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US News Archive for February 2006:
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Bird flu 'could take 142m lives'
As many as 142 million people around the world could die if bird flu turns into a "worst case" influenza pandemic, according to a sobering new study of its possible consequences...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Cheney: 'You can't blame anyone else'
Vice President Dick Cheney publicly addressed his weekend hunting accident for the first time Wednesday in an interview with another cable network. "You can't blame anybody else. I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend," Cheney said in excerpts of the interview...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Study Finds Calcium Supplements Don't Prevent Broken Bones
The supplements' only positive effect on women aged 50 to 79 was a one percent increase in bone density at the hip...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Cheney Takes Full Responsibility for Shooting Hunter
In his first public remarks on the accident, the vice president said, "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend."...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Senators Fault Chertoff for Missteps in Katrina Response
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff bears responsibility for a multitude of errors, senators of both parties said...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Rodman plots 'dream' NBA return
Legend Dennis Rodman says he wants to make a comeback in the NBA after playing his final game in the UK...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Chertoff castigated over Katrina
US senators attack homeland security chief Michael Chertoff for his agency's Hurricane Katrina "failure"...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Hewlett Packard sees profits rise
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of printers and second-biggest computer firm, has unveiled earnings that topped Wall Street forecasts...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
New Abu Ghraib images emerge
More grisly photographs and videos emerge that appear to show U.S. soldiers abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. The images reportedly date from 2003 -- the same time previously released photographs of abuse were taken...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Katrina response defended
Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff staunchly defended his department's response to Hurricane Katrina during testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Chertoff defends Katrina response
Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday said his department had been "acutely aware" of the risk posed by Hurricane Katrina and rejected claims he was disengaged in responding to the disaster...
CNN - February 15, 2006
If Only They Gave Medals in Puddle Hopscotch and the Slush Slalom
Having endured the big snow, New York endured something Tuesday that created fresh headaches: the big melt...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
France Télécom Plans to Cut 17,000 Jobs
The struggling telecommunications giant said Tuesday it would cut 17,000 jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
2 Major Construction Unions Plan to Leave A.F.L.-C.I.O. Unit.
The announcement by the laborers and the operating engineers unions was another blow to the national labor movement...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Fed Chief Says Interest Rates May Need to Rise Further
The Federal Reserve's new chairman gave a generally upbeat assessment of the economy in remarks before a Congressional committee...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
House Member Criticizes Internet Companies for Practices in China
Four Internet firms faced hard questions from lawmakers worried that China is using American technology to crush dissent...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Merrill Lynch Reaches Deal on BlackRock
The deal is widely seen as a coup for both companies, because it propels BlackRock onto a far bigger stage and allows Merrill to exit a business that did not always neatly fit into its portfolio...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Haiti's unanswered questions
Rene Preval's failure to win the presidential vote outright leaves Haiti in a dangerous situation, the BBC's Nick Caistor says...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Fed's Bernanke sees price risks
New US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns that interest rates may still need to rise to fight inflation...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Cheney to give shooting account
The US vice-president is set to make his first public comments since accidentally shooting his hunting partner...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Crisis meeting as bird flu spreads
Germany has become the fourth European Union nation to detect the deadly strain of avian flu in wild birds, with health experts from the nation preparing for a crisis meeting in a bid to halt the global spread...
CNN - February 15, 2006
3 die in new Pakistan protests
Deadly violence erupted across Pakistan again Wednesday as several thousand demonstrators stormed through the streets of Peshawar and Lahore to protest the publication of caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed, police said...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Katrina response ripped
The response of government at all levels to Hurricane Katrina was "dismal," poorly planned and badly coordinated, showing that more than four years after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, "America is still not ready for prime time," a House report concludes...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Panel rips Katrina response
The response of government at all levels to Hurricane Katrina was "dismal," poorly planned and badly coordinated, showing that more than four years after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, "America is still not ready for prime time," a House report released Wednesday concludes...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Political Memo: Handling of Accident Creates Tension Between White House Staffs
The past three days have underscored, in public, what has always been clear in the Bush White House: Dick Cheney plays by rules of his own making...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Patagonia wind aids remote towns
The BBC's Max Seitz travels to Patagonia in southern Argentina, where wind energy is making life easier for isolated towns...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
EU-US cartel probe hits airlines
Several airlines including BA are being investigated in a European and US cartel inquiry into air cargo carriers...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Bolivia's Morales keeps union job
Bolivian President Evo Morales is sworn in as head of his country's main coca-growers union for a sixth consecutive term...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Rare photo in $2.9m sale record
A rare print by photographer Edward Steichen sells for $2.9m - the highest price paid for a photo at auction...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Cheney in spotlight for shooting
The US vice-president is under pressure to speak publicly after accidentally shooting his hunting partner...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Colombia mass graves unearthed
A forensic team in Colombia finds mass graves containing the bodies of 21 people allegedly killed by paramilitaries...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
Ex-Enron chief 'misled investors'
The ex-chief of collapsed energy firm Enron told staff to mislead investors about the company's earnings, a key prosecution witness alleges...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
UK lawmakers ban public smoking
An icon of a nation's cultural identity appears to be giving way to contemporary sensibilities after British lawmakers voted to ban smoking in all pubs. The change is expected to take effect in the summer of 2007...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Israel issues blunt warning
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to take action to disarm Hamas before it gains control of the Palestinian government. "I pledge to you that we will not negotiate and we will not deal with a Palestinian Authority that will be dominated... by a terrorist organization," he said...
