|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
US News Archive for February 2008:
|
 |
Ivy Road to N.C.A.A. Tournament
The New York Times tags along with the Cornell men?s basketball team for a weekend road trip...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
House Cites 2 Bush Aides for Contempt
The resolution cites Harriet E. Miers, the former White House counsel, and Joshua B. Bolten, the president?s chief of staff, for refusing to testify about the firing of federal officials...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Police Talk to Man About Therapist?s Killing
Detectives interviewed a man in Bethlehem, Pa., in connection with the killing, an official said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Hezbollah Leader Issues Threat to Israel
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah vowed revenge against Israel, which Hezbollah blames for the killing of a commander...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
An Upper East Side Co-op for a Pittance
Matthew Thomas is the proud new owner of an apartment on Manhattan?s Upper East Side. He paid $14,000...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Gunman Opens Fire at Northern Illinois University
A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University, injuring as many as 17 people, four of them critically, before he killed himself, authorities said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
In a Mother?s Loss, Kenya?s Agony
Two children killed in one of the most disturbing episodes in the bloodletting in Kenya were buried on Thursday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Romney Endorses McCain
Mitt Romney will release his delegates – and while the rules vary by state, he can ask many of them to support John McCain...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down
The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled 5,000-pound spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere in early March, a Pentagon official said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Build-a-Bear Profit Declines
The retailer posted a 36 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by costs related to an inventory write-off, and said it would open only about half the number of stores it opened in 2007...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
ABB Profit Jumps on Tax Benefit and Sale of Plant
The company said that it expects growth rates of about 15 percent to 20 percent in 2008 for its power-related activities and about 10 percent in its automation business...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Make Big Profits Illegally (and Maybe Keep Them, Too)
In a strange anomaly to American securities laws, it is not clear that someone who illegally obtained insider information has broken the law by trading on that information...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Home Prices Fall in Majority of Metro Areas in Survey
Median home prices fell in 77 of the 150 metropolitan areas surveyed by the National Association of Realtors, with 16 showing double-digit percentage price drops...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Los Angeles Times Names New Top Editor
Russ Stanton, who has been running the newspaper?s Web site, was named to the post three weeks after the previous editor, James E. O?Shea, was forced out for resisting staff cuts...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
French Trader?s Bets Said to Assure an Alarm
New questions emerged about when Jérôme Kerviel?s superiors at Société Générale became aware of the scale of his unauthorized trades...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
House Panel Looks at Relief for Bond Insurers
Lawmakers said government intervention may be needed to ease financial strains in the bond industry that are unsettling other areas of the economy...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Fed Chief Leaves Room for More Rate Cuts
While continuing to avoid predictions of a recession, Ben S. Bernanke told a Senate panel on Thursday that the economic outlook had worsened...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Stocks End Lower After Bernanke Comments
Wall Street pulled back after the Fed chairman predicted the economy will grow at a '?sluggish?' pace before recovering later in the year...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
US election: Day at-a-glance
A day-by-day guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Clinton wins New Mexico caucus
Hillary Clinton gains a narrow win, as the delayed results of New Mexico's Super Tuesday caucus are announced...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
US plans to shoot down satellite
The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Yahoo Makes Its Case to Shareholders
In what may be a sign that its investor base is growing restless, Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang sent a letter to Yahoo's shareholders Wednesday explaining the Web company's decision to turn down a takeover offer from Microsoft and laying out its turnaround strategy. This letter went well beyond Mr. Yang's previous e-mail to Yahoo employees [...]...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Pogue?s Posts: The Case for a Countertop Printer
After I reviewed digital picture frames in last week?s column, I just could not believe the number of readers who wrote to say, ?Why buy an expensive frame just to show pictures? My computer has a screensaver that does the same thing! Why not just buy a cheap old Dell and dedicate it to showing [...]...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
On the Trail of a Therapist?s Killer
No arrests have been made in the killing of an Upper East Side therapist, but the police are said to be questioning a man about the case in Pennsylvania...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
The Top Steroids Investigator Is a Silent Presence
Jeff Novitzky, special agent for the I.R.S., sat silently through the hearing, but he will likely be involved in any future action against Roger Clemens...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
British Ruling for Former 9/11 Suspect
