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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 February 2006:
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Entwistle pleads not guilty
A British man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he murdered his wife and baby daughter, and a Massachusetts judge ordered him held without bail...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Slovenia latest to detect bird flu
Slovenia has become the latest European Union country to detect H5N1 bird flu, and other nations await test results as an EU medical expert warns the virus is likely to spread further...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Bush: Cheney's explanation 'powerful'
President Bush says he is "satisfied" with the explanation Vice President Dick Cheney gave of a hunting accident over the weekend in which he wounded his friend, describing the explanation as "powerful."...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Yevgeny Plushenko Takes the Gold for Figure Skating
Just as American figure skater Johnny Weir predicted, Russia's Yevgeny Plushenko won the gold medal in men's figure skating on Thursday night...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Bush Says He Is Satisfied With Cheney's Account of Shooting
President Bush said that the vice president presented a "strong and powerful explanation" of the shooting accident...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Senate Panel Decides Against Eavesdropping Investigation, at Least for Now
In an agreement with the White House, lawmakers would be given more information on the spying operation run by the N.S.A...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
India’s Outsourcing Industry Is Facing a Labor Shortage
India’s leadership in global outsourcing may be in jeopardy unless it increases its supply of skilled workers, according to executives gathered here for an industry meeting...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Despite Loss at Mercedes, DaimlerChrysler's Profits Rise
When Chrysler hit rocky times earlier this decade, the strength of Mercedes helped prop up their parent, DaimlerChrysler. Now Chrysler has returned the favor...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Profits doubled at Dell Computer
The world's biggest computer maker, Dell, more than doubles fourth quarter profits...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Disney settles Lion song dispute
The family of The Lion Sleeps Tonight drops a case against Disney after accepting a settlement...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
No charges over Cheney shooting
Texas sheriffs say US Vice President Dick Cheney will face no charges after he shot a man on a hunting trip...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Entwistle faces arraignment
A British man accused of killing his wife and baby daughter is set to be arraigned in a Massachusetts court Thursday, officials said. Neil Entwistle, wearing handcuffs and leg shackles, arrived in the United States Wednesday evening...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Iraqi death squad detained - U.S.
Four members of a "death squad" from Iraq's Interior Ministry have been arrested, a U.S. general in Iraq says. Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch confirmed a Chicago Tribune report that said "the first evidence of a death squad" came when 22 men dressed in police uniforms were detained at an Iraqi army checkpoint...
CNN - February 16, 2006
President satisfied with Cheney's account
President Bush was satisfied with Vice President Dick Cheney's account of his Texas hunting accident, but Bush's spokesman declined to say whether the president felt it should have been revealed earlier...
CNN - February 16, 2006
U.N. report: Close Guantanamo
The U.S. government should release all enemy combatants it is holding at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or try them, the United Nations said Thursday. A 54-page report also recommends closing the jail "without further delay."...
CNN - February 16, 2006
In Warm January, Home Starts Surged 14.5 Percent
Home construction jumped 14.5 percent to a 34-year high last month, the government reported today, a sign that builders may have taken advantage of the unusually warm weather in January...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
River row divides former friends
A row over the building of paper mills is damaging Argentina's close links with Uruguay, the BBC's Daniel Schweimler says...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Rice signals shift in Iran policy
The US secretary of state asks for extra funds aimed at promoting internal opposition to Iran's government...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Legal case against US on climate
Conservation groups file a legal case against the US, arguing that its emissions damage a protected area...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
US to test child bird flu vaccine
A possible bird flu vaccine for children is to be trialled in the US...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Saddam 'predicted US terror raid'
Saddam Hussein predicted in the 1990s the US could suffer a terror attack - but not from Iraq - tapes allege to show...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Rains hamper Bolivia flood aid
Heavy rains in Bolivia hamper efforts to reach those affected by floods that have left at least 19 dead...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
U.S. slams Abu Ghraib images leak
The U.S. is blasting an Australian TV network's release of photos and videos that show apparent detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003. The Defense Department said release of the images "could only further inflame and possibly incite unnecessary violence in the world."...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Haiti accord names Preval winner
Officials of Haiti's interim government and electoral council announced early Thursday they have reached agreement to declare front-runner Rene Preval the winner of Haiti's presidential elections...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Jury Urges Millions in Penalties for Nuclear Contamination
Cold-war military contractors building bomb components near Denver contaminated neighbors' lands with plutonium, a jury said...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Diageo toasts strong sales in US
Diageo unveils better than expected profits, thanks mainly to a strong performance in its US market...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Cricket: Windies lose in bowl out
New Zealand win the Twenty20 international against West Indies after the game ends in a tie...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Court rebuffs Jackson custody bid
A court refuses to reinstate an order granting pop star Michael Jackson sole custody of his two oldest children...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Star line-up to play New Orleans
Fats Domino and Bob Dylan are to headline the first New Orleans Jazz Fest since Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Venezuela gets 2m reserve troops
Venezuela has increased the number of reservists in its military to a total of two million men and women...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
Abortion pill control shift
Australia's lawmakers voted Thursday to remove regulatory control of a controversial abortion drug away from the health minister. The use of the drug -- called RU-486 -- had been controlled by Australia's staunchly Roman Catholic Minister for Health, Tony Abbott...
