AP - Star Jones Reynolds is recovering from a breast-lift procedure performed last week at a Santa Monica hospital, her publicist said Wednesday.

AP - Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers. The gains were enough to push the Dow Jones industrial average to a new five-year high.

AP - Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers. The gains were enough to push the Dow Jones industrial average to a new five-year high.

AFP - A deadlocked UN Security Council put off a scheduled meeting to allow more time to narrow differences on a Franco-British statement on the Iranian nuclear crisis, diplomats said.

E! Online - Star Jones Reynolds' most recent view has been from a hospital bed.

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter New York, New York (AHN) - U.S. stocks ends lower as investors realize that there is no end in sight for the current cycle of interest-rate increases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.06 points to 11,235.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 19.88...

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (AHN) - Jones Apparel Group Inc. which owns the Nine West label and Barneys clothing stores, may sell its Nine West shoes and accessories business. According to CBS Marketwatch, shares of Jones surged as much as $4.63 to $35.45...

AP - Almost a decade behind schedule, Andruw Jones finally had the kind of season everyone expected of the teenager from Curacao who hit two homers in his first World Series game.

Reuters - The FBI official in charge of international terrorism before September 11 said on Tuesday he did not know an agent had warned three weeks before the hijackings that he suspected Zacarias Moussaoui was plotting a terrorist act.

Reuters - Jones Apparel Group Inc. , which owns the Nine West label and Barneys clothing stores, is exploring strategic options including selling the company to private equity firms, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter New York, NY (AHN) - U.S. stocks end mixed on Monday, as investors act hesitantly ahead of a speech Monday night by new Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 13 points to finish at 11,267, and the S and P 500 Index drops...

AP - Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress says he saw a little of T.O. in Daunte Culpepper. That was enough for him.

AP - Round 2 of Duke versus Southern University went to the Blue Devils, too, but the women of the ACC had a much easier time than J.J. and the guys.

AP - The Washington Huskies somehow got labeled as being soft while on their way to finishing second in the Pac-10 Conference. No one would dare say that to the Huskies now.

AP - Terrell Owens has gone from stomping on the Dallas Cowboys' star logo to wearing it on his helmet. The reviled receiver joined the Cowboys on Saturday, signing a three-year, $25 million contract to play for Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells in what promises to be an interesting combination of strong personalities. The deal includes a $5 million signing bonus, with salaries of $5 million this year, $8 million in 2007 and $7 million in 2008.

AP - And they say politics makes strange bedfellows. Football does too, and it doesn't get any stranger than the marriage of a desperate football player and an even more desperate team in Dallas.

AP - Britain has come up with a plan to bring the United States into new talks with Iran over its nuclear program and may float the idea Monday at a high-level diplomatic meeting outside the U.N. Security Council, a U.N. diplomat said Saturday.

AP - Maryland never really wanted to be part of the National Invitation Tournament. Following a listless performance against Manhattan, the top-seeded Terrapins won't have to play anymore.

AP - Jerry Jones built a billion-dollar fortune by taking big risks. Now he appears ready to take one of the biggest chances of his 17 years as owner of the Dallas Cowboys.

Reuters - Close to 10 years after his death, Townes Van Zandt remains revered by other tunesmiths, especially fellow Texans like Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Joe Ely and Norah Jones.