SAN JOSE, Calif. – Federal prosecutors are probing whether former Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) officials forged documents to maximize executives’ profits from stock options, according to a legal publication that also reported CEO Steve Jobs has hired his own lawyers to represent him in the investigation. Shares of the iPod …

NEW YORK – Frank Stanton, a broadcasting pioneer and CBS president for 26 years who helped turn its TV operation into the “Tiffany network” and built CBS News into a respected information source, has died. He was 98. Stanton died in his sleep at his Boston home on Sunday, said …

When Derrick Woods and Chanell Martin decided to surprise their 12-year-old daughter with a Microsoft Zune media player, they had no idea how big of a surprise they were in for. The gadget, they said, came preloaded with more than an hour of raunchy pornography. “It was a homosexual orgy …

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A driver was under arrest early Friday after police said he crashed his car into a suburban home, killing a man as he sat in his living room. The wreck followed a police chase, and police said authorities planned to charge Richard Mair, 28, with unlawfully fleeing …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration says it is making steady progress in steering more federal taxpayer dollars to religious charities. In the budget year that ended Sept. 30, religious charities received $2.15 billion in federal grants to administer a range of social service programs for the needy. That represented 10.9 …

Out-of-the-ordinary news from the folks at “Studio B”… Tough Seller A $100,000 business is up for sale in Florida, everything included. Everything except for the delivery guy. And all you need is $100 and about 500 words. A mother and daughter are giving away their business to the person who …

LOS ANGELES – In the last official briefing before the big show, Oscar producer Gil Cates, director Lou Horvitz and Academy president Sid Ganis promised no political uproar — and no rain — at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Check out our new Oscars section! Print out your own Oscar …

NEW YORK – Viacom Inc.’s (VIA) Paramount Pictures Friday said it has agreed to sell its DreamWorks (DWA) film library to financier George Soros’ investment fund and Dune Capital Management for $900 million. The deal is part of Viacom’s plans to revitalize its sluggish movie business. Viacom and its broadcast …

MONTREAL – In a rare public dissent, 19 Catholic priests have denounced the Vatican‘s opposition to gay marriage and allowing homosexuals into the priesthood. The clerics signed an open letter that ran Sunday in Montreal’s La Presse newspaper, criticizing the church’s positions on the issues. The priests said the church …

NEW YORK – Contending that women have more options than they do in the event of an unintended pregnancy, men’s rights activists are mounting a long shot legal campaign aimed at giving them the chance to opt out of financial responsibility for raising a child. The National Center for Men …