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Snow to Remain as U.S. Treasury Secretary WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush asked Treasury Secretary John Snow to stay in his job on Wednesday and Snow agreed to do so, ending a frenzy of speculation that the 65-year-old former railroad executive was about to be replaced. | 2 |
Estrada gets in some light workJason Estrada had the perfect opponent last night. An inexperienced one. The Pan Am Games gold medalist had not fought in two months because of a thumb injury and a case of plantar fasciitis that curtailed both his training and his aerobic workouts, and that layoff had his coaches concern... | 1 |
NASCAR to give hard-liquor ads green flagNASCAR officials e-mailed a bulletin to team executives Tuesday afternoon advising them that a longstanding ban on hard-liquor advertising will be lifted for next season. | 1 |
Arsenal Tries to Extend Unbeaten Streak (AP)AP - More than a record unbeaten streak is at stake when Arsenal plays at Manchester United on Sunday: The result could go a long way to determining who wins the Premier League championship. | 1 |
Search Rushes to the DesktopLate Wednesday night, Yahoo (Quote, Chart) unveiled plans to debut a beta version of Yahoo Desktop Search in the coming weeks. At the same time, Ask Jeeves (Quote, Chart) confirmed to internetnews. | 3 |
British Army wanted in town where bombing and murder are the normBritish troops may end up in one of the most violent flashpoints in Iraq in an operation to help the United States forces poised for an assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah. | 0 |
Williams Survives to Set Up Sharapova ClashVenus Williams came through a stiff test against Serbian schoolgirl Ana Ivanovic on Thursday to book her place in the Zurich Challenge quarter-finals. | 1 |
Rider Sainct killed in Egypt crashPARIS, France -- French motorcycle rider Richard Sainct, who won the Paris-Dakar rally three times, has been killed in a crash in the Pharaohs Rally in Egypt. | 1 |
Vonage and Boingo Wireless to market VoIP togetherBoingo Wireless and Vonage Holdings Corp., announced a relationship to bring VoIP services to the market bundled with wireless offers. | 3 |
Blue Chips Are Flat, Caterpillar Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CAT.N</A> and a three-session drop in oil prices offset we... | 2 |
Oracle in Court Over PeopleSoft Defense (AP)AP - Oracle Corp. goes to trial Monday on its legal bid to dismantle the dwindling takeover defenses of PeopleSoft Inc., the rival it has been attempting to acquire for 15 months. | 3 |
AIG settles fraud claims for \$126mAmerican International Group, the world #39;s largest insurance firm, yesterday agreed to pay \$126m (67m) to settle allegations that the company helped clients to commit accounting fraud. | 2 |
Indecency Rules Enter Digital AgeThe FCC leads the campaign to rein in 'indecency' on the airwaves. But in a world of unlimited spectrum, some think shackling the First Amendment is what's obscene. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine. | 3 |
Mercedes and GM to develop hybrid carsGeneral Motors and DaimlerChrysler have announced plans to join forces to develop a new generation of hybrid-powered vehicles, underlining the potential for environmentally friendly cars which use much less fuel. | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Slips AgainConsumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. | 2 |
SCO Web site hack mocks company's legal claimsMalicious hackers have compromised The SCO Group's Web page twice in as many days, posting messages that appear to mock the company's claims to own parts of the Linux operating system. | 3 |
Auburn, Okla. Tied for No. 2 in AP Poll (AP)AP - Auburn moved up a spot in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, into a tie for second with Oklahoma. Southern California remained No. 1 easily with 51 first-place votes and 1,608 points. Auburn and Oklahoma each had 1,536. | 1 |
Google Edges Up as Shares Set to Come Onto Market (Reuters)Reuters - Shares of Web search leader\Google Inc. on Monday inched higher a day before the expiration\of a restriction period that will allow employees and early\investors to sell 39 million shares. | 3 |
LeFors, Cardinals put Tulane in sorry stateNEW ORLEANS -- Stefan LeFors returned to his home state for the final time as a collegian and led Louisville to a record-setting performance. | 1 |
Ovary transplant woman has babyA woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a live baby following an ovarian transplant in a breakthrough that could allow doctors to reverse the menopause and restore fertility to women in middle age. | 3 |
