Sector Snap: Airlines shares fall

Airline stocks fell Tuesday, led by the parent of American Airlines, which announced it would issue new stock and debt to build up its cash reserves. The Amex Airlines Index, which has rallied in the past... Read more

Flu Can Raise Chances of Heart Attack

People suffering from the flu may be at higher risk for having a heart attack, especially those with heart disease and diabetes, British researchers report. Because both seasonal and the pandemic H1N1... Read more

Oxford Bio’s failed cancer vaccine may help some

A therapeutic cancer vaccine from Oxford BioMedica that failed in a clinical study may still help a subset of patients, researchers said on Tuesday. Shares in the company plunged as much as 18 percent... Read more

Senate Finance starts work on sweeping health bill

Under pressure from fellow Democrats, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee decided to commit an additional $50 billion over a decade toward making insurance more affordable for working class families,... Read more

Manning rallies Colts to 27-23 win over Dolphins

While the Miami Dolphins’ celebrities were making a Hollywood-style grand entrance, Peyton Manning slipped in a side door and stole the show. Manning threw two touchdown passes to take some sheen... Read more

Barack Obama writes IOC members backing Chicago 2016 bid

President Barack Obama has written to International Olympic Committee members promising the United States would “welcome the world with open arms” if Chicago is awarded the 2016 Summer Games. “The... Read more

Met Opera opens to boos with muddled new ‘Tosca’

When was there last an opening night quite like this at the staid old Metropolitan Opera? It had just about everything: a new production of a beloved work, Puccini’s “Tosca”; a starry... Read more

Arguments start in Travolta extortion trial

Opening arguments began Tuesday in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail John Travolta following his son’s death in the Bahamas. The movie star was among the witnesses expected to... Read more

Southeast floods block highways; toll rises to 8

Washed-out roads and flooded interstate highways around Atlanta added to the misery Tuesday after days of torrential rain in the Southeast that claimed at least eight lives, including a 15-year-old boy... Read more

Warhol’s sports superstars stolen from LA home

A unique series of Andy Warhol pieces — portraits of Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus, Pele, Dorothy Hamill and other athletic superstars — has been stolen from a collector’s home. Los Angeles police... Read more

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