A man held on suspicion of training pilots involved in the attacks had been exonerated and could seek compensation from the government, a court ruled...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Bush Aides Face Contempt Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House is moving toward a vote to hold two presidential confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether federal prosecutors were ousted for political reasons...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
As Presidency Winds Down, Putin Speaks of Future
President Vladimir V. Putin said he intended to wield substantial power after leaving office next month...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Hezbollah Leader Issues Threat to Israel
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said at a funeral for a senior commander that Hezbollah was ready to retaliate against Israel, which it blames for his death...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down
The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a disabled spy satellite expected to hit the earth in March, officials told The Associated Press...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Visteon Loss Widens on Restructuring
The auto parts supplier reported a fourth-quarter loss of $43 million due to restructuring charges and write-downs...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Ingersoll Net Jumps on Sale of Bobcat Unit
The manufacturer?s fourth-quarter profit jumped to $2.5 billion due to a large gain on the sale of its Bobcat machinery division, but results fell short of Wall Street forecasts...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Marriott Earnings Down on Fuel Business Closure
The hotel operator said its fourth quarter earnings fell 20 percent as it took a hit from the closure of its synthetic fuel business, offsetting overseas gains...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Air France Profit Declines 39%
The airline said earnings were hurt by higher oil prices, strikes and special items, but said its operating profit rose as it attracted more passengers...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Goodyear Swings to Profit
The company said it earned $52 million in the fourth quarter on strong U.S. and international sales. Its shares climbed more than 7 percent in morning trading...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Daimler 2007 Profit Up on Brisk Sales
The company reported profit of $5.83 billion for the year as demand for its upscale sedans and SUVs led to a surge in sales...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Small Companies Are Finding a Home on the Web
Although small businesses with a Web presence are still a minority, small business owners who do venture online say the experience is worth it, although it can have a steep learning curve...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
German Executive Faces Tax Inquiry
Prosecutors accused Klaus Zumwinkel, chief executive of Deutsche Post, with tax evasion after conducting early morning raids on his home and office...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Comcast Profit Up 54%
The cable operator reported fourth-quarter net income of $602 million on solid revenue gains as customers spent more for cable TV. The company also said it will start paying a quarterly dividend...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
UBS Posts Loss on Big Write-Down
The bank offered no hope for a near-term turnaround after it posted a fourth-quarter loss of 12.5 billion Swiss francs ($11.3 billion) and warned that 2008 would be a difficult year...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
New York Times Plans to Cut 100 Newsroom Jobs
The newspaper will bow to growing financial strain and cut 100 newsroom jobs this year, primarily through attrition and buyouts, but layoffs are a possibility, the executive editor said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
No Need for Bailout, Bond Insurer Tells Congress
An official of MBIA told Congress that it has adequate capital to survive industrywide distress and that neither a bailout nor tighter federal regulation is needed...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Exports Help Narrow Trade Gap
The United States trade deficit shrank in 2007 for the first time in five years, buoyed by a surge in exports...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Fed Chief Sees Economic Rebound Later in Year
Ben S. Bernanke said that he expects the economy to regain speed after a few months of ?sluggish? growth...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Stocks Fall Following Bernanke Comments
Wall Street pulled back after the Fed chairman said consumers are likely to further pare spending as they gird for a further economic slowdown...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
US annual trade deficit narrows
The US trade deficit narrowed in 2007, figures show, after rising exports offset the rapid growth in oil imports...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
US election: Day at-a-glance
A day-by-day guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Stars support singer Sanz
Stars including Shakira and Penelope Cruz support Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz after two of his concerts were cancelled...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Senate limits CIA interrogation
The US Senate votes to back a bill barring the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Saving Afghanistan From the Sidelines
Paddy Ashdown presents his plan after he was rebuffed as U.N. special envoy...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
A Good Kaning
Just had a look online at Christopher Kane?s collection, and what remarkable work it is, Cathy Horyn says...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Philippines on Alert After Plot
The Philippine authorities went on high alert Thursday after the discovery of what officials said was a plot to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
No Foul Play Seen in Georgian?s Death
British police said that interim tests indicate Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili, a presidential candidate in the ex-Soviet republic, had died of natural causes...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Celebrity and Showmanship on a Soul Food Menu
