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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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Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
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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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for May 2006:
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Afghan toll: Karzai lays blames
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has blamed religious schools in neighboring Pakistan for inciting violence in his country, as heavy fighting and a suicide bombing in Afghanistan leaves more than 100 people reported killed. Pakistan rejects the allegations as "baseless."...
CNN - May 18, 2006
100 die in Afghanistan violence
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has blamed religious schools in neighboring Pakistan for inciting violence in his country, as heavy fighting and a suicide bombing in Afghanistan leaves more than 100 people reported killed...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Giuliani Campaigns for Ex-Leader of Christian Coalition
Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani helped raise money today for Ralph Reed, who is in a tough fight to become lieutenant governor of Georgia...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Bush requests border security funds
President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request Thursday to increase border security as supporters of sweeping immigration legislation reasserted control in Senate debate...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Senate Backs Another Immigration Item
An amendment allows immigrant workers to apply for permanent residence without the sponsorship of their employers...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
F.B.I. Searches Michigan Farm for Remains of Hoffa
The F.B.I. said today that they had a "fairly credible lead" about the location of the remains of James P. Hoffa, the former Teamsters president...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Sailor in Race Dies After Falling Overboard
The death of Hans Horrevoets is the first of its kind in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Teenager Sentenced to 30 Years and May Get Life
Lionel Tate's original life sentence in a killing set off a nationwide debate over sentencing of youthful offenders...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Milberg Weiss Is Charged With Bribery and Fraud
The 20-count indictment represents the most prominent confrontation between the government and a law firm in years...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Thousands March in Turkey at Funeral of Slain Judge
The marchers, honoring a judge assassinated by a religiously motivated gunman, chanted slogans vowing to defend secularism...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Senate Panel Questions C.I.A. Nominee
Gen. Michael V. Hayden envisioned a C.I.A. that would be pre-eminent in gathering intelligence while protecting U.S. rights...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Stocks Fail to Recover From Big Sell-Off
Stocks failed to rebound today from a sharp sell-off on Wednesday, with prices falling in the afternoon as traders remained concerned about the prospect of higher inflation and interest rates...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Dell boosted by chip announcement
Computer giant Dell sees first quarter profits fall 18% but is boosted by news it will use AMD chips...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
US claim over Ecuador oil moves
US oil firm Occidental seeks damages of $1bn (£529m) in a claim against the Ecuadorean government...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
US stocks bounce back
Shares in the US, UK and Europe experience a day of turmoil following big losses on Wednesday...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Brazil governor denies reprisals
The governor of Brazil's violence-hit Sao Paulo state denies police are out of control, as clashes continue...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Mexico criticises US border plan
Mexico protests over a US Senate proposal to build fences along the border in its battle over illegal immigration...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
CIA 'torture' lawsuit thrown out
A US judge dismisses a lawsuit by a German man who says he was seized and tortured by the CIA...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
US dismay at Egypt Nour verdict
A decision not to allow an appeal by a jailed Egyptian politician is branded a "miscarriage of justice" by the US...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
CIA nominee vows to keep secrets
President Bush's pick to head the CIA said he would "draw a clear line between ... openness and what must remain secret" in the nation's top spying agency...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Senate leans toward citizenship path for illegals
A broad bill letting illegal immigrants stay in the United States is clearing hurdle after hurdle toward Senate passage next week as House Republicans turn against President Bush and dig in their heels against what they deride as "amnesty" for millions of lawbreakers...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Nepal king stripped of most powers
Nepal's King Gyanendra, above right, is stripped of much of his power and privileges by the parliament that he recently reinstated, leaving the king a ceremonial monarch...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Sudden Rise of Violence in Afghanistan
A bomb killed a U.S. narcotics agent in the west and heavy fighting in the south left possibly dozens of Taliban fighter dead...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Israeli to Dispense Palestinian Funds for Medicine
In an interview, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tried to short-circuit criticism of Israeli restrictions on the Palestinians...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Senate Continues to Work on Immigration Bill
An amendment that would allow immigrant workers to apply for permanent residence without the sponsorship of their employers was approved...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Confirmation Hearings Begin for C.I.A. Nominee
Gen. Michael V. Hayden envisioned a C.I.A. that would be pre-eminent in gathering intelligence while protecting U.S. values...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Stocks Are Flat After Big Drop
A modest increase came a day after the Dow average suffered its biggest loss in more than three years...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Lay faces court for second trial
Former Enron CEO faces new a fraud trial - while a jury is deliberating his role in the Enron scandal...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
US shoppers 'cut back for fuel'
Three out of four US consumers say they are curbing spending because of the rising cost of petrol...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Border build-up worries Mexico
Mexico's reaction focuses on President Bush's plan to deploy the National guard on the US-Mexican border, writes James Hider...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Conditional release for Fujimori
Peru's ex-President, Alberto Fujimori, is granted conditional bail by a Chilean court after six months in detention...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Canadian among 25 Afghan deaths
Heavy fighting and a suicide bombing in Afghanistan have left at least 25 dead, including a Canadian woman army officer and a U.S. anti-narcotics official...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Senate backs border fence, immigrant citizenship plan
The Senate endorsed a chance at citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants Wednesday but also voted to build 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the Mexican border in increasingly emotional debate over election-year immigration legislation...
