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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for April 2008:
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State of the Art: Just Your Average $42,000 Digital Piano (With Net Connection)
Disklavier?s Mark IV is the first piano with an Internet connection and includes a variety of tricks...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Relief Possible for Tenants Caught in Landlord?s Default
Help may be in sight for apartment dwellers in Texas who have been living in deteriorating conditions since their landlord defaulted on hundreds of millions of dollars? worth of mortgages...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Entrepreneurial Edge: Despite Downturn, Financing Exists for Small Companies
While it would seem to be difficult for most small companies to raise money, it may now be easier for small businesses to raise cash by offering equity than through loans...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Steep Loss at American Airlines Illustrates Industry?s Woes
The big loss at American shows how higher fuel prices are overwhelming the industry?s efforts to raise fares...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
I.B.M. Easily Tops Forecasts for Quarter
I.B.M. reported strong quarterly profit, as its global reach and its healthy services and software businesses left the company unscathed so far by the weakness of the United States economy...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
A New Chief, but eBay?s Struggles Continue
The company, which has been refocusing its business, reported net income in its first quarter rose 22 percent to $562 million, or 42 cents a share, from the year-ago quarter...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
DealBook: K.K.R. Hires Ex-G.O.P. Chairman as Public Affairs Head
Ken Mehlman, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is the latest high-profile hire by the private equity giant as it prepares to go public...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of a Food Staple
The collapse of Australia?s rice production is one of several factors contributing to a doubling of rice prices in the last three months...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Reassuring Results From JPMorgan Help Drive Market
JPMorgan reported a drop in earnings of 50 percent in the first quarter, but beat Wall Street?s expectations...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Moment: A Tour of Art and Space
Exploring art and space using unconventional online materials ...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Safeway Restricts Chilean Salmon
Safeway, the third-largest supermarket chain in America, has restricted some purchases of farm-raised Chilean salmon over concern about a virus that is killing millions of fish there...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Lede: Green Pirates Claim Victory on Whaling
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign against Japan...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
City Room: A Hard-Hitting ?Don?t Smoke? Ad
A woman missing four fingers and bits of three more is the latest star of advertisements in the city's aggressive antismoking campaign. The city is distributing nicotine patches for free until May 1...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Bits: TurboTax Discovers Misery Loves Company
The online tax service is prominently displaying tax questions from users on its pages as part of its Live Community feature...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Warning on Storage of Health Records
Two researchers warn that the entry of big companies like Microsoft and Google into the field of electronic health records could alter the practice of clinical research and raise new challenges to privacy...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Ex-Newark Mayor Convicted of Fraud
Sharpe James and his former girlfriend were convicted on charges related to the purchase of city-owned properties...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Brown in U.S. Pledging Closer Ties
Prime Minister Gordon Brown began a formal visit to the United States, facing eclipse by a simultaneous sojourn in America by Pope Benedict XVI...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
In Fed Report, Signs of Continued Weakness
A flurry of reports, including the ?beige book,? revealed an economy limping through a broad-based downturn...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Dot Earth: President Calls for Curb on Greenhouse Emissions
In a speech, the president set a goal of flattening emissions of carbon dioxide from American power plants by 2025...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Caucus: Obamas Earned $4.2 Million in 2007
The lion's share of the couple's income -- nearly $4 million -- came from the the profits on Barack Obama's two books...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Litigation Assured in Wake of Decision
The Supreme Court?s decision may slow executions in some parts of the country as lawyers launch fresh challenges...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Bush Greets Pope at White House
Americans ?need your message that all of life is sacred,? President Bush told Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony before a crowd of 13,500 on the South Lawn...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
A Bloody Day of Fighting in Gaza
At least 18 Palestinians, many of them civilians including children, and three Israeli soldiers were reported killed in heavy fighting in Gaza...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
IBM profits surge despite economy
Computer giant IBM reports a 26% jump in quarterly profit despite fears of a faltering US economy...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Weak dollar boosts eBay profits
Quarterly profits at online auction site eBay rise 22% as the weak dollar boosts the value of overseas sales...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Democrats prepare for TV debate
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are to take part in a TV debate in Pennsylvania ahead of next week's primary...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Bush sets CO2 emission target
US President George W Bush sets new greenhouse gas targets but is quickly criticised by environmentalists...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
US army develops robotic suits