A newly opened storefront operation called the Soul Food Museum is trying to baste itself onto the rich historical fabric of the neighborhood where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
UBS Is Expecting a Difficult 2008
Swiss bank UBS said that it expected 2008 to be a difficult year after it unveiled $26.6 billion in new exposure to risky American mortgages...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Liz Claiborne to Sell Ellen Tracy
Liz Claiborne Inc. said that it had agreed to sell the Ellen Tracy Brand to a group of investors for up to $42 million in cash...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Morgan Stanley to cut 1,000 jobs
About 1,000 jobs will go at Morgan Stanley as the US bank cuts back its home lending business...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
News Corp 'in secret Yahoo talks'
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in talks with Yahoo about a possible deal, according to a press report...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Brazil raids Amazon timber mills
Brazilian police seize a big load of illegally logged lumber as officials start new moves to tackle Amazon deforestation...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Ocean Fertilization Project Halted
Effort to fertilize oceans to limit warming, and make money, is canceled...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Senate Ethics Committee Admonishes Larry Craig
Senator Larry E. Craig of Ohio was admonished by his colleagues over his arrest and guilty plea in a sex sting in a bathroom...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Short Takes on Short Ribs
Short ribs can be cooked in multiple ways...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Exiled Georgian Critic Dies in Exile
Badri Patarkatsishvili, the exiled Georgian oligarch who had accused the Georgian government of tilting toward autocracy and corruption, died unexpectedly...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Lawmakers Put Out New Call for Earmarks
The window for Congressional earmarks is open once again as lawmakers from both parties are inviting constituents and lobbyists to recommend pet projects...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Eavesdropping Law Is Likely to Lapse
Broad spying powers temporarily approved by Congress in August appear likely to lapse this week after the White House and House Democrats produced no clear resolution...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Bomb in Syria Kills Militant Sought as Terrorist
Imad Mugniyah, one of America?s most wanted men, was accused in a string of bombings, hijackings and kidnappings...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Ending Impasse, Iraq Parliament Backs Measures
The three laws are the budget, a law outlining the scope of provincial powers and an amnesty for detainees...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Vicious Killing Where Troubled Seek a Listener
The violence unleashed at a mental health office in New York reminded other professionals of the dangers inherent in a career spent helping people...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
For Clemens, No Joy Found in Testimony
Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee stuck to their contradictory accounts of illegal drug in a dramatic showdown...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Obama?s Lead in Delegates Shifts Focus of Campaign
Hillary Rodham Clinton?s advisers made it clear that they were prepared to take a number of potentially incendiary steps to build up her delegate count...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Michelle Obama Takes to the Trail
Outspoken, strong-willed, funny, gutsy and sometimes sarcastic, Michelle Obama is playing a pivotal role in her husband?s campaign...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Loss Narrows at Jones Apparel
The company, which owns the Jones New York, Anne Klein and Nine West shoe and apparel brands, posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $89.8 million, or $1.06 a share...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Rio Tinto?s Profit Rises 9%; It Again Rebuffs BHP Offer
The global mining company Rio Tinto reported a 9 percent increase in its profit for the second half of 2007, in part from record iron-ore production...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Profit at Coke Jumps 79%, Helped by Exchange Rate
The world?s largest soft drink maker reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales, acquisitions and foreign exchange rates...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Interest Payments Weigh on DirecTV Earnings
The satellite TV operator said higher interest payments on its debt sent fourth-quarter earnings down 2 percent, to $348 million...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Belo Swings to a Loss on Write-Downs
The broadcast company?s loss stemmed from write-downs, breakup costs and weak advertising sales...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Deere Posts 55% Higher Profit, but Guidance Disappoints
The world?s largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery beat Wall Street?s expectations as high crop prices stoked global demand for farm equipment...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Waste Management Profit Up on Gains
The nation?s largest garbage hauler said its fourth-quarter profit rose 26 percent on tax benefits and the sale of some operations, though higher fuel prices cut into income...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Looking for Sure Political Bets at Online Prediction Market
The Intrade Web site has become expert at predicting election results. Or has it?...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Total Profits Surge With Oil Prices
The French oil giant said fourth-quarter profit rose 62% to 3.6 billion euros ($5.23 billion) as oil prices rose and and new projects in Angola and Qatar raised production...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
A Little Piece of Microsoft Aids Small Business
