WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware jury Tuesday ruled that some of the newest stents from Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) infringe patents on vascular repair technology held by rival Johnson & Johnson Inc. (JNJ). The eight-person jury deliberated only a few hours before handing down its verdict, one that marks the …

ROME – Tenor Luciano Pavarotti (search) had neck surgery in New York earlier this month to repair two vertebrae and plans to return home to Italy this weekend before resuming his farewell tour. Pavarotti was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital on March 9 and was discharged two days later, spokesman …

LONDON – Michael Jackson (search) fans around the world celebrated his string of “not guilty” verdicts in a California child molestation case and expressed hope Tuesday that his musical career would now hit new heights. But others said the pop star’s ordeal had damaged him and his career beyond repair. …

LOS ANGELES – Rod Stewart (search) — known for songs such as “Forever Young” and “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” — will be a father again. Stewart and his fiancee, model/photographer Penny Lancaster (search), confirmed Wednesday that she is pregnant. The baby is due in early December and the couple …

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Tax preparer Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (JTX) said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 4 percent on increased sales of prepared tax returns and financial products. The company also raised its quarterly dividend to 8 cents from 7 cents, payable on July 15 to shareholders of record …

WASHINGTON – Allowing the Patriot Act (search) to sunset would leave police officers in the dark, President Bush said Thursday to an audience of law-enforcement officials in Columbus, Ohio. Bush, who is encouraging Congress (search) to renew provisions of the 2001 law in the face of resistance from civil liberties …

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday intervened again in a long-running fight over protests outside abortion clinics (search). Justices said they will consider whether an anti-abortion group’s campaign against abortions, conducted outside these clinics 20 years ago, may have violated federal racketeering and extortion laws. The court has already …

Black and Hispanic women report more symptoms of depression following the birth of a child than white women. Nevertheless, a new study shows that the factors underlying postpartum depression remain the same regardless of race or ethnicity. Click here for Web MD’s “Facts About Postpartum Depression.” Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Alabama jury Monday ended its 13th day of deliberations in the federal fraud trial of former HealthSouth Corp. (search) Chief Executive Richard Scrushy (search) without reaching a verdict, a court official said. Scrushy is accused of directing a massive $2.7 billion accounting fraud from 1996 to …

A Filipino hostage in Iraq has been released after almost eight months in captivity, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (search) announced Wednesday. Robert Tarongoy (search), an accountant for a Saudi company that caters for the Iraqi army, was kidnapped on Nov. 1 along with U.S. citizen Roy Hallums (search) from their …