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Author Lewis equates Wall Street bonuses with "theft"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."

Data, Fed to test if rally still has legs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will try to tack another leg on to the year-long U.S. stock rally, looking to next week's economic data and statement from the central bank for evidence the recovery is still on track.

U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.

U.S. court backs ban on some cable TV program deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Friday a Federal Communications Commission ban that prevents cable companies like Comcast Corp from cutting exclusive deals for affiliated television programing.

U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.

Reported cyberfraud losses double in 2009: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reported losses from Internet fraud more than doubled in 2009, with scams that falsely used the FBI's name generating the most complaints, the law enforcement agency said on Friday.

Ex-Gov. Blagojevich fights back on new "Apprentice"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rod Blagojevich has already lost one job. Now the disgraced former governor of Illinois is hoping to avoid the words "You're fired!" as he fights for his favorite charity, and his reputation, on the TV show "Celebrity Apprentice".

Phil Spector's lawyers file appeal in murder case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have appealed his conviction for killing a Hollywood actress, claiming the trial judge made several errors including introducing new evidence at his second trial.

Wozniacki battles past American King at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Second seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark battled back from 4-1 down in the third set to scrape past American Vania King 5-7 6-2 6-4 at the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Friday.

Pope backed sex abuse priest transfer when archbishop
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was involved in a decision to move a priest suspected of child abuse to his diocese for therapy when he was an archbishop in 1980, his former diocese in southern Germany said on Friday.

Roto-Rooter takes "Undercover Boss" TV challenge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four more leading U.S. executives have agreed to go undercover in their own companies for the hit reality TV show "Undercover Boss", CBS said on Friday.

Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer to boost stake
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp rejected on Friday Carl Icahn's bid to increase his stake in the studio as too low, setting the stage for a battle with the billionaire investor.

Author Lewis equates Wall St bonuses with "theft"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."

Women on the pill live longer: study
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease.

U.S. has no plan to "Americanize" Somalia conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to "Americanize" the conflict.

Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder failed to tell the Senate about seven legal briefs he signed when lawmakers considered his nomination to his current job, according to a letter released on Friday.

Clinton warns Israel over settlements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps which undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.

Wall Street ends flat after mixed data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed consumer and retail data kept stocks near break even on Friday, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week.

Clinton warns Israel over settlements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps which undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.

Wall St flat as economy sends mixed signals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed little changed on Friday after mixed consumer and retail data, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week.