NEW YORK – Sure, Super Bowl ads (search) have been wacky before. But Gladys Knight scoring in a rugby game? MC Hammer and a ’72 Impala getting hurled over a backyard fence — to plug potato chips? There were plenty of curiosities in this year’s crop of ads tailored for …

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court (search) said Monday it will consider whether states may tax motor fuel that is sold on Indian reservations. Justices will review a case that sided with the Prairie Band Potawatomi (search) tribe in Kansas. At issue is whether states may tax non-Indian companies off-site that …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume ,” Feb. 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET BRIT HUME, HOST: Washingtonians woke up this morning to conflicting stories on the results of the Iraqi elections …

CHICAGO – Peanut butter and jelly maker J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) on Friday posted higher quarterly profit as an acquisition boosted sales. Earnings were pressured by merger costs, higher prices for raw materials, and start up costs at a plant in Scottsville, Ky., that added to capacity to make the …

ROME – Thousands of people marched in Rome (search) Saturday to demand the release of an Italian journalist kidnapped in Iraq. “Free Iraq, Troops out of Iraq,” read one banner as the crowd made its way from Rome’s (search) main train station along a boulevard skirting the Colosseum (search). The …

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary John Snow (search) acknowledged Wednesday that the Bush administration has not yet succeeded in selling its plan for Social Security (search) to the American people, and said backers would continue to travel the country educating people about the program’s problems. President Bush has traveled to eight …

Watch “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET A massive manhunt is underway in the Southwest as authorities search for a pregnant Texas woman and her 7-year-old son. We’ll get the latest on the search for Lisa Underwood (search) and her son Jayden. Plus, what caused a disgruntled Northrop …

Triplets may face a greater risk of developmental delays during the first two years of life than other children, a new study suggests. Researchers found triplet infants were more likely to have delays in mental development than similar infants born as single-birth infants or as twins. In addition, the smallest …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Dear Viewers, For the last two nights we have done segments on the allegations against Bill Cosby (search). At this point it is impossible to know if it is a “shakedown” of a high profile person …

WASHINGTON – The number of complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission (search) over Internet auctions has nearly doubled over the last two years, the agency said Tuesday. More than 98,000 grievances about online auction transactions were filed with the FTC in 2004, up from 51,000 in 2002, according to …