AP News Alert President Bush will seek in his State of the Union message to dissuade skeptical lawmakers who are ready to oppose his Iraq war build up, the White House says. 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
Sun Returns to Black After Years in Red Sun Microsystems Inc. returned to profitability Tuesday after years of red ink, easily exceeding Wall Street's tepid expectations thanks to the growing popularity of its corporate computers and its newest operating system for servers. more Automakers Highlight Fuel-Efficient Cars Automakers highlighted their work to develop clean and fuel-efficient technologies at the Washington Auto Show on Tuesday, hours before President Bush outlined an energy agenda that could shape the industry's future. more Product Recalls The following recall has been announced: more Oil Prices Settle Above $55 Oil prices settled above $55 a barrel on Tuesday after the federal government announced plans to boost the country's emergency crude stockpile this spring at a rate of 100,000 barrels per day. more Bush to Seek Cutback in Gas Consumption In his first State of the Union address to a Democratic-controlled Congress, President Bush will urge that gasoline consumption be slashed by 20 percent, the White House said, and try to dissuade lawmakers ready to resist his Iraq war build up. more
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Willa Cather Letters Donated to College The family of Willa Cather, the Pulitzer Prize winning author who captured the lives of Nebraska homesteaders in such works as "My Antonia," has donated a collection of more than 350 personal letters to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. more On the Net: Kevin Bacon's New Site Kevin Bacon has started SixDegrees.org, a social networking site for charity that trades on the famous game based on the actor's ubiquity. more Chanel Secures Future for Couture Veteran designer Karl Lagerfeld on Tuesday defied predictions that Paris haute couture will soon die out with a display of feather-light gowns for Chanel destined to lure a new generation of clients. more Town Wants Fed Court to Take Trump Suit Palm Beach officials have asked a federal court to take over a $25 million lawsuit that Donald Trump filed against the town, claiming it involves a constitutional question. 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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Sun Returns to Black After Years in Red Sun Microsystems Inc. returned to profitability Tuesday after years of red ink, easily exceeding Wall Street's tepid expectations thanks to the growing popularity of its corporate computers and its newest operating system for servers. more Alcatel-Lucent Shares Slump Post-Warning Tougher competition and complications from its $11.6 billion merger hit Alcatel-Lucent's revenue and wiped out fourth-quarter profit, the telecom equipment maker warned Tuesday, sending its shares plummeting less than two months after the company's creation. more Record Labels Invest in Chinese Venture Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group have partnered with a joint venture operating in China that develops technology for distributing music downloads and other content to mobile phones, the record companies said Tuesday. more Texas Instruments 4Q Earnings Up 2 Pct Texas Instruments Inc. is planning to close a small digital chip fabrication plant and make other changes to increase efficiency and profitability as it faces challenges from customers asking for less inventory and a wireless market skewing toward low-priced, basic-featured cell phones. more Dell Opens Business Center in Malaysia Computer maker Dell Inc. on Tuesday opened its first global business center outside the United States to provide 24-hour engineering and technology support to its branches worldwide. more
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