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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 February 2008:
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The Doctor Will Read Your E-Mail Now
Having easy access to a doctor's e-mail address appears to increase patient communication...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Diana Inquest Hears Fayed?s Accusations
The father of Princess Diana?s lover laid out sensational allegations before a court investigating her death...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Clinton and Obama Emphasize Economic Themes
The Democratic senators intensified their populist economic appeals to voters in Ohio and Texas...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Pettitte Apologizes to Yankees and His Fans
Andy Pettitte held an hour-long news conference at which he discussed his use of human growth hormone...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Kosovo Is Recognized by Some, Rebuked by Others
Kosovo won the recognition of the United States and its biggest Western European allies, but was rejected by other states facing their own separatist movements...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Winners Uncertain as Clashes Mar Pakistan Vote
Violence was reported in an election that may fail to produce clear winners, resulting in protracted political skirmishing...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
After China Ships Out iPhones, Smugglers Make It a Return Trip
The popularity of the iPhone is defying Apple?s attempt to slowly introduce it in new markets...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Vatican slows sainthood process
The Vatican issues new guidelines on the creation of saints to make the process more rigorous...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
US drops Africa military HQ plan
The US decides to keep the base for its new Africa Command in Germany, after a lack of interest from nations...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Colombian judge convicts troops
A Colombian judge convicts 15 soldiers over the deaths of 10 anti-drugs police in a May 2006 ambush...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Shifting Careers: Work E-Mail Basics
Even when warned about the lack of privacy in using e-mail from the office, employees still e-mail with abandon...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Kennedy Assassination Trove Is Released
A collection kept under lock and key in Dallas for 40 years includes documents and items of memorabilia...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Rice Brings Incentives to End Kenya Violence
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Kenya promising help if the crisis can be resolved...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Suicide Attack Kills 36 in Afghanistan
The second serious attack in southern Afghanistan in two days struck near a convoy of Canadian troops...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Former President Bush Backs McCain
Former President George H.W. Bush called on Republicans to unite behind Senator John McCain?s presidential bid...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Kosovo Is Recognized by U.S., France and Britain
?We congratulate the people of Kosovo on this historic occasion,? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a statement...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Winners Uncertain as Violence Mars Pakistan Vote
A number of clashes were reported in an election that might fail to produce a clear winner and could result in protracted post-election political skirmishing...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Bayer Stops Late-Stage Drug Trial
Bayer HealthCare stopped a late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after a monitoring committee concluded the study would not improve overall survival...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
World Markets Mixed on U.S. Holiday
European stocks rocks rose on speculation about possible new investment in the banking sector as U.S. markets remained closed on Presidents? Day. Asian markets were mixed...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Golf: Mickelson wins Riviera
Phil Mickelson holds off playing partner Jeff Quinney to win the Northern Trust Open by two shots at Riviera Country...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Bush Senior backs McCain's bid
Former President George Bush Senior endorses John McCain's bid for the Republican nomination for US president...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Atlantis undocks for return home
The Atlantis shuttle detaches from the International Space Station in preparation to return to Earth...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Guyana gunmen kill 12 in attack
Twelve people, including three policemen, are killed by gunmen in an attack on a small town in Guyana...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Dissident condemns Cuban prisons
One of four dissidents freed by Havana has spoken out about the deplorable conditions in Cuban prisons...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
Renaming Global Warming
Scientists and pitchmen press for a more effective name for "global warming."...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Rice Pushes for Deal in Kenya
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's rival politicians Monday that a power-sharing solution to a bloody political crisis would enhance the country's relationship with the United States...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Attack Said to Kill 35 in Afghanistan
A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan, a police official said...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Bush highlights malaria campaign
George W Bush draws attention to anti-malaria efforts by promising free bed nets in Tanzania...
