Two teams of researchers with access to thousands of documents gathered for lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx allege that Merck waged a campaign of deception to promote its drug,moving slowly to warn of possible hazards while at the same timedressing
JPMorgan Chase, fresh from scooping up a rival investment bank, BearStearns, saw earnings drop 50 percent in the first quarter as it washurt badly by market turmoil and heavy credit losses. The bank also set aside $5.1 billion to strengthen
Airline passengers will be eligible to receive as much as $800 forbeing bumped from flights under a new federal rule that goes intoeffect next month.The rule doubles the maximum compensation for bumped passengers. It waspart of a package of measures
Pope Benedict XVI, greeted warmly by President Bush and thousands ofadoring guests at the White House this morning, summoned Americans touse their freedom to cultivate virtue, sacrifice for the common goodand help the less fortunate."Freedom is not only a gift,
Food-starved North Korea is facing a humanitarian crisis this year and will likely need largefood donations from the international community, the United Naitions World FoodProgram (WFP) said Wednesday."Major sources of food for North Koreaare all going down and there is
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for executions to resume acrossthe nation, ruling that lethal injections, if properly carried out, area "humane" means of ending a condemned individual's life.The court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injections by a
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's cancer has returned. The five-termRepublican said in a statement released by his office Tuesday that hewas diagnosed with an early recurrence of Hodgkin's disease, which is acancer of the lymph system.Specter, 78, underwent treatment for the
Iraq's government removed the top police commander in the southerncity of Basra on Wednesday, weeks after a botched crackdown on militiafighters there triggered the country's worst fighting in months; butthe Defense Ministry denied earlier comments that the top militarycommander in
About the only thing Aziz ur-Rehman remembers about his life inAfghanistan is his month-long walk through the mountains to Pakistanafter the 1979 Soviet invasion.Hewas 5 years old then - too young to remember much about the eventsthat drove his family
Lost in the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign's aggressive attacks on Barack Obamain recent days is a deep and enduring problem that threatens toundercut any inroads Clinton has made in her struggle to overtake himin the Democratic presidential race: She has
Clinton's formerly double-digit lead is now just a 5-point margin inPennsylvania, a survey finds. The reduced margin makes a win for herthere less significant. She trails Obama among Hoosiers.With three crucial Democratic primaries looming, Hillary Rodham Clintonmay not be headed
Proponents and opponents of imposing the death penalty for rape of achild underwent intense questioning Wednesday from a seemingly dividedSupreme Court.The hour-long argument came in the case of inmate Patrick Kennedy, sentenced to death for raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter.Kennedy'slawyer, Jeffrey
Bruce Springsteen, the rocker who made "Born in the USA" a signatureof working-class pride, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for presidentWednesday."He has the depth, the reflectiveness and the resilience to be our nextpresident," Springsteen said in a letter posted on his
This month alone, Philadelphia's sheriff delayed foreclosure auctions of 759 homes at the city council's urging. Maryland extended the time it takes to complete a foreclosure. State leaders in Ohio recruited more than 1,000 lawyers to aid distressed borrowers.Frustratedby the
PROTESTERS dressed as pirates will picket the offices of BP today, to highlight what they claim is the oil giant's attempt to control the production of Iraq's oil res
HARRIET Harman, the Commons leader, will not face a police inquiry over errors in reporting contributions to her deputy Labour leadership campaign, it was revealed last night
SCOTLAND Week celebrations of the type which take place in the United States could be extended to other countries including Russia, Alex Salmond said yesterday.
