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NASA Space shuttle fueling test looks successful
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PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
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Limbo for Colombia family seeking hostage release
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Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign
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Lawyer Rowe deciding whether to seek custody
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James Frey writing teen science fiction novels
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Serena, Venus reach Wimbledon final again
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Kim sets course record at Congressional with 62
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Kim sets course record at Congressional with 62
Anthony Kim has set the course record at Congressional with an 8-under 62, giving the defending champion a two-shot lead in the AT&T National...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Astros-Padres game delayed by bees in outfield
Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Mets rally from 5 down, beat Pirates 9-8 in 10
Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Votto leads Reds over Dbacks 3-2 in 10 innings
Joey Votto singled with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds ended an afternoon of wasted chances by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
More evidence points to Arguello death a suicide
Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of former boxing champion and Managua mayor Alexis Arguello...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
SC governor silent as clamor grows for resignation
After days of soul-baring and often odd confessions and apologies about an adulterous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went silent as the clamor for his resignation grew...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Older job seekers struggle to overcome age barrier
Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role coordinating an international health assistance program. A recruiter set him straight: "The people applying for that are young."...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Jobless data sends stocks reeling Dow loses 223
A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Serena saves match point, advances to semifinals
Serena Williams saved a match point and rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 Thursday, reaching the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
AP Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse
An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Bomb targeting police kills 2 in Pakistan
Bombs targeting police and employees of a Pakistani nuclear facility killed two people and wounded scores more Thursday _ the latest attacks to hit Pakistan as it battles Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Comoros crash survivor welcomed back home in Paris
A battered young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris on Thursday to be embraced gently by her father, who tried to lift her spirits with a joke...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Italys train derailment death toll rises to 19
Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 19, with 25 people injured...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
US vice president in Iraq
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
EU urges Iran to release British Embassy staff
The European Union demanded on Thursday that Iran release all detained British Embassy staff amid disagreement over how many there were and discussion of a British proposal for the bloc to jointly withdraw all 27 of its ambassadors from the country...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras
The head of the Organization of American States is warning that sanctions may be in store for Honduras...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel risk
First there was smoke, then flames burst out of the aircraft engine. But I was having difficulty communicating with the Mozambican flight attendant who was fussing with warm sodas and soggy sandwiches and did not speak English...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Nicaragua New evidence Arguello death was suicide
Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of Managua Mayor and boxing great Alexis Arguello...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
NKorea fires missiles launch toward US feared
North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth holiday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Rumors swirl over who will fill Jacksons O2 dates
An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion?...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign
U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
OAS No negotiations on Honduras president return
The No. 2 official with the Organization of American States says the group is seeking the "unconditional" return of the ousted president of Honduras...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Italy hopes for quake reconstruction pledges at G8
Italy is using the upcoming Group of Eight summit in quake-devastated central Italy to encourage participating countries to adopt monuments damaged in the temblor and pledge to help restore them...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Moon probe returns first images
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Brown condemns 'personal attacks'
Gordon Brown criticises personal attacks in politics as the spending row between Labour and the Tories continues to rage...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Patient safety 'still threatened'
Basic changes which could have stopped the cancer drug slip-up that killed a teenage boy have yet to be implemented, MPs say in a major review of patient safety...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
UN chief due to arrive in Burma
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Ex-policeman jailed over images
A former police officer is jailed for three years after pleading guilty to downloading images of child abuse...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Final moments