Office Live Small Business gives the nation?s 25 million small businesses the same online tools that the big boys use, and it shows Microsoft can still produce fresh ideas and polished work...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Oscar Night Starting to Seem Like Another Super Bowl
Marketers will spend an estimated $1.6 million for a 30-second spot during the program, and many are planning to run ads previously unseen by consumers...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Federal Lab Says It Can Harvest Fuel from Air (With a Catch)
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have developed a way to produce a truly carbon-neutral fuel using carbon dioxide removed from the air as the raw material...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
U.S. Says W.T.O. Backs Claim on Chinese Barriers
The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Ruling on Fortunoff Sale
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry and Silverware won court approval on Wednesday to sell its business for $80 million in cash to the private equity firm NRDC Equity Partners, barring higher offers at auction...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
The Sweet Smell of ... Nothing
Cupids take note: more women are shunning wearing fragrances in favor of their own natural scent...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
S.E.C. Asks Money Managers to Post Full Details on Web
The proposal would require advisers to supply plainly written brochures to supplement bare-bones information now available online...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Nuclear Application Delayed
WASHINGTON ? Hearings on the first application in 30 years for an operating license for a nuclear reactor have been delayed indefinitely, because the applicant is not ready, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Daily News to Have Color for All Pages
The Daily News said Wednesday that it would become the first major newspaper in the country capable of printing full color on every page...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Deal to Sell Clear Channel for $19 Billion Is Approved
The $19.5 billion sale of Clear Channel Communications to two private-equity firms cleared its final regulatory hurdle...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Investment Bank at UBS Gets Chief
The Swiss bank UBS named a Morgan Stanley executive, Jerker M. Johansson, as the new head of its investment banking unit...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Tribune Will Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Businesses Weaken
Employees at the Tribune Company were notified that hundreds of jobs would be cut at The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and other publications...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Wall St. Firm Plans to Shut a Loan Unit in Britain
The company said it will close its business in Britain that issues home loans and significantly scale back its mortgage business in the United States...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Ambac?s Chief Risk Officer Leaves
The Ambac Financial Group, a bond insurer, said Wednesday that its chief risk officer had resigned...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Bush Signs Economic Stimulus Bill
President Bush signed legislation to send $300 to $1,200 rebate checks to millions of Americans as a ?booster shot? for the economy...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
At Cellphone Trade Show, the Spotlight Chases Google
Google?s efforts to promote Android, an open and free platform for cellphones, is provoking rivals...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
German Bank Receives Its Third Bailout
The rescue package aims to resolve once and for all the problems at IKB Deutsche Industriebank, which was once a conservative corporate bank but became a global symbol of risky excess...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Japan Growth Tops Forecasts
Japan?s economy grew 0.9 percent in the last quarter of 2007, double the expected rate, the government said Thursday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Hewlett-Packard Settles Spying Case
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to a financial settlement with The New York Times and three Business Week magazine journalists in connection with the company?s spying scandal...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Surprising Retail Sales Lift the Gloom, for a Day
Stocks rallied on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 180 points, after reports of an unexpected climb in January retail sales...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in ?07
Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Venture to Use Sea to Fight Warming Runs Out of Cash
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.
Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Little Room for Yahoo to Maneuver
Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
In Remarks, Paulson Notes Housing Downturn
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson acknowledged the United States is experiencing a ?significant? housing market downturn but the economy should avoid recession...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
So, What Were We Writing About Again?
One returning Hollywood writer asked, ?Can anyone remember what we were working on three months ago??...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
At Home in the World
G.E. is using strong overseas sales to reshape its image in Europe, where hard feelings still linger from its aborted effort to acquire Honeywell in 2001...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Inquiry Set on Health Care Billing
New York?s attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
US spy row official quits Bolivia
A US embassy official at the centre of spying allegations in Bolivia will not return to the country, say Bolivian officials...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
US judge blocks CIA flight case
A US judge rejects a case alleging that a branch of Boeing illegally helped the CIA fly terror suspects overseas...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
