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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for January 2007:
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Kidnapped boy thanks pal for tipping cops
Ben Ownby, 13, thanked his friend, Mitchell Hults, 15, for helping police find him by identifying a small white pickup that speeded away after the boys stepped off a school bus...
CNN - January 16, 2007
U.S. Says Attacks Are Surging in Afghanistan
The rise in attacks was caused by militants coming across the border with Pakistan, American officials said today...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Saudi Oil Minister Expects Prices to Rebound
The remarks today quelled speculation that OPEC would take steps soon to prop up declining crude oil prices...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Nascar Braces for Foreign Competition
Toyota is making its push in the same year it expects to challenge G.M. as the world?s biggest automaker...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Report Faults BP for Safety Procedures
Poor management and cost-cutting created a dangerous work environment at BP, according to the report...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Weak sales hit Symantec profits
Anti-virus software firm Symantec cuts its full-year targets as it warns that its third quarter profits will be less than first expected...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Price cuts continue to hurt Intel
Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, sees its fourth quarter profits fall 39% due to its ongoing price cuts...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Castro health fears 'played down'
A report that the condition of Cuban leader Fidel Castro has worsened after failed operations is strongly denied...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Warrant for ex-Argentine leader
A second arrest warrant is issued for Argentina's former leader Isabel Peron over alleged links to a death squad...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Day of death in Iraq kills 100
More than 100 people were killed Tuesday in Baghdad in bombing and shooting incidents, most of them in neighborhoods where the militia of a powerful anti-American Shiite cleric holds sway. A suicide bomber and a car bomb killed at least 70 people and wounded 169 more at entrances to a once-prestigious university in Baghdad...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Kidnap suspect led double life, friends say
Michael "Devo" Devlin, a burly, 41-year-old pizzeria manager, betrayed few clues about a secret life before police found two missing boys, ages 13 and 15, living in his apartment in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. He's due in court on Thursday...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Scores killed in Baghdad attacks
Scores of people were killed in Baghdad on Tuesday in bombing and shooting incidents, most of them in neighborhoods where the militia of a powerful anti-American Shiite cleric holds sway...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Obama to form panel to explore presidential bid
Sen. Barack Obama announced Tuesday he is taking a first step toward running for president next year. "I will be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee," the Democrat from Illinois said, adding that he will announce his final decision February 10 from his hometown of Chicago...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Naomi Campbell Pleads Guilty in Assault Case
Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty to assault today, telling a judge in Manhattan that she had accidentally thrown a cellphone at her maid...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Obama Takes First Step Toward Running in ?08
The Illinois senator opened an exploratory committee to raise money and begin building a campaign...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Paraguayan wetland saved
In Paraguay, thousands of acres of threatened wetland - part of the Pantanal - are being saved by a British charity...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
US frustration over al-Qaeda
US claims that al-Qaeda is regrouping shows Washington's frustration with Pakistan's apparent failure to deal with the problem, says the BBC's Gordon Correra...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Ronaldo heading for Madrid exit
Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Ronaldo is told he can leave the club...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
US ice storms sweep north-east
The US winter storms that have killed 35 people and left half a million without power is spreading north-eastwards ...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Ex UN oil-for-food chief charged
The US charges the former head of the UN oil-for-food for Iraq programme with bribery and conspiracy...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Hassan's 'head just snapped off'
A journalist who saw videotape of the hangings of Saddam Hussein's half-brother, Barzan Hassan's, and the dictator's former chief judge, Awad Bandar, says both men looked "deeply frightened." The New York Times' John F. Burns also says Hassan's head "just snapped off."...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Rice seeks Arab backing in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for Arab states to support the fragile government in Iraq receives only a tepid endorsement from America's strongest ally in the Middle East...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Corn prices surge to 10-year high
Corn reaches a 10-year high as demand for ethanol gains in appeal, hitting a key Mexican food staple...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Oil firms face Latin American woe
Oil firms are under pressure in Latin America as Honduras and Venezuela try to exert greater control over the industry...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Algae gel to combat HIV infection
Scientists develop an algae-based gel which they hope will block HIV infections in women...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Colombian 'drugs baron' captured
Colombian police say they have captured an important drug trafficker following a four-hour shoot-out...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Bird flu reports spreading in Asia
An Indonesian hospital has been overwhelmed with patients suffering bird flu symptoms while the virus spread further among flocks in Vietnam and flared anew in Thailand...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Suspect left few clues
The 41-year-old pizzeria manager in suburban St. Louis may have had a short temper, but otherwise, he betrayed few clues about a secret life as a kidnapper...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Olmert, Rice agree to talks with Abbas
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a three-way summit as a way to generate momentum for the stalled Middle East peace process, U.S. and Israeli officials said...
