CLEVELAND – American Greetings Corp. (AM), the nation’s second-largest maker of greeting cards, said Thursday that first-quarter earnings surged fivefold from last year’s first quarter, which had included a hefty debt retirement charge. Net income rose to $26.4 million, or 35 cents per share, from $4.2 million, or 6 cents …

NEW YORK – Auto parts maker Lear Corp. (LR) said Monday it will slash up to 7,700 jobs and revise its financial forecasts as it begins a global restructuring. Shares of Lear, which is facing production downturns by automakers Ford (F) and General Motors (GM), eased on concern that its …

A new study says that bipolar disorder, while still rare, may be more common than previously thought. Face-to-face interviews with more than 9,200 U.S. adults showed that 4.3 percent had symptoms of bipolar disorder or related syndromes, say the researchers, who included Ronald Kessler, PhD, of Harvard Medical School. Kessler’s …

Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ET! Hosted by Oliver North This Sunday, evidence of what you may not know is happening in Iraq. US and Iraqi troops are working together successfully to fight terrorism. The Iraqis have spoken and they want a working democracy that protects and serves its …

BOSTON – An adviser to Gov. Mitt Romney (search) who was quoted in a political magazine as saying his boss is “faking it as a pro-choice friendly” on abortion said the phrase was taken out of context. Political adviser Michael Murphy said the quotation in the latest National Review magazine …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” June 13, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: The verdict the world watched: Michael Jackson (search) not guilty on all 10 counts. More than 300 people, some of whom had been there since the very beginning …

CLEVELAND – The sheer number of young victims who were unable to escape a burning home, even with a warning from a smoke detector, led authorities to investigate whether the blaze had been set, the city fire chief said Wednesday. Tests later found the presence of an accelerant, confirming the …

WASHINGTON – In some quarters of American politics, liberals stand accused of having no ideas — but that hasn’t stopped those on the left from plotting to shift the balance of power. In Washington on Wednesday, the most liberal wing of the Democratic Party salivated over the prospect that President …

WEBSTER, Texas – NASA still has not met three of the 15 recommendations to return a shuttle to space following the Columbia disaster, but a task group overseeing the effort said Wednesday it hopes to complete its work in time for a July launch. Before NASA sends the Shuttle Discovery …

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A water survival instructor at the Parris Island Marine Corps Depot (search) could face trial in the drowning of a 19-year-old recruit, and an investigation report released Tuesday said the death could have been prevented. An Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding, will …