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US News Archive for August 2005:
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Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims
Weeping relatives and friends prayed at a memorial ceremony Wednesday as people on this French Caribbean island struggled with the loss of 152 people from Martinique in a plane crash in Venezuela...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Sentencing Hearing for B.T.K. Killer Gets Under Way
Dennis Rader, who has confessed to being the B.T.K. serial murderer, sat glumly today as prosecutors revealed new evidence...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Wholesale Inflation Spiked on Higher Gas Prices
The report indicated that businesses are still shielding consumers from the full brunt of higher energy costs...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Gang wars plague Nuevo Laredo
The Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo is trapped in a bloody war between rival drug gangs, seeking to control routes into the US, reports Claire Marshall...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
US-China on verge of textile deal
The US and China are close to a deal in a trade dispute over soaring Chinese textile imports...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Israel: Gaza pullout moving fast
Despite some resistance, authorities say Israel's historic withdrawal from Gaza is progressing rapidly, predicting that 10 out of 21 Jewish settlements will be cleared by the end of Wednesday...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Investigator: BTK killer called self a 'monster'
Confessed BTK serial killer Dennis Rader called himself a "monster" and told authorities about a chilling conversation with an 11-year-old girl he said he targeted because of sexual attraction, officers testified today...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Anti-war protest moves nearer to Bush ranch
Anti-war demonstrators led by the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq will move their campsite closer to President Bush's Texas ranch. The new site, offered by a sympathetic landowner, is a mile from Bush's Crawford home. The move comes after the president's neighbors complained about sanitation and traffic problems...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Steroids Taint Baseball's Big Bang
As this scrutiny of players continues, there is one statistic - home run totals - that is being more closely watched than any other...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Many Going to College Are Not Ready, Report Says
Only about half of this year's high school graduates have the reading skills they need to succeed in college, a study has concluded...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
New premier for crisis-hit Peru
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, an ex-finance minister, is sworn as prime minister of a divided and scandal-hit Peru...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Maradona tackles Pele on TV
Football genius Diego Maradona starts a career as a chat show host by interviewing Pele...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
US producer prices rising sharply
Wholesale prices of US goods are rising even faster than retail inflation, driven higher by surging energy costs...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
DaimlerChrysler share move probed
Germany's market watchdog BaFin opens a formal inquiry into possible insider trading at carmaker DaimlerChrysler...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Fourth 9/11 flight to become film
A Hollywood film is to be made about Flight 93, which was hijacked on 11 September 2001...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
US warns of Bolivian interference
The US accuses Venezuela and Cuba of fomenting unrest in Bolivia which has seen two leaders ousted since 2003...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Baseball: New low for Royals
Kansas City's losing streak reaches a
club-record 17 games with a 4-3 defeat by Seattle...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
US-China aim for textile progress
The US and China hold a second day of talks to resolve differences over soaring Chinese textile imports...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
BTK killer 'revealed sex motive'
A notorious Kansas serial killer had a sexual motive in picking his first victims, a US sentencing judge hears...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Vigils to support Sheehan protest
About 1,000 vigils are set to take place around the US in support of a bereaved mother protesting at President Bush's ranch...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Forced Gaza evictions under way
Israeli troops enter the largest Jewish settlement in Gaza to evacuate about 4,000 people, many barricaded inside a synagogue. A 54-year-old woman is "serious" after setting herself on fire in the Israeli city of Netivot in protest, police said...
CNN - August 17, 2005
London Inquiry Refutes Police in Their Killing of a Suspect
An official investigation was reported to have directly contradicted the police account of the killing of a Brazilian man after the bombing attempts on July 21...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Leahy: Roberts 'radical'
Sen. Patrick Leahy says Supreme Court nominee John Roberts holds "radical" views and has been an "eager, aggressive advocate" for policies of the far right. While stopping short of announcing his opposition to the appointment, the Vermont Democrat's written statement Tuesday was by far the most critical he has made since President Bush nominated Roberts...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Israeli Troops Persuade, and Force, Settlers to Quit Gaza
Israeli soldiers moved into this Jewish settlement in larger numbers, persuaded some reluctant residents to leave their homes voluntarily, and forced out others...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
A question of creation
In his weekly opinion column, Harold Evans considers the current fight in the US over evolution, from classrooms to courtrooms...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Eyewitness: 9/11 rescue effort
Emergency workers involved in 9/11 talk about their harrowing experiences in interviews released by the city of New York...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
NBA rule prompts release of stars
Several NBA stars are cut by their teams under an "amnesty" on salaries owed to released players...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Menezes death story disputed
Leaked papers from a UK inquiry into how a Brazilian man was shot dead seem to contradict the police version...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
JP Morgan pays in Enron deal
JP Morgan Chase pays $1bn to settle claims it aided in the collapse of former energy firm Enron four years ago...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Worm strikes down Windows systems
A fast-moving computer worm is shutting down computer systems using Microsoft operating software, hitting computer systems in the United States and reportedly in Asia and Germany...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Worm hits Windows 2000
A computer worm shut down computer systems running Windows 2000 software across the United States on Tuesday, hitting computers at CNN, ABC and The New York Times...
