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RICHMOND, Va. – “American Idol” finalist Elliott Yamin took a break from Hollywood Friday to treat fans in his hometown to a performance of the appropriately titled “Home,” by Michael Buble. “This is the happiest day of my life,” Yamin told around 4,000 screaming fans who crowded into a downtown …

Newly released e-mails allege U.S. government officials pressured a leading Internet authority into voting against creating a kind of red-light district for adult Web sites. The apparent involvement of the U.S. Department of Commerce, President Bush’s chief political operative Karl Rove and others is significant. If true, it means the …

WASHINGTON – The White House says the formation of Iraq‘s new government presents an opportunity to review the need for U.S. troops but is cautioning against setting timetables for withdrawals. Yet, Iraq’s prime minister said his forces will be able to take over security in all Iraqi provinces within 18 …

NEW YORK – CBS Corp. (CBS) is exploring a possible entry into the movie business, with a view toward producing a handful of smaller-budget films annually, Chief Executive Les Moonves said Wednesday. “We are exploring it,” Moonves said at a PricewaterhouseCoopers media event in New York. “We’re not looking to …

BRUSSELS, Belgium – More than a third of adults in the European Union are unable to perform basic computer tasks such as using a mouse to open Internet or word processing programs, according to a survey released Tuesday. Denmark and Sweden fared the best in the survey by the European …

TOKYO – Japan’s Supreme Court rejected a suit Friday challenging the constitutionality of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi‘s visits to a Tokyo war shrine, a court spokesman said. The ruling, on a suit filed by relatives of Japanese, Chinese and South Korean war dead, is the first by the nation’s top …

Out-of-the-ordinary news from the folks at “Studio B”… That’s Not the Colonel’s Herbs and Spices Cops in Buffalo, New York, say two guys decided to make a KFC run when a cloud of smoke wafted in through the drive-thru window. Just so happens that two narcotics agents were inside placing …

LONDON – Former “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff had surgery after severing a tendon in his right arm in an accident in a London gym bathroom, his spokeswoman said Friday. The 53-year-old actor, who played lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on the TV beach drama for 11 years, was shaving at a gym …

High school teachers now have free online access to entrepreneurship course materials, under a new program launched by the National Federation of Independent Business’ Young Entrepreneur Foundation. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s NEW Small Business page. The new curriculum module, called “Entrepreneur in the Classroom,” includes a series of teachers’ …

NEW YORK – If lugging those golf clubs or snowboards through the airport is just more than you can take on your next vacation, consider shipping your bags ahead. A number of delivery services — which contract with the major freight carriers like UPS (UPS), FedEx (FDX) and DHL — …