This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” July 24, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Now Michael Jackson passed away just weeks ago and already there’s a swarm of controversy surrounding his death. Was it suicide? Was it accidental? …

In their continuous efforts to create the impression that the government is doing something to keep Americans safe, politicians in Washington have misled and lied to the public. They have violated their oaths to uphold the Constitution. They have created a false sense of security. And they have dispatched and …

Following the crisis in America’s cities involving the police and minorities, calls for justice reform have become even more frequent than have interventions from the Department of Justice. Tragically, a surge in violent victimizations has swept across several American cities in the past two weeks. This may well be a …

BUCHAREST, Romania – Roman’s prime minister is boasting that he enjoys broad popular support as he faces a vote which could lift his immunity protection from a corruption probe. Victor Ponta on Monday warned his opponents not to stage street protests. He said: “I understand they will bring 1,000 people. …

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Frank, a 50-pound pet tortoise, has been found in western Michigan after a two-day search. Owner Bradley Clark tells The Grand Rapids Press that he got a call from someone who said the tortoise was munching on flowers Tuesday, 7 miles from home in Kent County’s …

BEIJING – China says border guards have shot one person trying to illegally cross from North Korea. A brief statement from the Helong city government said the incident took place shortly before 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) on Thursday after the suspect attempted to evade arrest by border guards. It says …

In her political life, Hillary Clinton has made a show of “standing by her man” (in college, the radical Saul Alinsky and in crisis, her husband, Bill). For her June 13 public rally formally announcing her presidential run, she has a new man she is standing by. But as with …

A 32-year-old Canadian woman who has been declared brain dead is being kept on life support in a Victoria, British Columbia hospital, with doctors working to keep her alive long enough to deliver her unborn son. Robyn Benson was just 22 weeks pregnant when she complained of a headache and …

A central Indiana couple is adjusting to life with their newborn identical triplet girls. Avery, Cassidy and Bentley Doss were born Monday at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis. The girls are doing well and gaining weight, but will probably stay in the hospital for about eight weeks, parents Amanda …

BEIJING – Chinese police say they fatally shot an ethnic Uighur man after he tried to attack travelers at a train station with a cement block. Railway police in the northern city of Xi’an said a police officer repeatedly warned the man before shooting him as he attacked travelers buying …