NEW YORK – CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” earned a leading 18 Daytime Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including best soap opera, although no one from its cast was nominated in the lead acting categories. Ellen DeGeneres, whose hit daytime series won best talk show the last two years and …

NEW YORK – “Late Night” host Conan O’Brien has joked that no one watches his talk show. That’s certainly not the case in Finland, where he has become an unlikely cultural icon — and soon a visiting one. The quirky, self-deprecating NBC host, along with a camera crew, will visit …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The top U.S and British diplomats made a surprise trip to Iraq on Sunday to prod the country’s struggling leaders to end nearly four months of wrangling and form a new government. “We’re going to urge that the negotiations be wrapped up,” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …

INDIANAPOLIS – Nine former employees of a county juvenile detention center were charged Monday with using their positions of authority to have sex with teenage girls. The nine workers were accused of having sex with six girls who were 13 to 15 years old at the time. Marion County Prosecutor …

NEW YORK – “Mission: Impossible III” will make its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, but Tom Cruise’s arrival to promote the summer blockbuster sounds more like “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” While visiting New York for the May 3 screenings, Cruise is expected first to appear live at MTV’s …

HOUSTON – Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling struggled to hold his temper Thursday at being pegged a liar and a crook by federal prosecutors, telling jurors in his criminal trial that he was devastated the company he cherished became a symbol for scandal. “I think they have purposely …

SAN FRANCISCO – Haven’t yet filed? If you owe money, your best bet is to get your return in as soon as possible. While paying your tax bill sooner rather than later is obviously important, the primary concern for late filers who owe money should be to get their return …

TOLEDO, Ohio – A Ten Commandments monument that has stood on the courthouse lawn for almost 50 years does not promote religion and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge James Carr said Tuesday that the monument can stay because the motives for placing it outside …

ST. LOUIS – People with wheat allergies who have stayed away from beer now have a new option. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (BUD) on Wednesday introduced Redbridge, which the company called the first nationally available sorghum beer. Starting Wednesday, Redbridge is available in restaurants and stores carrying organic products. Sorghum is …

WASHINGTON – Free trade talks between the United States and the United Arab Emirates were postponed Friday, a day after a Dubai company succumbed to pressure and backed out of a deal to take over operations at six major American ports. The talks, which were supposed to begin Monday, were …