April housing starts rise best since Jan. 2006
16 May 2008 1:30pm GMT WASHINGTON -- Construction starts on new U.S. homes rose by a surprisingly strong 8.2% in April and applications for new building permits turned up for the first time in five months, the Commerce Department said today in a report showing the hard-hit housing sector still had some spring vigor.
Icahn launches bid to take Yahoo board
16 May 2008 7:00am GMT The proxy battle is on as the billionaire investor backs an alternative slate of directors aiming to revive merger talks with Microsoft. San Francisco
'Prince Caspian' will rule at the box office
16 May 2008 7:00am GMT 'Narnia' sequel has strong bloodlines and the weekend to itself. Testing faith is a major theme of "The Chronicles of Narnia" stories, but Hollywood clearly has confidence in the fantasy film franchise from Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures.
Actress faces tough Hollywood script
16 May 2008 7:00am GMT Austin Highsmith's big break was hurt by the writers strike. Now the possibility of an actors strike is creating a difficult scene. In the summer of 2003, Austin Highsmith, a young actress from North Carolina, packed a suitcase and drove cross-country in pursuit of the Hollywood dream.
1,200 people to have canceled healthcare coverage restored
16 May 2008 7:00am GMT The action comes after Kaiser Permanente and Health Net reach an agreement with a state agency. Two of the state's largest health plans agreed Thursday to reinstate coverage to nearly 1,200 patients whose policies were dropped after they incurred high medical expenses.
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