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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 May 2006:
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FBI: Tip on Jimmy Hoffa prompts search
FBI agents and local police searched farmland Wednesday afternoon outside Detroit, Michigan, after receiving a tip about the disappearance of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa was last seen July 30, 1975. The FBI has a sample of his DNA...
CNN - May 17, 2006
155 die in wave of Brazil violence
The toll of dead rose in eerie silence in South America's largest city as police who lost 40 comrades in gang attacks killed 22 more suspected criminals, but said little about how they are doing it -- generating criticism from human rights groups...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Youth torn from camps, forced to fight
Children as young as 13 are being forced into combat by Sudanese rebels who take the youngsters from squalid refugee camps in neighboring Chad, CNN has learned. In some cases, Chadian guards look the other way as rebels make children join their ranks, local people say...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Senate votes to build fence along U.S.-Mexican border
The Senate voted to build 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the Mexican border Wednesday and clashed over citizenship for millions of men and women who live in the United States illegally...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Clinton to Follow Up His Best Seller With New Book
Former President Bill Clinton is following up his best-selling 2004 memoir, "My Life," with a book on citizen activism and service...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Barcelona Wins Champions League Soccer Final
Barcelona scored twice in the final 15 minutes to win the European Champions League final, 2-1, over Arsenal, which was reduced to 10 men after goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was ejected...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Rampe to Lead Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Effort
Gov. Pataki has appointed Kevin M. Rampe chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Movie Review: A 'Da Vinci Code' That Takes Longer to Watch Than Read
Ron Howard handles the supposedly provocative material in Dan Brown's best-selling book with kid gloves...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Study Examines Pivotal Event in Human Evolution
Scientists are re-evaluating the split between the human and chimpanzee lineages in light of a new analysis...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Senate Votes to Extend Fence Along Border
The measure, which passed by a vote of 83 to 16, added momentum to the Senate's efforts to pass an immigration bill...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Rival Bidder Emerges for Big Canadian Miner
Falconbridge, the Canadian nickel mining company, received a second takeover bid today, this time from its largest shareholder, Xstrata...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Stocks Fall Sharply After Consumer Prices Jump
The Dow Jones was down more than 200 points today after the government reported that consumer prices had risen more than expected in April...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Time Magazine Names New Managing Editor
Richard Stengel, who once headed Time.com, takes the post as the magazine faces intense Web competition...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Super Bowl record holder dies
Dan Ross, who set the record for most Super Bowl receptions with Cincinnati in 1982, dies at the age of 49...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Canadian female soldier killed
A Canadian woman soldier is killed in Afghanistan, as MPs in Ottawa debate Canada's military role in the country...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Judge shot dead in Turkish court
A gunman kills a prominent judge and wounds four others in Turkey's highest administrative court in an attack he said was in retaliation for a recent ruling against a teacher who wore an Islamic-style headscarf, officials said...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Judge mulls Hussein testimony bid
The chief judge in the Saddam Hussein trial says he will consider a request for the former Iraqi president and his half-brother to offer testimony on behalf of a co-defendant...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Rumsfeld: Border duty won't stretch Guard
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld assured members of Congress on Wednesday that the use of thousands of National Guard troops to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico will not detract from their ability to perform other missions at home and abroad. He said it would sharpen their skills...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Convicts excluded from immigration plan
The Senate voted Wednesday to exclude illegal immigrants convicted of a felony or three misdemeanors from a proposed program that would allow undocumented workers to gain legal status...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Paul McCartney and Second Wife Split
All the pessimism about the marriage of Sir Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills McCartney, seemed justified today...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Iran Rejects Potential European Incentives
The latest bid to get Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities seemed to falter today...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Six Bird Flu Cases Confirmed in Indonesia
An outbreak among five family members has triggered fears of human-to-human transmission...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Movie Review | 'The Da Vinci Code': A Code That Takes Longer to Watch Than Read
"The Da Vinci Code" takes a while to establish who is who, what they're doing and why...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Time Magazine Names Managing Editor
Richard Stengel, who once headed Time.com, takes the post as the magazine faces intense Web competition...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Jury Begins Deliberations in Enron Trial
The case went to the jury after a federal prosecutor made a final attempt to persuade jurors to convict the two men on criminal charges...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Consumer Prices Rose Higher Than Expected in April
