• Three arrested over murder of Armenian media chief
    YEREVAN, Dec 30 (AFP) - Three suspects were arrested on Monday over the murder last week of Armenia's state media committee chief, said an official in the state prosecutor's office.
  • Big Ten Conference reprimands Indiana coach Davis / Dec 30
    PARK RIDGE, Illinois (Ticker) - The Big Ten Conference on Monday publicly reprimanded Indiana coach Mike Davis and accepted the school's one game suspension.
  • Preview: Hawks (12-17) at Heat (10-19) 7:30 p.m. EST / Dec 30
    MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Miami Heat seek a fifth victory in six games when they host the struggling Atlanta Hawks at AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday.
  • Packers Won't Rule Out Receiver Driver
    GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers aren't ruling out Donald Driver for their playoff game Saturday against the Atlanta Falcons.
  • Baltimore Ravens Game-by-Game Log through Dec 30
  • Preview: Oilers (17-12-4-3) at Coyotes (12-16-6-3) 9:00 p.m. EST / Dec 30
    PHOENIX (Ticker) -- With starting goaltender Sean Burke back, the Phoenix Coyotes hope to start turning their season around when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
  • Overnight Line / Dec 30
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  • NCAA Div I Football Schedule for Dec 30
  • Former Vietnam POW Sen. McCain Returns
    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, received a warm welcome from Hanoi leaders who praised his efforts to promote reconciliation between the former enemies, officials said Monday.
  • Rowling Is Britain's Highest-Earning Woman
    LONDON (AP) -- The money keeps rolling in for "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling, who was far ahead of the pack as Britain's highest-earning woman.
  • J.C. Penney Reports Strong Holiday Sales
    J.C. Penney Co. said Monday that sales at stores open at least a year will surpass expectations for December, but the post-holiday news from two other leading retailers was more grim.
  • American Exchange Issues [Dec 30]
    Midday national prices for American Stock Exchange issues:
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    Market Figures as of 5:26 p.m.
  • 2002's Dubious Achievements in Computing
    Year's end traditionally brings a mood of reflection to those of us who write for newspapers. It may be the melancholy of short days and long nights.
  • Critical Path Gets Delisting Notice
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Critical Path Inc. said Monday it has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market because it doesn't meet the minimum $1 a share price requirement.
  • Iraq says interviews of scientists abroad raises human rights issues
    BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (AFP) - Interviews of Iraqi scientists abroad by UN inspectors poses legal problems, one of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's top advisors warned Monday.
  • Indiana Coach Gets One-Game Suspension
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana coach Mike Davis was suspended for one game Monday for his on-court outburst during a loss to Kentucky this month.
  • 2002-03 NBA Players of the Week / Dec 30
  • Seattle Supersonics Team Report / Dec 30
    Streak: Won 2 Last Result: 79-77 win at Denver, December 30 Next Game: vs. Denver, January 3
  • WVU Assistant Coach Taking Job at Tulsa
    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia co-defensive coordinator Todd Graham will become Tulsa's assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
  • Seattle Bowl Results / Dec 30
  • Oregon bowl history / Dec 30
  • Ford, Enhanced TV and OpenTV Take the Bowl Championship Series Interactive With an Unprecedented Multi-Platform Package
    SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--ABC Sports, in conjunction with Walt Disney Internet Group's Enhanced TV division (ETV), Ford Motors and OpenTV subsidiary WINK Communications, will produce interactive television programming for the 2003 Bowl Championship Series.
  • India was prepared for war with Pakistan: army chief
    NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (AFP) - The outgoing Indian army chief General S. Padmanabhan said Monday India was fully prepared for a war with nuclear rival Pakistan earlier this year.
  • Singapore's jeopardizes bilateral ties, Malaysian PM says
    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (AFP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday claimed Singapore was always trying to jeopardize bilateral relations, in the latest salvo in the neighbours' often prickly relationship.
  • Italy working to ward off war against Iraq: Berlusconi
    ROME, Dec 30 (AFP) - Italy is working hard to reach a resolution to the standoff with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and avoid a US-led war against Iraq, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Monday.
  • Minn. Investment Firm OKs $25M in Fines
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An investment firm agreed Monday to pay $25 million in fines and promised to change the way it does business to resolve charges that it misled investors by inflating stock ratings.
  • Xerox Document Centre 500 Series Premieres With Breakout Sales
    System 555 Named `Better Buys for Business' Editor's Choice
  • China's Largest Airlines Bids Aloha, Adieu & Adios To Year 2002
    China Southern Airlines Recaps Boffo Business/Stock Performance
  • Schroeder to battle press in court over report on marital woes
    BERLIN, Dec 30 (AFP) - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is at loggerheads once again with the German press this time over an article which claimed he had a shouting match with his wife over their sleeping arrangements, officials said Monday.
