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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 September 2007:
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Thai plane's recorders recovered
Experts investigating the Thai plane crash have recovered the plane's flight data recorders, officials said Monday as survivors of the disaster recalled how their holiday jet careered off the runway and was engulfed in fire. full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
Clinton unveils mandatory health care proposal
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton will roll out a health care reform plan on Monday that would require all Americans to have health insurance, Clinton campaign sources said. full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
The Caucus Blog: When Will Fred Debate?
The campaign disclosed Fred D. Thompson's October debate schedule today...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
The Lede Blog: Bonds Ball May Be Space Bound
Marc Ecko spends $752,467 for democracy and baseball...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
City Room: Bloomberg on Guns and Terrorism
Mayor Bloomberg spoke in favor of a bill that would allow the Justice Department to prevent gun purchases from people on the federal government's terror watch lists. The National Rifle Association opposes the measure...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Clinton Unveils Health Care Plan
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a new attempt to change national health care, 13 years after the collapse of her first...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Democrats Add Bar to Justice Nominee?s Confirmation
Senate Democrats said they would hold up hearings for Michael B. Mukasey, the attorney general nominee, unless the White House turns over documents...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Times to End Charges on Web Site
The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
AOL Moving Headquarters to New York
AOL will move its headquarters from Dulles, Va., next spring as tries to retool itself as an advertising company that competes with the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
New York Files Suit Against Merck
A lawsuit filed by the state and city of New York claims the drugmaker concealed the risks of the arthritis treatment Vioxx...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Stocks Fall as Fed Decision Looms
Stocks fell today as a British bank run kept tensions high on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve?s decision on interest rates Tuesday...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Oil Sets New Record Ahead of Fed Meeting
Oil futures rose as high as $80.50 and other energy futures rose today on expectations the Fed will cut the benchmark federal funds rate...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Auto Workers and G.M. Resume Talks
Plants reopened as scheduled, and a number of local unions told their workers to hold off on strike preparations until there was word from Detroit on the negotiations...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
European Court Rejects Microsoft Antitrust Appeal
Europe?s second-highest court upheld today a 2004 antitrust ruling that found the software company had abused its dominance in operating systems...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Peruvians vote against mine plan
Plans for a huge mine in northern Peru are rejected in a referendum amid fears for the environment...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Simpson jailed, tape reveals profane rant
O.J. Simpson walked into a Las Vegas hotel room hurling profanities and repeatedly accusing someone of stealing his things, according to a recording that a celebrity news Web site claims came from the incident. full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
Bush announces Mukasey as AG nominee
President Bush announced Monday morning he is nominating former federal judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
Bits: The iPhone Heads to Europe
Apple's reportedly will announce deals to sell the iPhone in Europe this week. Carriers O2, Orange and T-Mobile are said to be giving huge portions of the usage fees back to Apple...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
The Caucus: Senate Takes Up War Debate
Several proposals are under consideration that should produce a lively floor fight...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
City Room: High Rent Chases Out Chain Bookstore
Barnes & Noble intends to close its store on Astor Place, which has been open since 1994, at the end of the year...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
The Lede: Greenspan?s Iraq War Comment
The ex-Fed chief refines, and others react to, the line in his book about whether the Iraq War was really about oil...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Musharraf Election Plan Is Challenged
The Supreme Court today started hearing a case against the plans of Pakistan?s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, to get re-elected while still in military uniform...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Recording Emerges in Simpson Case
An audio recording surfaced today that seems to capture the confrontation in the Las Vegas hotel room last Thursday that led to the arrest of O. J. Simpson...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Bush Names Choice for Successor to Gonzales
President Bush today announced that he would nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, as attorney general...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
AOL to Move Headquarters to New York
AOL said it would move its headquarters from Dulles, Va., and integrate its advertising businesses into a single unit as part of its transformation into an ad-driven business...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Withdrawals Continue at British Bank
Shares in Northern Rock dropped 40 percent to a 7-year low in London after customers reportedly withdrew at least £2 billion, or $4 billion...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Stocks Flat as Fed Rate Decision Looms
Stocks were little changed today as Wall Street traded nervously and lightly ahead of a decision Tuesday by the Federal Reserve on interest rates...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Paulson Urges Caution on Regulation
The Treasury secretary said that turmoil in the world?s financial markets could continue for some time, but he cautioned against hasty introduction of new regulations...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Colombia rebels 'to meet Chavez'
Left-wing Colombian rebels indicate they are ready to meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for preliminary talks...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Banana firm must pay $25m fine
A US judge confirms a $25m fine on banana group Chiquita for giving protection money to Colombian paramilitaries...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Police: O.J. Simpson held without bail
Hall of Fame running back and one-time murder defendant O.J. Simpson will be held without bail after his arrest in connection with an alleged sports-memorabilia heist, Las Vegas police said Sunday. full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
Survivors recount Thai jet crash
Survivors of a crashed Thai airliner that killed 88 people at Phuket airport in Thailand tell of their harrowing ordeals. "My friend ... got out before me, and next thing it really caught fire then," recalls Irishman John Gerard O'Donnell. "I just got badly burnt -- my face, my legs, my arms." full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
Veto Risk Seen in Compromise on Child Health
A bill that would provide health insurance to four million children sets the stage for a battle with President Bush...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Using Crayons to Exorcise Katrina
Drawings, photographs and sculptures on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art are good indicators of how children are coping with the trauma of Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Bush to Name Ex-Judge as Successor to Gonzales
The president will nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, as attorney general, according to people familiar with the decision...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Stocks Lower; British Lender Tumbles
LONDON (Reuters) - Asian and European stocks fell on Monday while sterling hit a one-year low as concerns over financing for banks grew after UK mortgage lender Northern Rock tapped the Bank of England for an emergency loan last week...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
European Court Rejects Microsoft Antitrust Appeal
Europe?s second-highest court upheld today a 2004 antitrust ruling that found the software company had abused its dominance in operating systems...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
G.M. Workers Return as Talks Sour
General Motors workers began returning to their jobs this morning, as bargainers for the United Automobile Workers union and the company took a break from negotiations that appeared close to running aground on Sunday night...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Fossett search yields clues to mysteries
The search for Steve Fossett has rekindled hopes that light may now be shed on the fate of some of those who disappeared after flying over one of the most barren corners of America...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
US probe into memory chip firms
The US Department of Justice looks into competitive practices among flash memory chipmakers...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Football: England v Argentina
England take on Argentina at the Women's World Cup on Monday knowing a place in the quarter-finals is up for grabs...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Crocker urges Iraq refugee action
The US envoy to Iraq warns that about 10,000 Iraqis seeking to enter the US may have to wait two years...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Greenspan: 'House boom to end'
Alan Greenspan warns of rising UK inflation in the future and says the house price boom will soon come to an end...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Yale to return Peruvian artefacts
Yale University agrees to return thousands of Inca relics dug up by a professor at Peru's Machu Picchu...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
Police: O.J. Simpson faces multiple charges
O.J. Simpson will be charged with a total of six counts of robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy, Las Vegas police announced Sunday. full story...
