Q. Here is a picture of an American Beauty electric iron that I purchased at a thrift store. It appears to be mint and in the original box. Can you tell me its history and if it has any monetary value

March 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks headed for the biggest rally in eight months after concerns eased that rising U.S. mortgage delinquencies will lead to a slump in demand from the region's largest trading partner.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION -- The night before he shuffled into court in shackles to face a murder charge, Thomas M. Day had downed two mixed drinks and was working on his third when he held a gun in his hand and asked one of his closest friends a question. ... - By ALAN J. KEAYS Herald Staff

The writer of "Gun ownership is a privilege" (Mar. 5) doesn't have her facts straight. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State" is the introduction, the preamble, to the Second Amendment.

Imperial Tobacco of Britain has made an unsolicited bid approach for Altadis, the French-Spanish maker of Gauloises cigarettes and Cohiba cigars.

Human- and drug-smuggling organizations in Mexico are getting their guns from the same places law-abiding citizens are getting theirs - licensed dealers and gun shows, according to court documents.

March 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks headed for the biggest rally in eight months after takeovers accelerated and U.S. financial companies offered reassurance a subprime loan crisis won't spread.