Report: US cancer rates continue downward trend

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• Report: US cancer rates continue downward trend
• Mott returns to Dubai with Cigar on his mind
• Materials lead US stocks lower as commodities dip
• DSK attys press immunity claim at NY suit hearing
• Postseason OT adopted for regular season
• News Corp unit let piracy thrive at DirecTV - paper
• Strauss-Kahn lawyer demands US suit dismissal
• In Illinois, college can be a legislative favor
• White House: No contingencies for health care law
• APNewsBreak: New security for US troops
• Clear Channel to delay inserting ads into iHeart
• Ex-MF Global exec takes 5th amendment at hearing
• US asks Pope to help in Alan Gross case
• NFL coaches speak on bounties
• Cuban-American in emotional return to family home
• Biden says Romney 'consistently wrong' on jobs
• Ex-coach Bernie Fine puts Syracuse house on market
• Italy seizes $1.5 billion in Gadhafi family assets
• Judge to rule later on civil suit vs. Strauss-Kahn
• Hearing starts on DSK's bid to get NY suit tossed
• Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand
• Boehner challenges Obama on missile defense remark
• Pope draws huge crowd in Cuba, meets with Fidel Castro
• Pope urges greater openings in vast Cuban Mass
• London subway stops named for Owens, Lewis, Phelps
• White House confident health reform 'constitutional'
• 'The Avengers' to close Tribeca Film Festival
• JetBlue suspends captain who disrupted flight
• Yahoo shareholder blasts company for board snub
• Weary Venus Williams loses at Key Biscayne
• White House: No contingency plans for health care
• The real da Vinci code: Louvre unlocks last work
• Calif woman, 65, charged with assisting suicide
• Arab summit to stop short of call for Assad ouster
• Radwanska downs Venus to reach Miami semis
• Pope wraps Cuba visit with Mass, Fidel meeting
• Witnesses complicate Corzine's testimony on money
• U.S. generals, Pakistan army chief meet on NATO skirmish
• Supreme Court ends historic healthcare law arguments
• Gas leaks near flare as Total dismisses blast risk

Report: US cancer rates continue downward trend Posted: Cancer rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to a report released Wednesday.

Mott returns to Dubai with Cigar on his mind Posted: Bill Mott will be looking for another first when his filly Royal Delta runs in the $10 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday.

Materials lead US stocks lower as commodities dip Posted: Stocks are closing lower as falling commodity prices drag materials and energy companies down sharply.

DSK attys press immunity claim at NY suit hearing Posted: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers tried to persuade a judge Wednesday to throw out a hotel maid's lawsuit against the former International Monetary Fund leader, arguing that he has diplomatic immunity from a civil case that stems from sexual assault allegations dropped in criminal court last year.

Postseason OT adopted for regular season Posted: Even though the NFL's new rule for postseason overtime has never come into play, it's being expanded for the regular season, too.

News Corp unit let piracy thrive at DirecTV - paper Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - A News Corp subsidiary providing security for pay-TV smartcards let piracy go unchecked at U.S. satellite broadcaster DirecTV less than a year before News Corp looked into buying the business, an Australian paper said. The article in the Australian Financial Review, citing internal emails from NDS, added to questions over News Corp practices after reports that NDS promoted the piracy of rivals and after scandals at News Corp's British newspapers. NDS said in a statement that it "completely rejects the allegations made by the Australian Financial Review. ...

Strauss-Kahn lawyer demands US suit dismissal Posted: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyer asked a US judge Wednesday to dismiss a civil suit brought by a New York hotel maid, saying the disgraced French politician had diplomatic immunity when he allegedly assaulted her.

In Illinois, college can be a legislative favor Posted: Politicians love to talk about the importance of education. In Illinois, legislators go a step further and personally award scholarships to state universities — sometimes to friends, donors and political allies.

White House: No contingencies for health care law Posted: Voicing optimism, the White House on Wednesday said it is too early to devise contingency plans that anticipate the Supreme Court striking down any portion of President Barack Obama's health care law.

APNewsBreak: New security for US troops Posted: U.S. troops in Afghanistan are being guarded more closely and are taking other steps to protect themselves from attacks by Afghan troops.

Clear Channel to delay inserting ads into iHeart Posted: Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman says that the radio company will keep part of its iHeart Radio online service ad-free for at least a few more months, explaining that a consumer backlash against ads on Pandora Media Inc.'s competing service serves as a "cautionary tale."

Ex-MF Global exec takes 5th amendment at hearing Posted: A former MF Global executive has refused to answer lawmakers' questions about $200 million that was transferred out of a customer account days before the firm collapsed, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

US asks Pope to help in Alan Gross case Posted: The Obama administration said Wednesday it had asked Pope Benedict XVI to raise with Cuban officials the case of American contractor Alan Gross, jailed on suspicion of espionage.

NFL coaches speak on bounties Posted: NFL coaches plan to go right at the league's most sensitive subject — bounties — when they get together with players next month.

Cuban-American in emotional return to family home Posted: Cecilia Dalmau's mother made only one request before her daughter flew to Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI's visit: "I would love to see pictures from my childhood home."

Biden says Romney 'consistently wrong' on jobs Posted: Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is "consistently wrong" on U.S. manufacturing, painting him as someone who doesn't believe the sector is crucial to future U.S. economic success and as a proponent of outsourcing.

Ex-coach Bernie Fine puts Syracuse house on market Posted: Former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has put his house on the market for $549,900.