How Air France debris gives clues to jet's break-up...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Murray stands on verge of history
Andy Murray will become the first British player for 71 years to reach the Wimbledon men's final if he can overcome Andy Roddick in Friday's semi-finals...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Wool on the hot wash? Climate change is shrinking sheep
Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Owen linked to shock Man Utd move
Manchester United refuse to be drawn on growing speculation that they are in talks with striker Michael Owen...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Jackson's former wife 'undecided'
The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Minister in Tory homophobia claim
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw angers Tories by saying "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches"...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
UK Lt Colonel dies in Afghanistan
The highest ranking Army officer to be killed since the Falklands War is one of the two latest casualties in Afghanistan...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Clooney sets up at Sony with production company
George Clooney has lined up a new home for his production company...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Clooney smokes out new production home at Sony
George Clooney has lined up a new home for his production company...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Fans moonwalk to honor Jackson, wait for tribute
Mourning Michael Jackson fans lauded his talent, moonwalked in his honor, sang his lyrics and awaited word Monday on the possibility of a global memorial to the King of Pop...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
NASA Space shuttle fueling test looks successful
A fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no worrisome hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for a launch in a week-and-a-half for the delayed mission, NASA said...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Gwyneth Paltrow says Spain changed her life
Gwyneth Paltrow speaks almost perfect Spanish _ and she does it with an Iberian accent...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Limbo for Colombia family seeking hostage release
A year after Colombian military agents disguised as international aid workers helicoptered Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors to freedom, an offer by their former leftist rebel captors to unilaterally free two hostages is in limbo...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Pastor Rick Warren to address American Muslims
Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Serena tops Dementieva to reach Wimbledon final
Serena Williams saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in a riveting contest Thursday to advance to the Wimbledon final and another possible championship match against sister Venus...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Venus easily reaches 8th Wimbledon final
Venus Williams has easily reached her eighth Wimbledon final by routing top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Serena Williams overcomes Dementieva to make final
Serena Williams saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in a riveting marathon contest Thursday to advance to the Wimbledon final and another possible championship match against sister Venus...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Jackson event could be held at L.A. Staples Center
A person with knowledge of the situation says Los Angeles officials are holding closed-door talks about a possible event for Michael Jackson on Tuesday at a downtown arena...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Hossas big deal with Blackhawks tops busy NHL day
Just when the slowing global economy figured to put a crimp in spending for NHL free agents, Marian Hossa hit the open market again...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Serena, Venus reach Wimbledon final again
Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Serena, Venus reach Wimbledon final again
Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Factory orders rise more than expected in May
Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, further evidence that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Stocks fall at open after poor jobs report
Stocks are falling in the opening moments of trading after a new report showed more job losses than expected in June...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Stocks fall as June job losses exceed estimates
Stocks fell early Thursday after a new report showed more job losses than expected in June...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Stock futures lower after jobs report
Stock futures are extending their decline as the June unemployment rate hit a 26-year high...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
AP Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse
An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
SC governor silent as clamor grows for resignation
After days of soul-baring and often odd confessions and apologies about an adulterous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went silent as the clamor for his resignation grew...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Moehler pitches 6 strong innings, Astros win 7-1
Brian Moehler pitched six strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to a 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Serena saves match point, advances to semifinals
Serena Williams saved a match point and rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 Thursday, reaching the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Bombs against Pakistan police, govt workers kill 8
Two bombs targeting police and government workers killed up to eight people and wounded scores more Thursday _ latest attacks to hit Pakistan as it battles Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Italy unveils antiquities returned by US museum
Italian officials on Thursday unveiled 14 artifacts spanning from antiquity to the Middle Ages that were looted or stolen from Italy and recently returned by The Cleveland Museum of Art...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Bomb targeting police kills 2 in Pakistan