The US army is developing robotic suits for its soldiers with the aim of giving them superhuman powers...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Economic Scene: Maybe Money Does Buy Happiness After All
The Easterlin paradox ? that economic growth doesn?t necessarily lead to more satisfaction ? is under attack...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Profit Surges 35% at Abbott Laboratories
The company said that robust international sales of its rheumatoid arthritis medication Humira drove the first-quarter results...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Illinois Tool Works Earnings Fall Nearly 25%
Special charges attributable to impairment and European taxes hit first-quarter results at the diversified manufacturer...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Consumer Prices Rise Slightly in March
The report, which fell in line with expectations, is likely to comfort central bankers as they try to avert a slowdown...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Wall Street Surges After Earnings Reports
Stocks rallied in early trading as investors reacted to first-quarter results from JPMorgan, Coca-Cola and Intel...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
New Rule Raises Compensation for Bumped Fliers
Passengers who get bumped off overbooked flights will soon be eligible to receive twice as much compensation from U.S. airlines, under a new Transportation Department rule...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Inflation and Growth Ease Somewhat in China
The figures for inflation in March and for economic output in the first quarter showed that prices were still rising at an uncomfortably swift pace while the economy still threatened to overheat...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Japan Bars Investment by British Hedge Fund
In a closely-watched case, the trade ministry rejected a bid by the Children?s Investment Fund to increase its holdings in Electric Power Development, an electricity wholesale company...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
In Microsoft?s Yahoo Bid, a Question of Retention Bonuses
A look at that deal suggests that the hidden cost of ?flight insurance? against employee defections may also be a reason Microsoft has resisted raising its bid...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Coca-Cola Profit Climbs 19% as Sales Soar
The company said that acquisitions, growth in its key carbonated beverage brands and success overseas helped lift first-quarter profit, beating Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
American Airlines Parent Posts Loss on Fuel Costs
AMR swung to a $328 million loss in the first quarter as high fuel costs offset an increase in revenue...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Search for Bodies After Congo Crash
A jetliner that rammed into a bustling market area left at least 38 dead, the district?s governor said...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Caucus: Bruce Springsteen Backing Obama
Bruce Springsteen threw his support to Barack Obama in a letter to fans on his Web site...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
City Room: Answers About Brooklyn Architecture
Diana Lind, the author of the book ?Brooklyn Modern,? answers readers? questions on residential architecture and design in Brooklyn...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Wheels: Click and Clack Heading to Small Screen
Talking to Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the dynamic brothers better known as Click and Clack on NPR's "Car Talk," about the car of the future and why they may be more appealing as cartoons...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Times Reporter Freed in Zimbabwe
A court in Zimbabwe on Wednesday dismissed charges against a reporter for The New York Times, Barry Bearak, who was arrested for covering the elections...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
City Room: 2 Council Aides Face Federal Charges
A former top aide to City Councilman Kendall Stewart and another former staffer face federal fraud and money-laundering charges...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
India Arrests Anti-Torch Tibetans
Dozens of anti-Chinese Tibetan protesters were arrested in Delhi a day before the Indian capital plays host to the latest stage of the Olympic torch relay...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Wildfires Kill Three in Colorado Town
Wildfires in warm, windy weather burned into a southeast Colorado town and on an Army post, and a firefighting pilot and two other people died...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Jury Convicts Former Newark Mayor of Fraud
Sharpe James and his former girlfriend could face about seven or eight years in prison over charges related to the purchase of city-owned properties...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
JPMorgan Income Falls 50%, but Beats Forecast
The drop in earnings is an indication of how the credit crisis has battered even the best-managed banks...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Bush Welcomes Pope and They Meet at White House
More than 9,000 people, including senators and other Washington celebrities, crowded the South Lawn for the historic arrival ceremony...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Virginia Tech Marks Year After Massacre
The school is trying to move forward at its own pace after the deadliest campus shooting in American history...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Supreme Court Allows Lethal Injection for Execution
By 7 to 2, justices upheld Kentucky?s method of putting criminals to death by lethal injection, clearing the way for other states to resume executions as well...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
US housing market ebbing further
The US housing market continues to ebb but data on industrial output is more positive than expected...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Write-downs dent JP Morgan profit
JP Morgan Chase sees profits in the first three months of 2008 fall, partly due to the credit crisis...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Iran leader doubts 9/11
Iran's president describes the 9/11 attacks on the US as a "suspect event" and queries the death toll...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Virginia Tech marks massacre
Students and staff at Virginia Tech begin a day of mourning a year since 32 people died in a campus massacre...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Square Feet: New Ballpark in Washington Anchors an Area?s Revival