CNN - September 17, 2007
Simpson Arrested and Charged With Felonies
O. J. Simpson was charged with six felonies in connection with a reported armed robbery of sports memorabilia in a Las Vegas hotel room, police said...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Yale Officials Agree to Return Peruvian Artifacts
After a long standoff with the government of Peru, Yale University has agreed to return a large group of artifacts that were excavated at Machu Picchu in a historic dig by a Yale explorer in 1912...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Alabama Plan Brings Out Cry of Resegregation
After white parents complained about school crowding, authorities drew up a rezoning plan. The results: almost all the students required to move were black...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Under Bloomberg, Budget and Revenues Swell
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has promoted his fiscal restraint, but a review shows that he has presided over a great expansion of government...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Parting Gift: ?Sopranos? Wins Emmy for Drama
NBC took home seven awards, including the Emmy for best comedy series for ?30 Rock,? while ?The Sopranos? won the Emmy for best drama series in its final season...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Compromise on Health Care Bill Sets Stage for Veto
A compromise between the Senate and House on a bill that would provide health insurance to uninsured children sets the stage for a battle with President Bush...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Bush Expected to Name Judge as Gonzales?s Successor
President Bush will nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, as attorney general, according to people familiar with the decision...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Drilling Down: A Math Test for Bargain Hunters
Is it more appealing to hear that a product is selling at a 50 percent discount or to hear that it has been marked down twice, first by 25 percent and then by a further 33 percent? The two options come out to the same result, of course. But a paper in the Journal of Consumer Research reports that consumers tend to prefer the second option, since they often proceed by the flawed arithmetical process of adding the two sale percentages together to get 58 percent...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Leap Wireless Rejects Takeover Bid
The prepaid cellphone service provider said Sunday that its board had rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from MetroPCS...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
No Bees on the Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News have been encouraged to be creative in their use of advertising , but the papers? neighbors objected one such promotion involving an inflatable honeybee...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
A Newspaper Defends Naming Jurors
In September, the Connecticut Post, a daily paper based in Bridgeport, ran an illustration with personal information of jurors in a case involving the death penalty...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
A Wall Street Journal Magazine
Pursuits, a glossy monthly magazine about the lifestyles of the rich, will be released next year in hopes of drawing more ads for expensive consumer goods...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
New York Post Will Publish Weekly Page Six Magazine
The New York Post is introducing Page Six Magazine as a Sunday insert. The title refers to The Post?s gossip page, but the magazine will be broader than its namesake...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
E-Commerce Report: The Wisdom of Sales Trend Predictions
The Sloan Center for Internet Retailing is turning to a new approach to make its annual forecast for online holiday sales: ask everybody...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
With Famed Players, Game Takes on Madden?s Turf
For guys who prefer to sit on the couch ?playing? football rather than sit on the couch watching football, Take-Two Interactive Software has enlisted 249 retired stars for its new game...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Tentative Deal Reached With Union at Dow Jones
The main union representing employees at The Wall Street Journal and the newspaper?s parent have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
European Verdict on Appeal by Microsoft Expected Monday
Top lawyers for Microsoft and the European Commission are to learn whether the company has persuaded the court to overturn a record $690 million fine and antitrust ruling...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
A ?Disappointed? Greenspan Lashes Out at Bush?s Economic Policies
In an interview timed with the release of his memoir, Alan Greenspan, a lifelong Republican, sought to distance himself from the economic policies of President Bush...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Publications on Fitness and Health Head to Web
In an attempt to court readers and advertising dollars, Hearst Magazines is purchasing Real Age Inc., a consumer health Web site...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
G.M. Talks With Union Said to Be Breaking Down
Talks between the United Automobile Workers and General Motors appeared close to an impasse Sunday night...
New York Times - September 17, 2007
Golf: Woods wins in Atlanta
Tiger Woods shoots the lowest score of his career to comfortably win the Tour Championship by eight strokes...
BBC News - September 17, 2007
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