Bombs targeting police and employees of a Pakistani nuclear facility killed two people and wounded scores more Thursday _ the latest attacks to hit Pakistan as it battles Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of Gaza war crimes
Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Bombings kill at least 3 people in Baghdad area
Bombings killed at least three people in the Baghdad area on Thursday in the first significant violence since Iraqi forces assumed responsibility for securing cities after the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from urban areas earlier this week...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Comoros crash survivor welcomed back home in Paris
A battered young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris on Thursday to be embraced gently by her father, who tried to lift her spirits with a joke...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Italys train derailment death toll rises to 19
Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 19, with 25 people injured...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
EU urges Iran to release British Embassy staff
The European Union demanded on Thursday that Iran release all detained British Embassy staff amid disagreement over how many there were and discussion of a British proposal for the bloc to jointly withdraw all 27 of its ambassadors from the country...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Rumors swirl over who will fill Jacksons O2 dates
An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion?...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
2 British police dogs die in car during heat wave
Two British police dogs died after being left in a car during a heat wave, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
EU China, India must make emissions cuts
The chances of concluding a new global climate change pact remain dim unless China, India and Brazil make significant cuts in carbon dioxide emissions as well a senior Swedish climate change official said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
OAS No negotiations on Honduras president return
The No. 2 official with the Organization of American States says the group is seeking the "unconditional" return of the ousted president of Honduras...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Twitter followers 'can be bought'
Twitter users can now buy followers to boost the audience for the messages they send via the micro-blogging service...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Tories plan tougher teacher tests
A Conservative government would raise the entry requirements for people wanting to train as teachers in England...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Bercow proposes deputies election
Commons Speaker John Bercow says he wants MPs to vote to choose his deputy speakers in an election...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Crackdown on credit card cheques
Unwanted credit card cheques will be banned and a new post created to help consumers get refunds, the government says...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
China babies 'sold for adoption'
Baby girls removed from parents who broke China's family-planning laws have been sold for adoption overseas, it is reported...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
US urges Russian break from past
President Obama warns Moscow ahead of a visit that "Cold War approaches" to relations with the US belong in the past...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
US job losses worse than expected
The number of jobs lost in the US last month came in at 467,000, which is much more than had been expected...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Saddam interview tapes released
US investigators publish accounts of interviews with Saddam Hussein, giving a wealth of detail about the Iraqi leader...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Church attack suspect is QC's son
One of the men arrested following an attack on a Belfast church which sheltered Roma families is the son of a leading QC...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Salmond slams Diageo cuts
First Minister Alex Salmond condemns management at Diageo the day after the company said it planned to cut up to 900 jobs...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Conman is guilty of hotel murder
A convicted conman faces life in jail after a jury finds him guilty of killing his partner in a Travelodge hotel room...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Landmark ruling
Activists hail 'historic' India gay sex judgement...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Gang rapists' sentences increased
Two young men involved in the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl who was doused in caustic soda have their sentences increased...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Consumer champ?
Rip-off businesses will have to face a new foe...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Art goes pop!
Italian restaurant becomes latest 'pop-up' art gallery...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
No pain no gain
What is Andy Murray's weird press-up for?...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Go figure
Can a statistics website really be exciting? Yes it can...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Phone-in leads to shock PM visit to fishmongers
The owners of a family-run fishmongers in Leeds market get a surprise visit from the Prime Minister...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Venus and Serena through to final
Serena Williams will face sister Venus in Saturday's Wimbledon final after prevailing in a marathon tussle with Russian Elena Dementieva...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Lions Test debuts for English duo
Riki Flutey and Joe Worsley will start against South Africa on Saturday as the injury-hit British and Irish Lions make a host of changes for the third Test...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Jackson 'hurt' over drug reports
Jermaine Jackson "would be hurt" if he found out that reports about his brother Michael's drug use were true, he tells US TV...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Pension view 'not radical enough'
