This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” March 5, 2008. 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 and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Miller Time” …

San Francisco may soon mark where its homeless are found dead on the street if a plan by the city’s Board of Supervisors is enacted. Last week the board unanimously approved a resolution that would allow the city’s Department of Public Works to begin installing “commemorative bronze sidewalk plaques” marking …

BOGOTA, Colombia – Files in a laptop computer seized from the wreckage of a Colombian rebel camp in Ecuador offer new insights into Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s desire to undermine Colombia’s U.S.-allied government. If authentic, the computer files suggest Chavez has been in league with the rebels for more than …

NEW YORK – An actor who once played an aspiring mobster on “The Sopranos” faces murder charges along with another man in the death of an off-duty police officer, authorities said Sunday. Lillo Brancato Jr., 29, was hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds suffered when the officer shot him …

SAN DIEGO – A federal judge on Monday lifted the final legal barrier to completing a border fence meant to thwart illegal immigrants in the southwestern corner of the U.S. The project comprises 14 miles of additional fencing in San Diego. In September, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff waived all …

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the United States has admitted making a mistake in the case of a German national who claimed he was wrongfully imprisoned by the CIA. Merkel spoke during a press conference with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who refused to discuss specifics …

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred opposite Tom Hanks on TV’s “Bosom Buddies” and who in his words became “a walking inspiration” after she contracted cancer, has died. She was in her 40s. Sperber died at home Tuesday after an eight-year battle with breast cancer, publicist Jo-Ann …

ST. LOUIS – Loose dollar bills and pocket change fuel the Salvation Army’s fundraising drives, but every once in a while an unexpected donation arrives in one of those familiar red kettles. In south-central Pennsylvania, the Salvation Army received five golden rings dropped into the kettles from Nov. 30 through …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The Israeli military fired a missile Wednesday at a car in northern Gaza it said was packed with militants about to carry out an attack. Witnesses said three dead Palestinians were brought to a Gaza City hospital. Witnesses said an Israeli drone was overhead at …

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers intensified their scrutiny of the Red Cross on Thursday as the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked the organization for correspondence, minutes of board meetings and other records. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, questioned the effectiveness of the agency’s Board of Governors in a letter requesting an …