AP News Alert A ComAir spokeswoman says the pilots of a commuter jet that crashed after taking off from the wrong runway violated a rule against extraneous cockpit conversation. more Stores Counting on Post-Holiday Shopping  © The Associated Press Tsunami Aims at Philippines After Quake A powerful quake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. more Schwarzenegger to Have Surgery on Leg  © The Associated Press Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills 200 At least 200 people were killed Tuesday when a gasoline pipeline exploded in Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, a Red Cross official said. The death toll was expected to rise. more
Oil Prices Rebound in Asian Trading Oil prices rose Thursday in Asian trading following an overnight rally of more than $1 a barrel on speculation that prices may have bottomed out. more Japan Stocks Edge Up; Dollar Down Vs Yen Japanese stocks rose slightly Thursday morning as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day policy meeting of Japan's central bank. more Citrus Freeze Leaves Thousands Jobless The deep freeze that has destroyed some $1 billion worth of California citrus could also mean months of unemployment for thousands of farmworkers, packers and truck drivers during what is already a lean season for those who work in agriculture, industry officials say. more JPMorgan Chase 4Q Profit Soars 68 Pct. Fourth-quarter earnings at JPMorgan Chase & Co. soared 68 percent on strong investment banking growth and a gain from the sale of the bank's corporate trust business, but signs of worsening credit quality worried investors. more Apple Reports Record 1Q Profit SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Apple Inc. on Wednesday posted a record profit in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street estimates as earnings rose 78 percent amid strong holiday sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers. more
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Study: Overcoming Allergies Possible  © The Associated Press Poor Records Plague Bush AIDS Effort President Bush's ambitious AIDS-fighting program in poor countries has pushed so hard for fast results that basic record keeping and accountability often went by the wayside, making it hard to judge the true success, according to government audits and officials. more 12 Ideas to Keep Off Holiday Pounds Three French pastries ... two turtle cheesecakes ... and a partridge in a pear sauce. more Hospital Clowns Boost Sick Kids' Spirits Stephen Ringold is a clown facing a tough audience _ a sick child in a hospital room who needs holiday cheer. For a few minutes, Stephany Nieto sits on her mother's lap, suspiciously eyeing the tall man with the red-and-white checkered shoes half-hiding behind the curtain. Smiling doesn't come easily to the little girl, who her mother says is being examined for a serious illness called moyamoya, an rare inflammation of the brain arteries that can cause seizures and paralysis. more Report: Health Care Suffers at LA Jails The deaths of at least 14 inmates since 1999 in the nation's largest county jail system came after treatment errors and other breakdowns in their medical care, a newspaper reported Sunday. more
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New Spam Trick: Mimic Legit Newsletters Spammers have something new in their bag of tricks. Those ubiquitous Viagra ads have been disguising themselves as e-mail newsletters, the kind you get to find out the latest airline deals or keep up with your fantasy football team. more DVD Security Group Probes Hacker Report A business group behind copy-protection software for next-generation DVDs was investigating reports that hackers found a way to circumvent its technology, a group member said Wednesday. more TJX Says Computer Systems Hacked TJX Cos., operator of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls discount stores, said Wednesday its computer systems were hacked late last year and customer data has been stolen. The company said the full extent of the intrusion is not yet known, but it is conducting a full investigation. more Apple Reports Record 1Q Profit Apple Inc. on Wednesday posted a record profit in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street estimates as earnings rose 78 percent amid strong holiday sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers. more HP Extends Lead Over Dell in PC Market Hewlett-Packard Co. extended its lead over Dell Inc. in the worldwide personal-computer market in the fourth quarter, according to reports released Wednesday by two top technology research firms. more
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