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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 April 2006:
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Activists to defy Nepal curfew
Activists are vowing to go ahead with plans for massive street protests in Kathmandu Thursday, despite an 18-hour government curfew and a threat to shoot violators. Violence from two weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations has already claimed 10 lives in the Himalayan kingdom...
CNN - April 19, 2006
Explosion rattles Kabul embassies
A large explosion has ripped through a district of Afghanistan's capital that houses embassies and the headquarters of NATO's peacekeeping mission, a NATO spokesman said...
CNN - April 19, 2006
US warns Russia over aid to Iran
A senior US official calls on Russia to stop helping Iran build its first civilian nuclear power station...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Deadly riot in Venezuela prison
A prison riot in the south-west of Venezuela leaves 10 inmates dead, authorities say...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Aides quit in White House shakeup
A shake-up in U.S. President George W. Bush's administration widens as White House press secretary Scott McClellan announces his resignation and a senior administration official said longtime Bush confidant Karl Rove will no longer oversee policy development...
CNN - April 19, 2006
Brrr! Spring snow socks Plains
Up to a foot of blowing snow closed major highways in the northwestern Plains on Wednesday and caused widespread power outages. Some towns in western North Dakota could be without electricity for another day, officials said...
CNN - April 19, 2006
White House shake-up touches McClellan, Rove
A shakeup in President Bush's administration widened Wednesday as White House press secretary Scott McClellan announced his resignation and a senior administration official said longtime Bush confidant Karl Rove will no longer oversee policy development...
CNN - April 19, 2006
Nepal issues curfew to stop rally
Nepal's government issues an 18-hour curfew for Kathmandu in an effort to prevent pro-democracy demonstrators from staging a major rally in the capital city...
CNN - April 19, 2006
High-Wire Rescue Over East River
A series of power failures left about 70 people suspended for more than six hours before a daring late-night rescue...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Rove Gives Up a Post in White House Overhaul
Karl Rove, right, gave up his portfolio as senior policy coordinator to concentrate more on politics and November's midterm Congressional elections. Also, Scott McClellan resigned as spokesman...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Rumsfeld critics break ranks
The ex-generals criticising US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are speaking out in an unusual way, the BBC's Richard Allen Greene writes...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
US pressure on 'criminal' N Korea
US inquiries into North Korea's alleged criminal activities is putting the squeeze on Pyongyang, the BBC's Charles Scanlon finds...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Coke's sales flat but profits up
Coca-Cola, the world's biggest drinks company, sees flat sales for the first quarter, while its profits climb...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Oil prices nudge up US inflation
US consumer prices climb 0.4% in March, as rising energy prices continue to filter through to the economy...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Golf: Ryder format set for debate
Ryder Cup chiefs are to discuss extending the event from three days to four...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
NHL play-off match-ups finalised
The NHL play-offs begin on 21 April after the remaining match-ups are decided on the regular season's final day...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Shun Ortega, Nicaraguans urged
The US urges Nicaraguans not to vote for the former leftist leader, Daniel Ortega, in November's elections...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
US jitters push oil to new peaks
Oil prices briefly hit new peaks amid concern over US supplies triggered by the latest fuel stocks figures...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Shoot-on-sight curfew in Nepal
Nepal imposes a shoot-on-sight curfew on a tourist town as international pressure grows on King Gyanendra to step down. The day-long curfew came after thousands of pro-democracy protesters clashed with police a day earlier...
CNN - April 19, 2006
China leader on first U.S. trip
China's leader Hu Jintao has arrived on his first visit to the United States since becoming president in 2003, landing in Seattle, Washington, on a four-day trip likely to be used to allay America's trade and currency concerns...
