Abbott Labs agrees to pay $1.5B over Depakote

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• Abbott Labs agrees to pay $1.5B over Depakote
• NRC chair: No timetable for Cal nuke plant restart
• US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
• Study: Savings and risks in health insurance trend
• No end to obesity epidemic, 20-year forecast shows
• Fed court reverses order for VA system overhaul
• Morocco's judges call for legal reform
• Egypt judges send 293 to trial for violent protest
• Did Romney earn tax credits for overseas profits?
• Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury
• Candidates against austerity lead in Italian vote
• Evangelista in New York
• Romney: Obama shouldn't be tried for treason
• Exxon Mobil tops Fortune 500 list
• GOP plan protects Pentagon, cuts social programs
• Model, billionaire settle NYC child support fight
• Pakistan urges new era in trade with India
• Evangelista arrives
• Tymoshenko's daughter meets German minister
• 'Avengers' ups dollar power with $207.4M opening
• Seller of suicide kits sentenced on tax charges
• 'The Outsiders' is being released as an e-book
• Buffett says investors shouldn't act on headlines
• Chesapeake should be open to buyout: top investor
• Police searching trunks for missing mom, daughters
• Syria holds election snubbed by opposition
• Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada
• Babe Ruth's suburban Boston home for sale
• Film academy unveils new outdoor Hollywood theater
• Markets recover from shock over European elections
• Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin, protesters held
• Simulated sex featured at ex-Italy PM party: trial
• Facebook's Zuckerberg kicks off investor show in NY
• Greece fails to form government amid German, EU warnings
• US consumers upped their borrowing in March
• Witness: Police in disbelief about fight with man
• GOP plan boosts Pentagon, cuts social programs
• Election reflection
• U.S. hostage urges Obama to meet al Qaeda demands
• Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth

Abbott Labs agrees to pay $1.5B over Depakote Posted: Abbott Laboratories has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion over allegations that it promoted the anti-seizure drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

NRC chair: No timetable for Cal nuke plant restart Posted: The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday there is no timetable for restarting the sidelined San Onofre nuclear plant on the Southern California coast and a federal review of its troubled tubing will take whatever time is necessary to complete.

US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot Posted: The Associated Press has learned the CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Study: Savings and risks in health insurance trend Posted: It's the hottest trend in job-based health insurance: plans that give you a personal savings account for medical bills but also require you to pay a hefty share of costs before coverage kicks in.

No end to obesity epidemic, 20-year forecast shows Posted: The obesity epidemic may be slowing, but don't take in those pants yet.

Fed court reverses order for VA system overhaul Posted: A federal appeals court on Monday reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system.

Morocco's judges call for legal reform Posted: More than half of Morocco's judges signed a petition on Monday that calls for prosecutors to be allowed to operate independently of the executive branch — a reform many say is necessary to prevent judicial corruption.

Egypt judges send 293 to trial for violent protest Posted: Investigating judges sent 293 Egyptians to trial Monday on charges of resisting authorities, damaging public property and carrying knives and fire bombs during an anti-government protest last year.

Did Romney earn tax credits for overseas profits? Posted: Do you remember what's on page 169 of your income tax return? Neither does Mitt Romney.

Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury Posted: A jury in a high-profile technology case ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded.

Candidates against austerity lead in Italian vote Posted: Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in Italy's local elections, partial results indicated, in the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis.

Evangelista in New York Posted: Supermodel Linda Evangelista arrives at New York Family court in New York. Evangelista's 5-year-old son Augustin is unlikely to lack pocket money after his billionaire father made an out-of-court settlement for child support in New York on Monday.

Romney: Obama shouldn't be tried for treason Posted: Republican Mitt Romney says he doesn't think President Barack Obama should be tried for treason.

Exxon Mobil tops Fortune 500 list Posted: Exxon Mobil has bumped Wal-Mart from first place among the Fortune 500 top revenue-generating U.S. companies thanks to rising oil prices.

GOP plan protects Pentagon, cuts social programs Posted: Moving to protect the military from a crippling wave of budget cuts next year, a key House committee voted Monday to cut instead food aid, health care and social services like Meals on Wheels.

Model, billionaire settle NYC child support fight Posted: In the midst of a trial that brought tales of the high life and high fashion to family court, supermodel Linda Evangelista and a billionaire French businessman have reached an agreement to end their child support fight, their lawyers said Monday.

Pakistan urges new era in trade with India Posted: Pakistan on Monday called for a "new era" in economic collaboration with arch-rival India, as business leaders from the two countries met for a trade conference.

Evangelista arrives Posted: Supermodel Linda Evangelista arrives at New York Family court in New York. Evangelista's 5-year-old son Augustin is unlikely to lack pocket money after his billionaire father made an out-of-court settlement for child support in New York on Monday.

Tymoshenko's daughter meets German minister Posted: The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko met with Germany's justice minister Monday in a bid to increase European pressure on Ukraine's leadership over her mother's case.

