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US News Archive for April 2006:
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Police: 26 die in car bombing
A car bomb exploded Wednesday in a Shiite town north of Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding 70 others, Iraqi police said. Initial reports said the bomb targeted a nearby Shia mosque, but the mosque was closed and most of those killed were at coffee shops and cafes...
CNN - April 12, 2006
'Roll it!': Jurors hear struggle to retake cockpit
Sounds of a 9/11 hijacking and passengers' heroic struggle to retake the cockpit filled a courtroom Wednesday as jurors relived the final minutes of United Airlines Flight 93 through its cockpit voice recorder...
CNN - April 12, 2006
White House defends Bush after WMD report
The White House on Wednesday reacted angrily to a report that President Bush had cited trailers suspected as biological weapons labs as proof of the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after intelligence officials knew that the trailers were not part of a WMD program...
CNN - April 12, 2006
Governor Pataki Vetoes Tax Cuts and New Spending
It was a striking exercise of power by a lame-duck governor weighing a future in national politics...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
In Sicily, an Arrest Could End 'Pax Mafiosa'
The arrest of Bernardo Provenzano could shake up the Mafia in the near future after 13 years of relative calm internally...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Officials Issue Rebuilding Guidelines for New Orleans
The guidelines may allow homeowners to return to their neighborhoods at costs far less than they had feared...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Recording From Flight 93 Played at Trial
A rapt jury at Zacarias Moussaoui's trial heard the harrowing sounds from the hijacked airliner's recorder...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Chief Says Google Won't Fight Chinese Censorship
Eric E. Schmidt said that obeying Chinese law is unavoidable if Google wants to enter the market...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Bank caution on Uruguay cash
The World Bank wants further impact reports before agreeing about $400m in aid for two controversial Uruguayan paper mills...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
9/11 flight: 'I don't want to die'
Jurors at Zacarias Moussaoui's death penalty trial hear the first public playing of the cockpit voice recorder of United Airlines Flight 93. In the flight's final minutes, September 11 hijackers try to shake off passengers fighting for control of the plane as it flies over Pennsylvania. "I don't want to die," a passenger cries out and a hijacker says, "Shall we finish it off?" Moments later, the plane hurtled to the ground...
CNN - April 12, 2006
Immigration bills may lose felony clause
The top Republicans in both the House and Senate are indicating they don't support language in an immigration bill that would make entering the country illegally a felony. The proposal has drawn the ire of pro-immigrant groups that have staged a wave of protests in recent weeks...
CNN - April 12, 2006
Studies Challenge Traditional Breast Cancer Treatments
Two new studies challenge conventional thinking about treating breast cancer with chemotherapy and the risks of taking estrogen...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Flight 93 Tape Is Played at Terror Trial
The recording was played before a rapt jury that will decide whether Zacarias Moussaoui should be put to death...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
U.S. Trade Deficit Improved in February
Even with the improvement, the February trade gap was the third highest on record and the deficit for the first two months of this year is running 13.5 percent above the pace in early 2005...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Republicans 'review' migrant bill
US Republicans indicate that plans to criminalise illegal migrants and those who aid them may be dropped...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
US trade deficit with China falls
The US trade deficit fell in February as the politically sensitive trade gap with China shrank, official figures show...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
W House denies Iraq lab claim
The US government claimed lorries found in Iraq were biological warfare labs even after experts said they were not, a report says...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Italy halts CIA extradition bid
Italy's justice minister refuses to ask the US to extradite 22 suspected CIA agents over the abduction of a cleric...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Problems mount from NY 'toxic dust'
The number of people with medical problems linked to dust fallout from the 9/11 attacks rises to 15,000...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
U.S. slams Iran's nuclear move
The United States has condemned Iran's announcement it has successfully enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, saying "once again they have chosen the pathway of defiance."...
CNN - April 12, 2006
Iraqis debate leadership amid bombings
Iraqi politicians fail to reach an agreement on a new prime minister as violence claims more American and Iraqi lives...
CNN - April 12, 2006
Immigration bill may lose felony provision
The top Republicans in the House and Senate indicated Tuesday they don't support language in an immigration bill that would make entering the country illegally a felony -- a proposal that has drawn the ire of pro-immigrant groups that staged a wave of protests in recent weeks...
CNN - April 12, 2006
Madrid Journal: Adiós for a Spanish Hotel Where They Dressed to Kill
A traditional hub of bullfighting culture was shut down to be transformed into something decidedly less Spanish: A Hard Rock hotel...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Wal-Mart May Be Looking at Site in Queens
Wal-Mart, which has tried unsuccessfully to open a store in New York City, appeared to be trying once again with a notice published in a construction trade report...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Genentech Profit Rises 48% as Sales of Cancer Drugs Surge
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Billionaire and Post Writer in Dance of Tips and Turns
A strange dance that would lead to accusations of extortion began when Ronald W. Burkle contacted The New York Post to say that a Page Six item was untrue...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Bar for Arresting Stern Is High, Experts Say
The hurdles to the arrest of Jared Paul Stern, the New York Post Page Six contributor, do not mean that charges are unlikely, people briefed on the case said...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Double lives of NY's 'Mafia' cops
The BBC's Laura Trevelyan looks at how two once respected detectives ended up convicted of murder over Mafia killings...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Lexar seeks ban on Toshiba chips
Lexar Media escalates a patent spat with Toshiba, urging a US ban on its rival's imported memory cards...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Varig route disposal plan blocked
Brazil's aviation authority blocks airline Varig's attempt to give up some of its unprofitable routes...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
US marines lose Iraq role
Three US marine officers from a unit implicated in the deaths of 15 Iraq civilians are stripped of their command...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Bank withholds Uruguay mill cash
The World Bank halts $400m in support for two controversial Uruguayan paper mills, pending more impact reports...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Immigration bill may lose felony proviso
The top Republicans in the House and Senate indicated Tuesday they don't support language in an immigration bill that would make entering the country illegally a felony -- a proposal that has drawn the ire of pro-immigrant groups that staged a wave of protests in recent weeks...
