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US News Archive for January 2008:
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TV Decoder Blog: ?Gladiators? a Breakout Hit?
"American Gladiators" competitions include jousting, above, wrestling, climbing, and swimming. (NBC) Is "American Gladiators" the unexpected hit of the 2007-08 television season? It's far too early to say anything definitive, but Sunday's two-hour premiere of the NBC reality competition "delivered the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49 of any new show this season on any network," [...]...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
City Room: Mayor Bloomberg?s Trans-Fat Snacks
A photograph shows the mayor reaching for a bag of Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers -- a snack that contains trans fats, which his administration has banned in city restaurants...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Well Blog: Do the Rules Apply to Dr. Phil?
Patient privacy and the TV doctor...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
The Lede Blog: The Lede: After Threats, Dakar Rally Seeks Home
Two officials differ on the future of a storied outdoor race...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Suspects Arraigned in Dead-Man?s-Check Case
The body of Virgilio Cintron, the 66-year old man whose corpse was wheeled up to a check-cashing store in Manhattan, was identified by his sister, according to a criminal complaint made public today...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Study Finds Possible Targets for AIDS Drugs
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, opening up new potential targets for drugs...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Lawmaker Tied to Abramoff to Retire
Representative John Doolittle of California was once a rising star in the Republican Party until he came under investigation in a scandal involving Jack Abramoff...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Sir Edmund Hillary, a Pioneering Conquerer of Everest, Dies at 88
Sir Edmund Hillary, was the mountaineer who, with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Kerry Endorses Obama as Campaign Goes Nationwide
Senator John Kerry said Senator Barack Obama ?had the greatest potential to lead a transformation, not just a transition.?...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Britain Moves to Build New Nuclear Plants
The British government approved plans to refresh the country?s fleet of nuclear reactors, signaling new enthusiasm for the technology and giving a lift to the industry...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Intel Gets New York Subpoena in Antitrust Inquiry
Andrew M. Cuomo issued a wide-ranging subpoena to Intel as part of an investigation into whether the company violated federal or state antitrust laws in the way it priced and sold microprocessors...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Weinstein in Deal With Writers
One of Hollywood?s biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Europe?s Next Rate Move May Be an Increase
The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but signaled that it could raise it pre-emptively if generous wage deals threaten to ignite inflation...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Sony Joins Other Labels on Amazon MP3 Store
Sony BMG announced that it would become the fourth and final major music label to sell digital music on Amazon.com...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Delta Chief to Seek Merger Talks
The chief of Delta Air Lines plans to ask the company?s board for permission to enter into formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines and United Airlines, a person close to Delta said...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Bank of America in Talks to Buy Countrywide
Bank of America is in talks with the troubled mortgage lender, according to people briefed on the situation...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Countrywide stock up on reports
Shares in US mortgage giant Countrywide soar on reports that it is in talks to be acquired by Bank of America...
BBC News - January 10, 2008
Well Blog: Do You Lie to Your Therapist?