CNN - August 17, 2005
Meese's Influence Looms in Today's Judicial Wars
Vilified by liberals as an ideologue, Edwin Meese III is now lionized by conservatives for his role in reshaping the judiciary...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
3 Rivals Pressure Ferrer in Debate in Mayor's Race
Fernando Ferrer came under polite, persistent grilling during the first major televised debate of the race...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
A New Police Force Emerges From Mosul's Chaos
Will the Mosul police force's improvements evaporate when American forces begin pulling out of Iraq?...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Citing Violence, 2 Border States Declare a Crisis
The governors of Arizona and New Mexico faulted federal authorities in Mexico and the U.S. for a surge of smuggling and violence...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Deere Says Drought Caused Profit Drop
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
At Hewlett-Packard, Quarterly Revenues Rise Almost Across the Board
Hewlett-Packard continued its turnaround in the third quarter, with the giant computer and printer maker announcing that its revenue rose 10 percent...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Time Warner Buys Mexican Publisher
Time Warner said that it was expanding its Spanish-language offerings by purchasing Grupo Editorial Expansion, the publisher of 15 magazines in Mexico...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Studies Favor Johnson's Stent Over Boston Scientific Device
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
President Is Fired From United Rentals
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Goodyear Says It Will Be Focus of S.E.C. Action
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Home Depot's 2nd-Quarter Earnings Rose 14%
ATLANTA, Aug. 16 (Reuters) - Home Depot, the world's largest home-improvement retailer, reported a 14 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, topping estimates, as it improved store operations and expanded sales to builders and contractors...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Healthy Housing Market Lifted the Economy in July
Record oil prices are beginning to slow the economy, according to several reports, but expansion continued in July because of the robust housing market...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Delta Faces a Lowering of Its Debt Rating
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Oil Worries Challenge Indonesia's Economic Stability
Indonesia's oil troubles are coming home to roost, posing a growing challenge to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's ability to maintain economic stability...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
India Abandons Plan to Sell Stakes in State-Owned Companies
In a setback to India's privatization program, the government said that it had abandoned plans to sell stakes in more than a dozen profitable state-owned companies...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Home on the Strip
The Ivana Trump condos, scheduled for groundbreaking in mid-2006, will command attention as the tallest skyscraper in Las Vegas...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Bleecker Street Trades Funk for High Fashion
Laurice Rahme, who owns the Bond No. 9 perfume stores, has had a shop on Madison Avenue for four years. Now, she is opening one on Bleecker Street, which runs through Greenwich Village and has in the last few years become home to high-end fashion boutiques...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
More Change at Sears: Farewell to Ogilvy Era
More Change at Sears:...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Profits Rise Sharply at Some Big Retailers
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Comments on Oil Prices by Wal-Mart Drive Shares Lower
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
A Business Built on the Troubles of Teenagers
More and more parents of troubled teenagers are sending their children to special programs for drug and behavior issues - no matter the cost...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
J.P. Morgan and Toronto-Dominion Agree to Settle Suits in Enron Fraud
Taking another step to put the Enron debacle behind it, J. P. Morgan Chase agreed yesterday to pay $350 million in cash to settle claims over the role it played in the fraud that led to the collapse of Enron in 2001...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Shake-Up Reported at Warner Music
The chairman and chief executive of Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records label has resigned under pressure, an indication of internal discord...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Virus Attacks Windows Computers at Companies
A handful of digital worms that exploit vulnerabilities in some Microsoft Windows computers spread on Tuesday...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Lions Gate Is Expected to Support Blu-ray Discs
Lions Gate Home Entertainment is expected to announce that it plans to produce next-generation digital video discs using Blu-ray technology developed by Sony and others...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference, but No Visas
Lengthy delays in issuing visas are now routine, particularly for those involved in sensitive scientific and technical fields...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Experian Unit Settles F.T.C. Case and Pays Fine
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (AP) - An affiliate of the credit bureau Experian has settled government charges that it marketed free credit reports to trick consumers into paying for a credit monitoring service, federal regulators said Tuesday...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Closing Arguments Wednesday in Vioxx Lawsuit in Texas
After weeks of testimony that ranged from tedious to riveting, the first Vioxx-related personal injury lawsuit is about to go to jurors...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
International Paper Move
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Oil Prices
Inflation surged last month, as the long rise in energy prices finally seemed to be pinching the American economy...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
For Everyday Products, Ads Using the Everyday Woman
Madison Avenue is increasingly interested in using everyday women in advertising instead of just waifish supermodels...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Profit Slows for Wal-Mart as Oil Prices Crimp Sales
Wal-Mart announced its smallest quarterly profit growth in four years and warned that its third-quarter earnings would fall short of estimates...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Go-Getter at Merrill Signs on at Morgan
John J. Mack has hired James P. Gorman, the former retail chief at Merrill Lynch, to be president of Morgan Stanley's individual investor group...
New York Times - August 17, 2005
Why mothers push for peace
Cindy Sheehan who has camped outside President Bush's Texas ranch is the latest in a long line of "peace mothers"...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
Tensions rise at Bush ranch vigil
A popular peace protest outside President Bush's Texas ranch has sparked hostility from local residents...
BBC News - August 17, 2005
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