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US News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Adults, children found shot to death along highway
Four people, a man and a woman clutching two children, were found shot to death Friday on an isolated stretch of Florida's Turnpike, police said...
CNN - October 13, 2006
U.N. spotlights Iraq refugee exodus
Up to 1.6 million Iraqis have left their homes for other countries in "a steady, silent exodus" as a result of the war and sectarian violence, forcing the U.N. refugee agency to announce a shift in priorities...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Rep. Ney pleads guilty in Abramoff scandal
Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty Friday in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation, the first lawmaker to confess to crimes in an election-year scandal that has stained the Republican-controlled Congress and the Bush administration...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Man Struck by Car During Brooklyn Robbery Dies
Michael J. Sandy was attacked and robbed in a desolate area near the Belt Parkway, forced into roaring traffic and struck by a hit-and-run driver...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Toll Rises in 2d Day of Israeli Raids in Gaza
Four Palestinians, including three Hamas militants, were killed today in a second day of deadly clashes with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Brooke Astor’s Son Cedes Control of Her Affairs
The son of the 104-year-old socialite gave up his role in her care and fortune under a settlement approved today...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Air America Radio Files for Chapter 11
The liberal network will remain on the air while its parent companytries to borrow more money...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Microsoft says Vista 'on target'
Microsoft says its Vista operating system will be rolled out on schedule, after it made concessions to the EU...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Virgin Atlantic reduces fuel levy
Virgin Atlantic becomes the latest airline to cut its fuel surcharge after oil prices fell...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Wal-Mart must pay workers $78m
Wal-Mart, has been ordered to pay at least $78m (£42m) to workers who were forced to work during breaks...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
'Guantanamo abuse boasts' probed
The US Pentagon orders an inquiry into alleged abuses at Guantanamo Bay after reports of boasting by guards...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
NK sample 'shows no radiation'
Two U.S. government officials tell CNN that the initial air sampling over North Korea shows no indication of radioactive debris from the event Monday that North Korea says was an underground nuclear test. Officials emphasize the data provides no conclusive evidence about the event...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Kids shot, bodies dumped
Four people, two of them young children, were found shot to death Friday along an isolated stretch of Florida's Turnpike with obvious tire tracks nearby, authorities said...
CNN - October 13, 2006
NK sanctions talks heat up
Diplomats say a U.N. Security Council vote on punitive sanctions against North Korea is near, but likely not as soon as the United States wishes. Kenzo Oshima, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, all but ruled out a Friday vote despite U.S. efforts to get a decision on a draft resolution by the end of the day...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Rep. Ney pleads guilty in Abramoff bribe case
The Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation claimed its first member of Congress on Friday with Rep. Bob Ney pleading guilty to taking bribes...
CNN - October 13, 2006
NPR’s News Chief Resigns After 9 Months
The move is one of several changes within the network’s news division and signals a period of instability...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
A Second Denial Emerges in Duke Case
Kim Roberts denied that either she or her partner were raped by three players, as prosecutors have charged...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Settlement Expected in Dispute Over Astor Matriarch
The parties have apparently agreed over the legal dispute over the care and fortune of Brooke Astor, the 104-year-old socialite...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Ney Pleads Guilty Over Abramoff Bribes
The Ohio Republican faces up to 10 years in prison in a scandal that has tainted the White House and Congress...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Microloan Pioneer and His Bank Win Nobel Peace Prize
Muhammad Yunus founded the bank in his native Bangladesh to lend small amounts of cash — often as little as $20...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
China Drafts Law to Boost Unions and End Abuse
Foreign corporations have hinted that they may build fewer factories in China if the law is adopted...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Lower petrol prices hit US retail
US retail sales fall 0.4% in September as a sharp fall in oil prices hits the value of petrol purchases...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Peron DNA taken in paternity bid
Scientists take DNA from the body of former Argentine leader Juan Domingo Peron to settle a paternity claim...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
US Republican Ney admits bribery
Republican congressman Bob Ney, linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleads guilty to bribery charges...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Red Cross sees key terror inmates
The Red Cross for the first time visits 14 top terror suspects moved from secret CIA jails to Guantanamo...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
UK army chief in Iraq pullout row
The chief of the British Army, who triggered a political by calling for troops to withdrawn from Iraq "soon," has denied attacking government policy, insisting he meant a phased pullout of British forces over two or three years...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Record snowstorm barrels into Buffalo
Having just set a record for the "snowiest" October day, Buffalo in New York braced for more as the season's first snowfall closed schools and left 155,000 customers without electricity...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Seoul, Beijing debate NK sanctions
Presidents of China and South Korea met Friday to discuss possible sanctions against North Korea for its claimed nuclear test, as Japan passed a new set of penalties against the Asian country...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Source of Deadly E. Coli Is Found
Cattle manure collected from a California ranch contains the same strain of E. coli that killed three people and sickened nearly 200, officials said...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
N.L.C.S. Game 1 - Mets 2, Cardinals 0: Glavine and Beltrán Make It Worth the Wait
Carlos Beltrán cranked a colossal two-run home run that helped Tom Glavine add a victory to another stellar performance as the Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the N.L.C.S...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Baseball: Mets beat St Louis
Carlos Beltran's towering two-run homer helps the New York Mets to a 2-0 win over St Louis in the National League Championship Series opener...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Surf icon Slater mulls retirement
Kelly Slater is on course to capture an eighth world crown but tells BBC Sport he could retire at the end of the season...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Gerald Ford in hospital for tests
Former US President Gerald Ford is taken to hospital for unspecified medical tests, his office says...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
US rejects UK Guantanamo call
The US says the controversial detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is still needed, rebuffing UK criticism...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Report: General seeks Iraq pullout
The chief of the British Army has called for a pullout of British troops from Iraq "sometime soon" and said that post-invasion planning for that war was "poor, probably based more on optimism than sound planning."...
