KARNI CROSSING, Gaza Strip – Israel (search) on Monday opened the key cargo crossing into the Gaza Strip (search) after several weeks of closure, the latest in a serious of confidence-building measures. The Karni crossing, Gaza’s lifeline, was closed Jan. 13 after Palestinian militants attacked Israeli workers there, killing six. …

NEW YORK – Biogen Idec (BIIB) and Elan Corp. Plc (ELN) on Monday suspended sales of their much-heralded new multiple sclerosis drug after a patient died from a rare and often fatal central nervous system disease, sending shares of both drugmakers plummeting. The companies based their decision on one confirmed, …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” Feb. 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: Now for the top story tonight, an eyewitness to Jordan’s comments. …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Actor Tim Robbins (search) pleaded, sang and faced off with protesters to earn the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award (search) on Thursday. Robbins, whose best-known roles include the wrongly convicted prisoner in “The Shawshank Redemption” and a quirky baseball pitcher in “Bull Durham,” made his …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Four suicide bombers blew themselves up in Iraq on Saturday, killing at least six people, as Shiite Muslim (search) worshippers around the country celebrated the holiest day of the year, one day after at least 36 people were killed in a string of attacks. Saturday’s bombings, during …

NEW YORK – Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS), one of the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefits managers, said Wednesday it has agreed to buy Accredo Health Inc. (ACDO), a distributor of specialty drugs and services, for about $2.2 billion in cash and stock. Shares of Accredo soared 36 percent while Medco …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Dear Viewers, Monday night was, from my perspective, technically problem free. Of course I can’t see the television screen like you, so I don’t know if there was a problem I just could not see. When …

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WASHINGTON – Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose a smaller-than-expected 0.4 percent in December as sales of durable goods like cars and furniture accelerated, the Commerce Department (search) said on Wednesday. Wall Street economists had expected wholesale inventories (search) to rise 0.9 percent in December. November’s inventory gain was revised slightly …

Weekdays at 1 p.m. ET • Click here for FREE TICKETS to our studio audience and order a VHS copy of the show call FDCH eMedia at 1-888-44-FOXTV Blue Fingers: There are a lot of blue fingers in Iraq on Monday. Dipping a finger in blue ink was the method …