AP - Mike Vanderjagt, the NFL's most accurate kicker who was no longer needed in Indianapolis, signed a three-year contract Thursday with the Dallas Cowboys.

AP - Joakim Noah is the face of Florida's postseason success — a wiry, bushy-haired, bundle of energy who epitomizes the Gators' frenetic style with his active, all-over-the-court play.

Reuters - U.S. ports would have been safer with an Arab company running the terminals than they will be now that a political firestorm killed the deal, the chief of U.S. homeland security said on Thursday.

AP - Chris Wilcox scored a career-high 30 points, Rashard Lewis added 22 of his 27 in the second half, and the Seattle SuperSonics held off the Milwaukee Bucks 114-105 on Wednesday night.

Reuters - Dell Inc. said on Wednesday it agreed to buy gaming-computer maker Alienware Corp., part of a push into the lucrative computer gaming market that could help the No. 1 PC maker boost profit.

AP - When German players left the field at halftime, their game against the United States scoreless, fans booed and whistled. Then Germany scored 20 seconds into the second half and romped to a 4-1 victory that relieved some of the pressure on the World Cup hosts, and did little to inspire confidence in the U.S. team.

AP - It's no surprise that this year's Ultra Music Festival will have superstar DJs unleashing electronic beats from their computers and turntables for gyrating dancers. But the Killers? A rock band headlining a dance-music festival?

AFP - Dell, the world's leader in personal computers, said it planned to create 200 new jobs and ramp up investment in China amid strong sales growth in the Asian country.

Reuters - Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright, Moby and surprise guest James Iha marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq Monday during a concert in New York interspersed with speeches by anti-war advocates like Public Enemy's Chuck D and activist Cindy Sheehan.

Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. plans to shutter an animation facility created by former CEO Michael Eisner.

AP - The nation's schools, recognized incubators of respiratory diseases among children, are being told to plan for the possibility of an outbreak of bird flu.

Reuters - Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright, Moby and surprise guest James Iha marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq Monday during a concert in New York interspersed with speeches by anti-war advocates like Public Enemy's Chuck D and activist Cindy Sheehan.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter New York, New York (AHN) - Michael Stipe, Susan Sarandon, and other notable celebrities marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a concert to benefit groups campaigning against the war. Organizers of "Bring 'Em Home...

Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Tuesday he would not hesitate to urge Congress to give his agency the authority to regulate security at chemical plants, a feared target of attacks.

Reuters - Bank of New York Co. should consider spinning off its retail banking unit, following the announced $14.6 billion sale of North Fork Bancorp Inc. to Capital One Financial Corp. , Prudential Equity Group LLC analyst Michael Mayo wrote on Tuesday.

Reuters - Connecticut's highest court said on Tuesday it had denied a request by Kennedy relative Michael Skakel to reconsider an appeal of his conviction for the 1975 murder of his 15-year-old neighbor Martha Moxley.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Los Angeles, California (AHN) - NBC is announcing plans to air web-only episodes of the sitcom, "The Office," this summer. Each episode will last two minutes, and keep Steve Carell as Michael Scott, based on Ricky Gervais' office manager David Brent, in the...

AP - The last U.S. troops are pulling out of an earthquake shattered region of Pakistan nearly six months after America rushed in medical teams and humanitarian aid. But it's unclear whether the goodwill the response fostered will last.

AP - Michael Stipe, Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan and others marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a concert to benefit groups campaigning against the war.

AP - Michael Redd had 23 points, T.J. Ford added 19 points and 10 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the second time in three days, 100-94 Monday night.