Many say the $611 million publicly financed stadium for the Washington Nationals has accelerated a striking change in a long-languishing area...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Bus Crash Kills 44 Children in India
At least 44 schoolchildren were killed when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a canal, police said...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
US sales smudge L'Oreal results
Cosmetics firm L'Oreal blames tough US trading for lower-than-expected sales in the first three months of 2008...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Canadian police search party HQ
Police search the headquarters of Canada's ruling Conservative party as part of an inquiry into its finances...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Oil sit-in pushes out Mexico MPs
MPs camped out in Mexico's Congress force both houses to relocate for the first time in almost 20 years...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Venezuela raises foreign oil tax
Foreign oil firms operating in Venezuela will pay higher taxes on profits made in the country, under new laws...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Colombia calls off volcano alert
Colombia downgrades a state of alert declared after a volcano showed signs of erupting...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Sued by Harry Potter?s Creator, Lexicographer Breaks Down on the Stand
The librarian at the heart of the Harry Potter copyright-infringement lawsuit stood up to J. K. Rowling in a Manhattan courtroom, and then broke down sobbing...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Economic Scene: Money Doesn?t Buy Happiness. Well, on Second Thought ...
What if, despite the classic argument, it turns out that money really can buy happiness?...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
U.N. Panel Urges Changes to Feed Poor While Saving Environment
The price of basic food like rice, wheat and corn has been rising sharply, setting off violent protests in Haiti, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Yemen, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and even Italy...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Foreclosures Push States to Try a Mix of Solutions
States are experimenting with a broad range of solutions to the foreclosure crisis, resulting in a changing patchwork of local approaches...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Venezuela Passes Tax on Oil Companies
Venezuela moved Tuesday to take a greater cut of windfall oil profits, approving a 50 percent tax on foreign oil companies when crude tops $70 a barrel...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Publishers Sue Georgia State on Digital Reading Matter
Three prominent academic publishers are suing Georgia State University, contending that the school is violating copyright laws...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Linens ?n Things Puts Off $16 Million Interest Payment
Linens ?n Things said it would defer paying about $16.1 million in interest payments due Tuesday as it worked to stave off a bankruptcy filing...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Foreclosures and Repossessions Up
United States home foreclosure filings surged 57 percent in the 12-month period that ended in March, and bank repossessions soared 129 percent from a year ago...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Offices Put High Above the High Line
In the trendy meatpacking district, an office tower used to be as rare a sighting as a fanny pack. But the area is starting to attract new corporate tenants...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
J.&J. Results Are Sweetened by a Weak Dollar
Johnson & Johnson posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings as the weak dollar offset plunging sales of medicines facing generic competition...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
AstraZeneca in Pact With Rival to Delay a Generic Drug
Shares in the drugmaker soared on news that it reached a deal with an Indian company, delaying the release of a generic competitor to its heartburn drug Nexium...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
A Loss and a Shake-up at Washington Mutual
The country?s largest savings and loan said it was hit by mounting credit losses as more mortgage borrowers fell behind on payments...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Europe Steps Around Tibet as Trade Issue
The European Commission said that worries about human rights and Tibet should not be ?walled off? from Europe?s trade relationship with China but that it did not support boycotts...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Oil Prices Hit a New High, and So Does a Gallon of Gas
Oil prices surged to a new high on Tuesday, reaching $114 a barrel, as scattered pipeline interruptions and a weak dollar agitated a tight global market...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
An Inflation Indicator Leaves the Fed in a Tough Spot
A gauge of prices paid by American producers jumped 1.1 percent in March, sharply accelerating from a 0.3 percent increase in February...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Profits at Regional Banks Bolster Shares
Stocks gained as record oil prices lifted energy shares and stronger-than-expected quarterly results at several regional banks helped shares of financial companies...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
New Ballpark in Washington Anchors an Area?s Revival
Many say the coming of the $611 million publicly financed stadium for Washington?s National League has accelerated a striking change in a long-languishing area...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Supreme Court Restricts the Taxation of Income of Companies Based Out of State
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court limited states? ability to tax income that companies with out-of-state headquarters earn from their in-state investments...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Advertising: Madison Ave. Charts Some Progress in Meeting Diversity Hiring Goals
The 15 advertising agencies that agreed to be monitored for three years on their minority hiring practices met 24 of the 30 goals they set for themselves in 2007...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Intel Reports Strong Demand for Chips in Quarter
The computer chip maker, reported that global demand for chips was ?solid? during the first quarter, soothing fears that a soft economy was hitting the tech sector...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ?Toxic?