CNN - April 12, 2006
The DNA Age: Seeking Ancestry in DNA Ties Uncovered by Tests
Ethnic ancestry tests are spurring a thorough exploration of the question, What is in it for me?...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Kennedy Tactics on Immigration Vex Democrats
Senator Edward M. Kennedy's drive to strike a deal with Republicans is making some Democrats nervous...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Principals' Jobs on Line as City Grades Schools
New York City will give grades from A to F each year and principals at failing schools could be removed...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Tea Bags in Hand, Senator Says Coffee Never Flew
Ada L. Smith, a Queens Democrat, discussed her case in detail for the first time since being accused of throwing coffee at an aide last month...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Judges Set Hurdles for Lethal Injection
Judges in several states cite new evidence suggesting that prisoners have endured agonizing executions...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Shares Drop as Commodity Prices Stoke Inflation Fears
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Profit at Levi Up 14% Despite Falling Sales
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 (AP) — Levi Strauss & Company's first-quarter profit rose 14 percent despite a sales downturn driven by problems in Europe and a decision by Wal-Mart Stores to de-emphasize Levi's discount brand, Signature...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Nokia Raises Estimate on Cellphone Prices
Nokia increased to $125 its estimate for the average selling price of its handsets last quarter, a figure closely watched in the industry...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
University Ends Boycott of Coke
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 11 (AP) — The University of Michigan agreed to resume the purchase of Coca-Cola products on Tuesday, saying it was satisfied with plans for investigations into the company's labor and environmental practices in Colombia and India...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
G.M. Plans to Sell Its 7.9% Stake in Isuzu
It is the third time since October that G.M. has sold off a stake in a Japanese auto concern, dissolving equity partnerships built up over more than three decades...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
2 Large Investors Now Own a Quarter of United's Parent
CHICAGO, April 11 (AP) — Fidelity Investments and the U.S. Trust Corporation have become the largest investors in the UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines, according to regulatory filings, and they now own a fourth of the carrier between them...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Square Feet: Not Uptown, but Increasingly Upscale
As migrating uptown designers and European brands clamor for addresses in the meatpacking district, rents on West 14th Street have increased substantially...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
S.& P. 500 Index to List Legg Mason
By Reuters...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Company Finds Clinton Useful, and Vice Versa
Hillary Rodham Clinton has become a leading champion of Corning Inc., one of her largest sources of campaign contributions...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
European Regulators Approve Boston Scientific-Guidant Deal
Boston Scientific said Tuesday that it had won antitrust clearance from the European Commission for its $27 billion acquisition of Guidant...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Regulators Seen Leaning Toward Limits on a Wal-Mart Bank
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) — Federal regulators wrapped up on Tuesday the first set of public hearings on a request by Wal-Mart Stores to open a bank, but gave scant indication of how they might decide on the application...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
UBS to Buy Wealth Management Unit of Piper
The Swiss banking giant will buy the United States private client network of the Piper Jaffray Companies for $500 million in cash...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
China's Trade Surplus With U.S. Surged in March
The surplus hit $11.19 billion, China's second-highest monthly surplus ever and a level that could feed trade frictions with the United States...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Skilling Denies Arranging Secret Side Deals at Enron to Benefit Fastow
Jeffrey K. Skilling denied that he ever arranged secret side deals known as "bear hugs" to enrich Andrew S. Fastow...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Advertising: Quickly Erasing 'I' and 'B' and 'M'
Lenovo has moved far more swiftly to remove the I.B.M. name from its brand-building venture than analysts and marketing experts had expected...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
MySpace.com Hires Official to Oversee Users' Safety
The move was a response to concerns that the site sometimes makes young people vulnerable to pedophiles...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Square Feet: Nantucket Votes to Ban Chain Stores From Downtown
It was not the prospect of a Wal-Mart or a Dunkin' Donuts on the island that prompted the move, but rather the arrival last year of Ralph Lauren...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
From the Back Office, a Casino Can Change the Slot Machine in Seconds
Casino operators are developing technology to instantly reprogram their slot machines, allowing them to adjust jackpots and odds on the fly...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
David Leonhardt: A Health Fix That Is Not Fantasy
From Massachusetts, universal coverage by political compromise...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
$50 Million Puts Ali in Ring With Elvis and 'American Idol'
The media entrepreneur who controls the rights to Elvis Presley and the hit television show bought an 80 percent stake in Muhammad Ali's name and image...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Merck Jury Adds $9 Million in Damages
The punitive award comes six days after the same jury awarded the plaintiff $4.5 million in compensatory damages...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Two Wall Street Employees Charged With Insider Trading
Investigators say the junior level employees at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch were involved in an ambitious insider trading ring...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Market Place: Nasdaq Buys Stake in London Exchange
Nasdaq's purchase of a 15 percent stake, making it the largest shareholder, underscores the growing attraction of independent exchanges like London...
New York Times - April 12, 2006
Cricket: Windies captain resigns
Shivnarine Chanderpaul resigns as captain of the West Indies after a year in the job...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Paralympian blasts Tiger Woods
Tanni Grey Thompson says Tiger Woods should not have used the word "spaz" to describe his Masters display...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
Mexicans seize huge cocaine haul
Mexican officials seize five-and-a-half tonnes of cocaine from an aircraft, with a street value of $100m...
BBC News - April 12, 2006
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