The last 10 years have constituted a rather crude metamorphosis for filmmaker Oliver Stone. Stone (“JFK,” “Wall Street”) has busied himself with sultry noir thrillers (“U-Turn”), fawning sports dramas (“Any Given Sunday”) and — most inanely — budget-busting toga epics (“Alexander”).

NEW YORK - The World Trade Center's owner on Monday scrapped the schedule for the prolonged rebuilding of the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying nearly every project is delayed and over budget and that the latest estimates are unrealistic.

Chandler will dedicate a steel beam from the ruins of the World Trade Center during a memorial service on Sept. 11 to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The city is inviting the public to the 30-minute event that will include Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, Fire Chief Jeff Clark and Police Chief Sherry Kiyler.

Gilbert is moving ahead with the development of an inspiring 9/11 memorial featuring a beam that was once part of the World Trade Center towers.

LOS ANGELES - The Will Ferrell comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" raced ahead of the competition to remain the box office champ for a second weekend with $23 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates released Sunday.

NEW YORK - Construction workers near the World Trade Center discovered 74 more bone fragments on a damaged skyscraper being prepared for demolition, officials said.

There he was on display again Tuesday, one of the few Diamondbacks stars left from the 2001 World Series winners, giving his usual all-out effort in another losing cause.

An eight-foot structural beam from the World Trade Center was placed in a Gilbert memorial Monday, marking the beginning of local tributes in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Randy Johnson said Friday he has no specific list of teams to which he would approve a trade from the Diamondbacks and that he is not considering the issue until Arizona comes to him about his no-trade clause.

HOUSTON - He knows people mean well. He knows what the numbers say. But each time someone congratulates Shawn Marion on the “career season” he’s compiling in 2005-06, the frown comes out and his head starts to shake.

HOUSTON - He knows people mean well. He knows what the numbers say. But each time someone congratulates Shawn Marion on the “career season” he’s compiling in 2005-06, the frown comes out and his head starts to shake. “Man, I’m not doing anything I haven’t been doing for seven years around here,” Marion said, adding a laugh to the end of the statement. “Go back and look. The numbers might be a little different right now, but this is what I do.”

The media guide says Orlando Hernandez is 36 and the overunder proposition line is 40, but the Diamondbacks say they couldn’t care less about the age of their newest starting pitcher.

The media guide says Orlando Hernandez is 36 and the overunder proposition line is 40, but the Diamondbacks say they couldn’t care less about the age of their newest starting pitcher.

The Phoenix Coyotes were expected to be active when the NHL entry draft kicked off Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. And they were.

Motorola employees once practically needed their own carrier for all their trips between the East Valley and the Semiconductor Products Sector headquarters in Austin, Texas.

FLAGSTAFF - U.S. Senate candidates finished their series of televised debates with sharp assessments of themselves and their opponents Friday. Republican incumbent Jon Kyl repeatedly highlighted his experience in Congress and his understanding of national security matters, energy and other issues.

FLAGSTAFF - U.S. Senate candidates finished their series of televised debates with sharp assessments of themselves and their opponents Friday. Republican incumbent Jon Kyl repeatedly highlighted his experience in Congress and his understanding of national security matters, energy and other issues.

Using Javier Vazquez to build for the future, the Diamondbacks have agreed to trade Vazquez to the Chicago White Sox for Orlando "El Duque’’ Hernandez and minor league, center-field prospect Chris Young, sources in the organization said Tuesday night.

Using Javier Vazquez to build for the future, the Diamondbacks have agreed to trade Vazquez to the Chicago White Sox for Orlando "El Duque’’ Hernandez and minor league, center-field prospect Chris Young, sources in the organization said Tuesday night.

HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas Saturday at hundreds of protesters who charged the convention center where delegates were wrapping up global trade talks. Security forces locked the doors and took up positions throughout the building.

HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas Saturday at hundreds of protesters who charged the convention center where delegates were wrapping up global trade talks. Security forces locked the doors and took up positions throughout the building.

SPRING GREEN, Wis. - President Bush and rival John Kerry paused from private debate practice on Monday to accuse each other of lack of clarity on Iraq as they campaigned in "must win" states for each - the Republican incumbent in Ohio and his Democratic challenger in Wisconsin.