AP News Alert The House has voted to overhaul how it supervises the congressional page program in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal. 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
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Mona Lisa's Resting Place May Be Found It may be that the world's most famously enigmatic woman has shed some of her mystery. An amateur historian believes he has found the final resting place of the Florentine Renaissance woman who inspired Leonardo da Vinci's most renowned painting _ the Mona Lisa. more Miss Nevada `Devastated' by Racy Photos Dethroned Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees says she was devastated when provocative photos of her partying and posing in various stages of undress emerged on the Internet. more Trump Fined Over Large Flag at Fla. Club Officials in the ritzy coastal town of Palm Beach have voted to fine Donald Trump $1,250 a day for flying a large American flag atop an 80-foot flagpole at his lavish club in violation of town codes. more Oprah Is Richest Woman in Show Biz Surprise, surprise. Grass is green, the world is round and Oprah Winfrey is the richest woman in entertainment. The talk-show titan, who's amassed $1.5 billion over the course of her impressive career, has bested "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart to take the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of "The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment." more Neighbors Pan Stewart's Trademark Plan Martha Stewart's plan to trademark a line of furniture named for her new hometown has riled some of her neighbors. more
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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IBM Stock Sinks Despite Profit Leap International Business Machines Corp. rode cost cuts and software acquisitions to healthy fourth-quarter profits, and the company posted a blockbuster number for contract signings. But investors found reasons to be disappointed, sending IBM stock down sharply Friday. more Virus Exploits Interest in Europe Storm Spammers are exploiting the public's interest in this week's European storm to spread a computer virus that sends junk e-mail, computer security experts said Friday. more Numbers Behind Windows 95, Vista Some numbers behind Microsoft Corp.'s evolution from Windows 95 to this month's consumer release of Windows Vista: more Vista Launch Points to Microsoft Changes Here comes a new Windows operating system from Microsoft Corp. Long delayed, it's the first in several years, so the company plans an enormous marketing campaign to tout the software as a way to get more out of computers. more Microsoft Case Lawyers Claim Violation The plaintiffs in Iowa's class-action antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. claim they have uncovered information that indicates the software company is violating its 2002 agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. more
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