The author of an influential report into the future of pensions in the UK tells the BBC his proposals were not radical enough...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Police 'devastated' by dog deaths
Lessons will be learnt from the deaths of two German Shepherd dogs left in a hot car, a Nottinghamshire police officer says...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Air France jet 'broke on impact'
French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Osborne facing expenses inquiry
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's expenses are to be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Pardon appeal for Shields refused
Justice Secretary Jack Straw provisionally refuses an appeal for a pardon for jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Two killed in RAF Tornado crash
Two RAF air crew have been killed after a Tornado jet crashed on a hillside during a training flight in Argyll...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Swine flu 'cannot be contained'
The rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option, ministers say...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Afghan rebels capture US soldier
A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
NASA Space shuttle fueling test looks successful
A fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no worrisome hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for a launch in a week-and-a-half for the delayed mission, NASA said...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Vatican chapel with Michelangelo frescos restored
The Vatican says the restoration of a chapel that includes two Michelangelo frescoes has been completed...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Pastor Rick Warren to address American Muslims
Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Uncertain future for Jacksons Neverland Ranch
With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
For born-again governor, love is a matter of faith
In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Ask AP Debt and interest rates, Afghan poppies
The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Families visit prison from comfort of their homes
Almost every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Candace McCann, inmate #188342, sits down for a scheduled video conference with her daughter...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Rasmus homer gives Cardinals 2-1 win over Giants
Rookie Colby Rasmus hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning after rookie third baseman Pedro Sandoval dropped his foul pop fly earlier in the at-bat, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Ed McMahon remembered for unflagging humor, spirit
At a tribute to the late sidekick of "The Tonight Show," Ed McMahon was remembered as a rare individual in the entertainment industry _ a man whom "100 percent of the people liked," actor Tom Arnold said...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Cueto leads Reds over D-Backs on day of 1-0 wins
Johnny Cueto walked four of his first eight batters, grabbing his lower back after one pitch. Everyone in the Arizona Diamondbacks dugout could see something was wrong...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM
Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp. in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet surging demand for gas-electric cars...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Hossas big deal with Blackhawks tops busy NHL day
Just when the slowing global economy figured to put a crimp in spending for NHL free agents, Marian Hossa hit the open market again...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Haas sets tone early, beats Djokovic in semifinals
Tommy Haas set the tone early with his serve, and he kept his game in tune long enough to upset No. 4 Novak Djokovic and reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Glover trying to look beyond US Open
U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover is ready to move on with the rest of his season...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Jurrjens, Braves shut down Phils, 11-1
Jair Jurrjens allowed his first hit with two outs in the seventh inning on a night the Atlanta Braves finally gave him some run support, beating the reeling Philadelphia Phillies 11-1 on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
AP Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse
An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Andymonium Murray to face Roddick in semifinals
Most of the talk at Wimbledon has been about the likelihood of a final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. It turns out another Andy is also making a strong title run...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Moehler pitches 6 strong innings, Astros win 7-1
Brian Moehler pitched six strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to a 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Sole known surivor of Yemen crash flies to Paris
A French official says the 14-year-old girl who is the only known survivor of a crashed Yemeni jetliner is headed home to Paris after being hospitalized in the Comoros with a fractured collarbone...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Britain unveils new medal to families of army dead
Britain unveiled a new medal Wednesday that will be offered to families of about 8,000 military personnel killed on active duty or in terrorist attacks since World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
June is deadliest month for Iraqis this year
At least 447 Iraqi civilians were killed in June, double the toll from the previous month, according to an Associated Press tally, as insurgents took aim at crowded areas to maximize the number of casualties...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Sole known survivor of Yemen crash flies to Paris
Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said. The only known survivor of the crash, she was being flown back to Paris on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Argentina gets new health minister amid swine flu
Argentina swore in a new health minister on Wednesday as the spreading swine flu epidemic prompted schools nationwide to give students an early vacation and one province to declare a public health emergency...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Honduras governments isolation grows after coup
