AP - The 2004 World Series trophy has a permanent home in Fenway Park. Most of the Red Sox players who won it already are gone.

NewsFactor - IBM researchers have created the first complete integrated circuit built around a single carbon nanotube molecule, a new material that promises significant benefits compared to traditional silicon.

The wife of a slain minister has confessed to killing him, police in Selmer, Tennessee, said today. Police said the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, which is taking part in questioning Mary Winkler, informed them of the confession. Winkler, 32, faces a charge of first-degree murder for the death of her husband, Matthew Winkler, 31. Church member Pam Killingsworth described Mary Winkler as always seeming like "the perfect mother, the perfect wife," with very loving children. Police say the couple's three children, who were with their mother, are in "very good condition."

The wife of a slain minister has confessed to killing him, police in Selmer, Tennessee, said today. Police said the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, which is taking part in questioning Mary Winkler, informed them of the confession. Winkler, 32, faces a charge of first-degree murder for the death of her husband, Matthew Winkler, 31. Church member Pam Killingsworth described Mary Winkler as always seeming like "the perfect mother, the perfect wife," with very loving children.

AP - Olympic gold medalist Jim Shea, Jr., who won hearts in 2002 with his victory in the skeleton shortly after his grandfather's death, has withdrawn his candidacy for the Utah Legislature.

AP - Drew Lachey is dancing his way to the Miss USA pageant — as co-host of the competition with Nancy O'Dell of "Access Hollywood."

Reuters - Abortion rights supporters planned to launch an attack on Friday on a new South Dakota abortion law designed as a direct challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion 33 years ago.

AP - Toshiba Corp. said Friday it has postponed the release of high-definition DVD players in the United States until April, a month later than planned, so that it can synchronize the sales with title releases from Hollywood studies.

AFP - Electronic games by Introversion Software in England and Sony Computer in Japan won top honors in the United States at what amounted to the industry's Sundance Festival and Academy Awards.

AP - Toshiba won a patent lawsuit against South Korean rival Hynix Semiconductor in a Tokyo court Friday over patents for computer chips widely used in cell phones, digital cameras and portable music players.

AP - Many worried Republicans on the ballot in November have been pushing away from the White House, not wanting to be dragged under by President Bush's sinking approval ratings and growing anxiety over Iraq. That doesn't mean they're also fleeing his cash offerings, however.

AP - Kenton Paulino beat West Virginia at its own game, hitting a 3-pointer as time expired to give Texas a 74-71 victory over the Mountaineers on Thursday night in the third round of the NCAA tournament.

AP - Tammy Duckworth, a former Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs in a grenade attack in Iraq, is now leading the charge for the Fighting Democrats.

Reuters - Reggae star Sean Paul ended R&B singer Ne-Yo's two-week reign on the Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as "Temperature" rose one place to No. 1.

AP - Microsoft Corp. announced a shake-up Thursday of the unit that includes its flagship Windows operating system, two days after the company admitted it won't have its next consumer version of Windows ready for the holiday season as planned.

AP - Seven years into his professional tennis career, James Blake finally feels comfortable that less than his best can be more than enough.

Reuters - Forget satin, silk and cashmere. Denim took center stage at this year's Los Angeles Fashion Week in a reminder to fashion watchers that premium jeans mean big business.

AP - Passes still slip through his hands, free throws clank off the rim, and there's not much chance Kwame Brown is going to make a jump shot from any significant distance.

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AP - When Katy Moreno heard the armed Basque group ETA had declared a permanent cease-fire, her thoughts rushed back to the day more than 11 years ago when gunmen ambushed her husband outside the couple's home — killing him with two bullets to the head.