NEW YORK – Oil futures rose slightly but stayed below the $48 mark Thursday, after falling sharply on U.S. petroleum inventory data showing more strong growth in crude stocks. The market was sobered by Department of Energy (search) figures that revealed a build of 334 million barrels in the week …
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WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission (search) plans to release this month a long-awaited report on off-balance-sheet accounting of the sort that featured in the Enron Corp. (search) collapse and other recent corporate scandals, said a top SEC official on Tuesday. “The month of May is when we will …
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ROME – Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (search) suggested Thursday that U.S. soldiers were negligent in the shooting death of an Italian agent in Iraq, but insisted that the slaying wouldn’t affect relations with Washington or Italy’s troop commitment in Iraq. In frank remarks to Parliament, the premier rejected calls by …
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NEW YORK – Tony Danza (search) got quite a scare when he and NASCAR star Rusty Wallace (search) were racing go-karts Monday morning for a segment on the nationally syndicated talk show “The Tony Danza Show.” Danza was leading Miller as they entered the final lap on West 66th Street …
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (search), visiting amid political turmoil in this former Soviet republic, won assurances Thursday that the U.S. military will not lose access to a base it established here in support of the war in Afghanistan. Ganci air base, which is situated at Manas …
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April truly is the cruelest month for allergy sufferers, bringing nasal-assaulting tree pollen along with all those lovely spring flowers. If you live in a current pollen hot spot like Atlanta; Austin, Texas; or Hartford, Conn., it may seem like more people than ever are sniffling, sneezing, and suffering because …
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Republicans, many of whom led the charge to focus federal attention on Terri Schiavo (search), are vowing to hold the judiciary system responsible for rulings in the case that some believe were tantamount to murder. “This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection …
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MIAMI – Seven men of Middle Eastern descent have sued a Denny’s (search) restaurant franchisee and one of its managers for $28 million, saying they were kicked out because of their ancestry and compared to Usama Bin Laden (search ). The men, who are all U.S. citizens, are seeking $4 …
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This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” April 15, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There was a Social Security expert named Robert …
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LONDON, England – Prince Charles’ (search) wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles will go ahead Friday as planned, even if it clashes with the funeral of Pope John Paul II (search), the prince’s office said Sunday. The prince’s Clarence House (search) office said there were no plans to change the wedding …
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