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ASPEN, Colo. – The widow of journalist Hunter S. Thompson (search) said her husband killed himself while the two were talking on the phone. “I was on the phone with him, he set the receiver down and he did it. I heard the clicking of the gun,” Anita Thompson (search) …

WASHINGTON – The popular painkillers Celebrex (search) and Bextra are likely to stay on the market, and Vioxx (search) may rejoin them, now that government advisers have concluded their benefits outweigh their risks. The advisers said Friday that people who depend on these drugs should be allowed to keep using …

WASHINGTON – Credit bureau Experian (search) has settled charges that it used free credit reports to deceive consumers into registering for a subscription credit monitoring service, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. Experian, a unit of British retail and financial services group GUS Plc, has agreed to refund …

MACHIQUES, Venezuela – Investigators lifted scraps of metal and crouched among charred trees Wednesday, searching for victims’ remains while trying to piece together what could have caused both engines to fail in Venezuela’s deadliest air disaster. Officials said it could take time to identify the scattered remains of the 160 …

WASHINGTON – An internal investigation has identified lapses in the way the National Institutes of Health monitors outside work by its scientists, including several cases in which employees took outside jobs before getting permission. “We found that employees submitted limited information regarding their outside activities,” said the report, which was …

DETROIT – Detroit’s Big Three automakers posted stronger-than-expected double-digit U.S. sales gains for July thanks to deep discount programs that allowed customers to pay the employee price. Ford Motor Co.’s (F) U.S. sales jumped 35.5 percent in July while General Motors Corp. (GM) said sales rose 20 percent. The 35.5 …

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. – Snoop Dogg’s (search) new youth football league is drawing corporate endorsements, talented coaches — and catcalls from long-established teams that are losing players to the entertainer’s latest project. Two years ago, Snoop began coaching his son’s team in the Orange County Junior All-American Football Conference, luring …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” August 12, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Well, we’re 29 months away from the next New Hampshire primary (search). People are already talking, for example, and some polls are coming out. The American Research Group released …

SANUR, West Bank – The evacuation of 25 Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza was completed Tuesday after Israeli troops routed out the last few pockets of resistance. The pullout marks the first time Israel has abandoned Jewish communities in lands the Palestinians claim for their future state. …

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The remains of an Army veteran convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death were interred at Arlington National Cemetery (search) with full military honors. Russell W. Wagner (search), 52, died Feb. 2 in prison, where he was serving two consecutive life sentences for the Valentine’s Day …