CNN - April 19, 2006
All 69 Passengers Rescued From Stranded East River Tram
A series of power failures left 69 people suspended for more than six hours before a daring late-night rescue...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Square Feet: Town Square From a Queens Industrial Park
The old Atlas Terminals industrial park in the Glendale section of Queens is finally ready to start a new life...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Square Feet: From Saltwater Taffy to Louis Vuitton
Atlantic City is awash with hotel, casino and retail expansion projects, but Wall Street analysts say that luxury boutiques on the Boardwalk are a gamble...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Skilling's Temper Is Tested in Day 2 Under Fire
Jeffrey K. Skilling, one of two former Enron chief executives on trial, managed to maintain his composure despite a few close calls...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Jackson to make new album
Singer Michael Jackson is to record his first new album since 2001 on a label in the Gulf state of Bahrain...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
PC disposal depresses IBM sales
IBM sees first-quarter sales fall 10% after the sale of its PC business but analysts are pleased with profit returns...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Chinese president begins US tour
Hu Jintao meets Microsoft's Bill Gates at the start of a US tour, with trade relations set to dominate the agenda...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Race activists finally pardoned
Alabama votes to pardon those who got criminal records protesting against racial segregation...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Bolivia ministers seized in town
Three Bolivian ministers are captured by local officials and residents of a border village, the government says...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
Nepal imposes curfew in tourist haven
Nepal's royal government imposed a daylong curfew Wednesday and gave security forces orders to shoot violators on sight in a western town where thousands of pro-democracy protesters clashed with police a day earlier...
CNN - April 19, 2006
No Iran consensus in Moscow talks
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany will resume talks in Moscow on Wednesday to solve the Iranian nuclear crisis after they were unable to reach a consensus Tuesday...
CNN - April 19, 2006
2 Duke Athletes Charged With Rape and Kidnapping
Two Duke lacrosse players were arrested after being indicted on charges of raping a woman who performed as a dancer at a team party last month...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
F.B.I. Is Seeking to Search Papers of Dead Reporter
Jack Anderson's family has refused to allow the agency to remove classified material he may have accumulated...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Study Fuels a Growing Debate Over Police Lineups
An experiment in Illinois casts doubt on a new method in which witnesses are shown suspects one at a time...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Ex-Congressman Is Tapped for Budget Post
Continuing the overhaul of his staff, President Bush chose a trusted insider, Rob Portman, to be his budget director...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Here's Donny! In His Defense, a Show Is Born
Donald H. Rumsfeld's self-defense is now a daily ritual, complete with praise from serving generals and tributes from the president...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
New York Offers Housing Subsidy as Teacher Lure
The city will offer up to $14,600 to help recruit new math, science and special education teachers...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Midair Rescue Lifts Passengers From Stranded East River Tram
A series of power failures left 69 people suspended for more than six hours before a daring late-night rescue...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
UnitedHealth Chief Seeks End to Options
MINNEAPOLIS, April 18 (AP) — William W. McGuire, the chairman and chief executive of the UnitedHealth Group, said on Tuesday that he had asked his board to stop awarding new stock options to senior executives...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Prices Paid to Producers Gain Slightly
Producer prices outside the volatile food and energy categories posted their smallest gain in four months in March, and housing starts tumbled, the Labor Department said...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Americas and Europe
AMERICAS...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Town Square From a Queens Industrial Park
The old Atlas Terminals industrial park in the Glendale section of Queens is finally ready to start a new life...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Rosneft Consolidating for Share Offering
The move by the Russian state oil company Rosneft opens the way for one of the world's largest initial public offerings...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Market Place: Banks Step on Some Private Equity Toes
Several unsolicited takeover attempts in Britain by the private equity funds of Goldman Sachs have reignited talk about the often-complicated role of investment banks in private equity...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Boston Scientific's Profit Declines, but Stock Gains
By Reuters...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Addenda
Digital Marketer to Acquire...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Home Mortgage Giant to Pay $3.8 Million in Fines to F.E.C.
