NEW YORK – Former Bank of America Corp. (BAC) broker Theodore Sihpol (search), acquitted last month on most counts of helping a hedge fund trade mutual funds illegally, will be retried on four counts on which the jury deadlocked, lawyers in the case said on Thursday. Justice James Yates of …

SAN FRANCISCO – Shooting. Killing. Vehicular mayhem. Sexual conquests. Teenagers can experience it all through today’s almost-anything-goes breed of video games, primarily among those rated “M” for mature. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (search) is responsible for that rating system, and this self-regulating videogame industry group has suddenly found itself …

PITTSBURGH – A youth baseball coach paid one of his players to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so the boy wouldn’t be able to play in a game, state police said Friday. Mark R. Downs Jr. (search), 27, of Dunbar, offered one of his players $25 to hit the …

NEW YORK – Poorly behaved teenagers are hot; smart kids, baseball all-stars and amateur rock stars are not. ABC’s two-hour premiere of “Brat Camp (search),” a reality show where troubled teens are taught discipline at a wilderness camp, was seen by 10.4 million viewers — one of only four programs …

New research suggests that secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy may be just as damaging to the unborn baby as the mother herself smoking during pregnancy. Researchers pooled data from recent studies on genetic mutations in babies linked to tobacco- smoke exposure. They found the risk of genetic mutations associated with …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Taking a page from Washington, the producers of “American Idol” and FOX TV hired an independent counsel to determine whether judge Paula Abdul (search) had an affair with a contestant on the hit talent show. “Any allegations against this show we take quite seriously,” FOX Entertainment …

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FORT KNOX, Ky. – An Indiana national guardsman pleaded guilty Monday to negligent homicide in the death of an Iraqi police officer, a crime he was accused of attempting to cover up by shooting himself in the stomach. Cpl. Dustin Berg (search), 22, who had been charged with murder, testified …

TORONTO – Four more residents of a nursing home for the elderly have died of an unknown respiratory illness, bringing the number fatally infected by the disease to 10, Toronto’s chief medical officer said Tuesday. Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s medical officer, said the outbreak at the Seven Oaks Home for …

WASHINGTON – With the CIA leak investigation nearing an end, President Bush (search) on Monday declined to say whether he would remove an aide under indictment. “There’s a serious investigation,” the president said. “I’m not going to prejudge the outcome of the investigation.” He commented in response to reporters’ questions …