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The long-term fate of heart disease patients may be made a bit clearer by a simple blood test. Heart disease is a leading killer of men and women in the U.S., and the blood test could reveal which patients are most vulnerable. The test checks blood levels of a hormone …

NEW YORK – American International Group Inc. (AIG), the world’s largest insurer by market value, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent as higher earnings from premiums and investments offset charges from storms and litigation. AIG, based in New York, also said it finished an internal probe into the …

WASHINGTON – Economic momentum at the end of 2004 was significantly stronger than previously thought, according to a Commerce Department (search) report on Friday that revised up fourth-quarter national output to reflect a stronger trade and investment performance. Gross domestic product (search), the gauge of total goods and services production …

LAFAYETTE, La. – Norman Baker arrived at Iwo Jima (search) on Feb. 19, 1945, the first day of the invasion. It was clear and sunny. “It was a beautiful day,” he said, recalling his time as an 18-year-old Seabee. “Then the mortars started in, and the artillery.” That day turned …

SANUR, West Bank – Dozens of settlers scuffled with Israeli soldiers and slashed the tires of army jeeps Sunday trying to disrupt the government’s preparations for evacuating this West Bank (search) settlement. While Israel’s pullout from Gaza settlements was swift and relatively smooth, officials feared 2,000 ultranationalists camped out in …

Toyota’s redesigned — and much improved — 4Runner rises to the challenge. JUST A YEAR AGO, Toyota should have considered renaming its venerable 4Runner sport-utility vehicle the AlsoRanner. Competitors outgunned the 4Runner under the hood by more than 50 horsepower, and their 6 to 10 inches of additional width made …

Here’s what is on tap for Monday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET A the Iraqi government (search) tries to iron out differences and complete their first constitution, we’ll examine the challenges are they facing with Barry Schweid, senior diplomatic correspondent for the Associated Press. Plus, was …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A Pakistani military court on Friday sentenced five men to death for their roles in a 2003 suicide plot to kill President Gen. Pervez Musharraf (search), an army spokesman said. The men, one of them a soldier, were arrested after suicide bombers tried to ram two explosives-laden …

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – As if the twisted saga of Joseph Edward Duncan III (search) were not horrific enough, there is a growing fear that the registered sex offender may have additional young victims in multiple states. Police around the country are taking a closer look at unsolved killings for …

Go “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET Natalee Holloway’s (search) family increases the reward for information about her mysterious disappearance — now information about her whereabouts has been increased to $250,000. We’ll get reaction from Natalee’s aunt, Linda Allison. Then, why are lawyers for the suspects in Natalee …