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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Richard Scrushy’s (search) days in court are far from over despite his stunning acquittal on charges of leading a $2.7 billion earnings overstatement at HealthSouth Corp (search). Aside from a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (search), the fired HealthSouth chief executive officer and aspiring …

LOS ANGELES – Batman got an assist from witches, zombies and a valiant little Volkswagen (search), yet the combination could not keep Hollywood from sinking to its longest modern box-office slump. “Batman Begins” (search) took in $26.8 million to remain the top movie for the second-straight weekend, lifting its 12-day …

SEOUL, South Korea – The two Koreas hold talks this week in Seoul in an atmosphere of optimism after North Korean leader Kim Jong II (search) pledged to seek reconciliation and hinted at a return soon to nuclear disarmament negotiations. A high-level North Korean delegation was due to arrive in …