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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Search focuses on 'Gullies' near Hood's peak
Rescue efforts for two climbers on Mount Hood have narrowed to the treacherous terrain of an area called "The Gullies." A ring and other personal effects with the body of a third climber convinced family members it was Kelly James, 48, of Dallas, Texas...
CNN - December 18, 2006
N.B.A. Suspends Seven Players for Brawl
The league also for the first time levied a substantial fine ? $500,000 ? on both teams for their players? actions...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Election Seen as Setback for Iran?s President
Partial election returns suggested that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had experienced a major setback barely over a year after his own election...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Replacing Rumsfeld, Gates Issues Warning on Iraq
?We simply cannot afford to fail in the Middle East,? Robert M. Gates said at the Pentagon ceremony today...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Violence in Iraq Reaches New High, Report Says
Insurgent and sectarian attacks against American and Iraqi targets reached the highest level ever over the last three months, a Pentagon report found...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Biomet Agrees to Buyout, Reports Option-Dating Problems
Biomet, a major manufacturer of artificial hips and knees, said today that it had agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium for $10.9 billion...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
U.S. Files Charges in Fannie Mae Accounting Case
The civil charges accused three former top executives of manipulating Fannie Mae?s books to fatten their bonuses...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
American Apparel to Be Sold to Investment Firm
The decision to sell the privately held company is a surprise move by the company?s eccentric founder...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Oracle profits up on acquisitions
US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Pet boa constrictor chokes owner
A man is choked to death by his pet boa constrictor at his home in the US city of Cincinnati, police say...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Key Mexican drugs boss arrested
Mexican police say they have captured a high-profile drugs lord - Ugly Poncho - in the western state of Michoacan...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Man held over prostitute killings
Detectives hunting the killer of women working as prostitutes in eastern England have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of murdering all five victims. Media reports name him as local supermarket worker Tom Stephens who describes himself as "The Bishop" on an Internet blog site...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Palestinian factions to meet
Hoping to keep a fragile cease-fire in place, leaders of the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas parties will meet Monday evening, a senior Fatah official said...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Dead climber identified, search continues
Rescuers return to Mount Hood this morning to continue searching for two missing climbers and to bring down the body of a third climber, Kelly James (right, with missing climber Brian Hall). James' body was found Sunday in a snow cave near the summit...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Powell on Iraq: U.S. Army "about broken"
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says if more troops are proposed to fight the violence in Iraq, commanders will have to make their mission clear, then determine whether they can accomplish it and what size force is appropriate. But, Powell added, he is not convinced more troops can suppress "this civil war."...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Man Arrested in Prostitute Killings in Britain
Tom Stephens, a 37-year-old supermarket worker and part-time taxi-driver, was tied to all five murders...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Body of Climber Is Identified in Oregon
The fate of the other two climbers who set out with him to climb the 11, 239-foot peak last weekend remained unclear today...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Drug Middleman Announces Hostile Bid for Rival
The audacious takeover bid that could lead to lower drug prices for consumers...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
North Korea Defiant at Start of Nuclear Talks
Pyongyang demanded the lifting of U.N. sanctions and threatened to increase its nuclear deterrent...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Deal Consolidates Energy Companies in Norway
Statoil said today that it had agreed to buy Norsk Hydro for about $28 billion in stock...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Equity Firms to Invest Up to $3.4 Billion in Delphi
The Delphi Corporation said today that a group of private equity firms had agreed to invest up to $3.4 billion in the auto parts company once it emerges from bankruptcy protection...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Dollar dropped in Iran asset move
Iran is to move its foreign currency reserves from dollars to euros as the US continues to press for sanctions against Tehran...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Baseball: Wells extends contract
Toronto centre-fielder Vernon Wells agrees a seven-year contract extension through 2014 worth $126m...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
US deficit heading towards record
The US current account deficit widens, showing the world's top economy is still footing a huge energy bill...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Bush signs US-India nuclear bill
President Bush signs into law a historic agreement allowing the US to export civilian nuclear fuel to India...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
US climber found dead
A climber is found dead on Mount Hood in the US state of Oregon while the hunt continues for his two companies...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Uruguay 'strangled' by Argentina
Uruguay accuses Argentina of turning a blind eye to protests over a planned pulp mill which are "strangling" its economy...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
UN in $98m Haiti aid appeal
The UN appeals for $98m (£50.26m) to help Haiti recover from years of turmoil and meet humanitarian needs...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Man held over 5 prostitute deaths
Detectives hunting the killer of five women working as prostitutes in eastern England have arrested a 37-year-old man, police said Monday. The man was arrested at his home in Trimley, near Felixstowe, Suffolk, on suspicion of murdering all five victims, Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull told a news conference...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Blair, Abbas urge new efforts for peace
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met for talks Monday, with both leaders urging new efforts to resume the Mideast peace process...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Ahead of Korea Talks, Negotiators Tamp Down Expectations
Negotiators are wary over how the North Koreans will respond to talks since their first atomic blast test more than two months ago...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Wood Boilers Cut Heating Bills. The Rub? Secondhand Smoke.