BBC News - February 18, 2008
The Octopus Tank
"August" is about an unwelcome Weston family reunion. For those of you who haven't read or seen the play, here's the setup: After the patriarch Beverly disappears, his far-flung and largely out-of-touch clan gathers together around Violet, the mother, at the family home in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. As the grown Weston daughters arrive, it's one confrontation [...]...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Newman Foils Stewart and Wins Daytona
Ryan Newman and his No. 12 Dodge blew past Tony Stewart on the final lap and held on to win the 50th running of the Daytona 500...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
At Least 80 Are Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing
The attack at a dogfighting festival outside Kandahar was Afghanistan?s worst single bombing since 2001...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Nancy Reagan Hospitalized After Fall
The former first lady did not break a hip in a fall in her Bel Air home, as had been initially feared...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance
A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Guantánamo, Evil and Zany in Pop Culture
In popular culture, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has become shorthand for hopeless imprisonment and isolation...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
For McCain, a Choice on a Role for Bush
John McCain must decide how best to use President Bush to win over conservatives without driving away independents and moderate Democrats...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Vote Is Expected to Further Weaken Musharraf
Pakistanis began voting in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
A Big-Time Injury Striking Little Players? Knees
The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears has been soaring recently...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Kosovo Declares Its Independence From Serbia
The declaration, greeted with euphoria by ethnic Albanians, brings to a climax a showdown with Serbia and its ally, Russia...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
News Isn?t Wasted on the Young
Can newscasts retain the college crowd beyond the elections?...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
The New Boss?s Salty Language Raises Eyebrows at His Papers
Samuel Zell, the new head of the Tribune Company, said his colorful, sometimes profane, language is intended to ?shock? the paper?s staff and shake it ?out of complacency.?...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week includes an auction of new three- and six-month bills on Tuesday and an auction of four-week bills on Wednesday...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Scripts Reappear on ?Daily Show?
The writers? strike forced hosts like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to improvise more than most viewers probably know...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Can?t We All Just Agree to Agree?
People who hold positive opinions assume more often than those who hold negative ones that others share their opinions, according to a new study...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
3 Internet Providers in Deal for Tailored Ads
Three Internet providers in Britain have teamed up with a company called Phorm, whose technology tracks Web users and sends them ads related to their interests...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Dumb or Just Fun? Animation Illustrates a CBS News Item
Critics who bemoan the dumbing down of television news would likely have been enraged by CBS News? use of animated characters to explain superdelegates...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
College Paper Vows to Fight a Takeover by Gannett
Inexpensive student labor, rising advertising, and young, relatively affluent readerships make college newspapers particularly attractive to media companies...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
A Start-Up Says It Can Predict Others? Fate
Two former Oxford University students are getting attention in Silicon Valley for developing technology that automates aspects of the venture capital decision-making process...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Toshiba to Give Up on HD Format, Ceding Field to Sony
The Toshiba Corporation is planning to give up on its HD DVD format, formally conceding defeat to the competing Blu-ray technology backed by Sony...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
In a Hotel Deal, Showtime Fights HBO?s Dominance
By reaching travelers, the cable channel Showtime hopes to attract more home subscribers...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
A Referral Service That Ensures Someone Actually Makes a Sale
An online marketing strategy offers free good now, but consumers will have to buy something later...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
After Stumbling, Facebook Finds a Working Eraser
Facebook.com, stung last week by the wrath of members who want to sever their relationships, tripped again when it tried to let them do so...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Broadcaster Sues to Force Buyout Deal
Clear Channel Communications said it had sued a unit of Providence Equity Partners to force a completion of a $1.2 billion purchase of 56 television stations...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
A Plan to Offer 50 Sites on Politics in 50 States
In the middle of a media-saturated political season, The New York Observer is pulling together 50 Web sites, one for each state, into a political hub called Politicker.com...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
First on the Scene, Again, Is the College Newspaper
The shooting at Northern Illinois University became a personal story for reporters at the campus paper when they learned that a fellow staffer was among the dead...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Of All the Hurdles to a Merger, View on Technology Is the Highest
A smooth integration will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mindsets...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Technology Can Be a Blessing for Bored Workers
The white collar, officebound workers aren?t the only ones turning to high-tech devices to escape from tedium at work...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Rebukes Are Swift for the Chief of Deutsche Post
The German political elite has wasted no time in dissociating itself from Klaus Zumwinkel, who is suspected of using a foundation in Liechtenstein to evade taxes...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
No Lull in Mortgage Pitches
The mortgage market may be in a historic upheaval, but mortgage companies continue to pump out upbeat advertisements...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Tax Scandal in Germany Fans Complaints of Inequity
Hundreds of people, including several who are household names, are under investigation on suspicion that they evaded taxes by steering money to Liechtenstein...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Smugglers Return iPhones to China
The strange journey of Apple?s popular iPhone is another sign of its extraordinary popularity and a blow to the company?s business model...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Government to Control Struggling British Bank
The nationalization of Northern Rock, the ailing mortgage lender, was the first such action in more than a decade and a huge blow for Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
Company Orders Largest Recall of Ground Beef
A California meat company issued a recall of 143 million pounds of beef, some of which was used in school lunch programs...
New York Times - February 18, 2008
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