Kings Spoil a Strong Debut From Iverson  © The Associated Press Parents Convicted in Caged Children Case  © The Associated Press 8 Marines Charged With Iraq Murders  © The Associated Press Shuttle Lands at Kennedy Space Center  © The Associated Press At 66, 'Zuzu' Thinks Life Is Wonderful  © The Associated Press
100 Workers Seized in U.S. Raids Freed Dozens of illegal immigrants arrested in last week's meatpacking plant raids have been released for humanitarian reasons pending immigration hearings, a government official said Friday. more Denver Airport Reopens; Mess Lingers  © The Associated Press Wall Street Slips in Light Holiday Trade  © The Associated Press Regulators to Pay Gemstar Shareholders Federal regulators will soon begin giving $83 million in cash and stock to shareholders of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. who were harmed by a suspected scheme to inflate revenues to meet financial targets. more Goodyear, Strikers Reach Tentative Deal Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and a union representing about 12,600 active union workers in the United States tentatively agreed Friday to a contract that would end an 11-week strike over health care benefits and Goodyear's plan to close a tire factory in Texas. more
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Lawyer: Witness Defends Regan in Dispute A lawyer for fired publisher Judith Regan says a new witness has emerged to dispute allegations that she called four industry veterans a "Jewish cabal" conspiring against her. more `First Emperor' _ Fascinating but Flawed  © The Associated Press Robin Williams Monkeys Around in New Pic After spending two months ensconced quietly in an Oregon rehab program, Robin Williams is back making laughs onscreen. more Filmmaker Gus Van Sant Cited for DUI Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, whose credits include "Finding Forrester" and "Drugstore Cowboy," has been arrested here on a drunken driving charge, police said. more Italy Fashion Industry to Fight Anorexia  © The Associated Press
British Woman With 2 Wombs Has Triplets A woman with two wombs has given birth to triplets, in what is believed to the first case of its kind, a hospital official said Friday. 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
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Cuban Exiles Send Gifts Home Via Web A small but growing number of Cubans in South Florida are getting around the U.S. embargo that limits what can be sent to the communist island by sending their Christmas gifts through foreign Internet sites. more Feds: 5th Samsung Exec to Plead Guilty A Samsung Electronics Co. executive agreed to plead guilty and serve 10 months in prison for his role in a global price-fixing scheme involving a common form of computer memory, federal prosecutors said Thursday. more Journal Ends Peer Review Experiment Citing a lack of participation, the British journal Nature said Thursday it was ditching a closely watched online experiment that allowed scientists to comment on their peers' research before publication. more Automakers Use Better Dummies in Tests  © The Associated Press Queen's Christmas Speech on Podcast Queen Elizabeth II's traditional Christmas speech will be available as a podcast this year for the first time. A download can be ordered in advance for free on the British monarchy's Web site http://www.royal.gov.uk, royal officials said Friday. more
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