New research shows that exercise may help women’s immune systems recover after chemotherapy for breast cancer. The finding comes from a study of 49 women with breast cancer, 28 of whom were assigned to a six-month exercise program. Blood tests showed better immune response and less inflammation in the exercise …

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – One of Michael Jackson’s former wives is praising today’s innocent verdicts in the singer’s child molestation trial. In a statement to “Entertainment Tonight,” Debbie Rowe (search) says, “I would never have married a pedophile. And, the system works.” Rowe had been a nurse for one of …

Government drug abuse surveys appear to greatly overestimate the number of American teenage girls using anabolic steroids, experts told lawmakers Wednesday. Scientists and athletes were called to Capitol Hill to testify on what federal figures say is a high number of teenage girls using anabolic steroids for cosmetic reasons. The …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli and Palestinian leaders must immediately settle their disputes over a planned withdrawal of Jewish settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip, Condoleezza Rice (search) said Saturday. “There is no more time to simply put problems on the agenda,” the U.S. secretary of state said after …

WASHINGTON – After months of arguing, the Senate will try to confirm as many as four of President Bush’s nominations to the U.S. Appeals Court in the next week or so, including California judge Janice Rogers Brown (search) and former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor (search). Senate Majority Leader Bill …

WASHINGTON – Tongue firmly in cheek, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) — a cardiac surgeon — pledged Tuesday to resuscitate Democratic leader Harry Reid (search) if Senate legislation to curb the increasing number of asbestos lawsuits makes him ill. “I want that bill to come to the (Senate) floor …

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines (DAL) agreed to sell 11 Boeing 767-200 jets and moved to slash flights out of Cincinnati, its second-largest hub, in what the troubled carrier said on Wednesday was a bid to restructure faster. The moves come amid widespread speculation that the No. 3 U.S. carrier …

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Protestant extremists attacked Northern Ireland police and British troops into a third day Monday, littering streets with rubble and burned-out vehicles in violence sparked by anger over a restricted parade. Crowds of masked men and youths confronted police backed by British troops in dozens of hard-line …

Black is the new black. As the leaves begin to turn, the chicest women of them all will be wearing skinny pants, high-necked, ladylike tops and, yes, lots of black. “The return of black is huge. It’s not just black as simple and smooth, it’s embellished black on everything from …

TOKYO – Struggling electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Corp. (SNE) said on Thursday it would cut about 7 percent of its global work force, sell more than $1 billion in assets and post a loss this year. With a restructuring plan that failed to excite some analysts, Sony (search) hopes …