Outdoor wood-fired boilers are a fast-growing alternative energy fad ? and for some, the latest suburban scourge...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Harrah?s Is Said to Be in Talks to Accept $16.7 Billion Buyout
Harrah?s, the world?s largest casino company, was near a deal last night to be sold to Apollo Group and Texas Pacific Group...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Fired Editor?s Remarks Said to Have Provoked Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is said to have personally ordered the dismissal of Judith Regan, the publisher of a widely criticized O. J. Simpson book...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Golf: Woods tipped to win Grand Slam
Target World Challenge runner-up Geoff Ogilvy tips Tiger Woods to win all four majors in a calendar year...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
NFL: Beaten Saints in play-off
New Orleans make the NFL play-offs for the first time in six years, despite a 16-10 loss to the Washington Redskins...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
US Nagasaki bombing 'a crime'
A senior Japanese politician says the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 was inexcusable and a crime...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Bush to sign India nuclear bill
President Bush will shortly sign into law a historic agreement allowing the US to export civilian nuclear fuel to India...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Hamas, Fatah 'agree to ceasefire'
The leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to a cease-fire after street battles left at least two people dead, leaders of other parties involved in the talks announced early Monday. Clashes between gunmen loyal to Fatah and Hamas escalated Sunday after President Mahmoud Abbas called for new elections in the Palestinian territories...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Seven found dead in duplex
Seven people were found dead Sunday in a duplex in northeast Missouri, police said. Police Chief Jim Hughes confirmed the deaths but would not discuss a suspected cause or release details about the victims. Police were trying to make positive identifications and notify relatives...
CNN - December 18, 2006
Talk in Class Turns to God, Setting Off Public Debate on Rights
A controversy has erupted after a New Jersey high school teacher expressed his religious beliefs in class, and a student taped it...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Body of One Climber Found; Two Still Missing in Oregon
The body of a climber lost on Mount Hood was found in a snow cave near the summit after a week of searching...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Knicks? Coach a Focus of Inquiry After Foul Ignited Garden Brawl
The N.B.A. is investigating whether Isiah Thomas ordered a hard foul that touched off a brawl with the Denver Nuggets...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
U.S. Is Proposing to Cut Medicaid?s Drug Payments
The Bush administration will propose sweeping reductions in payments to pharmacies as a way to save money for Medicaid...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
TV Sports: During a Brawl, Words of Disgust and Indifference
On MSG Network, the Knicks? play-by-play announcer, Mike Breen, was so critical that he sounded pained by the players? roles in the miniriot...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Murdoch Is Said to Have Ordered Editor?s Dismissal
Rupert Murdoch?s relationship with Judith Regan soured as she became involved in a controversy over a widely criticized O. J. Simpson book...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Burbank Journal: This Town Ain?t Big Enough for the Both of Them?
An unusual battle is being waged against Whole Foods in Burbank, Calif., not over its business practices, but the threat it poses to the community?s horse owners...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Some Americans Abroad Turn in Passports
More American citizens abroad are renouncing their ties to the United States over surging expatriate taxes...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Looking Ahead
MERRY, INDEED With one week to go before Christmas and two weeks before New Year?s Day, there are still bonuses and earnings to be awarded and announced on Wall Street, but already there have been a lot of merry tidings. Last week Morgan Stanley said that it was giving its chairman and chief executive, John J. Mack, right, $40 million in stock and options for 2006. Tomorrow, Morgan Stanley will present its results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year, with profit expected to be up sharply, as it has been at the other big investment houses...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Stock Market Offerings Scheduled for This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week included today?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Robert N. Anthony Dies at 90; Made Accounting Easier to Learn
Mr. Anthony was a Harvard Business School professor and author who helped make the numbers-crunching of accountants more comprehensible to business executives...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
C. Peter McColough, 86, Dies; Led Xerox to Prominence in 13 Years as Chief
While leading Xerox, Mr. McColough created the PARC research center, where many features of early personal computers were pioneered, and grew the company?s revenue from $896 million in 1968 to $8.5 billion in 1981...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Addenda
New Award at the Oscars...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
?The L Word? Spins Off Its Chart
The Chart from Showtime?s ?The L Word? is being spun off as an advertiser-supported social networking Web site aimed at lesbians and their friends and families...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Oman to Allow BP to Develop 2 Gas Fields
BP, the British oil company, has won a concession to develop the Khazzan and Makarem natural gas fields in central Oman...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Warner to Acquire Independent Label