  • Preview: Louisiana Tech (3-3) at No. 10 Texas (7-2) 8:00 p.m. EST / Dec 30
    AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- No. 10 Texas will look for its third consecutive win when it plays host to Louisiana Tech on Monday.
  • Mountain West Conference Basketball Standings through Dec 30
  • Ex-Pitt Standout, Jo Jo Heath, Found Dead
    CHARLEROI, Pa. (AP) -- Former University of Pittsburgh football player Jo Jo Heath was found dead Monday near a wooded side street about 20 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
  • Steve Smith Statistical Log / Dec 30
  • Co. to Stop Sales of Breast Pills, Cream
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vital Dynamics Inc. has agreed to stop selling a breast enhancement pill and cream that the Federal Trade Commission said didn't do what the company promised.
  • Ex-factory worker prepared to take over govt in Brazil
    RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 29 (AFP) - Headed by working class hero President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a blue collar union leader who has spent 22 years in politics, a leftist government is due to take Brazil's helm on January 1.
  • Taiwan in rush to forget scrapping of Chen's visit to Indonesia
    TAIPEI, Dec 30 (AFP) - Taiwan's Foreign Minister Eugene Chien said Monday that Taipei was pushing Jakarta to respond to its protest after the Indonesian government blocked a visit by President Chen Shui-bian.
  • US begins psychological operation in Iraq
    WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (AFP) - The United States has began a psychological operation in Iraq, dropping mountains of leaflets and broadcasting messages to foment dissent among Iraqi soldiers and undermine support for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
  • 2002: Auto Insurance Choice and Competition Dwindles, Consumers Suffer, According to the Coalition for Auto Insurance Competition
    NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--For New Jerseyans seeking auto insurance coverage, 2002 will likely be known as the worst year in state history for auto insurance choice and competition.
  • Franklin Universal Trust Reports Asset Allocation
    SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and NYSE closing price as of November 30, 2002.
  • Uranium Power Corporation: Deep Drilling Program Progress Report Athabasca Oil Prospect, Fort McMurray Alberta
    CALGARY, Alberta, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Uranium Power Corporation (OTCBB:URMP)(DAX:URP) Doug Cannaday, President, is pleased to report that as of 8:00am Mountain Time on December 30, 2002, drilling at the AOC 7-32-98-10 well is proceeding on schedule at 2115 meters with a penetration rate of 3.5 meters per ...
  • Doctors Debate New Blood-Pressure Cuffs
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's a quiet revolution taking place in hospitals and doctors' offices: More and more are getting rid of blood-pressure cuffs that for a century have been the standard, in favor of newer models that don't contain the environmental pollutant mercury.
  • ZOLL Medical Corporation and LIFECOR, Inc. Announce Distribution Agreement of the LIFECOR LifeVest System
    BURLINGTON, Mass. and PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002-- ZOLL Medical Corporation (Nasdaq:ZOLL) and LIFECOR, Inc., jointly reported today they have reached an exclusive distribution agreement for sales of the LIFECOR LifeVest System to hospitals for inpatient use in the United States and Canada through ZOLL's ...
  • Applied Microsystems Receives Nasdaq Delisting Notice
    REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Applied Microsystems Corporation (Nasdaq:APMC) today reported that it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination on December 23, 2002, indicating that the Company fails to comply with the minimum stockholders' equity requirement, minimum bid price, and market value of public float ...
  • China, Germany on track for magnetic train's New Year voyage
    SHANGHAI, Dec 30 (AFP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will take a ride on a futuristic high-speed train in Shanghai Tuesday, but it will be strictly business, not pleasure.
  • Stocks close mixed: Dow up 0.36 percent, Nasdaq down 0.62 percent /US Stocks [Dec 30]
    NEW YORK, Dec 30 (AFP) - US stocks closed mixed Monday on lukewarm US economic news and international tensions, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 25.10 points, or 0.36 percent, to 8,333.95 and the Nasdaq electronic index down 8.79, or 0.62 percent, to 1,339.95 points at the close.
  • Los Angeles cracks down on New Year's "happy" gunfire
    LOS ANGELES, Dec 30 (AFP) - The US city of Los Angeles on Monday unveiled plans for a tough crackdown on trigger-happy revellers who fire volleys of lethal bullets into the air to celebrate the New Year.
  • PG&E Says Recent Storm-Related Outages over in Bay Area
    A Pacific Gas & Electric Co. spokesman said today that storm-related outages afflicting the area over the weekend have been brought under control, and lights are back on pretty much everywhere for the time being.
  • EEOC Sues Medical Staffing Company
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a medical staffing company on Monday, accusing Maxim Healthcare Services of firing a 66-year-old nurse because of her age.
