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US News Archive for January 2006:
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Teen with pellet gun is shot by deputy
A 15-year-old student was shot by a SWAT team member Friday after officials believed the boy armed with a handgun at a Florida middle school. Only later did they learn later that the weapon was a modified pellet gun, the Seminole County sheriff said...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Iran nukes would be 'grave threat'
U.S. President George W. Bush tells a White House news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that an Iran "armed with a nuclear weapon, poses a grave threat to the security of the world." Merkel said it was essential that nations unite against Iran's nuclear activities. "We certainly will not be intimidated by a country such as Iran," she said...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Chavez attacks U.S. block on warplane deal
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday blasted a United States' block on a Spanish military deal with his government as "horrific imperialism" and an attack against his socialist revolution...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Bush, Merkel united on Iran nuclear issue
President Bush, in a joint appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on Friday, said that Iran "armed with a nuclear weapon, poses a great threat to the security of the world."...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Alito Hearings Conclude With a Hint of Rancor
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled they may delay the vote on the nomination for a week...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Pataki Seeks Aggressive New Effort to Fight Medicaid Fraud
Gov. George E. Pataki of New York said he would move to create a new agency to tackle widespread theft from Medicaid...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
El Paso to Sell Latin American Power Plants for $141 Million
HOUSTON, Jan. 13 - The El Paso Corporation reached an agreement today to sell a collection of power plants in Central America and the Dominican Republic to Globeleq Ltd. for $141 million...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Interpublic Starts Legal Action Against Ad Agency's Ex-Chief
The Interpublic Group of Companies, the world's third-largest advertising company, said today that it had started legal proceedings against Sir Frank Lowe, the founder of one of its major agencies...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Elderly US killer loses mercy bid
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger denies a plea for clemency by an elderly and infirm killer...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Spain defies US on Venezuela deal
Spain says it will go ahead with the sale of 12 military planes to Venezuela despite US objections...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Iran nukes would be 'great threat'
U.S. President George W. Bush tells a White House news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that an Iran "armed with a nuclear weapon, poses a great threat to the security of the world." Merkel said it was essential that nations unite against Iran's nuclear activities. "We certainly will not be intimidated by a country such as Iran," she said...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Alito likely to be confirmed
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has finished testifying, but the nominee's supporters and opponents are expected to be called Friday, capping the end of this week's confirmation hearings...
CNN - January 13, 2006
The New Megayachts: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Megayachts - some of which are as long as a football field - are the hottest new possession in the boating world. But there is just one problem: Very few marinas are big enough to accommodate them...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Confirmation Hearings for Alito Move Toward a Close
The judge received glowing testimony today from a few ex-colleagues and law experts and harsh criticism from others...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
GM plans to accelerate cost cuts
General Motors says it expects to cut annual costs by $4bn this year as it seeks to return its US business to profitability...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Merkel trip heralds new start
There will be a warm welcome in Washington for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, writes the BBC's Jonathan Beale...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Two dead in Iraq helicopter crash
A US military helicopter crashes near Mosul in northern Iraq, killing both pilots on board...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
US TV host sorry for Sharon slur
US TV evangelist Pat Robertson apologises for saying Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine retribution...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
US bars Spain-Venezuela deal
Washington blocks the sale of 12 military planes to Venezuela by a Spanish firm, Spain has confirmed...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Iran threat to block inspections
Tehran threatens to block inspections of its nuclear sites if a dispute over its atomic activity is sent to the U.N. Security Council, one day after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backs Germany, France, and Britain in saying the row should be taken to the next level...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Hajj: Saudis, pilgrims trade blame
Saudi Arabia is blaming unruly pilgrims for the crush that killed at least 345 people in the Hajj, but many Muslims say better security could have averted the worst disaster to mar the ritual in 16 years...
CNN - January 13, 2006
Iran Responds to Criticism With Threat to End U.N. Inspections
Many experts say the process of actually coercing Iran to reverse course in the nuclear area could take a long time...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Guantanamo anniversary
As Guantanamo Bay turns four, the BBC's Gordon Corera looks at the past and future for the US detention centre...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Stock watchdog investigates IBM
US stockmarket watchdog SEC will investigate computer and services firm IBM over its first earnings statement...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Phone wars hit Trinidad
Mobile phone firms are clashing in the Caribbean - and Trinidad and Tobago is their latest battleground...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Germany's Merkel criticises Iran
German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts her first official visit to the US by criticising Iran's nuclear programme...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Judge reviews Florida deportation
A US judge will review the decision by the Coast Guard to deport 15 Cubans who reached a disused US bridge...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Violence erupts at Haiti funeral
Clashes impede the funeral of 24 Haitian illegal migrants found dead in the Dominican Republic...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Lockheed loses spyplane order
US defence firm Lockheed Martin loses an $879m contract to build a new spyplane for the armed forces...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Bush court nominee rests his case
US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito ends his Senate panel testimony on key issues such as abortion...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Alito closer to confirmation
With four days of sometimes-contentious hearings behind Samuel Alito, only two Senate votes lie between him and a seat on the Supreme Court. The timing of those votes -- one by the Senate Judiciary Committee and another by the full Senate -- remains uncertain...
