AP - Kevin Stadler eagled the par-5 closing hole for the second straight day for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead Saturday after the third round of the Johnnie Walker Classic.

The kidnappers of U.S. journalist Jill Carroll have set a February 26 deadline for their demands to be met or she will be killed, Alrai Television in Kuwait reported citing sources close to the kidnappers. In a video that appeared Thursday on the private TV station, Carroll said she was doing well, but urged the United States to meet her captors' demands quickly. It would be the second deadline set by her abductors, who say they want the United States to release all female prisoners in custody in Iraq.

AP - Kevin Stadler won the Johnnie Walker Classic on Sunday for his biggest professional victory, closing with an eagle on the final hole for a 3-under 69 and a two-stroke victory over Australia's Nick O'Hern.

Inroads into the home entertainment market is just one way Intel is developing under its new CEO Paul Otellini.

Peter Benchley, the US author whose novel Jaws became a blockbuster movie, has died aged 65.

Seventies pop star Leo Sayer goes to the top of the UK singles chart - 29 years after his last number one.

KidsHealth.org - Oral-facial clefts are birth defects in which the tissues of the mouth or lip don't form properly during fetal development. In the United States, clefts occur in 1 in 700 to 1,000 births, making it the one of the most common major birth defects. Clefts occur more often in children of Asian, Latino, or Native American descent.

Reuters - Roche Holding AG said it had temporarily suspended recruitment of patients into a clinical trial, assessing the use of colon cancer drug Avastin after surgery, because of a number of deaths.

AP - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said Monday it has stopped recruiting patients to test its cancer drug Avastin in late-stage clinical trials after the deaths of four patients.

NewsFactor - Critical vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM's Lotus Notes, and have been listed as "highly critical" because of their potential to be exploited.

AP - Biotechnology company Genentech Inc. and its majority stockholder Roche Holding AG said Monday they temporarily halted recruiting volunteers for a large human test of the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin after more patients than expected died.

Reuters - Italy's fashion capital Milan showed it could boast more than Prada and Gucci on Monday by turning out a home-bred bagpipe band to accompany Scotland's Olympic curling champion Rhona Martin.

Reuters - They already have their own designer clothes, health insurance and therapists. Now more and more American pets are enjoying their own birthday parties.

E! Online - The actor's wife, Lilly, gave birth to a son, Luca Daniel, Wednesday. He's the couple's first child.

Vice President Dick Cheney will not face charges after accidentally shooting a 78-year-old hunting companion in the face and torso at the weekend. Authorities investigating the shooting in Texas have ruled it was a "mere hunting accident," said Kenedy County Sheriff Ramon Salinas. President Bush said he is "satisfied" with the explanation Cheney gave of the hunting accident, adding Cheney was "profoundly affected" by the experience.

AP - NBC has more than Bode Miller and Michelle Kwan to be concerned about during the Olympics. There's also Simon Cowell, Evangeline Lilly and those interns on "Grey's Anatomy."

President Bush today said he is "satisfied" with the explanation Vice President Dick Cheney gave of the weekend hunting accident in which a 78-year-old lawyer was shot. Bush, in his first public comments about the shooting, added Cheney was "profoundly affected" by the experience. Cheney will not face any charges after authorities in Texas ruled the shooting a "mere hunting accident."

AP - Dell Inc. said Thursday that net income rose 52 percent as the world's largest personal computer maker was helped by an extra week in its fourth quarter and by strong sales to businesses and international customers.

Reuters - Betty Buckley has been wowing 'em on Broadway and in the West End of London for more years than she probably cares to count. She has sung to the galleries in "Cats" and "Sunset Boulevard" for so long that you might be afraid to get in her range in a mere nightclub like Catalina.

President Bush today said he is "satisfied" with the explanation Vice President Dick Cheney gave of the weekend hunting accident in which a 78-year-old lawyer was shot. Bush, in his first public comments about the shooting, added that Cheney was "profoundly affected" by the experience. Cheney will not face any charges after authorities in Texas ruled the shooting a "mere hunting accident."