Sometimes it's tough for patients to tell the whole story...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
The Lede Blog: The Lede: Less Confidence on U.S.-Iran Incident
Pentagon says audio could have been from elsewhere, Iran releases a competing video...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
City Room: City Room: Congestion Pricing and Alternatives
A panel on traffic mitigation is considering a list of proposals that includes a simple increase in bridge tolls, two versions of congestion pricing and a rationing plan...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
City Room: New Yorkers, You May Be Excused: A Pay Toilet Opens
The first of 20 pay toilets opened today in Manhattan's Madison Square Park. Costing only 25 cents, it will give a user 15 minutes of private time and automatically self-clean between uses...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Kerry Endorses Obama for President
Senator John Kerry is the first of several high-profile Democrats expected to announce their support for Senator Barack Obama...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Fixated on TVs, and What?s on Them
TV makers at the Consumer Electronics Show boast their sets are thin, sharp and rich in content...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
DealBook Blog: Blackstone to Buy GSO Capital
Blackstone Group said it would buy GSO Capital Partners, a fund manager focused on leveraged finance, for as much as $930 million in cash and Blackstone units...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Blair to Join JPMorgan as Adviser
The former British prime minister has taken a job as an adviser to JPMorgan, a part-time post that will not affect his role as a Mideast peace envoy, his spokeswoman said...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Wheels: Wheels: Tata Motors Unveils $2,500 Car
Meet the world's cheapest new car -- the Tata Nano...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
European Bank Adding $20 Billion to Money Markets
The central bank said it would inject the funds into money markets that have been hit by the meltdown in the U.S. mortgage sector. It left its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Weak December Sales for Retailers
The nation?s big retail chains, a closely watched barometer of economic health, reported dreary December sales, which may stoke fears of a recessionary downtown...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
New York Attorney General Subpoenas Intel
Andrew Cuomo says he is investigating possible violations of state and federal antitrust laws by Intel, the worlds largest manufacturer of computer microprocessors...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Fed Chief Signals Further Rate Cut
Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Stocks Rise on Bernanke Comments
The Fed chief?s comments energized a stock market that fell badly since the start of the year amid growing evidence that the economy is weakening...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Intel faces inquiry in New York
Chip maker Intel is being investigated by the New York Attorney General following anti-trust concerns...
BBC News - January 10, 2008
White House battle goes US-wide
Presidential hopefuls head out across the US as key primaries loom in the battle to win party nominations...
BBC News - January 10, 2008
Canada plane in emergency landing
A plane makes an emergency landing at Calgary in Canada after a number of passengers are injured by turbulence...
BBC News - January 10, 2008
Bomb Kills 21, Mostly Police, in Pakistan
An explosion, detonated apparently by a suicide attacker and targeting police, killed at least 21 people in Lahore...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
McCain and Bush?s Heirs
John McCain?s economic platform contrasts sharply with his rivals? and represents the start of a Republican response to middle-class anxiety...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves
Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Same Old Electronics Show, With Some Intriguing New Ideas
This year?s Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last year?s...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Candy Magnate Loses Bid to Bar Drilling on Ranch
A judge has ruled that an energy company may drill for natural gas on a sprawling Montana ranch owned by the billionaire candy magnate Forrest E. Mars Jr...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
No New Trial for Former Chief of Brocade
A federal judge ruled that Gregory L. Reyes, convicted in August of stock-options manipulation, is not entitled to a new trial...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Ice Maker in Talks With Hedge Fund on New Buyout Terms
Reddy Ice Holdings, a producer of packaged ice, said it was in talks to revise a $1.1 billion deal to be bought by GSO Capital Partners...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Target?s Chief Plans to Retire
The discount retailer said its chief executive, Robert J. Ulrich, will retire May 1 and be succeeded by the company?s president, Gregg W. Steinhafel...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
F.C.C. Backs Verizon Sale in 3 States
Regulators cleared the way for Verizon Communications to sell its phone lines in three New England states for $2.7 billion to FairPoint Communications Inc...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Volatile Trading Session Closes Higher
The Nasdaq composite index showed its first gain in nine sessions, and the Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 200 points at the end of the day...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Tony Blair Expected to Join JPMorgan
Britain?s former prime minister, Tony Blair, will join the banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Company as a part-time adviser, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday night...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
MBIA Takes Steps to Keep Triple-A Rating
MBIA said it would sell $1 billion of debt to preserve capital and the triple-A ratings it needs to operate in a mortgage market under siege...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Keeping the Housing Slump at Bay
Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Alcoa Posts 76% Rise in Quarterly Profit
The aluminum producer Alcoa said its fourth-quarter profit rose 76 percent as revamping and tax benefits helped offset lower aluminum prices...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
CBS News and Writers End Dispute After 2 Years
CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
E*Trade Tries to Calm Fears by Selling More Securities
The discount brokerage and banking firm disclosed that it had sold an additional $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Fans in a Video Playoff for Super Bowl Tickets
The Coors Brewing Company is offering consumers a chance to win tickets for the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl by submitting video clips to its Web sites...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Hong Kong Power Regulations Based in Part on Emissions
Hong Kong adopts a new regulatory system that could some day be a model for mainland China?s giant power industries...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Apple to Cut the Prices of iTunes in Britain
Apple said it would bring the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain in line with those on the Continent to settle an antitrust case...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Executive to Leave Warner Bros.