Warner Music Group has struck a $73.5 million deal to purchase a controlling stake in the independently run Roadrunner music label...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
With No Kicks From Cocaine, Students Halt a Trademark
Because of a group of law students, the makers of a controversial new energy drink have hit a snag in their attempts to register a federal trademark on Cocaine...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Daimler to Appeal Court Ruling
A Circuit Court jury had found Freightliner liable for shifting assets among several of its divisions in a bid to avoid a legal judgment...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Drilling Down: The Happy Buyer and the Prideful Buyer
Research suggests that retailers can use targeted ads to make even those who resist purchases more likely to buy...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Fighting Crime Using Videos on YouTube
Ontario police posted video of two men wanted for questioning on YouTube in addition to giving it to local television stations for broadcast...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
A Hip-Hop Mogul Is the Diamond?s New Best Friend
After returning from an industry-paid trip to Africa, entertainment mogul Russell Simmons has begun vocally defending the diamond trade...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Unlikely Technology to Illuminate Billboards
LONDON, Dec. 17 ? As regulators wage war on unhealthy diets, cholesterol in food is increasingly unpopular. But it may have found a new role in advertising...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Study Finds Outside Directors Also Got Backdated Options
A new study suggests that some 1,400 outside directors may have received manipulated stock option grants over the past decade...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
On-Demand and DVD at the Same Time
Comcast, the nation?s largest cable operator, has introduced an experimental program to release films on demand simultaneously with their release on DVDs...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
New to Russia, Google Struggles to Find Its Footing
Google, bedeviled in Russia by cultural and language issues, trails local Internet companies in both executing searches and collecting rubles on related ads...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
In Chinese Boomtown, Middle Class Pushes Back
The city of Shenzhen looks like a preview of the limitations of the kind of growth-above-all approach that has gripped China...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
The Media Equation: This Time, Judith Regan Did It
Ms. Regan seemed to cross a line bordering on mania after her motives in interviewing Mr. Simpson for ?If I Did It? were questioned...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Link by Link: An Ominous Milestone: 100 Million Data Leaks
Educational institutions, twice as likely to report suffering a breach as any other type of entity, are having a particularly tough time protecting personal information...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Advertising: How to Lose Cadillac and Other Lessons on Madison Ave. in 2006
This year?s big story was mainstream marketers embracing new technologies like podcasts, video-on-demand, blogs, social networking and video sharing...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Last-Minute Help for Those (Mostly Male) Holiday Shopping Slackers
Many online merchants this year will still sell goods with standard shipping terms through Monday, Dec. 18, or Tuesday, Dec. 19, a boon for late holiday shoppers...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
After Bankruptcy Filing, Recriminations Fly at Air America
As it plans its return from bankruptcy, Air America has suffered defections of affiliated stations and faces the likely departure of Al Franken...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
From Heavy Metal to Symphonic Rock and Holiday Gold
The band Trans-Siberian Orchestra has sold five million copies of its Christmas rock operas over the last decade, as its elaborate, effects-filled shows have packed U.S. arenas...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Blessed by a U.S. Official, China Will Buy 4 Nuclear Reactors
The deal may stir worries in Washington that the United States is selling its competitive advantage an industry at a time...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Old Model Versus a Speedster
As they ponder how to outdo YouTube, media giants like NBC Universal and Viacom are discussing partnering to build a competing distributor of Internet video...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Drug Middleman Plans Hostile Bid for Rival
Express Scripts will offer $26 billion for the larger Caremark Rx in an audacious takeover attempt that could lead to lower drug prices for consumers...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Latest Deal in Real Estate for $9 Billion
Realogy, the giant real estate franchisor, agreed today to be sold to Apollo Group, the private equity firm, for about $9 billion...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Drug Files Show Maker Promoted Unapproved Use
Eli Lilly pushed Zyprexa, a drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as a treatment for older patients with dementia, according to marketing materials...
New York Times - December 18, 2006
Colin Powell: US losing Iraq war
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell says overstretched US troops are losing the conflict in Iraq...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Seven die in coca ambush in Peru
Five policeman and two state coca workers are killed in an ambush in the coca-growing region of Peru...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
'You' named Time person of 2006
Time magazine recognises the public role in transforming the web by awarding its annual accolade to online readers...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
Castro not dying, US envoys told
Cuban officials tell visiting US congressmen that ailing leader Fidel Castro does not have a terminal illness...
BBC News - December 18, 2006
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