CNN - February 15, 2006
Westminster Result Feels Like an Upset, but Isn't
Ch. Rocky Top's Sundance Kid, informally known as Rufus, a 5-year-old colored bull terrier, was named best at the Westminster dog show...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Fellow Hunter Shot by Cheney Suffers Setback
The downturn in the 78-year-old's health significantly changed the tone of the White House reaction to the hunting accident...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
David Leonhardt: Changes Ahead for a Theater Near You
It's clear that the theater industry can't afford to leave easy money sitting on the table any longer...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Square Feet: Hot Niche in the Rental Market: Housing for the Elderly
Only a few years ago, the senior housing industry was in trouble, but new projects are attracting both residents and investors...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Europe
EUROPE...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Reconstruction: Quick Rise for Purveyors of Propaganda in Iraq
Lincoln Group's rise has been built in part on exaggerated claims about its capabilities and connections, employees said...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Bristol-Myers Allows Powerful AIDS Drug to Be Sold Cheaply
The drug will be licensed for free to generic drug makers in India and South Africa so it can be made cheaply for patients in poor countries...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
2 Major Construction Unions Plan to Leave A.F.L.-C.I.O.
The announcement, by the laborers and the operating engineers unions, was another blow to the national labor movement...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
France Télécom Plans to Cut 17,000 Jobs
The struggling telecommunications giant said Tuesday it would cut 17,000 jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Investors Are Tilting Toward Windmills
Alternative energy financing is barely a footnote in General Electric's revenue stream, but the company is gearing up for change...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Square Feet: Chester, Pa., Depressed for Years, Awaits a Casino
The Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is pushing forward with a $429 million gambling complex on the Delaware River...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Bush to Exert More Pressure on China Over Trade Rules
The Bush administration said in a report released Tuesday that it would exert more pressure on China to adhere to global free trade rules...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Cendant's Ex-Chairman Faces His Third Trial
Walter A. Forbes was charged with conspiracy, securities fraud and submitting false reports to the S.E.C. and his first two trials ended without a verdict...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
A Change at Big Board
The New York Stock Exchange said Tuesday that its chief financial officer, Amy Butte, would leave at the end of May...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Dobbs's Outspokenness Draws Fans and Fire
Lou Dobbs's recent attacks on illegal immigration is touching sensitive nerves these days as the debate over immigration legislation heats up around the country...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Celebrity Freebies: A Force Irresistible?
In this Hollywood awards season, the piles of free stuff being handed to celebrities — nominees, award presenters, performers and members of their entourages — is escalating...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Warner Music's Digital Sales Up, but It Still Fails to Meet Forecasts
The Warner Music Group reported Tuesday that its quarterly profit almost doubled, in part because of strong sales of digital songs and lower costs...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Big Airlines Raided in Cargo Price-Fixing Inquiry
The European Commission raided air-cargo carriers on both sides of the Atlantic seeking evidence of a broad price-fixing cartel...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Ex-Enron Chief Lied Often About Web Unit, Witness Says
Kenneth D. Rice testified that Jeffrey K. Skilling misled analysts by portraying Enron's broadband unit as surviving a meltdown in the telecommunications business...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Tax Cheating Has Gone Up, Two Federal Studies Find
Americans failed to report more than a trillion dollars in income on their 2003 tax returns, a 37 percent increase in unreported income from 2000...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Advertising: Working to Sell Advertisers on Newspapers and Magazines
The campaign to make print more attractive as an ad medium is the second part of a three-year, $40 million effort on behalf of the magazine industry...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Dip in Oil Prices and Solid Retail Sales Bolster Shares
Stocks gained yesterday as oil fell below $60 a barrel and January retail sales surpassed forecasts...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
After 17 Years, Buffett to Exit Coke's Board
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will not stand for re-election to The Coca-Cola Company's board of directors, the company said Tuesday...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Online Firms Facing Questions About Censoring Internet Searches in China
Technology companies are being pressed in Washington for fuller answers about their business practices in China and the implications for human rights...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Beijing Censors Taken to Task in Party Circles
Former party officials have denounced the closing of a news journal, helping to fuel a backlash against censorship in China...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Fed Nominees Vow to Make Inflation Control a Top Priority
The nominees for the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that controlling inflation was the best way to keep the United States economy growing...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Lawmakers Plan an Effort to Reverse Royalty Relief
Democratic lawmakers and the White House both said that oil and gas companies should not receive lucrative incentives when energy prices are so high...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
What Fuel Bills? U.S. Consumers Still Spending
Americans spent freely in January, providing reassurance that the economy is beginning the new year with fresh strength...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Broader Inquiry Examines Ovitz Ties to Detective
Michael Ovitz is expected to testify before a grand jury about his dealings with Anthony Pellicano, a private detective accused of wiretapping...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by the Senate
The Senate all but killed legislation to create a $140 billion fund to compensate victims of asbestos poisoning...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Tax Inquiry Said to Include German Bank
Prosecutors are investigating Deutsche Bank's role in questionable tax shelters that helped investors evade billions of dollars in taxes...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
Market Place: Inside a Media Mogul's Closet, a Son Sees Dirty Laundry
Brent Redstone has filed a lawsuit looking to force a break-up of the empire of his father, billionaire media mogul Sumner M. Redstone...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
A Cancer Drug Shows Promise, at a Price That Many Can't Pay
Genentech plans to charge about $100,000 a year for the drug Avastin as a treatment for breast and lung cancer...
New York Times - February 15, 2006
New rules for US lethal injection
A US judge says California must change lethal injection methods to ensure executed convicts do not suffer pain...
BBC News - February 15, 2006
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