  • Women's Horizon League Basketball Standings through Dec 30
  • Young Ravens Lay Groundwork for Future
    OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- The measure of success for most NFL teams is a winning record and a trip to the playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens did not achieve either this year.
  • NFL Scoreboard as of 02:15 p.m. / Dec 30
  • Houston Texans Team Report / Dec 30
    2002: 4-12, 4th place in AFC South
  • Nordic Combined Event Canceled in Germany
    OBERHOF, Germany (AP) -- A Nordic combined World Cup event scheduled for Jan. 5 in Schonach, Germany, has been called off because of mild weather and lack of snow.
  • Trinidad to Send Gasoline to Venezuela
    PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad's state-owned oil company will ship some 300,000 barrels of gasoline on New Year's Day to Venezuela, officials said Monday.
  • Domestic Borrowing Buoys Corp Emerg Market Issuance
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's--Dec. 30, 2002--New bond issuance by emerging markets increased in 2002, in spite of substantial volatility in global markets, but remains well below the peak seen prior to the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
  • U.S. Asks for New Iraq Trade Measures
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States took its quest for new restrictions on Iraqi imports to the U.N. Security Council on Monday, an effort to prevent Baghdad from acquiring equipment that could be used in a war.
  • United warns employees of "significant" job cuts in short-term
    CHICAGO, Dec 30 (AFP) - United Airlines has informed its staff that it will announce "significant," layoffs in short order, a spokesman for the bankrupt carrier confirmed Monday.
  • New York clubland: leave your dancing shoes at home
    NEW YORK, Dec 30 (AFP) - In the grim, dark days of prohibition New York police raided clubs for illegal drinkers. These days, they are hunting down dancers.
  • 2002 St Bonaventure Roster / Dec 30
    NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS HOMETOWN == ====== === == == === ======== 1 Ahmad Smith G 6-4 185 Fr Fairfax, VA (Archbishop O'Connell) 3 Mike Gansey G 6-4 205 So Olmsted ...
  • Recap: NCAA Womens Basketball Top 25 Recaps from Dec 29
    (1) DUKE 88, IOWA ST 59 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Ticker) -- The streak is up to a dozen for Duke coach Gail Goestenkors' club. Alana Beard scored 26 points and Iciss Tillis added 14 as top-ranked Duke cruised to an 88-59 victory over Iowa State in the championship game of the South Padre Island Invitational. Duke (12-0) won ...
  • Women's Conference USA Basketball Standings through Dec 30
  • Women's Sun Belt Conference Basketball Standings through Dec 30
  • NBDL Top Individual Performances / Dec 30
  • Recap: Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14 / Dec 30
    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Kicker Dan Nystrom became the Big Ten Conference's all-time leading scorer as Minnesota shook off a season-ending four-game losing streak with a 29-14 victory over Arkansas in the Music City Bowl.
  • Nextance Announces 3.0 Release of Enterprise Contract and Commitment Management Software
    REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Nextance, a leading provider of enterprise software for enterprise contract management and related business processes, today announced the release of Nextance 3.0(TM), comprehensive suites of enterprise applications for the management of contracts, commitments, and ...
  • Thailand rolls out tight security for New Year celebrations
    BANGKOK, Dec 30 (AFP) - Some 10,000 police will be deployed in the Thai capital on New Years Eve in the tightest holiday security operation ever seen in the kingdom, officials said Monday.
  • Energy Power Systems Limited: News Release
    TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Energy Power Systems Limited (AMEX:EGY)(Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EPW) (www.epsx.com) ("Energy Power" or the "Company") announces that at the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held today the Company received the requisite shareholder approval for the following:
  • Indus International to Present at Fifth Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 7
    Needham Growth Conference
  • Winning ticket drawn in record Hungarian lottery
    BUDAPEST, Dec 30 (AFP) - A winning ticket was drawn over the weekend in Hungary's lottery with a record jackpot of nearly 12 million euros (dollars), but no one had yet came forward to claim the prize, officials said Monday.
  • Ex-Serbian President May Face War Crimes
    BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- The former president of Serbia faces the prospect of extradition to the U.N. war crime tribunal at the Hague now that his term has ended.
  • Maryland 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Dec 30
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  • NBA 2002: Like Bison Dele, gone but not forgotten / Dec 30
    JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Ticker) - Bison Dele could always be counted on to say something offbeat.
  • Redskins' Bruce Smith May Return in 2003
    ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Bruce Smith has been talked out of retirement three sacks short of the NFL record. For now, at least.
  • Players Expect Holmgren Back at Seattle
    KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) -- Mike Holmgren told his players Monday that he expects to be back with the Seattle Seahawks next fall.
