NEW YORK – After having twins last November, Julia Roberts (search) is even more beautiful, according to People magazine. The actress graces the cover of People’s annual “50 Most Beautiful People” (search) issue, on newsstands Friday. It is a record-breaking third time that Roberts has been the issue’s cover girl. …
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WASHINGTON – House Democrats have decided to quit emphasizing that they will not negotiate changes to Social Security (search) until President Bush drops his idea for private accounts. The switch in strategy comes after Democrats learned from focus groups that people frown on the lawmakers for being obstinate. “People feel …
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PHILADELPHIA – Two competing “Duck Boat” tour companies in the City of Brotherly Love are squawking loudly over the right to quack. Super Ducks (search) and Ride the Ducks (search) – which offer rides in amphibious sightseeing boats – are in a flap over which company has the right to …
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TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage (search), and the ban’s supporters are using a California judge’s recent ruling in favor of same-sex unions as one of their chief arguments. Gay marriage is already banned under Kansas law, and the …
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CHICAGO – Hamburger chain Wendy’s International Inc. (WEN) Wednesday forecast a lower first-quarter profit due to higher beef prices, and said sales in March fell more than some analysts had expected. Shares of Wendy’s fell 3 percent. First-quarter earnings are expected to be lower than the restated 42 cents a …
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KRAKOW, Poland – A crowd of 1 million worshippers held a candlelight Mass on Thursday in honor of Pope John Paul II (search), gathering in the same vast meadows that drew crowds during his return visits to Poland. The Mass followed a silent march through Krakow, where John Paul had …
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MONTPELIER, Vt. – Highly radioactive material could fall into the hands of terrorists because the nation’s nuclear plants are not keeping close enough track of spent fuel, the Government Accountability Office (search) said Monday. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, raised concerns that radioactive materials “could be diverted or stolen …
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LORETTO, Pa. – Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland (search) arrived at a federal prison Friday morning to serve a yearlong sentence for corruption (search), coming through a back entrance to avoid reporters. Rowland was sentenced to one year and one day at the camp but will be eligible for …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two people at the University of Florida (search) were bitten by bats in the same week, including a student who must undergo rabies shots. School administrators are reminding everyone that however small, the creatures are still wild animals. In the first incident last week, student Danny DePaz …
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Guns N’ Roses (search) fans nationwide started buzzing recently when Atlanta radio station 96Rock began advertising that the reclusive Axl Rose (search) would be performing at a club in Cartersville, Ga., on Friday. Even more exciting: Rose was said to be teaming up with former bandmate and songwriting partner Izzy …
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