NEW YORK - The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010.
MINNEAPOLIS - Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job.
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - Becton Dickinson and Co.
MEXICO CITY - Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime.
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges.
NEW YORK - Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.
MERCER, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him.
NEW YORK - Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?
Why put it off? In less than two years, she will vanish from sight as a five-hours-weekly broadcast TV fixture.
LONDON - The Roman Catholic Church has expressed concerns over the growing popularity of the "Twilight" series, as Vatican officials have called the vampire franchise a "moral vacuum with a deviant message".
LONDON - Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has revealed her six-year-old son Ryder has a crush on Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz.
LONDON - American actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges she was injured by the couple's dog.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Microsoft Corp.
PHILADELPHIA - Shares of Dell Inc.
BRUSSELS - European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan.
WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to supercapacitors that could possibly be used for improving charge and energy storage systems in portable electronic devices such as cell phones.
OMAHA, Neb. - The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W.
WASHINGTON - Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession - Iowa.
PIERRE, S.D. - The state has decided not to appeal a judge's decision that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to be referred to a public vote in the 2010 election.
WASHINGTON - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov.
WASHINGTON - Senators are calling on General Motors and Chrysler to release more details on ongoing talks over the automakers' plans to close thousands of auto dealerships as part of their bankruptcies.
PHOENIX - Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are working on ideas for another one that could be held in December to do more to close the $2 billion shortfall.
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has been held out of practice for the third straight day, and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman said Friday.
Canadian investor Arthur Wong is buying condos in Las Vegas and Phoenix like a shopper at Costco: In bulk, with slashed prices.
NEW YORK - Treasury prices mostly fell Friday, pushing their yields slightly higher, while yields on short-term bills hovered near their lows of the year.
OMAHA, Neb. - Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.
LONDON - The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Gani Lawal had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead No.
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tulane's Kevin Sims made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 19 seconds to play and the Green Wave held on to beat Penn State 63-60 Friday in the second round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.
CAIRO - A famous Lebanese pop singer, who normally stirs controversy for her seductive dresses and provocative dancing, has now been accused of singing a song with racist lyrics that compares black Egyptians to monkeys.
SAINT-CLOUD, France, November 20 - Dassault Falcon has received Type Certificate for the Falcon 7X from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India, confirming that the Falcon 7X meets the rigorous safety standards outlined by the national airworthiness authorities and allows registration of the Falcon 7X in the country.
AKRON, Ohio - Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment.