'Avengers' ups dollar power with $207.4M opening Posted: "The Avengers" has extended its box-office superpowers with a record $207.4 million opening weekend domestically, an even bigger start than originally projected.

Seller of suicide kits sentenced on tax charges Posted: A 92-year-old Southern California woman who acknowledged selling kits intended to help people commit suicide has been sentenced to five years supervised probation for failing to file federal tax returns.

'The Outsiders' is being released as an e-book Posted: Almost 45 years after "The Outsiders" was first published, S.E. Hinton is ready to take her classic young adult novel to the next level: an e-book.

Buffett says investors shouldn't act on headlines Posted: Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that Europe will have a hard time resolving its fiscal problems because of the structure of the European Union and this weekend's election results in Greece and France.

Chesapeake should be open to buyout: top investor Posted: (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp's largest shareholder urged the natural gas company to remain open to acquisition offers despite the weakness of its share price. In a letter to Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon, Southeastern Asset Management, holder of a 13.6 percent stake in Chesapeake, acknowledged the "dangers of opening such conversations" as the company struggles with concerns about McClendon's business dealings, on top of the low natural gas prices. ...

Police searching trunks for missing mom, daughters Posted: Authorities searching for a Tennessee mother and her three daughters are stopping motorists in northern Mississippi and checking inside the trunks of their vehicles.

Syria holds election snubbed by opposition Posted: Syrians voted Monday in the first "multiparty" parliamentary election in five decades, against a backdrop of violence and dismissed as a sham by the opposition and bordering on the "ludicrous" by the US.

Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada Posted: Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.

Babe Ruth's suburban Boston home for sale Posted: The suburban Boston home where Babe Ruth lived after he had been sent to the New York Yankees is for sale, and the asking price is more than Ruth made in his entire playing career.

Film academy unveils new outdoor Hollywood theater Posted: The film academy is opening an outdoor theater in Hollywood and inviting tourists and locals to enjoy movies there this summer.

Markets recover from shock over European elections Posted: After an initial shocked reaction, stock markets stabilized around the world after elections in France and Greece appeared to jeopardize Europe's plans for fighting its debt crisis.

Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin, protesters held Posted: MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president on Monday with a ringing appeal for unity at the start of a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems and bitter political rivalries. Parliament is expected to approve to his ally Dmitry Medvedev, 46, as prime minister on Tuesday, completing a job swap that has left many Russians feeling disenfranchised two decades after the Soviet Union collapsed. ...

Simulated sex featured at ex-Italy PM party: trial Posted: MILAN (Reuters) - Young women simulated oral sex with a Greek statue at a party hosted by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, a witness said on Monday at a trial where he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute. Chiara Danese, a 20-year-old beauty contest winner, had tears in her eyes as she told a Milan court that Berlusconi asked the women to play sex games with a nude statue of the ancient fertility god Priapus. "He touched the girls while they simulated oral sex with the statue," she said. ...

Facebook's Zuckerberg kicks off investor show in NY Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg fielded questions about the No. 1 social network's slowing revenue growth and its $1 billion purchase of Instagram as he kicked off a cross-country roadshow to promote the company's $10 billion initial public offering. Wearing his trademark "hoodie" sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, the 27-year-old chief executive said he would do the Instagram deal again if he had to, according to people who attended the event. Hundreds of investors attended the presentation at New York's Sheraton Hotel, which was closed to the media, on Monday. ...

Greece fails to form government amid German, EU warnings Posted: Greek conservatives failed Monday to form a government, paving the way for anti-austerity leftists to try and cobble together a coalition despite Germany and EU warnings the country must stick to its bailout deal.

US consumers upped their borrowing in March Posted: U.S. consumers swiped their credit cards more often in March after cutting back during the previous two months. The increase helped drive overall borrowing up by the most in more than a decade.

Witness: Police in disbelief about fight with man Posted: A forensic specialist testified Monday that two police officers charged in the death of a mentally ill homeless man appeared in disbelief after their confrontation with the man they said refused to stop fighting.

GOP plan boosts Pentagon, cuts social programs Posted: A key House committee has voted to cut food aid, health care and social services like Meals on Wheels to protect the Pentagon from a crippling wave of budget cuts come January.

Election reflection Posted: A picture taken in Marseille, southern France, shows a drop of water that reflects a campaign poster of newly elected president Francois Hollande and a map of France emblazoned with the colors of the French flag.

U.S. hostage urges Obama to meet al Qaeda demands Posted: DUBAI (Reuters) - An American aid worker abducted by al Qaeda in Pakistan last year has pleaded with U.S. President Barack Obama to meet his captors' demands for the release of prisoners in order to save his life, in a video released by the militant group's media arm. In the short clip posted on Islamist Internet forums, Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped in the central Pakistani city of Lahore last August, appealed to Obama to "accept and respond to the mujahideen (holy warriors)". "My life is in your hands, Mr. President. ...

Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth Posted: Potty humor just got prehistoric. A new study suggests that dinosaurs may have helped keep an already overheated world warmer with their flatulence and burps 200 million years ago.

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