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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 April 2006:
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Tel Aviv bomb splits Abbas, Hamas
A suicide bombing that killed nine people at an Israeli restaurant provokes conflicting responses from Palestinian leaders, underscoring a power shift within the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah Party was ousted in January parliamentary elections, condemned the Tel Aviv terrorist attack, while Hamas -- the group that came to power -- called the bombing justified...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Holloway case figure to be held 8 days
A man arrested in connection with Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance has been ordered to remain in custody for another eight days, authorities on the Caribbean island of Aruba announced Monday...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Transit Union Ordered to Pay $2.5 Million in Fines
The ruling by a state court judge today set a penalty for the union's strike in the days before Christmas...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Moussaoui's Lawyers Focus on Troubled Childhood
Lawyers used testimony about Zacarias Moussaoui's chaotic childhood to help persuade a jury to spare his life...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Gulf Coast Newspapers Share Pulitzer
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the continuing war on terror dominated the 2006 Pulitzer Prizes...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Ex-Governor of Illinois Is Convicted on All Charges
George Ryan was convicted of granting state business in exchange for cash and presents for family and friends...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
New Chief Signals White House Shake-Up
Joshua Bolten said that anyone who may leave before the end of the year should do so a lot sooner...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Oil Futures Close Above $70
Factors include the diplomatic row over Iran's nuclear program and shortages in Nigeria...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
US court rejects Uighur appeal
The top US court rejects an appeal by two Chinese Muslims seeking release from a US detention centre in Cuba...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Hurricane papers scoop Pulitzers
Two US newspapers from the area hit by Hurricane Katrina win Pulitzer Prizes for their coverage of the disaster...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Murder suspect planned cannibalism, police say
Kevin Ray Underwood was in a Oklahoma jail cell Monday under a suicide watch, awaiting arraignment in the slaying of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin. Her body was found late Friday in a plastic tub hidden in a bedroom closet in Underwood's apartment. Investigators reportedly believe he planned to eat the girl's corpse...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Suicide bomber kills 9 in Tel Aviv
A suicide bomber sets off a blast in a restaurant at the old central bus station in Tel Aviv, killing himself and nine others, police and ambulance services say. The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred just hours before a special session of the Israeli parliament. It was the first attack since Hamas took over power in the Palestinian Authority last month...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Battle of the generals continues
The media skirmishes over Donald Rumsfeld continued Monday, as four retired generals wrote an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal defending the secretary of defense and suggesting that some of his critics don't understand the war on terrorism...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Bomber kills 9 in Tel Aviv
A suicide bomber sets off a blast in a restaurant at the old central bus station in Tel Aviv, killing himself and nine others, police and ambulance services said. The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Justices to Review Victim Buttons at Murder Trial
A convicted murderer argues that his trial was unfair because relatives displayed pictures of the victim...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Parents Demand Justice After Bullet Kills Son
The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was killed in the Bronx on Easter Sunday spoke today about the calamity...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Enron Prosecutor Questions Skilling's Story
The ex-C.E.O. was accused of selling shares because he knew the company faced grave problems...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Overseas operations aid Citigroup
US banking giant Citigroup says first-quarter profit rose 4% thanks to corporate banking and revenues from its overseas arms...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Planning for Cuba without Castro
Nick Caistor reports on the forces both within and outside Cuba which are manoeuvring for the succession...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
US to help tackle Somali pirates
US Navy vessels are to patrol Somali waters under a government deal aimed at tackling piracy...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Ashanti mourns cousin after crash
A cousin and assistant of R&B star Ashanti dies in a car crash in Johannesburg, South Africa...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
'Six dead' in Tel Aviv blast
An explosion went off Monday near the old central bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel. Local news media reported six deaths, including a suicide bomber. Ambulance services said dozens of people had been wounded in the blast...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Moussaoui toys with defence
Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui plays a game of cat-and-mouse with lawyers from the witness stand, the BBC News website's Richard Allen Greene reports from the courtroom...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Tennis: Fish seals ATP title
Mardy Fish wins the US Clay Court Championships in Houston after a 3-6 6-4 6-3 win over Juergen Melzer...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
US probes 'friendly fire' deaths
US-led forces investigate two incidents in which they may have killed 13 civilians and police in Afghanistan...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Colombia leader hits out at press
Colombia's president says the media is harming democracy, after claims of links between state agents and paramilitaries...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Colombia mudslide deaths reach 29
Twenty-nine bodies have been recovered in Colombia, where several villages were hit by mudslides last week...