Higher energy costs pushed consumer prices up 0.6 percent, leading to fears of rising inflation and possible action by the Federal Reserve to boost interest rates...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Venezuela 'oil currency swap'
Venezuela may price its oil exports in euros rather than dollars, president Hugo Chavez says...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Xstrata enters Falconbridge race
Swiss miner Xstrata enters the race to buy Canada's Falconbridge, making a higher offer than existing suitor Inco...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Chavez talks oil on Libya visit
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visits Libya for talks with Muammar Gaddafi, centring on the oil trade...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Jury deliberates Enron verdict
The jury in the Enron fraud trial deliberates verdicts for former bosses Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Iran: EU offer 'walnuts for gold'
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejects a package of European incentives presented as an alternative to U.N. sanctions. He ridiculed the offer in front of a crowd in central Iran, saying his country will not stop enriching uranium...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Next Wave of Camera-Wielding Tourists Is From China
For the first time in history, large numbers of Chinese are leaving their country as tourists, resulting in an unparalleled explosion in Chinese travel...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Colombia to Sell Largest Bank
President Álvaro Uribe said that the government would sell the country’s largest state bank, Granbanco-Bancafé, with more than $3 billion in assets, in a public offering...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
At Least 3 Bidders for Philadelphia Papers
At least three parties have submitted bids to buy Knight Ridder's two newspapers in Philadelphia, The Inquirer and The Daily News...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Delphi workers back strike action
Workers at US car parts maker Delphi authorise union leaders to call a strike if the bankrupt firm tries to alter their work contracts...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Bush plan draws mixed response
The BBC's Washington correspondent James Westhead assesses reaction to President Bush's Mexico border plan...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Baseball: Bonds scoreless
Baseball star Barry Bonds is struck by a pitch as he again fails to match Babe Ruth's home-run mark...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Satellite radio in recordings row
US satellite broadcaster XM is being sued over a gadget that lets people record what they are listening to...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Pennsylvania Democrats back Casey
Democrats in Pennsylvania choose Bob Casey as their senatorial candidate for November's mid-terms, in what is likely to be one of the country's most visible races...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Real quake shakes tsunami drill
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake Wednesday morning has disrupted a simulated tsunami warning drill on the remote South Pacific nation of Tonga, an official says...
CNN - May 17, 2006
Bipartisan Senate Group Seeks to Lift Late Fee on Medicare Drug Plan
The group of senators opposes a penalty of 7 percent on all future prescription drug premiums...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
GOP resists Bush's immigration pitch
The first test vote in the Senate after President Bush's national address on immigration -- coupled with resistance in the House -- illustrated the challenges he faces in uniting his own party on the politically thorny issue...
CNN - May 17, 2006
[TS] About New York: Hope, Saved on a Laptop
In a small North Dakota town, a mother recently opened the laptop computer of her daughter, who died on 9/11...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Divide Remains as Bush Pushes Immigration Plan
Despite lobbying by the president, many Republican lawmakers oppose giving illegal workers a chance to become citizens...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
C.I.A. Making Rapid Strides for Regrowth
The agency that Gen. Michael V. Hayden stands to inherit is far along a path toward rebuilding its overseas network, officials say...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Skiing Beyond Safety's Edge Once Too Often
A deadly accident during an outing at La Grave, on the French Alps, has focused attention on extreme skiing...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Cost and Effect: Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic,' Little Common Ground
Parents of children with Type 1 diabetes fear that their children's plight is being lost in the din of Type 2 diabetes...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Fed Chairman Sees Risks in Stiffer Hedge Fund Regulation
SEA ISLAND, Ga., May 16 (Reuters) — Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said on Tuesday that stiffer hedge fund regulation could make financial markets less stable, as he backed the current focus on ensuring that hedge fund trading partners manage their risks well...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Two Guilty of Overbilling
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Caterpillar to Buy Supplier
By Dow Jones/AP...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Saks Says Net Soared but Revenue Fell
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 16 (AP) — The luxury department store operator Saks Inc. said on Tuesday that net income soared in the first quarter, helped by a one-time gain on the sale of its Northern Department Store Group...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Deere Profit Is Aided by Construction Unit
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Medicare Will Pay for J.& J. Spinal Disk
Medicare agreed to pay for Johnson & Johnson's artificial spinal disc to be implanted in beneficiaries under age 60...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
F.D.A. Report Faults Maker of Contact Lens Solution
Bausch & Lomb failed to notify U.S. regulators within 30 days about bacterial infections reported in Singapore in users of its contact lens solution...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Ratings Give CBS News a Sign of Hope