Thousands of Hondurans demonstrated Wednesday for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who vowed to fly home this weekend despite a warrant for his arrest. Thousands more rallied in favor of the military-backed government...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Bolivia leader says Obama lied about cooperation
President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to end U.S. interventionism and then halting trade benefits that saved Bolivia about $25 million a year...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Limbo for Colombia family seeking hostage release
A year after Colombian military agents disguised as international aid workers helicoptered Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors to freedom, an offer by their former leftist rebel captors to unilaterally free two hostages is in limbo...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Managua Mayor Arguello, former boxing champ, dies
Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a former world boxing great, died at his home Wednesday of a single gunshot to the chest, authorities said in ruling the death a probable suicide...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Prayers pour in for Philippine ex-President Aquino
Cancer-stricken former Philippine President Corazon Aquino left the intensive care unit and was in stable condition, her spokeswoman said Thursday, as prayers for her recovery poured in from friends and even political enemies...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Indian court decriminalizes consensual gay sex
A court in India has made a groundbreaking ruling to decriminalize consensual gay sex in the capital of the deeply conservative society...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris
A French official plane carrying a young girl thought to be the only survivor of the crash of a Yemenia A310 has arrived in Paris from Comoros...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Comoros crash survivor returns to family in Paris
A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Philippine ex-President Aquino in stable condition
Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who has cancer, left the intensive care unit and was in stable condition, her spokeswoman said Thursday, as prayers for her recovery poured in from friends and even political enemies...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
New Swiss firefighting tool TV remote control
It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Reports NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missiles
hi,News cable channel YTN also reported...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Vietnam sees alarming rise in boy births vs girls
For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an official said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
US American soldier captured in Afghanistan
US military spokeswoman says insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Pakistan police say 5 dead in suicide blast
A senior police official says at least five people have been killed in a suicide attack on a government bus near the Pakistani capital...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
London court accepts German heiress prenuptial
A London appeal court has ruled that a prenuptial agreement drawn up by a German heiress and her former husband should be taking into account by courts when they divide up their assets...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Pakistan police bomb explodes near capital
Pakistani police say a bomb has exploded by a government vehicle near the capital, wounding about 20 people...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Innocents accused of net piracy
The crackdown on illegal file-sharers is catching innocent people alongside the pirates, according to a report...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Amur tigers on 'genetic brink'
The world's largest cat is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
RBS boss to delay selling shares
Royal Bank of Scotland says chief executive Stephen Hester will not cash in shares worth up to £3.4m for a further two years...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Deputy speakers 'to be elected'
Speaker Bercow will give MPs the chance to elect the three deputy speakers for the first time, the BBC understands...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Court decriminalises gay sex in India
An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Unemployment up again in eurozone
The unemployment rate in the 16 countries using the euro rose to 9.5% in May, official data shows...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
California in 'fiscal emergency'
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal emergency in California to deal with a $24.3bn (£14.5bn) deficit...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Amnesty details Gaza 'war crimes'
Amnesty International accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes in a detailed report on the January conflict in Gaza...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Name of teen road victim released
A 19-year-old woman is killed after her car leaves the road in Kinallen, near Banbridge, in County Down...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Air crash survivor back in France
The 12-year-old survivor of the Yemenia air crash returns to Paris as the search for debris goes on...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
140 redundancies at metal plant
Anglesey Aluminium is offering 140 staff voluntary redundancy because a cheap electricity deal has not been reached...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Biggs to challenge parole refusal
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs will appeal against Jack Straw's decision to refuse him parole, his son says...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Peace walls
How many are left standing in Northern Ireland?...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Help thyself
Could this man help solve your love life dilemmas?...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
In pictures
The life and career of actress Mollie Sugden...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Will debt protection plans work?
