Seminole Tribe Buying Hard Rock Business  © The Associated Press Launch Tonight Iffy, Friday Off Too  © The Associated Press Survivors Honor Pearl Harbor Victims  © The Associated Press Senators Question Iraq Panel's Blueprint  © The Associated Press Former Russia Spy Laid to Rest in London  © The Associated Press
Scallions in E. Coli Case From Calif. The scallions suspected in the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell came from a Southern California grower, an official with the company that washed, chopped and packed them for the restaurant chain said Thursday. more Consumer Borrowing Falls in October Consumer borrowing fell in October by the largest amount in 14 years, reflecting a big drop in auto loans. more 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop Mortgage rates around the country fell this week, with rates on 30-year mortgages dipping to the second lowest level of the year, pushed down by further signs of economic weakness. more Supreme Court to Hear IPO Lawsuit The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to consider a lawsuit against major Wall Street firms accused of conspiring to manipulate prices on newly issued shares during the stock market boom of the 1990s. more Coca-Cola Names New COO The Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker, said Thursday it has tapped its international operations chief to fill the company's vacant No. 2 position. more
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Clooney Buying John Grisham Book Rights George Clooney will produce a movie based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town." more Spokane Shows Its Love for Bing Crosby He was arguably the most popular entertainer of the 20th Century, and inarguably the most famous person to ever grow up in Spokane. more Martin Sheen, the 'President,' at School  © The Associated Press Serious Talk at `Blood Diamond' Premiere Just hours after being named one of the year's 10-best films by the National Board of Review in New York, the new political drama "Blood Diamond" got the red-carpet treatment in Hollywood. And there was much serious talk among the glittering attendees. more Pregnant Singer Says Murphy's the Father  © The Associated Press
Scallions in E. Coli Case From Calif. The scallions suspected in the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell came from a Southern California grower, an official with the company that washed, chopped and packed them for the restaurant chain said Thursday. more Study Says Malaria Helps Spread HIV Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people's bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges. more Study: Ebola Killed Gorillas Too Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports. more FDA Explores Safety of Heart Stents A federal panel on Thursday tackled the question of whether the drug-coated stents used to prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S. pose a heightened risk that requires action. more EPA Sets Final Sept. 11 Building Testing The Environmental Protection Agency plans to launch its final Sept. 11 contamination cleanup program next month, more than five years after the attacks and following years of criticism that the agency still has not done enough. more
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Data Format Approved As Int'l Standard A data format used in Microsoft Corp.'s prevalent Office software line has been approved as an international standard _ a move aimed at preserving access to documents created with the package for years to come. more Sales Joining Home Values Online A real-estate site that publishes estimated values for about 70 million U.S. homes began letting homeowners and real-estate agents post sale offers online Thursday. more Nintendo Investigating Wii Strap Problem The maker of the new Wii video game consoles said Thursday it is investigating reports of problems with a strap that secures the machines' wandlike remote-controller to the player's wrist. more NTT DoCoMo Recalls 1.3M Sanyo Batteries Japan's largest mobile-phone provider said Thursday it is recalling 1.3 million battery packs because some of them could generate excessive heat and rupture. more Nintendo Investigating Wii Strap Problem  © The Associated Press
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