SAN FRANCISCO – Web retailer Amazon.com (AMZN) Monday said it would offer online photo developing services through a partnership with leading Internet photo service Shutterfly (search) as it targets a fast-growing market. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Amazon said the service would allow customers to design photo …
Read More »Motorists Deterred by Montana Fires
ALBERTON, Mont. – A series of wildfires burned out of control late Friday along a major highway in western Montana (search), prompting authorities to establish roadblocks to keep motorists from getting caught in the billowing smoke. Flames along Interstate 90 burned right to the edge of the town of Alberton …
Read More »New York Settles With Radio Station Over Slapping 'Contest'
ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York City radio station that earlier mocked tsunami (search) victims on the air has agreed to stop its “Smackfest” promotion, in which women slapped each other for prizes, the state attorney general announced Monday. WQHT Hot 97’s parent company also agreed in a settlement to …
Read More »Tuesday, August 9
See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on! She’s been camping out in Crawford, Texas, saying she won’t leave the area until she talks with President Bush about the war in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan (search) is …
Read More »DoE: Gasoline Supply OK Through Labor Day
NEW YORK – U.S. gasoline supplies should be adequate to meet demand through the Labor Day holiday in early September, but drivers will face more record pump prices, a senior government energy analyst said Tuesday. The national retail price for regular unleaded gasoline hit a record high of $2.37 a …
Read More »FDA Approves Relaunch of Guidant Defibrillator
Heart device maker Guidant Corp. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration has approved the relaunch of an implantable defibrillator that was recalled in June because some had malfunctioned. Guidant officials said they expect to resume distribution of the Contak Renewal 3 defibrillators by the middle of this week and …
Read More »Oil Prices Briefly Touch $66 Mark
NEW YORK – Oil prices rose briefly to $66 a barrel on Thursday and settled at a new high amid strong demand and concerns about supplies. With U.S. gasoline inventory levels falling, “gasoline will remain a key concern over the coming weeks,” said Orrin Middleton, energy analyst at Barclays Capital …
Read More »Pam Anderson: Tommy Lee and I Not an Item
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Pamela Anderson (search) wants to make it very clear that she and ex-husband Tommy Lee (search) are not an item again. She’s just helping him drum up some publicity for his new reality show. “Tommy Lee Goes to College” (search) debuts Aug. 16 on NBC. The …
Read More »Va. Gov. Warner Won't Challenge Allen
RICHMOND, Va. – Governor Mark Warner has made it official. He announced on a radio call-in show that he won’t run for the U.S. Senate next year. Warner told WTOP in Washington that he’ll work to recruit a strong Democrat to challenge Republican Senator George Allen. Warner said he’s making …
Read More »Money Hopefully Wasted
Find out if long-term-care coverage is right for you. FOLKS WHO GULP HARD AND map out their long-term-care strategy, whether it’s buying a long-term-care policy or self-insuring, say there’s comfort in doing so. “You should be prepared for the worst-case scenario and hope for the best,” says 58-year-old Marta Ferragut …
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