Today's scheduleCollege basketball: WOMEN -- William Smith at Babson, 7 p.m.; Brandeis at Curry, 7 p.m.; Southern Maine at Tufts, 7 p.m.; Providence at UConn, 7:30 p.m. | 1 |
Tottenham 0 Norwich 0Tottenham continued their unbeaten run to the season after being held to a goalless draw by Norwich at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Spurs had a number of chances to break the deadlock, but City goalkeeper Robert | 1 |
Briefly: WebSideStory cuts IPO to 4.4 million sharesroundup Plus: BMC looks to simplify network operations...Data center firms settle cookie suit...nStor sells off telecoms management unit...Nortel lowers expectations. | 3 |
MLB: Philadelphia 9, New York Mets 5A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5. | 1 |
Danish players suspend strike against FIFA transfer rulesCOPENHAGEN: Danish footballers on Wednesday temporarily suspended their week-long strike action in protest at a rule by the games ruling body FIFA concerning the transfer of players under 23 years old. | 1 |
University Offers Free Microsoft Software to StudentsPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Students returning to Washington State University this week found free Microsoft software waiting for them... | 3 |
Consumer confidence still strongConsumer confidence among Arizonans remained stronger in October than in the rest of the nation, but the outlook six months from now is much less promising, according to a statewide survey that was released today. | 2 |
FDA Clears Genentech #39;s Tarceva For Lung CancerOn Thursday, biotechnology companies Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. said US regulators have approved their drug Tarceva for treating the most common form of lung cancer. | 2 |
Acer Announces Ferrari 3400November 15, 2004 - Acer America today has announced its newest notebook in its Ferrari line of notebooks, the Ferrari 3400. Featuring a Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3000, the notebook combines the market strength of three major brands, Acer, AMD and Ferrari. | 3 |
In a Matchup Against Youth, Age TriumphsTennis's onetime ""It"" girl met up with the weary one of the present, and Mary Pierce, wiser and calmer at 29, prevailed over the 17-year-old Maria Sharapova. | 1 |
Lazard Is Near a Public Offer, Executives SayBruce Wasserstein, the big, brash Wall Street deal maker, is hatching a plan to take Lazard public. | 0 |
OPEC Blames Rising Oil Prices on Unrest quot;There must be a significant reduction in geopolitical tensions quot; in order for oil prices to stabilize, says OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro. | 2 |
Two Palestinians Killed in Gaza Gunbattle (AP)AP - A lengthy gunbattle erupted Saturday morning between Palestinians militants and Israeli troops just outside the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, killing two Palestinians, according to medical officials. | 0 |
World ; First US flight in Vietnam since 1975World News, HO CHI MINH CITY, A United Airlines plane has landed in Vietnam #39;s Ho Chi Minh City, the first commercial American airliner to fly to the country since the Vietnam War. | 2 |
Zarqawis Al-Qaeda Allegiance Intelligence Work: ExpertThe alleged allegiance of Al-Tawheed wal Jihad group in Iraq to Al-Qaeda network of Osama Bin Laden pledged in an unverified statement | 0 |
Scientists map Chromosome 5GENETICS experts reported today that they had mapped Chromosome 5 of the human genome, a coil of DNA linked to several rare but crippling disorders including spinal muscular atrophy. | 3 |
In Mosul, insurgent campaign escalates against Iraqi forcesMOSUL, Iraq -- The bodies of five more slain Iraqis were found on the outskirts of Mosul yesterday morning, bringing to 20 the number of soldiers murdered over the last week as part of a campaign against the Iraqi forces who joined American soldiers in suppress... | 0 |
Two US Marines killed around BaghdadTwo US Marines were killed Monday around the Iraqi capital, the US. military said in a statement on Tuesday. The two Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died within | 0 |
Munch's 'Scream' Is Stolen From a Crowded Museum in OsloEdvard Munch's masterpiece, ""The Scream,"" and another painting were grabbed off the wall of a crowded museum by armed robbers. | 0 |
Wall St. on trial over EnronSix former Enron and Merrill Lynch executives were accused Tuesday of disguising a \$7 million loan as a sale of energy-producing barges to quot;help Enron out of a jam quot; and artificially boost its revenue. | 2 |
WTO Rules Against EU Protection of Goods (AP)AP - The European Union said Friday its system of protecting names for regionally produced foods such as Champagne and Parma ham was strengthened by an initial ruling from the World Trade Organization. | 0 |
