Marines Charged in Iraqi Civilian Deaths  © The Associated Press Favre Leads Packers Past Vikings 9-7  © The Associated Press British Charge Man in Prostitute Murders  © The Associated Press Lawmaker Stands Firm on Quran Criticism  © The Associated Press Rice: Iraq Worth Investment in U.S. Aid  © The Associated Press
Toyota Announces 2007 Production Target  © The Associated Press Caremark Shareholders Fight CVS Deal A group of shareholders in pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx Inc. has filed for an injunction to force company officials to consider a proposed buyout by rival Express Scripts Inc. that could pay more than an offer from CVS Corp. more Red Hat 3Q Profit Drops but Beats Views Stock-compensation expenses cut into profits for the second consecutive quarter for Red Hat Inc., but the company again exceeded analysts' expectations. more 'Seinfeld' Spurs Festivus Pole Sales  © The Associated Press Dow Ends Down 43 on Manufacturing News  © The Associated Press
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Former 21 Club Owner Dies at 99  © The Associated Press Paternity Test Ordered for Smith's Baby  © The Associated Press Southeast Critics: 'Departed' Best Film "The Departed" and its director, Martin Scorsese, won top honors from the Southeastern Film Critics Association. more Hilary Duff Becomes a Barbie Doll  © The Associated Press Rare Studio Contracts Up for Auction More than 200 documents from the 20th Century Fox archives will be sold at auction next month in New York City, including a memo saying Norma Jean Dougherty was changing her name to Marilyn Monroe. more
Christmas Goodies Pack on the Pounds  © The Associated Press New Flu Pandemic Could Kill 81 Million A flu virus as deadly as the one that caused the 1918 Spanish flu could kill as many as 81 million worldwide if it struck today, a new study estimates. By applying historical death rates to modern population data, the researchers calculated a death toll of 51 million to 81 million, with a median estimate of 62 million. more Study: Teens Use Medicines to Get High  © The Associated Press U.S. Measles Outbreak Tied to One Person The biggest U.S. measles outbreak in a decade _ 34 people stricken in Indiana and Illinois last year _ was traced back to a 17-year-old girl who had traveled to Romania without first getting vaccinated, government health officials said Thursday. more Texas Judge Cuts Vioxx Award to $7.75M A judge in a Texas widow's lawsuit over the Merck & Co. drug Vioxx on Thursday reduced a $32 million jury award to about $7.75 million, citing Texas' recently enacted caps on punitive damages. more
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Seagate to Buy EVault for $185 Million Seagate Technology LLC, the world's largest maker of hard-disk drives, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire EVault Inc., an online data storage service provider, for about $185 million in cash. more Tech-Savy Mass. Cardinal Starts Podcasts Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley is going high-tech. He already has his own blog, now he plans to start podcasting to the masses, beginning with downloadable Christmas messages. more Robots Are Honored in Japan  © The Associated Press Opera Lands Samsung Browser Contract Opera Software ASA on Thursday announced that it has signed a contract with South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. to provide Internet browsers for its advance mobile telephones. more Record Labels Sue Web Site Operator Several major record labels sued the operator of the Russian music Web site AllofMP3.com on Wednesday, claiming the company has been profiting by selling copies of music without their permission. more
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