U.S. to Implement Passport Requirement  © The Associated Press Doctors Are Reportedly Fleeing Iraq Iraq's top doctors are under threat and are fleeing the country, leaving hospitals in the hands of medical students or junior physicians, an Iraqi lawmaker said Wednesday. more Chemical Plant Explodes Near Boston  © The Associated Press O.J. Says Book Wasn't Confession  © The Associated Press Gorbachev Recovering From Artery Surgery  © The Associated Press
Stocks Are Mixed Wall Street was narrowly mixed Wednesday, as investors tried to gauge Americans' buying power going into the holiday shopping season after a report showed consumer confidence slipping. more Oil Prices Fall to $59 a Barrel Oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel Wednesday after U.S. government showed rising supplies of crude and gasoline. more Hormel 4Q Profit Rises 9 Percent Hormel Foods Corp., the maker of Spam canned meat and Jennie-O Turkey, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose more than 9 percent on strong sales of food ingredients and sugar substitutes. more Kerkorian Seeks to Boosts MGM Stake Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. on Wednesday said it plans to offer $55 a share in cash for up to 15 million shares of MGM Mirage, boosting its stake in the owner of the Bellagio in Las Vegas and other casinos to more than 60 percent. MGM Mirage shares rose more than 8 percent in morning trading. more Dell Shares Rise After Beating Forecasts  © The Associated Press
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O.J. Says Book Wasn't Confession  © The Associated Press Jolie Makes Surprise Visit to Cambodia  © The Associated Press Maldivians Want to Say `Hello' to TomKat  © The Associated Press Black Eyed Peas Nab Three Awards at AMAs  © The Associated Press Director Robert Altman Dies at 81  © The Associated Press
Doctors Are Reportedly Fleeing Iraq Iraq's top doctors are under threat and are fleeing the country, leaving hospitals in the hands of medical students or junior physicians, an Iraqi lawmaker said Wednesday. more Chinese HIV Cases Jump Nearly 30 Percent  © The Associated Press U.N. Says 39.5 Million People Have HIV An estimated 39.5 million people are now living with the AIDS virus worldwide as infection rates and deaths from the disease continue to mount, the United Nations said Tuesday. more Studies: Surgery No Better for Sciatica Two big government-funded studies on back surgery for painful herniated disks show no clear-cut reason to choose an operation over other treatment. The pain and physical function of the patients, who were suffering from a condition called sciatica, improved significantly after two years whether or not they had surgery. However, neither strategy offered complete relief. more Marathon Runners Face Skin Cancer Risk  © The Associated Press
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Companies Pursue Game Console Supremacy  © The Associated Press Clerics in India Dismiss Quran Ringtones Muslim clerics at a leading seminary in India have asked people to refrain from using verses from the Quran as ringtones for their mobile phones, saying the practice was un-Islamic. more Micron's Appleton Wins Desert Road Race  © The Associated Press New AOL Chairman Sees Parallels With TV The incoming head of AOL said Tuesday he left a 31-year career at NBC for the chance to transform the online business into a formidable rival to television and other traditional media. more Australian Copyright Proposal Criticized Critics of a copyright proposal in Australia are warning that serious penalties could result from the use of iPod music players and video-sharing sites like YouTube, even if all you're doing is showing yourself singing along to your favorite song. more
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