GM, Great One talked in June about possibilityPHOENIX -- Phoenix managing partner Wayne Gretzky, asked if he was interested in coaching the Coyotes, put the idea on the back burner. | 1 |
Europe Urged to Help NATO More in Iraq, Afghanistan (Reuters)Reuters - The United States said it expected\European countries to come up with offers of help in Iraq and\Afghanistan at a NATO meeting on Thursday to discuss the\alliance's role in the insurgency-hit countries. | 0 |
UK Terrorist Suspects Have Case Sent to Old Bailey (Update2)Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The case against eight men charged with conspiracy to commit murder and carry out terrorist attacks was referred to the Old Bailey, London #39;s central criminal court. | 0 |
Regulators Clear Oracle's \$7.7 Billion Bid for PeopleSoftNo conditions were placed on the decision by European Union antitrust regulators, which came after a yearlong investigation and scrutiny in the United States. | 2 |
Google introduces new research tool(AP) - Online search engine leader Google is setting out make better sense of all the scholarly work stored on the Web. The company #39;s new service, unveiled late Wednesday at scholar | 3 |
Israeli FM cautions EU not to back new UN vote on barrierForeign Minister Sylvan Shalom cautioned the European Union Sunday to not back any Palestinian moves to condemn Israel at the United Nations for its controversial West Bank separation barrier. | 0 |
Oracle Raises PeopleSoft Bid by 14 to \$8.8 Billion (Update5)Oracle Corp. raised its takeover offer for PeopleSoft Inc. by 14 percent to \$8.8 billion, increasing the pressure on the smaller software company to give up its 17-month fight against the bid. | 2 |
Mini Could Get Mighty with Speakers (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - iPod mini users might want to consider ditching their earphones if Altec Lansing's iMmini speaker system lives up to its promise. Based on the same technology and engineering as the original inMotion system, the iMmini can be folded into a convenient carrying... | 3 |
Trash Begins to Clutter International Space StationBy MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- There's no space in the space station... | 3 |
U.S. Forces Kill Four in Afghanistan (AP)AP - U.S.-led troops mounted overnight raids on suspected al-Qaida compounds in eastern Afghanistan, killing four people and detaining several others, officials said Sunday. The U.S. military said ""several Arab fighters"" were among the suspects killed or detained in the operat... | 0 |
Funds: What's Ahead for Fund Investors? (Reuters)Reuters - This decade has been a tough\one for fund investors. The average stock fund has lost almost\6 percent annually since the beginning of 2000, a return that\encompasses huge losses from 2000 through 2002 and big gains in\2003. | 2 |
Napster #39;s mobile market plansThe company has formed an agreement with mobile developer and publisher Dwango Wireless to launch the service - Napster Mobile - across the US and Canada in 2005. | 3 |
Final Answers From the B.C.S. Once Again Raise QuestionsSouthern California and Oklahoma finished 1-2 in the final B.C.S. standing and will play for the national title in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4. | 1 |
Dalembert Has More to Worry About Than NBA (AP)AP - Samuel Dalembert hears of the unrest in his homeland from storms and political violence, and feels so helpless. He has donated generous sums to assist relief efforts in Haiti, but he has no peace of mind. | 1 |
England complete whitewashBulawayo: England bowled out Zimbabwe to win their fourth ODI by 74 runs on Sunday to complete a 4-0 series whitewash. Darren Gough took four for 34 as England bowled out the hosts for 187, having set them a victory target of 262. | 1 |
Update 5: Euro Reaches New High Against US DollarThe US dollar fell to another new low against the euro Friday, pushing the European currency higher than \$1.34 after US employment data came in weaker than expected. | 0 |
Sexton Gets The Start For UNCFor at least their next two games, Florida State will have a new face under center. Head coach Bobby Bowden announced Monday morning that redshirt sophomore Wyatt Sexton would start in place of fifth-year | 1 |
McNair #39;s future is uncertain, will #39;evaluate #39; after seasonIn the Astrodome as a Houston Oiler he began laying the foundation for a successful career that includes a Super Bowl appearance, last season #39;s Co-MVP award and recognition as one of the league #39;s toughest and most versatile quarterbacks. | 1 |
UK aid planes head out to HaitiTwo aircraft are flying out from the UK on Sunday to deliver vital aid and supplies to Haiti, which has been devastated by tropical storm Jeanne. | 0 |
