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Entertainment Will Ferrell Tops Forbes Most Overpaid Stars List Comic actor Will Ferrell tops Forbes's 2009 list of Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars, the magazine has announced. ... More

Health News Certain Antibiotics Birth Defect Risk: Penicillin Safest The antibiotics pregnant women are most likely to be prescribed, the penicillins and erythromycins, appeared to be safe. ... More

Entertainment News (Video) Sandra Bullock Buoys Michael Oher Story: The Blind Side Knowing a golden character opportunity when she sees one, Sandra Bullock takes the proverbial ball and runs with Leigh Anne Tuohy, the honey blond spitfire of a well-to-do Southern wife and mother who takes in a homeless black teenager in "The Blind Side." ... More

Strange & Interesting News Dalia Dippolito (Pics & Bust on Video) Hit Man Cop Hire Dalia Dippolito arrested (Police Video): After Dalia Dippolito and her "hit man" made plans, she returned home from the gym to find officers at her house... ... More

Domestic News Miami Man Gets 13-Year Sentence For Sears Tower Plot The ringleader of a group of Miami men convicted of plotting to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and government offices was sentenced to 13-1/2 years in prison on Friday. ... More

Domestic News Los Angeles Gets Tough On Medical Marijuana Shops Past the security man and his pit bull and through a haze of eye-watering smoke, two youths load up a pipe next to a row of shiny glass jars with two dozen varieties of... ... More

Sports News Ricky Williams Scores Three Times In Fins Win Ricky Williams scored three touchdowns to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 24-17 win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. ... More

Sports Michael Oher Has 12 Biological Siblings Baltimore Ravens Tackle Michael Oher has traveled an unusual path to success. Michael Oher and his 12 siblings are from the poorest part of Memphis, he never knew his father, who was murdered. ... More

Entertainment News Taylor Swift's Dream Year Brings Out Naysayers At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers. ... More

Entertainment News Driver Dies In Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died on Friday when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not on-board, police said. ... More

Breaking News Obama's Job Approval Below 50 Percent Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time since he was inaugurated as U.S. president,... ... More

Business News Black Friday Deals May Not Signal Retail Comeback When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened but even more bargain hungry customers cross their thresholds. ... More

Breaking News Body Armor To Be Independently Reviewed The U.S. Army's body armor will undergo independent assessment, based on a government recommendation for such a review,... ... More

Breaking News Russian Ship Free Of Antarctic Ice Trap A Russian cruise ship called The Captain Khlebnikov has broken free of an ice trap in Antarctica and is headed to Argentina,... ... More

Breaking News Prosecutors: Kercher Killed As Punishment British exchange student Meredith Kercher was killed by her roommate Amanda Knox in Perugia, Italy, in an act of revenge,... ... More

Breaking News Senate Prepares For Healthcare Showdown Reid is focused on persuading moderate Democrats who oppose various provisions in the measure to support efforts to advance it. ... More

Breaking News U.S. Indicts 15 Alleged La Familia Members Fifteen alleged associates of a Mexican drug cartel's Chicago cell were indicted on narcotics trafficking-related charges,... ... More

Breaking News Holder Pledges To Enforce All Laws Equally "I can assure you under my leadership the Department of Justice will enforce all of our nation's laws with equal conviction,"... ... More

Domestic News Lesbian U.S. Deserter To Get New Canada Hearing A Canadian court ordered a new refugee hearing on Friday for a U.S. Army deserter who claimed she would face persecution because of her homosexuality if returned to the United States. ... More

Breaking News Six Nations Hold Iran Summit Iran's rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal prompted a meeting Friday between representatives of six world powers and the European Union. ... More

Sports Stefanie Spielman Dies Of Breast Cancer Former NFL player Chris Spielman said his wife, Stefanie, died in Upper Arlington, Ohio, after battling breast cancer five times. ... More

Sports Jimmie Johnson Signs Contract Extension Standout NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson signed a five-year contract extension Friday to remain with Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season. ... More

