NEW YORK – Leapfrog Posts Profit and President to Step Down; Build-A-Bear Profit Rises 68 Percent; Goodyear Posts Loss on Farm Tire Sales; Daimler Profits Above Expectations Loews Corp. (LTR) Thursday said fourth-quarter profit fell 74 percent as its largest unit took a big loss to cancel reinsurance contracts, an …

CHARLESTON, W.Va – At coal mines across West Virginia, miners started their shifts Thursday with lectures on safety, and officials began the statewide inspections Gov. Joe Manchin had requested for all 544 mines. Sixteen miners have died on the job in West Virginia already this year, the latest in two …

We’re told nearly every day about the critical importance of the War on Terror. That’s why it’s inconceivable and defies common sense for us to outsource the operation of our ports to a state-owned company from the United Arab Emirates — a country with a history of ties to terrorists. …

JERUSALEM – An explosion rocked the vital Karni cargo crossing between Israeland the Gaza Strip after nightfall Tuesday, but no one was hurt. The crossing reopened recently after being closed for nearly two weeks because of security alerts. Almost all Palestinian imports and exports go through the crossing.

LOS ANGELES – Jamie Foxx‘s quest for musical stardom got a boost Saturday at the 37th Annual NAACP Image Awards, where the Oscar-winning actor was picked as best male musical artist. Foxx, who received an Oscar last year for portraying Ray Charles in the movie “Ray,” has begun performing tracks …

ELK POINT, S.D. – A woman who put her newborn in trash that ended up in a Nebraska landfill was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum of 10 years in prison. Lori Schultz, 21, wept in court and said she could have prevented her son’s death. “The pain inside of me …

This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, February 11, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 and 6 a.m. EST. MORT KONDRACKE, CO-HOST: Let’s check out our ups and downs. DOWN: President Bush. Former FEMA …

LOS ANGELES – Winners at Wednesday’s 48th Annual Grammy Awards: Album of the Year: “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” U2. Record of the Year: “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day. New Artist: John Legend Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Ordinary People,” John Legend. Pop Vocal Album: “Breakaway,” Kelly Clarkson. Rap/Sung …

BOSTON – A man arrested in the Massachusetts shooting deaths of his wife and baby daughter appeared before a British court Thursday. British authorities on Thursday arrested Neil Entwistle, who had returned to his native England a day after the Jan. 20 killings. Entwistle is currently in custody at a …

WASHINGTON – The average income of American families, after adjusting for inflation, declined by 2.3 percent in 2004 compared to 2001 while their net worth rose but at a slower pace. The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that the drop in inflation-adjusted incomes left the average family income at $70,700 in …