The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic the compound bisphenol-a, a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors
Documents unearthed in lawsuits over the pain drug Vioxx, provide a rare, detailed look at the industry practice of ghostwriting medical research studies...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Delta?s Chief Faces Skeptics as He Tries to Sell a Deal With Northwest
Shares of both Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines slid following the announcement of the merger and Northwest pilots vowed to kill the $2.7 billion deal...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Larger Prey Are Targets of Phishing
An e-mail scam aimed at the nation?s top executives is raising new alarms about the ease with which people and companies can be deceived by online criminals...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Guild Chief for Actors Is No Pacifist
Alan Rosenberg said Tuesday he remained angry enough over performer compensation levels to bring the entertainment industry to a halt again...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Fight Leaves Democrats Questioning Prospects
The battle over whether Barack Obama belittled small-town voters appears to have stirred anxiety among Democrats about their chances in the fall...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
French Bill Takes Chic Out of Being Too Thin
French legislators adopted a pioneering law Tuesday aimed at stifling a proliferation of Web sites that promote eating disorders with ?thinspiration? and starvation tips...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Caucus: Michelle Obama Charms Colbert
Michelle Obama joked about her elitism as she made her late-night debut on ?The Colbert Report.?...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Bits: TurboTax Taps Their Community
There are thousands of Web sites nowadays that want you to join their "community." But... TurboTax? The online tax service is prominently displaying tax questions from users on its pages as part of its Live Community feature...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays
Hedge fund managers are making money on a scale that once seemed unimaginable. One manager, John Paulson, reaped $3.7 billion in 2007...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American?s Plea
The unit?s retreat was a blow to the American effort to push the Iraqis into the lead in the struggle to wrest control of parts of Sadr City from Shiite militias...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Foreigners Sustain New York?s Economy
A rising tide of foreign visitors is providing New York City with a counterbalance against the economic downturn...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
In Fatal Robbery, Police See Contract Killing
A Massachusetts man was accused of recruiting his cousin to kill his former girlfriend in a staged robbery of the pair...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
McCain Outlines Broad Proposals for U.S. Economy
In the clearest view yet of his plans, the senator called for a series of tax cuts and backed away from a pledge to balance the budget by the end of his first term...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
The Pope's Visit: Pope, in U.S., Is ?Ashamed? of Pedophile Priests
Pope Benedict XVI?s comments appeared to soothe many Catholics but left others demanding more action than words...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
A Creator of Captain America, Fighting On
These days comic book creators have learned from the past by self-publishing or otherwise securing the rights to their progeny. But some of the founding fathers of American superheroes are still seeking justice...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Drug War Causes Wild West Blood Bath, Killing 210 in a Mexican Border Town
In the dusty desert town of Ciudad Juárez, a turf war among drug cartels has claimed more than 210 lives in the first three months of this year...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill
Critics say the housing relief bill is adding up to a bailout for big businesses, as the legislation includes billions of dollars in tax breaks for automakers and airlines...
New York Times - April 16, 2008
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