BBC News - April 17, 2006
Shortages hit Nepal capital
With fuel being rationed and fresh food running low in Kathmandu, clashes between police and protesters flared anew in Nepal as tens of thousands of angry Nepalis took to the streets...
CNN - April 17, 2006
Pentagon fights back over Rumsfeld
The Pentagon made public a memo it sent to supporters and critics of Donald Rumsfeld, after a week in which several retired generals called for the defense secretary's resignation. And Gen. Richard Myers denied military leaders were intimidated by their civilian bosses...
CNN - April 17, 2006
General Defends Rumsfeld, With a Caveat
Retired General Richard B. Myers said a former Army chief shouldn't have been criticized for his estimate of troops needed in Iraq...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Demonstrations on Immigration Harden a Divide
Protests have galvanized Hispanic voters, but they have also energized those who support a crackdown on illegal immigration...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
For a Price, Final Resting Places That Even Tut Could Appreciate
A growing number of Americans have erected private mausoleums to store their remains six feet up and not six feet under...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Mayor Seeks to Lower a Barrier for Food Stamps
New York City is trying to make it easier for adults without children to qualify for aid, even if they are not working...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Surreal: Politicians Storm Reality TV
"The Apprentice" has been known to push boundaries, but now it is becoming known for a place where politicians can receive free airtime...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Soon to Appear in Glamour: Serious Dispatches From Around the Globe
The widow of Daniel Pearl is joining Glamour as a monthly columnist in which she will write dispatches from around the globe...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Advertising Out Front, Followed by the News
A newspaper's front page has generally been considered sacred, but now newspapers are starting to sell ads that cover the front page...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Addenda
Accounts...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
British Airport Operator Rejects $16.5 Billion Goldman Bid
BAA rejected the offer from Goldman "because it clearly fails to reflect the true value of the company," the statement said...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Looking Ahead
THE OTHER SIDE Jeffrey K. Skilling, Enron's former chief executive, returns to the stand in Houston today for the start of his cross-examination by a prosecutor, Sean M. Berkowitz. Last week Mr. Skilling repeatedly declared his innocence and said the government's investigation had made the Enron collapse more painful for all involved...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Drilling Down: It Seems Girls Go for Computer Games, Too
Women far outnumber men among game players aged 25 to 34, according to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Golf and Business Mix, and Here's More Proof
Brian L. Roberts, the chairman of Comcast, demonstrates his interest in golf and his knowledge of business...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
advertising: A Sponsor and Its Show, Intertwined
The emerging trend in branded entertainment is aimed at gaining the attention of busy consumers who often ignore or avoid common commercials...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
China's President Reports Strong Surge in Economy
This pace of growth could force the Chinese leadership to take action to prevent overheating...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
E-Commerce Report : For Travelers, a Way to Save More Dollars While Using Fewer Clicks
Yahoo has altered its main search engine, bringing the competition between Yahoo and its travel-specific counterparts to a new level...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
'Gotcha' Master Tastes His Own Medicine
In London, new questions are raised about the lengths to which reporters will go to expose public figures...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
TV Networks Sue to Challenge F.C.C.'s Indecency Penalties
Television networks are trying to find a solid majority of judges who are sympathetic to their First Amendment arguments...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
David Carr: Steal This Newspaper
If newspapers believe an electronic version of their product is just as good as the one readers pay for, why bother subscribing?...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Judges Press Companies That Cut Off Legal Fees
Companies have begun cutting off legal fees for their executives when they come under criminal investigation, and judges want to know why...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
As Pop Music Seeks New Sales, the Pussycat Dolls Head to Toyland
Interscope Records has struck a deal with Hasbro, the toy maker, to create a line of fashion dolls modeled on the Pussycat Dolls...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
The Hard Edge of a Fluff Machine
Beneath a gossamer skin of celebrity sightings and innuendo, Page Six of The New York Post is a force in New York City business...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
Link by Link: MySpace Is Unprofessional, but That's the Point
The most popular social networking site on the planet is simply "a place for friends," and aesthetes and code-snobs need not apply...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
At LucasArts, No Playing Around in Quest to Be No. 1
Jim Ward is leading a turnaround at LucasArts, ranked 8th in video game sales last year, up from No. 13 a year earlier...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
A Sinister Web Entraps Victims of Cyberstalkers
The problem of personal information on the Internet being used to stalk is not easily legislated away and can be devastating to those who are targeted...
New York Times - April 17, 2006
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