AP - Thanks to the current lawsuit against the publisher of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," Blythe Brown has entered a pantheon whose occupants include Vera Nabokov, Olivia Twain and Tabitha King: the indispensable literary spouse.

AP - Twelve senators are asking Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to make it easier for troops abroad to vote, saying the current system is outdated.

Reuters - Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. , the world's No. 3 advertising services company, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter loss and restated earnings for the first three quarters of 2005.

AFP - Humphrey, the black and white cat who saw at close quarters the comings and goings of three British leaders, has died, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair's London residence said Monday.

AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said Saddam Hussein should still be considered Iraq's legal president and the current government illegitimate as it was elected under an occupation regime.

Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Atlanta, GA (AHN)—Sending its shares up more than 10 percent, the No. 1 book retailer, Barnes & Noble Inc. reported better-than-expected fourth period profit and forecast earnings for the current quarter above Wall Street estimates. Bookseller Barnes...

Reuters - Almost three quarters of U.S. firms in Germany are pleased by last year's change of government in Berlin and nearly half of them plan to increase investment in Europe's largest economy in 2006, a survey showed on Thursday.

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter New York, New York (AHN) - The U.N. General Assembly will create a new human rights organization for the world body, despite opposition from the U.S. According to the 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council will replace the current 53-country U.N. Human Rights...

AP - Commissioner Gary Bettman was bullish Wednesday on the revamped NHL, saying a new collective bargaining agreement and rules changes opening up the ice have restored its popularity quickly after a lost season.

AP - This year's NCAA tournament is a family affair for the Dixons. Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon is taking his Panthers to the men's tournament for a third straight year. Not to be outdone, little sister Maggie led Army to its first bid in the women's field, six months after getting her first head coaching job.

Reuters - The United States hopes to reach some understanding with the European Union that would stop Brussels from reimposing sanctions on billions of dollars of American exports in a long-running trade spat, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman said on Wednesday.

AP - This year's NCAA tournament is a family affair for the Dixons.

AFP - Brushing aside objections from the United States, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed creation of a revamped body to replace the current, discredited Human Rights Commission.

Reuters - Modern medicine is redefining old age and may soon allow people to live regularly beyond the current upper limit of 120 years, experts said on Wednesday.

Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter Moscow, Russia (AHN) – Slobodan Milosevic’s widow, Mirjana Markovic, who has been living in exile in Russia, has had her warrant revoked in order for her to attend her husband’s private funeral in Belgrade. The current president of Serbia...

Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter Moscow, Russia (AHN) – Slobodan Milosevic’s widow, Mirjana Markovic, who has been living in exile in Russia, has had her warrant revoked in order for her to attend her husband’s private funeral in Belgrade. The current president of Serbia...

Reuters - Newsman Mike Wallace, who turned the television interview into a two-fisted art form, said on Tuesday he was retiring from "60 Minutes," the groundbreaking CBS show he helped make famous with his confrontational style.

AP - Darius Vassell helped eliminate Aston Villa from The Football Association Cup, scoring against his former club Tuesday night to lead Manchester City to a 2-1 victory and a berth in the quarterfinals.

AP - Three quarters of the nation's 2,200 federal judges have asked for government-paid home security systems that Congress approved last year after the killing of the husband and mother of a federal judge in Chicago, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - America's deficit in the broadest measure of international trade surged to an all-time high of $804.9 billion last year as the country went deeper into debt to foreign countries. The Commerce Department says the deficit in the current...