Jolie's latest tattoo led to much speculation Tuesday, but a source tells PEOPLE that she has no plans to adopt.

The Italian coastguard are searching for migrants from North Africa whose boat capsized off the island of Lampedusa. Italian rescue vessels rescued 48 and three were saved by a fishing boat, but 20 deaths were confirmed and at least 130 people are ...

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's sharp political divide over a new law that limits public-worker collective bargaining rights came into focus Wednesday with the final hand-counting of ballots in the tiny town of Lake Mills.

For her "Till the World Ends" video, Britney Spears (with an assist from director Ray Kay) is back to doing what she does best in music videos: wearing sexy clothes, grinding with hot guys and throwing one really sweaty, underground dance party.