Dawn Taubin, the head of domestic marketing at Warner Brothers for six years, has been ousted in a shake-up that the movie studio did little to conceal...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Toy Makers Mount Drive to Salvage China?s Safety Reputation
Toy makers are instituting tougher quality controls in China and elsewhere to try to avoid repetition of the recalls that damaged the industry last year...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
DuPont Raises Its Estimate for Earnings in ?07 and ?08
The company, which makes products ranging from automotive coatings to genetically modified seeds, said it expected 2007 earnings to be at the upper end of its previously announced range of $3.15 to $3.20 a share...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
China to Freeze Energy Prices in an Effort to Quell Worries About Inflation
Under the edict, prices of oil products, natural gas and electricity will be frozen in the near term along with public water bills and transportation tickets...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Ex-Executive Shifts Tone About A.I.G.
Maurice R. Greenberg, former chief executive of the American International Group, said a group he represents did not intend to solicit proxies from A.I.G. shareholders...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Air Travelers? Woes Likely to Worsen This Year
Some big airlines are planning to reduce domestic capacity in 2008 with the hope of driving fares higher to offset rising fuel costs...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Taxpayer Advocate Urges ?Apology Payments?
The advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in ?apology payments? if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Monitoring Tools Help Cut Home Energy Use, Study Finds
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Fixated on TVs, and What?s on Them
TV makers at the Consumer Electronics Show boast their sets are thin, sharp and rich in content...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
For Bernanke, a Question of Toughness
Many argue that with the stock market falling and the economy flirting with recession, the Fed?s chairman should be more aggressive than he has been so far...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Pig farm killer appeals verdict
Lawyers for Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton file an appeal against his six murder convictions...
BBC News - January 10, 2008
Judge rejects new CIA tape probe
A US judge rejects a call for a separate inquiry into the CIA's destruction of tapes of terror suspects being interrogated...
BBC News - January 10, 2008
TV Decoder Blog: CBS News and Writers in Agreement
CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement on a new contract, ending a two-and-a-half-year dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month. The news writers, producers, editors, artists and assistants working for CBS radio and television stations in New York, [...]...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Dot Earth Blog: Dot Earth: Faulty E.P.A. Math on California Plan
California finds fault with the Bush administration's math on competing climate plans for cars...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
In Address, Spitzer Sets New Tone, for Unity
Gov. Eliot Spitzer kicked off his second year with warm words for his friends and foes alike, offering a less combative tone in his State of the State address...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
In Check-Cashing Episode, Echoes of a Grittier Time
A recent incident in which two men wheeled a corpse to a check-cashing store was reminiscent of the days when Hell?s Kitchen was known for its crime...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Ashcroft Deal Brings Scrutiny in Justice Dept.
The Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into the department?s procedures for selecting outside monitors to police settlements with large companies...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Study Suggests That Amputee Holds an Unfair Advantage
Track and field?s world governing body is expected to announce that Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to race against able-bodied athletes because his prosthetics give him an unfair advantage...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Justices Indicate They May Uphold Voter ID Rules
The justices? questioning indicated that a majority did not accept the basic argument brought by challengers to Indiana?s voter-identification law...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Clinton?s Message, and Moment, Won the Day
Hillary Rodham Clinton?s teary-eyed exchange with a voter and her sharpened argument on experience were among the turning points in New Hampshire...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Michigan Next, G.O.P. Rivals Turn to the Economy
John McCain and Mitt Romney headed toward another showdown, while Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama readied for a nationwide battle...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Richardson Is Expected to Drop Out of Primaries
It is unclear whether Gov. Bill Richardson?s supporters will gravitate to Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Candy Magnate Loses Bid to Bar Drilling on Ranch
A state judge has ruled that an energy company has the right to explore and drill for natural gas on a sprawling cattle ranch owned by the billionaire candy magnate Forrest E. Mars Jr., despite his opposition...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves
Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Target?s Chief Plans to Retire
The discount retailer said its chief executive, Robert J. Ulrich, will retire May 1 and be succeeded by the company?s president, Gregg W. Steinhafel...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
No New Trial for Former Chief of Brocade
A federal judge ruled that Gregory L. Reyes, convicted in August of stock-options manipulation, is not entitled to a new trial...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Ice Maker in Talks With Hedge Fund on New Buyout Terms
Reddy Ice Holdings, a producer of packaged ice, said it was in talks to revise a $1.1 billion deal to be bought by GSO Capital Partners...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
F.C.C. Backs Verizon Sale in 3 States
Regulators cleared the way for Verizon Communications to sell its phone lines in three New England states for $2.7 billion to FairPoint Communications Inc...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Stocks & Bonds: Volatile Trading Session Closes Higher
The Nasdaq composite index showed its first gain in nine sessions, and the Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 200 points at the end of the day...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Tony Blair Expected to Join JPMorgan
Britain?s former prime minister, Tony Blair, will join the banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Company as a part-time adviser, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday night...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
MBIA Takes Steps to Keep Triple-A Rating
MBIA said it would sell $1 billion of debt to preserve capital and the triple-A ratings it needs to operate in a mortgage market under siege...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
In the Hunt: Keeping the Housing Slump at Bay
Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
E*Trade Tries to Calm Fears by Selling More Securities
The discount brokerage and banking firm disclosed that it had sold an additional $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Alcoa Posts 76% Rise in Quarterly Profit
The aluminum producer Alcoa said its fourth-quarter profit rose 76 percent as revamping and tax benefits helped offset lower aluminum prices...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
CBS News and Writers End Dispute After 2 Years
CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Advertising: Fans in a Video Playoff for Super Bowl Tickets
The Coors Brewing Company is offering consumers a chance to win tickets for the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl by submitting video clips to its Web sites...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Apple to Cut the Prices of iTunes in Britain
Apple said it would bring the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain in line with those on the Continent to settle an antitrust case...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Executive to Leave Warner Bros.
Dawn Taubin, the head of domestic marketing at Warner Brothers for six years, has been ousted in a shake-up that the movie studio did little to conceal...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Toy Makers Mount Drive to Salvage China?s Safety Reputation
Toy makers are instituting tougher quality controls in China and elsewhere to try to avoid repetition of the recalls that damaged the industry last year...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
DuPont Raises Its Estimate for Earnings in ?07 and ?08
The company, which makes products ranging from automotive coatings to genetically modified seeds, said it expected 2007 earnings to be at the upper end of its previously announced range of $3.15 to $3.20 a share...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Ex-Executive Shifts Tone About A.I.G.
Maurice R. Greenberg, former chief executive of the American International Group, said a group he represents did not intend to solicit proxies from A.I.G. shareholders...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
China to Freeze Energy Prices in an Effort to Quell Worries About Inflation
Under the edict, prices of oil products, natural gas and electricity will be frozen in the near term along with public water bills and transportation tickets...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Taxpayer Advocate Urges ?Apology Payments?
Advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in ?apology payments? if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Air Travelers? Woes Likely to Worsen This Year
Some big airlines are planning to reduce domestic capacity in 2008 with the hope of driving fares higher to offset rising fuel costs...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
Fixated on TVs, and What?s on Them: Makers at Big Show Boast Their Sets Are Thin, Sharp and Rich in Content
The Consumer Electronics Show has always been a hardware-focused, but this year software, information and entertainment content edged toward center stage...
New York Times - January 10, 2008
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