GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Rev. Jerry Zandstra (search) formally announced Thursday that he will seek the Republican nomination next year for the Senate seat held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow (search). Zandstra, who is making his first run for office, said he was taking leaves of absence from his posts …

LOS ANGELES – “The Amityville Horror” (search) returned from the dead with a vengeance, with the gory update of the 1970s fright flick taking in $23.3 million to top the weekend box office. The previous weekend’s No. 1 movie, the African desert adventure “Sahara,” (search) slipped to second place with …

Statement of the Honorable John R. Bolton Nominee for Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 11, 2005 Chairman Lugar, Senator Biden, I am honored to appear before you today as President Bush’s nominee to be the U.S. Permanent Representative to …

NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), the nation’s largest telecom services provider, submitted to federal regulators Tuesday the documents it wants to distribute to MCI Inc. (MCIP) shareholders so they can vote on Verizon’s $7.5 billion buyout plan. Separately, MCI filed a statement Tuesday repeating its rationale in turning …

PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Hasbro Inc. (HAS), the nation’s second-largest toy maker, said Monday it swung to a loss in the latest first quarter from year-ago profit, due to lower revenue and higher costs. Quarterly losses totaled $3.7 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with earnings of $6.5 million, or …

NEW YORK – The band of “American Idol” finalist Constantine Maroulis (search) will release their first CD on May 10, recorded before the singer’s fame skyrocketed on the TV talent show. Koch Records (search), the label that signed “Idol” failure William Hung, has announced a deal with Pray for the …

CHICAGO – The lead author of a breast cancer study says it shows that women who take estrogen-only pills less than ten years “don’t have to panic.” But the cancer specialist says “longer-term users” should look at alternatives. The Nurses’ Health Study finds women who take estrogen for at least …

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Union‘s highest court ruled Tuesday that the EU acted illegally when it struck a deal giving U.S. authorities personal details of airline passengers in a bid to fight terrorism. Under an agreement reached in 2004, European airlines are compelled to turn over 34 pieces of …

BATON ROUGE, La. – A woman fatally shot by her husband after authorities said he killed four of her relatives at a church service had gotten a temporary restraining order against him last year. Erica Bell, 24, filed her request in December 2005, citing family violence, The Advocate reported. The …

WASHINGTON – IRS exams found nearly three out of four churches, charities and other civic groups suspected of having violated restraints on political activity in the 2004 election actually did so, the agency said Friday. Most of the examinations that have concluded found only a single, isolated incidence of prohibited …