Ministers reveal plans to help people facing difficulties with debt. Will you benefit?...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
First byte
The Californian origins of home computing...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Boks revamp team for final Test
South Africa make 10 changes to their starting line-up for Saturday's third and final Test against the British and Irish Lions...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Murray ignores hype ahead of semi
Britain's Andy Murray insists he can ignore any media pressure going into his first ever Wimbledon semi-final on Friday...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Live - Wimbledon
Serena Williams plays Elena Dementieva before Venus Williams faces Dinara Safina for a place in the women's final, as Andy Murray prepares for his first Wimbledon semi-final on Friday...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Police dogs die in parked vehicle
Two police dogs die in a hot vehicle parked outside Nottinghamshire's force headquarters...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Mail U-turn pressure on ministers
The government denies shelving the Royal Mail partial sell-off because of the threat of a backbench rebellion...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
'New phase' in swine flu approach
The government is set to signal a shift in its approach in the fight against swine flu, the BBC understands...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
North Korea 'test fires missiles'
North Korea test fires two short-range missiles off its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry says...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Pre-nuptial victory for heiress
A court ruling over a pre-nuptial agreement could pave the way for them to become legally binding in England and Wales...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Two UK soldiers die in explosion
Two British soldiers are killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, during operations to drive out the Taliban...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
NASA Space shuttle fueling test looks successful
A fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no worrisome hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for a launch in a week-and-a-half for the delayed mission, NASA said...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Vatican chapel with Michelangelo frescos restored
The Vatican says the restoration of a chapel that includes two Michelangelo frescoes has been completed...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost
Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a government-run insurance option and an annual fee on employers who do not offer coverage to their workers...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
John Edwards aide at courthouse amid investigation
A longtime loyalist and aide to two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards spent the day inside a federal courthouse amid an investigation into how his former boss spent campaign funds...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Uncertain future for Jacksons Neverland Ranch
With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
States without budgets as key deadline passes
States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Rasmus homer gives Cardinals 2-1 win over Giants
Rookie Colby Rasmus hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning after rookie third baseman Pedro Sandoval dropped his foul pop fly earlier in the at-bat, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
White Sox sweep series from Indians
Jose Contreras got a rare road win as the right-hander, shipped to the minors earlier this season, pitched eight superb innings and the Chicago White Sox won their fifth straight, 6-2 over the lifeless Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Manufacturing data boosts hopes of recession end
Brighter news on manufacturing is offering more hope that the longest recession since World War II is near an end. But with construction and many other segments of the economy still weak and unemployment rising, any rebound likely will be slow...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Hossas long deal with Hawks tops busy NHL day
Just when the slowing global economy figured to put a crimp in spending for NHL free agents, Marian Hossa hit the open market again...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Blissfully bleary US returns for CONCACAF Gold Cup
Bob Bradley was walking off the practice field toward the team bus when a father stopped the coach of the United States national team with a cheerful yell from a playground...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Oil holds above $69 ahead of US jobs report
Oil prices lingered above $69 a barrel Thursday in Asia ahead of the release of a key U.S. unemployment figure...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
AP Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse
An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM
Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp. in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet surging demand for gas-electric cars...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Some optimism for US auto market with June sales
After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, the decline of sales slowed in June, offering hope to automakers that the bottom has been reached and more shoppers may slowly start returning to showrooms soon...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Jurrjens, Braves shut down Phils, 11-1
Jair Jurrjens allowed his first hit with two outs in the seventh inning on a night the Atlanta Braves finally gave him some run support, beating the reeling Philadelphia Phillies 11-1 on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Court rulings loom on campaign funds, civil rights
The Supreme Court will have a new look _ and perhaps a new member _ but the same right-of-center tilt when the justices return in late summer to deal with unfinished business about money in campaigns...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Moehler pitches 6 strong innings, Astros win 7-1
Brian Moehler pitched six strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to a 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution
Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes _ known as anthropoids _ evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours
Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said Wednesday. She is the only known survivor of the crash...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
French restaurant tax drops in bid to lure diners
French restaurant bills slimmed down slightly Wednesday, after the government slashed value-added tax hoping to nudge people back toward sidewalk cafes and prized restaurants suffering from the economic downturn...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
EU considers pulling ambassadors from Iran
The European Union was preparing Wednesday to debate a British request to pull ambassadors of all 27 EU nations from Iran in protest over the detention of Iranian staff at the British Embassy in Tehran...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
