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Thanks to The L.A. Times today. The paper printed a retraction and correction Thursday after mistakenly reporting that I had called for a boycott against several retail chains for not saying “Merry Christmas.” I have pointed out who is saying what, but I have not called for a boycott. Nor …

SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), the world’s largest Internet media site, had agreed to acquire Del.icio.us, a popular Web site that helps users share links to their favorite Web sites, the site’s founder said Friday. Joshua Schachter, the founder of Del.icio.us, confirmed a posting on the New York-based start-up’s …

LOS ANGELES – The photographer whose collision with actress Lindsay Lohan helped prompt California to adopt an anti-paparazzi law won’t be charged with a crime, the district attorney’s office said. Deputy District Attorney William Hodgman said there was no evidence photographer Galo Cesar Ramirez deliberately crashed his minivan into Lohan’s …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Australian woman was convicted in Indonesia Friday of smuggling marijuana onto Bali (search) island in her surfboard bag and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Schapelle Corby (search), 27, fought back tears as the verdict was announced. The maximum penalty for a conviction was death, but …

Go “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET Lawyers at the Michael Jackson (search) trial are waiting for the judge to rule on two key witnesses whose testimony could help the defense show the accuser’s family was planning to blackmail the “King of Pop.” Just how much is at …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces backed by the U.S. military on Sunday detained a number of suspects in the abduction of a British aid worker believed killed last year, the U.S. military said. Articles apparently related to Margaret Hassan (search), the 59-year-old director of CARE (search) international in Iraq, also …

WASHINGTON – The nation’s top military officer on Friday defended a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy (search) that has led to the discharge of 9,500 gay members of the armed forces since 1993. “We try to implement the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy as best we can,” Air Force Gen. …

LOS ANGELES – Former NFL defensive lineman Al Lucas (search) died Sunday from a presumed spinal cord injury sustained while trying to make a tackle for the Los Angeles Avengers (search) during an Arena Football League game, the team said. Lucas was taken to California Hospital (search) and all attempts …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran (search) on Tuesday rejected Canada’s (search) demand that it allow an international team of forensic scientists to examine the corpse of a photojournalist who died in Iranian custody. Zahra Kazemi (search), a 54-year-old Canadian photographer of Iranian origin, died in July 2003, several days after being …

The government Tuesday warned that a few drinks a day may not protect against strokes and heart attacks after all. Some studies in recent years have touted the health benefits of moderate drinking. Some have even said that up to four drinks a day can significantly reduce the risk of …