CNN - October 13, 2006
Sources: Red Cross visits top Gitmo detainees
For the first time, the International Red Cross met this week with 14 suspected al Qaeda operatives being held in Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, including the reputed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, according to knowledgeable sources...
CNN - October 13, 2006
A Skilled Aviator, but Aloft in Unfamiliar Skies
Tyler Stanger, who was killed with Cory Lidle, may have lacked experience in New York City’s airspace...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
In Sex Arrests Hailed by Pirro, Little Jail Time
Jeanine F. Pirro has made her pursuit of sex predators a central theme in her bid for attorney general of New York...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Daughter Seeks Sins of Father: Are There Any?
Mary Anne Coffey has been trying to unravel a mystery surrounding her father and the death of his bookkeeper...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Nevada Feeling Political Glow of ’08 Spotlight
Dina Titus’s name is tattooed on the brain of every Democratic presidential hopeful because of the state’s new position on the 2008 election calendar...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Making Good on Bush’s Vow Will Require Detective Work
President Bush’s vow to hold North Korea accountable if it shares nuclear material may pose a challenge for U.S. officials...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Advertising: The Sponsor as Show Business Mogul
The insurance company Fireman’s Fund is joining a growing list of marketers branching out beyond TV commercials into sponsoring programs...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Howard Brett Kerzner, 42; Led Global Resort Developer, Dies
Howard Brett Kerzner was the chief executive of Kerzner International Holdings, a global developer and operator of casinos and luxury resorts...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Gold Kist Rejects Bid
The board of the poultry producer said it had rejected a $1.03 billion hostile takeover bid from a rival, the Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Ex-Chief Gets 15 Years
Stuart Wolff, the former chief of Homestore, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for directing a $67 million fraud at the company...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Energy Deal Is Off
Energy Partners has called off its plan to acquire Stone Energy and said it might offer itself for sale...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Profit Up at Safeway
The grocer posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly profit but its shares fell as the growth failed to surpass forecasts...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
I.B.M. Division Moves to China
I.B.M. has moved its global procurement headquarters to southern China to “capitalize on emerging market opportunities.”...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
3 to Leave at Company Investigating Stock Options
The Boston Communications Group said it was replacing three executives and restating earnings after discovering backdated stock options...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
H.P. Names Ethics Officer
Hewlett-Packard said it had named Jon Hoak, former general counsel for the NCR Corporation, as its chief ethics officer...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Healthy Earnings Push Dow Past 11,900
The Dow closed at another record high, aided by optimism over the health of corporate earnings...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Costco Profit Edges Up as Revenue Rises 19%
Costco said operating results were unexpectedly strong late in the quarter...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
More Charges for Ex-Comverse Chief
Jacob Alexander, who is fighting extradition from Namibia, faces new charges of attempted bribery and securities fraud...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Delta Chief to Quit After Bankruptcy
Gerald Grinstein said he planned to retire after the airline emerged from bankruptcy, but declined to say who would succeed him...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Wal-Mart Loses Suit
A jury found that Wal-Mart violated labor laws by forcing employees to work through breaks and put in extra hours without pay...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
PepsiCo Sales Rise 9.4 Percent, but Shares Slip
The No. 2 soft drink company said higher costs hampered beverage results and its forecast for the year was below expectations...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
McDonald?s Reports Sales Were Up 7.7% in September
The world’s largest restaurant chain said strong sales of its new chicken wrap snack helped it beat analyst expectations...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
NPR Is Said to Be Demoting News Executive
William K. Marimow, executive vice president for news at National Public Radio is said to have been asked to take a lower position...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Official Union in China Says All Wal-Marts Are Organized
Workers have set up unions at all 66 Wal-Mart outlets in China, beginning a wider campaign aimed at other foreign companies...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Air Force Seeks $13 Billion to Start Replacing Tankers
Officials said they hoped to award a contract by next summer and that the timetable calls for the first planes to be delivered by 2011...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
The Future of Futures?
The supercharged growth of the Intercontinental Exchange has amazed its advocates and alarmed its critics...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Five Multiple Listing Services Agree to Equal Treatment for Discount Brokers
The announcement suggests that regulators are making headway in dealing with reduced competition in the real estate industry...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Bush Says Lower Oil Prices Won’t Blunt New-Fuel Push
President Bush suggested that the push to wean America from its oil addiction would be a priority of the last two years of his presidency...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
The Broker Who Fell to Earth
Martha Stewart’s new life illustrates how her fate and that of Peter Bacanovic, her former broker, have diverged since their release from prison...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Clock Ticks, Bonus Ebbs for Recruits
More companies trying to attract M.B.A. students are offering bonuses that decline or disappear unless the student accepts the job by a certain date...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
[TS] High & Low Finance: Forcing Reality in Accounting of Tiny Firms
The surge in small-audit-firm restatements indicates that Sarbanes-Oxley is working and investors are getting higher-quality financial statements than ever before...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Fed Reports Resilience in Economy
Falling gas prices are leaving Americans with more money to spend and inflation has become less of a threat...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Airbus Moves to Rewire Its Management First
With Airbus in a deep crisis, its parent company is re-shuffling to correct the problems that have delayed its A380 super jumbo jet...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
China Drafts Law to Empower Unions and End Labor Abuse
American and other foreign corporations have hinted that they may build fewer factories in China if the law is adopted...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Pinochet faces chemist case trial
Former Chilean dictator Gen Augusto Pinochet is to face trial in the case of a murdered chemist and police agent...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Nicaragua eyes abortion curbs
Nicaraguan MPs move closer to a ban on all abortions, including cases where the mother's life is at risk...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
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