Sports Still No Replay For France-Ireland Match International soccer officials on Friday again refused to allow a replay of a World Cup qualifying match between France and Ireland decided on a disputed goal. ... More

Sports Hearing For Former NBA Star Postponed A hearing for former NBA star Jayson Williams concerning the death a limo driver has been indefinitely postponed,... ... More

Domestic News "Yard Sale" Brings U.S. Empire To Bargain-Bin Ending Bargain hunters will get the chance to bid on Saturday on the leftovers from the home furnishings firm of Edra Blixseth, ex-wife of timber baron Tim Blixseth, a former billionaire. ... More

Science False Alarms Wake Orbiting Astronauts NASA Friday was investigating false fire and depressurization alarms aboard the shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station,... ... More

Science EPA Says Fuel Efficiency On The Rise The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said automakers are reporting an increase in the average fuel economy for new vehicles. ... More

Science Frog Legs Spreading Pathogen A worldwide trade in frog legs may be spreading pathogens deadly to amphibians, scientists in Washington said. ... More

Science DNA Barcodes Used To Identify Species A new tool involving DNA barcoding showed endangered bluefin tuna was served in sushi bars sampled in New York and Colorado,... ... More

Strange & Interesting News Students Told Not To Ditch For 'Twilight' School officials in California's Orange County said students were warned not to ditch school to see the new entry in the "Twilight" film series. ... More

Strange & Interesting News Web Sites Blamed For Sex Industry Slump Experts said Australia's sex industry, which has experienced a 6 percent drop in revenue during the past year,... ... More

Business & Financial News Salomon USA Ski Bindings Recalled The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Salomon USA ski bindings due to a fall hazard. ... More

Business & Financial News Gorilla Inc. Safety Harnesses Recalled The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Gorilla Inc. EXO-Tech safety harnesses due to a fall hazard. ... More

Business & Financial News Roubini Paints Grim Picture On Jobs "Remember: The last recession ended in November 2001, but job losses continued for more than a year-and-a-half until June of 2003;... ... More

Business & Financial News Cost Plus Cookware Recalled The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Cost Plus World Market stainless steel cookware due to a burn hazard. ... More

Domestic News U.S. To Audit 1,000 Firms In Illegal Worker Probe The U.S. government will audit hiring records of 1,000 firms in agriculture, healthcare and other areas to determine if they have illegal immigrants working for them. ... More

Business & Financial News Employees Head For Door During Downturn A majority of U.S. workers in a national survey indicated they would leave their jobs within a year, a sign of unhappy workers,... ... More

Domestic News Massachusetts, Unions Agree To Cost Cuts Massachusetts reached agreements with leaders of four major public sector unions on cost-cutting measures aimed at saving the state millions of dollars and preventing... ... More

Business News Nearly Half Of Americans Rate Timothy Geithner Performance "Poor" Adding to lawmaker criticism of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's performance is a new survey released on Friday showing 42 percent of Americans say he has done a... ... More

Political News West Virginia Governor To Approve Pension Rescue, New Bonds West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale of $225 million in stimulus bonds. ... More

Political News Nancy Pelosi Calls Afghan Hamid Karzai "Unworthy Partner" Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. ... More

Technology News Barnes & Noble Says Nook Shipments Will Be Delayed Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not arrive in... ... More

Health News Moderate Democrat Boosts Senate Healthcare Bill One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad overhaul one day before... ... More

Health News U.S. Healthcare Companies Set For Record Lobbying In 2009 It's not just spending on U.S. healthcare that's hitting record levels. Drugmakers, insurers and industry groups are on track to spend an all-time high of more than $500 million... ... More

Health News Breast Guidelines Test American Tolerance For Risk The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and health policy experts face in trying to... ... More

Health News Exercise Important In Teens' Blood Pressure Control Regular exercise may help keep teenagers' blood pressure in check, regardless of their body weight, a new study suggests. ... More

Health News Harmful Effects Seen With Repeated Ketamine Abuse Ketamine, sometimes called Special K on the street, is mostly used as a veterinary anesthetic. In humans, it causes hallucinations and high blood pressure. ... More