CNN - May 18, 2006
Letter from Kenya: Where AIDS Galloped, Lessons in Applying the Reins
Researchers hope studying Kenya, where the spread of AIDS is slowing, will provide strategies for controlling the disease elsewhere in Africa...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
House Passes a $2.7 Trillion Spending Plan
The vote came after Republican moderates dropped demands for $3 billion for education, health and community-development block grants...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Basketball: Cavs grab victory
Cleveland defeat Detroit 86-84 in the Eastern Conference, while San Antonio beat Dallas 98-97...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Bush signs $70bn tax cut into law
President Bush signs into law a $70bn tax cut, saying it will lift the US economy, but critics
say it favours the rich...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'New lead' in Hoffa disappearance
The FBI is said to be searching a farm after a lead on the 1975 disappearance of union boss Jimmy Hoffa...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Global markets take a pounding
Billions of dollars disappear as markets around the world skid on inflation fears. Asian stock markets were bathed in red one day after Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day loss in three years...
CNN - May 18, 2006
On the Internet, College Athletes Acting Badly
The appearance on Web sites of photos showing misbehavior at team initiations has raised concern...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
2 in Congress Face Ethics Investigations
The two lawmakers — one Democrat, one Republican — are the focus of criminal investigations by the Justice Department...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Gatlin Must Share 100-Meter Record
Justin Gatlin, credited with breaking Asafa Powell's world record for the 100-meter sprint on Friday, must share the mark with him after a review of the timing procedure...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?
Nevaeh, which is Heaven spelled backward, is now a more popular name for baby girls than Sara and Vanessa...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Colleges Chase as Cheats Shift to Higher Tech
With their arsenal of electronic gadgets, inventive students these days find it easier to cheat...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Wider Briefing for Lawmakers on Spy Efforts
Classified briefings on eavesdropping have smoothed Gen. Michael V. Hayden's path to confirmation as C.I.A. director, officials said...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Chip Designer Fires Its Chief Amid Inquiry
The Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation fired Louis R. Tomasetta, and two other executives and expanded an inquiry into stock-option grants...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
UPS to Add 5,000 Jobs
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Chief Executive Named at Focus Features
The film studio promoted James Schamus to be chief executive, it announced from the Cannes Film Festival in France...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Joyce B. Brand, Commercial Artist, Dies at 88
Joyce Ballantyne Brand was a commercial and pinup artist who created the famed Coppertone Girl advertisement...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Burger King Announces Share Price for Public Offering
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Talbots Quarterly Profit Down
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
G.M. Shakes Up Its Accounting Division
DETROIT, May 17 (Reuters) — In response to a series of accounting errors, General Motors said on Wednesday that it would overhaul its corporate controller's office and hire a financial advisory firm...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
U.S. Subpoenas UnitedHealth on Stock Options
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Circuit City Announces Strong First Quarter Sales
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Zale Profit Beats Expectations
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Vivendi Rejects a Breakup Plan
Vivendi rejected a proposal from a top shareholder to break up the company as it reported that its first-quarter net profit rose 41 percent...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
South Ozone Park Journal: Hard Way to Sell Flowers: Dodging Cars and the Police
An Ecuadorean immigrant with a struggling flower shop is trying to stay solvent by dodging cars and the police along a stretch of merging expressways in Queens...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Democrats Offer Alternative to Republican Energy Plan
Senate Democrats said their energy bill would do more to wean the country off foreign oil than the plan advanced three weeks ago by Republicans...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Judge Extends Oversight of Microsoft
A federal judge approved a two-year extension of court supervision, in an effort to ensure that Microsoft meets the terms of its antitrust settlement...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Tenet Settles Charges in Kickback Case
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Mining Concern in Canada Quickly Rebuffs New Bidder