CNN - January 13, 2006
A Fallen Judge Rethinks Crime and Punishment
A judge's experiences as a convicted felon have shaken the world view of a man who thought he knew all about crime and punishment...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Come October, Baby Will Make 300 Million or So
Experts believe that the 300 millionth American will be conceived this month somewhere in the suburban South or West...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
News Analysis: Few Glimmers of How Conservative Judge Alito Is
Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s judicial philosophy appears to align him with Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Long Chain of Alarms Preceded Death of Girl, 7
Officials revealed new and harrowing details of the Brooklyn girl's short life, as well as repeated missed opportunities to save it...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
The Churn:
Deal Makers...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Hubert Schoemaker, a Biotech Pioneer, Dies at 55
Hubert J. P. Schoemaker was founder and former president of one of the nation's first biotechnology companies...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Starbucks to Add Movie Products
The first movie promotion at Starbucks will be "Akeelah and the Bee," a film about a spelling bee...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Foreign Briefings: Europe, Asia, Americas
EUROPE...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
New F.D.A. Guidelines to Help Drug Researchers
The recommendations on small, early tests of experimental drugs in humans will help researchers identify which medicines are likely to reach the market...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Koppel Takes Posts at The Times and NPR
Ted Koppel, the former anchor of "Nightline" on ABC, has been named a contributing columnist for The New York Times...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
U.S. Names Oppenheimer in Sex-Bias Suit
The suit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission contends that a woman was denied a job interview at the financial services company because of her gender...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
S.E.C. Inquiry Into Home Depot
The Securities and Exchange Commission will look into how the home improvement store chain records credits from vendors for defective merchandise...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
With the Spotlight on a Rival, St. Jude Medical Shines
St. Jude Medical, Guidant's fast-growing rival in the booming business for heart-regulating implants, might be sorry to see the battle over Guidant end...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Insider Trading Settlement
The former general counsel of the drug maker Biogen Idec has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges that he improperly sold shares last year...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
$49.5 Million Fine for Unit of UBS
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Profit Falls Short at RadioShack
Revenue rose in the fourth quarter for The RadioShack Corporation, but sales of wireless phones and highly profitable accessories were disappointing...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Tenet Healthcare Agrees to Settle Fraud Lawsuits
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
U.S. Reverses Accord and Opens 389,000 Acres in Alaska to Explore for Oil
The decision reverses a compromise intended to protect the habitat of migratory birds and the hunting grounds of Inupiat natives...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Deficit Will Climb in 2006, White House Says
The White House acknowledged that the budget deficit would climb back above $400 billion this year, erasing the brief improvement last year...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Toyota Shows Big Three How It's Done
As the Detroit players try to come back, Toyota is now studying what it would take to get even bigger, even as it faces its own challenges...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
United Reduces Managers' Stake
Top management at the airlines agreed to accept a smaller stake in the company to win creditor approval for a plan to emerge from bankruptcy...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
[TS] Best of Worlds, Unless China Alters Course
In the best of all possible worlds economies grow at steady rates, inflation never soars and interest rates are always friendly...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Pfizer to Acquire Global Rights to an Insulin That Is Inhaled
Pfizer reached a deal with the French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis to acquire worldwide rights to the inhaled insulin drug Exubera for $1.3 billion...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
European Central Bank Chief Hints at Rate Increase
Jean-Claude Trichet said the bank will monitor inflation "very closely," suggesting that it could increase interest rates as early as March...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Trade Gap Narrowed in November as Energy Costs Eased
A surge in aircraft exports and a drop in imports and energy prices helped narrow the nation's trade deficit in November...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Advertising: Online Dating Service Teams Up With Dr. Phil
The campaign will promote an interactive program that leads users through the dating process with questionnaires and video pep talks from Dr. Phil McGraw...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Street Scene: A Seer in the Making
Liz Ann Sonders, the chief investment strategist for Charles Schwab, is not ashamed to admit that she is a talking head...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Gazprom Builds Wealth for Itself, but Anxiety for Others
The world's largest natural gas producer emerged stronger from the Ukraine dispute, but long-term prospects in Europe may be harmed by the turmoil...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
S.E.C. Inquiry Into Reports by I.B.M. Is Stepped Up
Federal investigators have racheted up their probe of how I.B.M. advised Wall Street about stock option expenses in the first quarter of 2005...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Legal Beat: Even Law Firms Join the Trend to Outsourcing
Assignments are shifting from law firms' junior associates to companies that charge a flat rate for each research project...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Defendants File a Flurry of Motions Challenging the KPMG Tax-Shelter Case
The defendants filed more than two dozen motions in United States District Court in Manhattan Thursday, asking among other things that charges be dropped...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Dow Closes Below 11,000 on Concerns About Iran
Stocks fell yesterday on worries over Iran's nuclear intentions, doubts about corporate earnings and downgrades of J. P. Morgan Chase and Coca-Cola...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Hollinger Sheds Its Last Assets in Canada
Hollinger International, once the dominant newspaper group in Canada, has shed the last of its Canadian publications...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Maryland Sets a Health Cost for Wal-Mart
The Maryland Legislature passed a law that would require Wal-Mart to increase spending on employee health insurance...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Bid Raised in Battle for Guidant
Boston Scientific increased its bid by $332 million last night to $25 billion, and said it would assume all regulatory risk to completing the deal...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Federated Puts Lord & Taylor on Block
Federated Department Stores said Thursday that it would seek a buyer for the chain of 55 Lord & Taylor stores...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Web Site of Agency Is Called Insecure
The General Services Administration has shut a Web site for government contractors after a computer industry consultant exposed a security flaw...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
A Veteran Enforcer at NASD Is Selected to Be Its Next Chief
Vice chairwoman Mary L. Schapiro will take over as chairwoman and chief executive when Robert R. Glauber, the current chief, retires in December...
New York Times - January 13, 2006
Skier sorry for hangover remark
Top US skier Bode Miller apologises for saying he has competed while badly hungover...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Clinton secures Aids drugs deal
Former US President Bill Clinton agrees a deal to cut the cost of HIV tests and Aids drugs in developing countries...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
Heisman winner Bush opts for NFL
Reggie Bush, the hottest college American football player, will enter the 2006 NFL draft...
BBC News - January 13, 2006
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