Italy seizes $1.5 billion in Gadhafi family assets Posted: Italian tax police say they have seized €1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in assets from the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family and associates, including shares in Italy's biggest bank.

Judge to rule later on civil suit vs. Strauss-Kahn Posted: A judge says he won't rule immediately on whether to dismiss a hotel maid's lawsuit alleging that Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her in New York City.

Hearing starts on DSK's bid to get NY suit tossed Posted: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers tried to persuade a judge Wednesday to throw out a hotel maid's lawsuit against the former International Monetary Fund leader, arguing that he has diplomatic immunity from a civil case that stems from sexual assault allegations that were dropped in criminal court last year.

Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand Posted: From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like "Justice for Trayvon" to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of an unarmed black teenager killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer is quickly turning into an Internet-fueled brand.

Boehner challenges Obama on missile defense remark Posted: House Speaker John Boehner has sent a letter to President Barack Obama questioning whether Obama is willing to make unilateral concessions to Russia on missile defense.

Pope draws huge crowd in Cuba, meets with Fidel Castro Posted: HAVANA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged Cubans on Wednesday to search for "authentic freedom" and wound up his trip with a chat with the communist country's revolutionary icon Fidel Castro. The two octogenarians spoke for about a half an hour in the Vatican embassy after the pope celebrated an open-air mass for a crowd estimated by the Vatican at some 300,000 people in Havana's Revolution Square. Benedict, who said last week that communism no longer works in Cuba, pressed the government to let the Catholic Church teach religion in schools and universities. ...

Pope urges greater openings in vast Cuban Mass Posted: Pope Benedict XVI demanded more freedom for the Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba and preached against "fanaticism" in an unusually political sermon before hundreds of thousands at Revolution Plaza, with President Raul Castro in the front row.

London subway stops named for Owens, Lewis, Phelps Posted: Hop on the Underground at "Jesse Owens" station. After one stop change at "Carl Lewis." And then ride the Tube all the way to "Michael Phelps."

White House confident health reform 'constitutional' Posted: The White House said Wednesday it was "confident" that President Barack Obama's sweeping health care reform was constitutional, as it faced a critical test at the US Supreme Court.

'The Avengers' to close Tribeca Film Festival Posted: The superhero bonanza "The Avengers" will close the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival.

JetBlue suspends captain who disrupted flight Posted: A JetBlue captain who yelled about a bomb and urged passengers to pray on a Las Vegas-bound flight has been suspended, the airline said Wednesday.

Yahoo shareholder blasts company for board snub Posted: A major Yahoo shareholder passed over for a seat on the troubled Internet company's board is blasting the decision as "illogical."

Weary Venus Williams loses at Key Biscayne Posted: Venus Williams looked weary Wednesday after winning three consecutive three-set matches, and she lost to Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open, 6-4, 6-1.

White House: No contingency plans for health care Posted: The White House says the Obama administration has devised no contingency plans in the event the Supreme Court holds any portion of the health care law unconstitutional.

The real da Vinci code: Louvre unlocks last work Posted: An intense and controversial restoration of the last great work by Leonardo da Vinci goes before the public Thursday at the Louvre Museum, revealing "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" in the full panoply of hues and detail painted by the Renaissance master 500 years ago.

Calif woman, 65, charged with assisting suicide Posted: A 65-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge alleging she helped a friend kill himself last year by mixing a lethal drug dose in his yogurt.

Arab summit to stop short of call for Assad ouster Posted: The Arab summit in Baghdad will steer clear of calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit or for his foes to be armed, both divisive issues, Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Radwanska downs Venus to reach Miami semis Posted: Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska brought Venus Williams' comeback event to a halt on Wednesday, downing the American 6-4, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Miami hardcourt tennis tournament.

Pope wraps Cuba visit with Mass, Fidel meeting Posted: Pope Benedict XVI wraps up his visit to Cuba on Wednesday with an open-air Mass in the shrine of the Cuban revolution, hoping to revive the Catholic faith in this communist-run country. His other appointment: a meeting with Fidel Castro.

Witnesses complicate Corzine's testimony on money Posted: Witnesses close to MF Global's collapse are offering details about customer money that vanished days before the firm failed. Their testimony could challenge previous statements by former CEO Jon Corzine.

U.S. generals, Pakistan army chief meet on NATO skirmish Posted: ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The head of U.S. Central Command and the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan met Pakistan's army chief on Wednesday in the first high-level military visit since a cross-border U.S. attack last November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Their talks, announced by the Pakistani military, took place a day after U.S. President Barack Obama met Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Seoul. He expressed hope that Pakistan's review of strained ties with Washington would respect U.S. security needs. ...

Supreme Court ends historic healthcare law arguments Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ended more than six hours of oral arguments over three days about whether President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would survive constitutional scrutiny, setting up to deliver a ruling on its fate by late June. Over the past three days, the nine-member court delved into whether Congress exceeded its authority by requiring most Americans to obtain health insurance by 2014 or face a penalty, along with whether the entire wide-ranging law must be struck down if they found that critical provision to be invalid. ...

Gas leaks near flare as Total dismisses blast risk Posted: PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Explosive natural gas is leaking from Total's Elgin North Sea platform less than 100 meters from a flare which workers left burning as they evacuated the rig, the French energy company said on Wednesday. Total dismissed the risk of a blast at the platform, 240 km (150 miles) off the east coast of Scotland, and the British government said the flame had to remain burning to prevent excess gas pressure from building up. ...

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