Health News Norway Says Found H1N1 Mutation In Flu Victims Norwegian health authorities said on Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing... ... More

Health News H1N1 Flu Spreading East, Peaking In Some Areas: WHO The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States. ... More

Health News Burden Of Proof: Breast Cancer Changes Fall Short Making drastic changes to U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines will take much stronger evidence than that offered by a federal advisory panel this week. ... More

Science News CERN Restarts Big Bang Collider For Biggest Test Yet Scientists are restarting a giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday. ... More

Science News Italy Collector Finds Galileo Galilei Lost Tooth, Fingers An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum... ... More

Top News No Obama Decision On Afghan Until After Thanksgiving President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week. ... More

Sports News Roger Federer Eyes Year-End Top Spot In London Finale Roger Federer held court in a swish hotel on the banks of the River Thames on Friday and left nobody in any doubt he was determined to become only the second male player to... ... More

Sports News IAAF To Stage Hammer Throw Challenge Next Year A hammer throw challenge event will be introduced next year to provide worldwide competition for athletes whose specialty is not part of the new Diamond League. ... More

Sports News Roger Federer Says Football Needs To Introduce Video Technology World number one tennis player Roger Federer believes his friend Thierry Henry should not be villified for the handball which helped France edge past Ireland into the... ... More

Sports News Thierry Henry Says World Cup Playoff Would Be Fair France captain Thierry Henry has agreed a replay against Ireland would be the fairest solution to the controversy surrounding the teams' World Cup playoff. ... More

Sports News Iraq Suspended From International Football Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said Friday. ... More

Oddly Enough Weary Of Old Wardrobes, Women Buying Clothes Again Shop 'till you drop it's not, but U.S. women are finally starting to buy clothes again. ... More

Entertainment News Actress Audrey Hepburn's Wardrobe Up For Auction Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was "attainable" and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible. ... More

Entertainment News "New Moon" Breaks Midnight Record At Box Offices Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings. ... More

Entertainment News Montreux Unveils 2010 Poster By Brazil's Romero Britto Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the... ... More

Entertainment News Oprah Winfrey Says Ending TV Show "Feels Right" Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting. ... More

Entertainment News Famous But Poor: Sheryl Crow Revisits First Album Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening. ... More

Top News Somalia To Join Child Rights Pact, Only U.S. Outside Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday. ... More

Entertainment News Roman Polanski Will Not Agree To Extradition: Lawyer Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case. ... More

Breaking News Suicide Bombing Kills 13 In Afghanistan A suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in Afghanistan Friday, an act a multinational security force spokeswoman condemned as a "malicious attack." ... More

Breaking News Serbia Officially Recognizes Macedonia Serbia has officially recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name and that position will not change,... ... More

Science Scientists Complete Corn Genome After three years and $30 million, U.S. scientists have finished mapping the complete genome sequence of corn,... ... More

Science Mammoth Dung Clue To Changing Landscape Gill and her team studied Sporormiella fungal spores in mammoth dung found in sediment deep within the bed of Appleman Lake in Indiana. ... More

Entertainment Oprah Winfrey: 25 Years Of 'Oprah' Feels Right A tearful Oprah Winfrey Friday confirmed rumors she will end her long-running television talkfest in 2011, saying the time to quit "feels right." ... More

Entertainment Artist Jeanne-Claude Dead At 74 Artist Jeanne-Claude has died in New York as the result of complications due to a ruptured brain aneurysm,... ... More

Business & Financial News U.S. Markets Head Lower Friday U.S. markets tipped lower Friday morning after a week of shaky economic data. ... More

Business & Financial News House Panel Approves Fed Audits A Congressional panel approved a bill that would put the traditionally independent U.S. Federal Reserve under closer scrutiny of politicians. ... More

Business & Financial News Delinquencies Top Second Quarter Record The delinquency rate for private single family and multi-unit homes of up to four units was 9.64 percent at the end of the third quarter,... ... More

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