SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are Tyson Foods Inc., Sysco Corp., Fisher Scientific International Inc. and Aztar Corp. • Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Investing page. Airgas Inc. (ARG) is expected to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 43 …

RALEIGH, N.C. – Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday. Authorities at Fort Bragg have begun an inquiry into whether the paratroopers’ actions violated the military conduct code. Division spokeswoman Maj. Amy Hannah …

NEW YORK – Hundreds of thousands of New Year’s revelers rang in 2006 from Times Square, ignoring the sleet and snow to celebrate with noisy horns, hugs and kisses as the famous ball dropped on the final seconds of 2005. “Now bring on peace and happiness!” exclaimed Tarra Meaders, visiting …

DAMADOLA, Pakistan – Pakistani officials on Saturday angrily condemned a purported CIA airstrike meant to target Al Qaeda’s No. 2 man, saying he wasn’t there and “innocent civilians” were among at least 17 men, women and children killed in a village near the Afghan border. Thousands of tribesmen staged protests …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Senior members of the ruling Fatah party on Monday urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to delay upcoming parliamentary elections, reflecting growing fears that the Islamic group Hamas will deal the movement a stinging blow in the polls. The new calls for the delay of the Jan. …

WASHINGTON – Rejecting a suggestion by Usama bin Laden of a negotiated truce in the war on terror, Vice President Dick Cheney said there was only one way to deal with terrorists. “I think you have to destroy them,” Cheney said. The vague offer of a truce — coupled with …

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. – Footprints inside the Sago Mine indicate the trapped miners tried to use a mechanized mine car to force their way out after the explosion, family members of the sole survivor said. Rick McGee, the brother-in-law of survivor Randal McCloy Jr., said Tuesday that International Coal Group Inc. …

WASHINGTON – It will take far more U.S. support before the Iraqi government can take control over billions of dollars in reconstruction projects, including problem-plagued oil and electricity improvements, according to a government report released Monday. The report, prepared by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, warns that 2006 …

RICHMOND, Calif. – A porn actress was arrested in Oklahoma on child rape charges after allegedly persuading a high school student to run away from home and have sex with her, authorities said. Genevieve Elise Silva, 20, remained in jail in Kiowa County, Okla., on Thursday in lieu of $10,000 …

BOISE, Idaho – More than 1,000 mallard ducks have died along a single creek in southern Idaho, and officials on Wednesday tested tissue samples to find out why. The symptoms — lesions in the lungs and hemorrhaging in the heart wall — likely point to a bacterial infection, not avian …