Strong sales of two blockbuster drugs helped boost revenue for Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., but higher taxes and a litigation charge pulled down its first-quarter profit a bit.

One is a soft-spoken teenager who never sought fame, but was thrust into the national spotlight at the most delicate moment of her young life. The other is a glamorous pop star, a fixture in celebrity magazines and on countless iPods.

Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby.

The engagement is off for the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the father of her baby.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and two Japanese firms said Wednesday night they will collaborate to develop and sell an experimental drug meant to correct a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s 18-year-old daughter, an unwed mother, says teenagers should avoid having sex.

Bristol Palin loves motherhood, but the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she’s not getting much sleep these days.

Strong sales of blockbuster blood thinner Plavix help Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. swing to a big fourth-quarter profit, after hefty charges led to a loss a year ago.

The 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth in Alaska to a son.

King Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday it will be allowed to buy Alpharma Inc. provided it sells some assets related to Alpharma’s painkiller Kadian.