CNN - February 16, 2006
Big Study Finds No Clear Benefit of Calcium Pills
The study, of healthy women over 50, found the only overall postive effect to be a one percent increase in bone density at the hip...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Silence Broken as Cheney Points Only to Himself
The vice president took full responsibility for the incident while vigorously defending his decision to delay releasing news about it...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
More U.S. Aid Will Be Sought for Louisiana
The Bush administration announced that it would ask Congress for $4.2 billion more to compensate Louisiana residents...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Tough G.I.'s Go to War Armed With Afghan ABC's
The Army's 10th Mountain Division is developing a military ethos that goes beyond the tactics of conventional warfare...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Power: Radical Cleric Rising as a Kingmaker in Iraqi Politics
The man who twice led the Mahdi Army against American troops now controls 32 seats in Iraq's Parliament, enough to make him a kingmaker...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
The TV Watch: A TV Ritual, Longstanding, Adds Cheney
Most V.I.P.'s choose Larry King on CNN to do damage control. Mr. Cheney chose the even more secure location of Fox News...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Americas
ASIA...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Icahn Expected to Step Up Time Warner Campaign
Carl C. Icahn will try to escalate his fight to break up Time Warner Thursday by proposing a slate of directors...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Washington Mutual to Cut 2,500 Jobs
SEATTLE, Feb. 15 (AP) — Washington Mutual, the nation's largest savings and loan, said Wednesday that it would close 10 loan processing offices and cut 2,500 jobs as it scales back to better match current mortgage market demand...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Sales Slow, Las Vegas 'Avenue Q' Will Close
After five lackluster months on the Las Vegas Strip, the producers of "Avenue Q" said they would close the Vegas version of the musical in late May...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Credit Suisse Reports a 15% Rise in Earnings
Credit Suisse said that net profit rose to 1.1 billion Swiss francs ($841 million) in the fourth quarter of 2005, just below analysts' forecasts...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Jury Urges Millions in Penalties for Contamination Near Former Nuclear Site
Cold-war military contractors building nuclear bomb components near Denver contaminated lands owned by 12,000 neighbors with plutonium waste, a jury said...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Skilling's Lawyer Portrays an Accuser as Out of Touch
A lawyer for Jeffrey K. Skilling struggled to shake Kenneth D. Rice from earlier testimony that the broadband division had been struggling...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Investors Sue Tyco Over Proposed Breakup
A group of institutional investors says the proposed breakup plan is a ploy to shield assets...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Market Place: At RadioShack, Some Questions (and Now, Answers)
Can a public company express no concern for evidence that its chief executive has falsified his educational background?...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Entrepreneurial Edge: Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Educational Reform
The New Schools Venture Fund in San Francisco is designed for a new breed of entrepreneur — the kind who doesn't have to produce a profit...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
On the Menu for Breakfast: $1 Trillion
Merrill Lynch and BlackRock hatched a deal at a diner that sheds new light on the rapidly changing financial landscape on Wall Street...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Net Soars at Jones Apparel
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Regulator to Present Financial Education Program for G.I.'s
The effort is part of the response to reports of military personnel being widely exposed to deceptive and misleading sales pitches for financial products...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Falling Oil Price Overshadows Concerns on Interest Rates
Stocks rose Wednesday as lower oil prices tempered concern that the Federal Reserve's new chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, might keep raising interest rates...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Mittal Steel's Chief Seeking Political Allies
European politicians are warming to the $23 billion hostile takeover bid by Mittal Steel for its rival, Arcelor...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Profit Jumps 30% at Hewlett a Year Into Chief''s Tenure
Mark V. Hurd is overseeing a company that is doing what he said it would do: increasing its revenue and improving its profit margins...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Moscow Moves to Restore a Cap on Price of Gasoline
The gasoline pact is seen mostly as a populist measure to appease drivers angered by prices at the pump...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Advertising: Fakin' It: A Marketer Intends to Tease Consumers
A new campaign has revived the question of whether it is acceptable to use advertising to trick consumers...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Congressman Starts Inquiry of Windfall to Oil Companies
Richard W. Pombo began a broad investigation of a program that is expected to give billions of dollars in benefits to some oil companies over the next five years...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Microsoft Lashes Out at European Regulators
Microsoft insisted Wednesday that it had complied with the commission's antitrust requirements...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Venture Firm's Fund to Invest in Products to Fight Diseases
Kleiner Perkins is setting up a $200 million fund to invest in companies developing products to battle influenza and other infectious diseases...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Economic Scene: A Way to Cut Fuel Consumption That Everyone Likes, Except the Politicians
If higher gasoline taxes would make everyone better off, why are they unthinkable?...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Utility Output Fell in January
Utilities generated less power as heating demand fell during the warmest January since records began in 1895...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Trying a New Tack, Fed Chief Is Brief, Clear and Also Upbeat
The Federal Reserve's new chairman gave a generally upbeat assessment of the economy in remarks before a Congressional committee...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Web Firms Are Grilled on Dealings in China
Four Internet firms faced hard questions from lawmakers worried that China is using American technology to crush dissent...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
An Unexpected Twist in the Celebrity Private Eye Case
A federal grand jury issued wiretapping and conspiracy charges against a lawyer who is a major presence in the entertainment industry...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Outsourcing Is Climbing Skills Ladder
A new study suggests that more research work at corporations will be sent to fast-growing economies with strong education systems, like China and India...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
F.D.A. Allows Some Patients to Resume M.S. Drug
Some patients in a clinical trial can resume treatment with Tysabri, which was abruptly withdrawn from the market a year ago because of safety risks...
New York Times - February 16, 2006
Brazil annuls jail deaths verdict
A Brazilian court overturns the conviction of a police chief jailed over the deaths of more than 100 inmates in a jail riot...
BBC News - February 16, 2006
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