Fossil Indicates Brown Bears Went South (AP)AP - A fossilized jaw found in an Alberta gravel pit may have cleared up a mystery for researchers wondering how brown bears originally made it across North America. | 3 |
Arrest Made in Cisco Source Code TheftSuspect accused of stealing and distributing source code over the Internet. | 3 |
IBM regains speed leadThe latest machine for helping the Energy Department model nuclear explosions has become the world #39;s most powerful computer. An IBM Corp. | 3 |
Crawford #39;s 30 keeps Knicks hot at homeJamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 18 points and 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead the New York Knicks to a 108-102 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday. | 1 |
Roundup: US beats USMisty May and Kerri Walsh were feeling the pressure before their beach volleyball semifinal against fellow Americans and friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs. | 1 |
Opec #39;s delicate balancing actThe threat of \$50 a barrel for the New York price seemed very real last month, but in the end it turned out to be a near miss. Still, there is plenty for Opec to think about as the group #39;s energy ministers gather in Vienna. | 2 |
Test shows US students trailing in mathTest results released in Washington Monday indicate US 15-year-olds are performing below the international average in math and problem solving. | 0 |
Object database goes open source (InfoWorld)InfoWorld - Startup company db4o #160;bjects next week is releasing its object database, db4o, under an open source format, with the product now available either under the GPL via open source or commercially as embeddable software. | 3 |
Aon CEO Ryan retiringCHICAGO Insurance giant Aon Corporation is looking for a new chief executive officer to succeed Patrick Ryan, who is retiring. The 67-year-old Ryan intends to stay on as CEO until his successor is named and | 2 |
US Calls on UN Chief to Release All Oil-for-Food FactsWashington #39;s ambassador to the United Nations has urged Secretary-General Kofi Annan to promptly release all information concerning the scandal-ridden Iraq oil-for-food program. | 0 |
Apple releases December Security Update (MacCentral)MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday released its December security update. The 12.7MB download consists of several updated components including Apache, AppKit, HIToolbox, Kerberos, Postfix, PSNormalizer, Safari and Terminal. | 3 |
Euro Near New High; Asian Stocks Gain SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a record low around \$1.31 per euro Wednesday but was steady against the yen after Russia suggested it might buy more euros, while Asian stocks rose on expectations of good earnings. | 2 |
Canada Beats U.S. 3-1 in Cup Hockey (AP)AP - Vincent Lecavalier, Joe Sakic and Brad Richards scored in the second period to lead Canada to a 3-1 over the United States in a World Cup of Hockey exhibition game Wednesday night. | 1 |
Photo: Dialing for a songVerizon Wireless lets you choose ""ringback tones"" from a catalog of more than 2,200 songs in 13 different music genres. | 3 |
US-led coalition denies airstrikes in western Afghanistan (AFP)AFP - The US military denied reports that the coalition in Afghanistan had launched air strikes to quell fighting in the west of the country. | 0 |
Swedes in danger of loving crayfish delicacy to death (AFP)AFP - Swedes worship crayfish, holding large parties every summer to celebrate the little red shellfish in a feast that is as important for its rituals as its gastronomic delight. | 0 |
Embarcadero, Ixiasoft focus on data managementEmbarcadero is shipping Embarcadero Performance Center 1.9, a version of its multiplatform database monitoring product that adds a Web client and management functions for Linux and Unix databases. | 3 |
Philadelphia vs. PittsburghPITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten | 1 |
Myanmar says thousands of prisoners freedMyanmar #39;s military government says it has released thousands of people from jail as promised, but there appeared few political prisoners among those emerging from Yangon #39;s notorious Insein prison. | 0 |
A glimpse of SpaceShipOne #39;s historic flightsSpaceShipOne on Monday captured the \$10 million Ansari X prize when it made a second flight in less than a week to the edge of space. | 3 |
Pilots Saying Yes to Less Money May Save Delta AirThe labor cost and productivity problems of major airlines have been intractable for a couple of decades, which makes imminent pay concessions by Delta pilots a hopeful event for the airline, lenders, investors and the industry. | 2 |