The Canadian nickel mining company Falconbridge became the target of a second takeover bid Wednesday, this time from its largest shareholder...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
European Antitrust Officials Raid Gas Company Offices
The European Commission has raided the offices of some of Europe's largest gas companies as part of an investigation of the energy sector...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Seeking to Control Borders, Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors
Several large companies plan to bid on a multibillion-dollar contract to build a "virtual fence" along the nation's borders...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
U.S. Focused on Obtaining Long-Distance Phone Data, Company Officials Indicate
Companies' statements suggest that the National Security Agency did not ask for data on local calls in an effort to find patterns that could identify terrorists...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Entrepreneurial Edge: A Region Now Offers More Than Cheap Land
Small businesses are tinkering and adapting technologies in Southern California's grandly named Inland Empire...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Honda to Drop a Hybrid and Eventually Offer a New One
Honda is dropping the Insight, a quirky two-seater that gets an estimated 66 miles a gallon, and is preparing to introduce a new hybrid in 2009...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
A Fungus's Toll on One Lens Wearer
For Janice McConnell of Frazer, Pa., a longtime contact lens wearer, the problem began with redness and severe pain in her eye in mid-November...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Mexican Economy Grows 5.5% on Strength of Autos and Oil
A surge in manufacturing that began late last year and increased construction spending was behind the growth, analysts said...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Economic Scene: A Contrarian Look at Whether U.S. Chief Executives Are Overpaid
A new paper suggests that the higher salaries for chief executives can largely be explained by increases in the value of the stock market...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Wider Look at Tax Shelters Offered by Deutsche Bank
A federal investigation of Deutsche Bank's role in questionable tax shelters has widened to include shelters known as digital options...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Book Publisher Sets a Goal on Recycling
Random House announced that it would increase the proportion of recycled paper it buys for its books to at least 30 percent by 2010, from 3 percent now...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Richard Stengel Is Chosen to Be Top Editor at Time
Richard Stengel, a long-time writer and editor at Time magazine and the former head of its Web site, was named its managing editor...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Giving Galilee a Foothold in Industry
Warren Buffett's $4 billion investment in Iscar Metalworking Company has provided a positive jolt to Israel's financial community...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Market Place: S.E.C. Eases Audit Rules but Rejects Exemptions
Despite political pressure, the commission said smaller companies would eventually have to comply with rules governing their internal controls...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Study Finds High Rate of Recalls of Heart Devices Used in Emergencies
A study based on records from the last 10 years found that about one out of every five emergency defibrillators sold had been subject to an agency recall or alert...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Advertising: That New Show Starring . . . a Tube of Toothpaste
Broadcasters are working harder to promote advertising opportunities inside their shows in the form of what is called branded entertainment...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Inflation Rising, Markets Tumble
Behind the market's reversal is a growing concern that inflation may not be firmly under control...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
From Asia to America, How Bausch's Crisis Grew
Critics question whether Bausch & Lomb acted fast enough to signs of trouble with its ReNu lens cleaners...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
The Fever for Exotic Stocks
Four years into the longest bull market in the brief history of investing in emerging markets, investors have shown a willingness to take on risk...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Jurors in Enron Trial Begin Deliberations
The case went to the jury after after a federal prosecutor hit back at assertions by defense lawyers that the government had coerced witnesses to fabricate testimony...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
US Senate backs border fence
The US Senate approves a fence along the Mexican border, but also a 'path to citizenship' for illegal immigrants...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
NHL: Underdogs Edmonton through
Bottom-seeded Edmonton Oilers advance to the NHL semi-finals
with a 2-0 victory over San Jose...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Bush signs 'pro-growth' tax cut
President Bush signs a $70bn tax cut he says will lift the US economy, but which critics
argue favours the rich...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
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