NEW YORK – Six could be seen peering out from a chain drug store on Broadway. One protruded awkwardly from the awning of a fast-food restaurant. A supersized, domed version hovered like a flying saucer outside Columbia University (search). All were surveillance cameras and — to the dismay of civil …

I want to remind you that we recently had former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger on the program and he has been recommending heavy pressure on Syria to get them to stop acting as the Cambodia of the Iraq war — the place insurgents can hide without fear of being …

WASHINGTON – The nation’s students are getting better at math, but their reading performance is mixed, with slight progress in grade four and a slip backward in grade eight. The 2005 scores come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (search), a federal test considered the best measure of how …

Essential fatty acids found in fish oil (search) could help cut inflammation in people with Crohn’s disease (search), an inflammatory bowel disease. Though the cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown, the inflammation is triggered by an overactive immune system within the walls of the bowel. The disease can go into …

WASHINGTON – Pensions at bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. (search) are under funded by an estimated $10.8 billion, the federal agency that insures corporate retirement accounts said Tuesday. Should Delphi decide to terminate its pension obligations during Chapter 11, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (search) said it would cover …

CHICAGO – Scott Podsednik (search) made it two electrifying home runs for the White Sox — and two World Series (search) wins. Podsednik’s home run off Brad Lidge (search) in the ninth inning gave Chicago a thrilling 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday night and put the White …

NEW YORK – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) has held early stage discussions to buy a stake in Time Warner Inc.’s (TWX) America Online (search) Internet unit, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday. The source characterized the discussions as “informational” and said it was far from the level of …

WASHINGTON – Former District of Columbia mayor Marion Barry (search) pleaded guilty Friday to not filing income taxes. Barry, 69, appeared in U.S. District Court where he entered guilty pleas to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file and failure to make a return for the year 2000 tax …

NEW YORK – “The Simple Life” (search) is over — at least on Fox. The network said Wednesday it has canceled the Paris Hilton-Nicole Richie reality series after the show’s two stars no longer proved compatible. The feuding ex-friends will not return for a fourth season, even though the network …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Bill Richardson (search), who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton (search) presidency, is heading overseas next week for talks aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear arms program. Richardson leaves Saturday and will arrive in North Korea on …