North American cash registers ring up \$125 million US in sales of <b>...</b>TORONTO (CP) - North American sales of Halo 2 reached \$125 million US in the first 24 hours of the video game #39;s release, according to Xbox parent company Microsoft. | 3 |
Fatigue from virus still dogging former No. 1BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Former No. 1 player Justine Henin-Hardenne ended her season Monday because of continued problems with an energy-sapping virus. | 1 |
Spitzer #39;s probe likely to spreadNEW YORK: New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer sued Marsh amp; McLennan Cos, the world #39;s No 1 insurance broker, last Thursday, for steering unsuspecting clients to certain insurers in exchange for lucrative payoffs, wiping out nearly a quarter of Marsh #39;s | 2 |
Hong Kong in Climate of Fear as elections near: reportHONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2004The human rights situation in Hong Kong has taken a turn for the worse this year, a human rights group said Thursday, citing Beijing-sponsored political intimidation as the former | 0 |
Rovers search for new bossBlackburn Rovers are ready to start their search for a new manager following Graeme Souness #39; resignation on Monday. The Scot tendered his resignation to take over the reins at Newcastle. | 1 |
Microsoft to patch Windows flawsMicrosoft plans to release patches for five Windows flaws next week, the software giant announced Thursday. The company posted the information on its TechNet site as part of a new program that gives the general | 3 |
Hyatt to buy AmeriSuites, consolidate holdingsLONDON (CBS.MW) -- Hyatt Corp. said it will buy the 143-unit AmeriSuites hotel chain from The Blackstone Group for an undisclosed sum and will consolidate all of the Pritzker family #39;s hospitality holdings into one company called Global Hyatt. | 2 |
Lukas gambles on another Breeders #39; Cup victory with AzeriGRAND PRAIRIE, Texas Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has pulled off a surprise by entering Azeri in the four (M) million-dollar Breeders #39; Cup Classic. | 1 |
Spot On: Blu-ray bares teeth in format fight to the finishA battle over next-generation disc standards could create a rift in console game storage. Which side are you on? There are few who contest the fact that the acceptance of CD-ROM and then DVD-ROM standards | 3 |
Iraq supply helps steady oil priceSINGAPORE -- The restoring of oil exports from Iraq helped keep prices steady in Asia Tuesday but concerns over supply stability continues to keep the market near historic highs. | 2 |
3,000-Year-Old Bodies Studied in Australia (AP)AP - Headless bodies buried 3,000 years ago in the oldest cemetery in the Pacific could reveal much about the earliest settlers of Vanuatu, Fiji and Polynesia, Australian archeologists said on Friday. | 3 |
Iran Boasts of Victory Over US on Nuclear CaseIran boasted on Tuesday it had defeated US efforts to send its nuclear case to the UN Security Council while warning that its uranium enrichment freeze would only last for a few months. | 0 |
GPS Technology Drives Global Treasure HuntThe key to hidden treasure lies in your handheld GPS unit. GPS-based ""geocaching"" is a high-tech sport being played by thousands of people across the globe. | 3 |
Corporate Tax Measure ApprovedAfter nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a \$137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone. | 2 |
Judge dismisses \$1.25 billion US lawsuit against Conrad BlackCHICAGO - A US federal court judge has thrown out Hollinger International #39;s \$1.25 billion US lawsuit against Conrad Black and other former executives of the company. | 2 |
Nigeria's 'Taleban' attack policeThe government in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state holds an emergency meeting after raids by the ""Taleban"" militia leave four dead. | 0 |
CA shareholders back management over bonuses issueShareholders yesterday rejected a proposal requesting that Computer Associates' board adopt a policy of revoking executive bonuses paid based on financial results that are later revised. | 3 |
Iraq Gained \$21 Billion Illicitly, Senate Panel SaysIraq illicitly earned an estimated \$21.3 billion by circumventing United Nations sanctions between 1991 and 2003, according to estimates released Monday by a U.S. Senate panel. | 2 |
Airlines #39; losses expected to hit \$4.8bnGeneva - The world #39;s major airlines were expected to rack up about \$4.8 billion (R27.3 billion) in losses this year and would climb back to profit next year only if oil prices fell, the top industry body said yesterday. | 2 |
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