French Black boxes from Comoros crash not found
French officials now say the black boxes of the Yemeni Airbus 310 that crashed off the Comoros Islands have not been found...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Iran frees all but 1 British Embassy detainees
Iranian state television says authorities have released all but one of the Iranian employees of the Britsh Embassy who were detained last week...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Sole known surivor of Yemen crash flies to Paris
A French official says the 14-year-old girl who is the only known survivor of a crashed Yemeni jetliner is headed home to Paris after being hospitalized in the Comoros with a fractured collarbone...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Britain unveils new medal to families of army dead
Britain unveiled a new medal Wednesday that will be offered to families of about 8,000 military personnel killed on active duty or in terrorist attacks since World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Sole known survivor of Yemen crash flies to Paris
Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said. The only known survivor of the crash, she was being flown back to Paris on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Honduras governments isolation grows after coup
Thousands of Hondurans demonstrated Wednesday for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who vowed to fly home this weekend despite a warrant for his arrest. Thousands more rallied in favor of the military-backed government...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Bolivia leader says Obama lied about cooperation
President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to end U.S. interventionism and then halting trade benefits that saved Bolivia about $25 million a year...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Limbo for Colombia family seeking hostage release
A year after Colombian military agents disguised as international aid workers helicoptered Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors to freedom, an offer by their former leftist rebel captors to unilaterally free two hostages is in limbo...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
June is deadliest month for Iraqis this year
At least 447 Iraqi civilians were killed in June, double the toll from the previous month, according to an Associated Press tally, as insurgents took aim at crowded areas to maximize the number of casualties...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Managua Mayor Arguello, former boxing champ, dies
Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a former world boxing great, died at his home Wednesday of a single gunshot to the chest, authorities said in ruling the death a probable suicide...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Argentina gets new health minister amid swine flu
Argentina swore in a new health minister on Wednesday as the spreading swine flu epidemic prompted schools nationwide to give students an early vacation and one province to declare a public health emergency...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Berlusconi in new scandal over Italy judge dinner
Premier Silvio Berlusconi is steeped in a new scandal over a dinner he had at the home of a constitutional court judge who will rule on a key decision whether to grant him immunity from prosecution while in office...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
House where PR militant killed could be museum
A bullet-scarred farmhouse where the fugitive leader of a militant Puerto Rican nationalist group was killed in a shootout with FBI agents is a historical site deserving preservation, a mayor in this U.S. territory said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
At least 14 bodies found in Mexico mass grave
Police said Wednesday that they have uncovered a mass grave in central Mexico with the remains of 14 or 15 people believed to have been executed by the Zetas drug gang...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
US ambassador returns to Venezuela after spat
The U.S. ambassador to Venezuela has returned to his post _ more than nine months after he was expelled by President Hugo Chavez...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
US names new head of de facto Taiwan embassy
The United States on Thursday named a career diplomat with wide-ranging experience in East Asia to be the new head of its de facto embassy in Taiwan...
Southern Ledger - July 2, 2009
Student maintenance cash frozen
Student maintenance grants and loans in England will not rise to cover increases in tuition fees next year, the government says...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
US call to free Vietnamese priest
A bipartisan group of US senators call for the immediate release of a Vietnamese priest, Father Nguyen Van Ly, jailed for dissent...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Honduras leaders reject deadline
The newly installed government in Honduras rejects international calls to reinstate deposed President Manuel Zelaya...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Murphy talks over shipyard plan
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy is to hold talks with shipbuilder BVT over reports it may close two of its three naval shipyards...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
'Forced to rebel'
Ethiopian explains why he decided to take up arms...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Two police dogs die in parked car
An investigation is under way after two police dogs died in a hot car parked outside a police station...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Faith Diary
On your TV soon? Not if the Church can help it...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Migrant squalor
Emma-Jane Kirby sees the Afghans in the Calais 'jungle'...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Weather map
Your stories on coping during the heatwave...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Lost tunes
Rare music sleuths make a monkey of the major labels...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Big brother recordings untangle baby babble
A newborn baby has been filmed for three years to understand how he learns to talk...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Man shot dead and three injured
A man dies and three others are in hospital after a shooting in Sheffield...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Youngsters 'drinking dangerously'
One in four young drinkers consumes dangerous quantities of alcohol every week, a survey indicates...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
Forced marriage plea to schools
New guidelines are being published urging schools to identify signs of forced marriages ahead of the holidays...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
US opens 'major Afghan offensive'
The US military says it has begun a large operation against the Taliban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand...
BBC News - July 2, 2009
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