WASHINGTON – U.S. employers created a surprisingly large 274,000 new jobs in April and added more workers in each of the two prior months than first thought, the Labor Department (search) said Friday in a report that eased fears about economic growth. The April jobs total far outstripped Wall Street …
Read More »Marsh & McLennan Profit Falls 70 Percent
NEW YORK – Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) on Tuesday said first-quarter profit fell 70 percent after the world’s largest insurance broker was forced to forgo fees that sparked a bid-rigging probe. Net income for New York-based Marsh fell to $134 million, or 25 cents per share, from $446 million, …
Read More »Transcript: Statement by Runaway Bride
Statement of Jennifer C. Wilbanks (search) as delivered by Dr. Tom Smiley (search), Senior Pastor, Lakewood Baptist Church (search), Gainesville, GA: At this time, I cannot explain fully what happened to me last week. I had a host of compelling issues which seemed out of control — issues for which …
Read More »Reid Offers to Help OK Bush Judicial Nom
WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid (search) on Monday offered the Democrats’ support for one of President Bush’s judicial nominees, former Senate lawyer Thomas Griffith (search), as a goodwill gesture in the confrontation over banning judicial filibusters. “Let’s take a step away from the precipice,” Reid said. “Let’s try …
Read More »Pessimism and Anxiety Linked to Parkinson's
Do you always look on the dark side of life? Or fret about things no one else even thinks about? If so, here’s something new to worry about: Pessimistic and anxious personalities are associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease years down the road, researchers say. “This is the first …
Read More »Transcript: Mark Lunsford Joins Search For Sarah Lunde
This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” April 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: More than 200 people are searching for Sarah Lunde. (search) Tonight, Mark Lunsford (search) has joined the search. In the middle of the night, his daughter, Jessica, was …
Read More »Transcript: The Battle Over Social Security
This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” March 31, 2005, that was edited for clarity. BRENDA BUTTNER, GUEST HOST: First, a demonstration of another kind in Washington, D.C. Thursday — the fight over the privatization of Social Security (search). Members of the AFL-CIO were out in …
Read More »Man Lights Self on Fire at Chinese Consulate
TOKYO – A man set himself on fire after throwing a bottle at the Chinese consulate in western Japan (search) Sunday in apparent anger at violent anti-Japanese rallies in China (search). The unidentified man was stopped by two police officers when he approached the consulate early Sunday. When questioned, he …
Read More »Reports: Berlusconi Denies Resigning
ROME – Premier Silvio Berlusconi (search), expected to resign and form a new government to strengthen his conservative coalition, said after meeting Italy’s president Monday that he had not stepped down, news agencies reported. After an earlier emergency meeting of coalition leaders in Rome, Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini (search) told …
Read More »Lisa Marie Presley Has New Album Out
SAN FRANCISCO – Lisa Marie Presley (search) has a new album, but isn’t expecting a lot of radio support. Presley’s “Now What” (search) comes out this month, following-up her 2003 debut album, “To Whom It May Concern.” It features a collaboration with Pink (search) and a cover of Don Henley’s …
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