"CBS Evening News" finished second in the television ratings race for the first time in nearly five years, according to Nielsen Media Research...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Ecuador Cancels an Oil Deal With Occidental Petroleum
Ecuador began to take over operations of the U.S. oil giant on Tuesday, the latest move in Latin America against foreign energy producers...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Recording Industry Sues XM Satellite Radio
The lawsuit accused XM Satellite of infringement because its handheld Inno device could record hours of music and parse by song and artist...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Square Feet: A Developer Thinks Putnam County Is Sorely in Need of More Stores
Putnam, which is still largely bucolic, has a population of only about 100,000, but Paul A. Camarda is convinced that many residents would love more big stores...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Professor Gets Accounting Board Seat
Thomas J. Linsmeier, the chairman of the accounting department at Michigan State University, was named a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board yesterday. He said he hoped to work on changing rules for lease accounting...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Market Place: Rush to Join Exchanges While Mirror Is Cloudy
The frenzy to consolidate the world's leading stock exchanges is starting to look like a steroid-enhanced game of musical chairs...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Shares Report Slight Losses in Reaction to Data on Prices
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Higher Airbus Sales Lift Profit at EADS
The earnings news came as Airbus, which is based in Toulouse, France, prepares for a radical redesign of the A350 to try to placate potential customers...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
U.A.W. Votes to Authorize Strike at Delphi
More than 95 percent of the union members who cast ballots voted to approve a strike, the U.A.W. said on Tuesday...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Honda Plans a New U.S. Plant, and Indiana Craves It
Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana confirmed Tuesday that the state was actively trying to win a Honda factory...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Chairman of Hyundai Is Charged With Theft
The chairman, Chung Mong Koo, was charged with misappropriating 130 billion won ($136 million) to set up a slush fund to buy political influence...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Advertising: TV Is Getting to Look More Like the Movies
Many new series are seeking to emulate theatrical films, with higher production costs, more complex plot lines and more complicated characters...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Wal-Mart and Home Depot Post Sharply Higher Profit
Defying predictions that rising gasoline prices would rein in consumer spending, the nation's two largest retailers, Wal-Mart Stores and Home Depot, reported sharply higher first-quarter profit yesterday...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Bar the Door. TV Ads Want Your TiVo.
Since "24" made its debut in 2001, my wife and I have missed just one episode, yet I don't think we have seen a commercial in three years...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Square Feet: A Redevelopment Scuffle in Queens
The Bloomberg administration plans to transform Willets Point using eminent domain, but the 250 privately owned businesses may not all go quietly...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Verizon Denies Turning Over Local Phone Data
The company's statement left open the possibility that MCI did give calling records to the National Security Agency...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Wholesale Prices and Housing Data Cool Inflation Worry
Two economic reports indicated Tuesday that wholesale prices remained tame and the housing market continued to cool...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Chief Says Sun Plans to Offer Open-Source Version of Java
The move provides further evidence that Sun's new management sees it as more of a services company than a network computer maker...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Magazine's Managing Editor Is Shifting to Post at Time Inc.
Jim Kelly, the managing editor of Time magazine, is moving upstairs in the Time-Life hierarchy...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Cablevision to Offer Flat Rates for International Phone Calling
The flat-rate plan is another example of how digital and Internet-based phone services are challenging traditional phone carriers...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Hewlett Says Its Earnings Jumped 51%
Hewlett-Packard said that strong sales of laptop computers and printer supplies along with cost-cutting helped push its quarterly profit up...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Bertelsmann's Moment of Truth
Executives expect to get a letter from their sole outside shareholder calling on them to take the influential privately owned German media company public...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Fiery Plea by Defense in Houston
Defense Lawyers portrayed their clients as passionate men guilty of no more than their supreme belief that they could turn Enron into an energy colossus...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
A Prominent Law Firm Prepares for Indictment
The firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman may face an indictment in connection with a six-year investigation into illegal payments to clients...
New York Times - May 17, 2006
Cricket: India beat Jamaica easily
India open their West Indies tour
with a 116-run victory over Jamaica at Montego Bay...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Ecuador oil move prompts US ire
The US halts talks on a trade pact with Ecuador, as the assets of a US oil company in the country are seized...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
Pennsylvania holds key primary
Pennsylvania Democrats are choosing their senatorial candidate for November's mid-terms - in one of the country's most visible races...
BBC News - May 17, 2006
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