CNN - January 16, 2007
Giants? Reese Reaches Top of a Long, Steady Climb
The move signifies a remarkable climb for Jerry Reese, who joined the Giants in December 1994 as a scout...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Castro Impaired by 3 Surgeries, Paper Reports
The Cuban leader has had a series of intestinal surgeries in recent months, a Spanish newspaper reported Monday...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse
For what experts say is probably the first time, more U.S. women are living without a husband than with one...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry
The execution of Saddam Hussein?s half brother ended with the noose decapitating him after he dropped through the gallows trapdoor...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Democrats Seek the Middle on Social Issues
Democrats in Congress say they are committed to governing from the center, even on divisive social issues...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Advertising: Cars on the Edge, and Other Doubts
It is time again to ask 20 questions about advertising, marketing, the media and popular culture...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Stocks Higher Around World on Purchases and Mergers
Stock markets around the world closed higher yesterday, with European indexes buoyed by merger and acquisition activity, while markets in the United States were closed for Martin Luther King?s Birthday...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Chief?s Departure Ignites Criticism of BP?s Structure and Environmental Policies
As John Browne prepares to step down, some analysts are calling for a ?radical rethink? of his company?s corporate organization...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Business Briefs
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY DEAL The American communications technology firm Arris has agreed to buy the digital broadcast systems maker Tandberg Television of Norway for $1.2 billion, but Tandberg?s shares rose 17.4 percent on speculation of a rival bid. The cash-and-stock takeover, if successful, would create a leader in voice, data and video systems by combining Arris?s broadband know-how with Tandberg TV?s digital video, compression and interactive television technology...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Cold Raises Fear in California Citrus Industry
Temperatures that sank into the teens and 20s throughout the state could cause losses in excess of $700 million...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Spitzer Wants New York to Enter Stem Cell Race
New York lawmakers are preparing to move ahead on the most ambitious government-financed stem cell project on the East Coast...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Venezuela Ends Oil Negotiations
Venezuela will end negotiations with foreign oil companies over how it will take a majority control of their operations along the Orinoco River, the country?s oil minister, Rafael Ramírez, said on Monday...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
On the Road: An Airport Security Game That Rivals the Real Thing
In a free online flash game called Airport Security, you have to be quick to click on newly prohibited or allowable items...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Frequent Flier: Asleep in Exhaustion, on a Sofa or on Pavement
Perhaps the worst, and most uncomfortable, place I have ever fallen asleep was in a parking lot in Beirut...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
At Some Airports, Cellphones Can Check In Passengers
Airlines in Japan and Europe are experimenting with systems that let passengers check in by identifying themselves with a cellphone...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Memo Pad
REGISTERED TRAVEL AT KENNEDY The first extension of the Registered Traveler program beyond Orlando, Fla., is scheduled to start today at Terminal 7 at Kennedy International Airport as the expedited security program begins nationally. The program at Kennedy is being operated by Verified Identity Pass under the brand name Clear, in a marketing partnership with British Airways. A Clear program has been in operation at Orlando International Airport since July 2005. Clear is also taking enrollments for airports in Indianapolis, Cincinnati and San Jose, Calif. The program costs $99.95 a year (including a $30 federal fee) and requires a federal background check. Competitors, among them Unisys, are expected to begin operating their own programs later this year...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
With New Urgency, U.S. and South Korea Seek Free-Trade Deal
Talks resumed amid growing skepticism that the two governments can narrow their differences before President Bush?s authority to move an agreement quickly through Congress expires...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
The Food Connection
You can?t eat on the Web, but you can follow the clues online to find directions to a good dinner away from home...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Gulf Airline to Offer Cellphone Service, With Others in Line
After years of debate over the use of cellphones aboard airplanes in flight, the moment of truth has very nearly arrived...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
AOL Agrees to Buy Online Ad Broker for $900 Million
AOL, which is trying to grab a bigger share of the global market in Internet advertising, said it had agreed to buy TradeDoubler...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Hong Kong and Shanghai Duel for Financial Capital
The battle over economic dominance in China is partly a contest between traditional power and international influence...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
After Setbacks, BP May Be Forced to Give Up Some Control of Joint Venture in Russia
A landmark deal to open Russia?s natural resources for development will most likely be scaled back, as the government tightens controls...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Netflix to Deliver Movies to the PC
Netflix is introducing a service to deliver movies and television shows directly to PCs, not as downloads but as streaming video...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Out of Sight, Under Fire Over Leases
As director of the troubled Minerals Management Service, Johnnie M. Burton has faced widespread complaints from Congress...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
H.P. to Report an Advance in Adaptable Circuitry
Flexible electronic circuits could make it routine to modify the circuitry in consumer products even after they have been sold...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Odd Couple Ponder Bid for Tribune
A supermarket mogul and an art collector are among the players considering bids for the Tribune Company...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Buyers Scarce, Many Condos Are for Rent
The frenzied condominium market in big cities like Washington, Las Vegas, Miami and Boston has collapsed...
New York Times - January 16, 2007
Rice seeks Saudi backing on Iraq
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Saudi Arabia to rally support for US plans for Iraq...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Wembley to host NFL game
Wembley will this autumn host the first regular season NFL game to be played outside North America, the BBC understands...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
US defence chief in Kabul talks
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul to discuss responses to escalating violence in Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Mirren and Streep win Golden Globes
Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep get best actress awards at the Golden Globes ceremony in Hollywood...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
Jury scrutinised for Libby trial
Potential jurors will be screened for political bias as the trial of former White House aide Lewis Libby begins...
BBC News - January 16, 2007
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