IRVING, Texas – Sheryl Crow (search) will perform at halftime of the Thanksgiving game between Denver and Dallas in support of The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Christmas (search) campaign. “Sheryl Crow is one of the most popular entertainment artists today and we are excited about the opportunity to have her …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Three people were killed during a Thanksgiving motel robbery and the robbers escaped with a cash drawer and safe, police said. The shootings at the Airport Inn were captured by a security camera, police said. Police had the tape, but no arrests had been made Saturday. Police …

SAN FRANCISCO – Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), the No. 2 computer maker, Thursday posted quarterly earnings and a per-share profit forecast that both beat Wall Street estimates, boosting its shares by 6 percent. While HP’s net profit fell 62 percent, due in part to charges related to ongoing jobs cuts, the …

NEW YORK – Competition for the lucrative Northeast business-traveler market is heating up as JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU) and Delta Air Lines Inc. announced this week they are both adding more flights in the region. JetBlue announced a new service on Friday between Boston and Washington, D.C., a day after …

A spray containing two chemicals extracted from marijuana improved pain and sleep in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, British researchers report. The study, which appears in Rheumatology, was small, brief, and likely the first of its kind, note the researchers. They write that the “encouraging” results warrant larger, longer studies. The …

Wheeling and Dealing! Koch Industries snapping up the maker of Brawny Towels and Dixie Cups. It’s buying Georgia Pacific for more than $13 billion. Shares of Georgia Pacific soar 37 percent. And it’s not the only deal in town. Host Marriott is taking control of 38 luxury hotels owned by …

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday sent a $100 billion food and farm spending bill to President Bush (search) that includes a two-year delay on labels telling grocery shoppers where their meat comes from. In a separate action, the Senate voted to continue allowing big farms to collect millions of …

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A biology professor who supports classroom discussion of “intelligent design” testified Friday that major peer-reviewed scientific journals shun articles on the concept because it is a minority view. “To endorse intelligent design comes with risk because it’s a position against the consensus. Science is not a democratic …

DALLAS – An experimental smoking-cessation drug increases the odds that smokers can kick the habit compared with a widely used drug now on the market, researchers say. In new studies, 44 percent of smokers taking varenicline were able to stop lighting up. In contrast, just 30 percent of those taking …

Just when you think you have been surprised by every natural disaster possible — from the tsunami to Pakistan’s earthquake to Katrina, Rita and Wilma — out comes an F3 tornado. We talked tornado through Sunday’s show and much of Monday’s broadcast. FOX’s Rick Leventhal provided a great perspective on …