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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Hewlett-Packard Co., Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Applied Materials Inc. BEA Systems (BEAS) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 10 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson First Call. …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Air Force Col. Pamela Ann Melroy will become the second woman to command a space shuttle mission when her crew heads to the international space station next year, NASA announced. Melroy, 44, follows in the footsteps of Eileen Collins, who charted a groundbreaking career as the …

PLYMOUTH, Ind. – The beer ad attracted attention — but not in the way Pabst Blue Ribbon had intended. A bartender called police because he thought a blinking red light was a bomb, resulting in the evacuation of 35 people from a resort hotel. Guests were allowed back in their …