  • Western Ski Report for Dec 30
  • Jeffers hits back at Houllier claims
    LONDON, Dec 30 (AFP) - Arsenal striker Francis Jeffers on Monday insisted he was an honest player in the face of accusations of diving by Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier.
  • South Korean stock market takes blow from nuclear crisis
    SEOUL, Dec 30 (AFP) - South Korean share prices plunged Monday as investors reacted nervously to a worsening crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program and a possible US war against Iraq, dealers said.
  • Novatel Wireless Chooses ProSalMar Management ApS, to Expand Distribution Channels in the EU, Eastern Europe, The Middle East, and Northern Africa
    SAN DIEGO & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVTL), a provider of wireless data access solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement with ProSalMar Management ApS. Under terms of this agreement, ProSalMar Management ApS, with headquarters in Denmark and ...
  • Kenya's Kibaki arrives for presidential inauguration ceremony
    NAIROBI, Dec 30 (AFP) - Kenya's newly elected president, opposition leader Mwai Kibaki, 71, arrived at a packed Nairobi park early Monday afternoon ahead of his official swearing-in ceremony, AFP journalists witnessed.
  • Philippines urged to rally behind Arroyo after shock announcement
    MANILA, Dec 31 (AFP) - Filipinos were Tuesday called to rally behind President Gloria Arroyo following her surprise announcement that she would not seek a second term in the 2004 elections.
  • Russian, Nordic leaders to attend regional summit in January
    OSLO, Dec 30 (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and the leaders of the five Nordic countries will hold their 10th annual Barents Euro-Arctic summit in the northern Norwegian town of Kirkenes on January 10-11, the Oslo government said on Monday.
  • Economists question Britain's euro-entry tests
    LONDON, Dec 30 (AFP) - Economists have cast doubt on a central plank of the British Labour government's guidelines for a decision on whether Britain is ready to join the euro, the Financial Times reported Monday.
  • US braces for airport security shake-up
    NEW YORK, Dec 30 (AFP) - Air travel in and out of the United States will change fundamentally over the New Year's holiday, with strict new airport security measures aimed at preventing another September 11-style terrorist strike.
  • Germany's Exports Rose 1 Percent in 2002
    BERLIN (AP) -- German exports rose by 1 percent this year while imports dropped by 4 percent, resulting in a big increase in the country's trade surplus, according to preliminary figures released Monday.
  • Budgets Woes Mean Fewer New Year Parties
    New Year's Eve festivities have been scaled back or canceled in many communities around the country this year, with tight budgets and sparse sponsorship replacing security as the top concern.
  • Recap: East Carolina 73, (9) Marquette 70 / Dec 30
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  • Cleveland Browns Team Report / Dec 30
    2002 Record: 9-7, 2nd place in AFC North
  • Coyotes Recall Focht, Send Bierk to AHL
    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Phoenix Coyotes recalled defenseman Dan Focht on Monday and assigned goaltender Zac Bierk to Springfield of the American Hockey League.
  • Tennis Results / Dec 30
    #$140,000 ASB Bank Classic
  • Cambodia faces World Bank action for move against environment monitor
    PHNOM PENH, Dec 30 (AFP) - The World Bank said Monday it could withdraw from its work in Cambodia's forestry sector over the government's demand that independent environment monitor Global Witness cease operating here.
  • Philippine regrets North Korea's expulsion of nuclear monitors
    MANILA, Dec 31 (AFP) - The Philippines said Tuesday it regretted North Korea's decision to expel UN nuclear inspectors, and urged governments in the region to pressure Pyongyang to stop its nuclear activities.
  • J.P. Morgan Signs $5B Contract With IBM
    NEW YORK (AP) -- IBM Corp. and investment bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. signed a massive $5 billion contract Monday that will transfer the bank's computing responsibilities -- along with 4,000 workers -- to the technology giant.
  • Bonds Edge Higher / Bonds [Dec 30]
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Bonds edged higher Monday in lackluster trading as many investors extended their Christmas vacations through the New Year.
  • Newstream.com Digest: A Happy & Healthy New Year, The New Continental Business Credit Card From Chase, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--
  • Russell Opens Office in Spain
    Multi-manager Investing Gains Ground Across Europe in 2002
  • Roadway Express' Michael J. Murphy Named to Irish America's 100 Honor List
    AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--Michael J. Murphy, Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales for Roadway Express, Inc., was chosen as one of Irish America Magazine's "Irish America's Business 100," 2002 honorees.
  • Western Athletic Conference Basketball Standings through Dec 30
  • Women's Big Ten Conference Basketball Standings through Dec 30
  • Sioux Falls Game-by-Game Log / Dec 30
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  • Sun Bowl Teams Look for Redemption
    EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Despite seesaw seasons, both Washington and Purdue had strong finishes and would like to use the Sun Bowl to carry that momentum into next season.