Freddie Mac had been accused of improperly funneling corporate executives' donations to political candidates and holding lavish fund-raisers for them...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Taxes Give Mattel a Profit
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Pepsi Bottling Beats Analysts' Estimates
By Reuters...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Marie Claire Appoints Top Editor
Marie Claire magazine named Joanna Coles as its editor in chief as part of the publication's effort to give itself a face-lift...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Texas Instruments Posts 42% Gain in Profit
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Motorola's Sales Rise, but Its Earnings Fall
CHICAGO, April 18 (AP) — Motorola, the cellphone manufacturer, reported a slight drop in its first-quarter net income Tuesday despite a jump in sales of more than 20 percent that helped it gain market share and narrow the gap with its larger rival, Nokia. But its shares tumbled after hours as analysts expressed disappointment that the record sales failed to translate into higher profits...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Dow Jones Misses Estimate, and Shares Fall
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Allstate's Profit Rises 26%
NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 18 (AP) — The Allstate Corporation said Tuesday that profit rose 26 percent in the first quarter as the company collected more insurance premiums and paid out less in damages for insured homes and automobiles...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Icahn Raises KT&G Stake
An investment fund led by the billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn said that it had raised its stake in South Korea's top cigarette maker, the KT&G Corporation...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Advertising : Actor Gets an Encore as Broker's Spokesman
Sam Waterston, who served for two years as the spokesman for the TD Waterhouse brokerage firm, is becoming the face and voice of TD Ameritrade...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Overseas Press Club Honors Journalist Killed Covering Iraq
The late Knight Ridder journalist Yasser Salihee and two colleagues were named the winners of the Hal Boyle Award for best newspaper reporting from abroad...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
28% of Votes Are Withheld at Times Company Meeting
By withholding their votes for directors, investors registered their dissatisfaction with how the The New York Times Company is performing...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
2 Banks Post Record First-Quarter Profits
Wells Fargo & Company and U.S. Bancorp shrugged off a recent home mortgage slowdown caused by rising interest rates...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Earnings Rise 16% at Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson said that first-quarter earnings rose on sales of medical devices and a payment from its failed effort to buy the Guidant Corporation...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
David Leonhardt: Political Clout in the Age of Outsourcing
Unlike programmers or textile workers, doctors have the power to erect trade barriers, and they have effectively blocked foreign competition - for now...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
From Saltwater Taffy to Louis Vuitton
Atlantic City is awash with hotel, casino and retail expansion projects, but Wall Street analysts say that luxury boutiques on the Boardwalk are a gamble...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Yahoo Profit Falls 22%; Ad Sales Up
Yahoo met Wall Street's earnings forecast, helped by solid growth in advertising sales...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Stronger-Than-Expected Trading Results Help Bolster Merrill's Earnings
Merrill Lynch also reported modest growth in investment banking and wealth management over the quarter a year earlier...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Skilling's Temper Is Tested in Day 2 Under Fire
Jeffrey K. Skilling, one of two former Enron chief executives on trial, managed to maintain his composure despite a few close calls...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Earnings at I.B.M. Are Up 27%, Sending Share Price Higher
I.B.M. reported a solid gain in quarterly profit, helped by continued improvement in its services business, cost-cutting and rising sales of chips to video game makers...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Benefits Threatened, Auto Workers Line Up for Elective Procedures
Auto workers are rushing to get procedures before they lose their comprehensive medical benefits...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Panel to Propose Exceptions to Governance Rules
A committee appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission says that smaller companies should be exempt from significant parts of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Fed Signals Policy Shift on Rates
The Federal Reserve hinted that it might stop its campaign to raise interest rates as early as next month, a possibility that set off a surge in stocks...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Salads or No, Cheap Burgers Revive McDonald's
The turnaround has come not from greater sales of healthy foods but from selling more fast-food basics...
New York Times - April 19, 2006
Cruise, Holmes welcome baby girl
Actress Katie Holmes, who is engaged to film star Tom Cruise, gives birth to the couple's first child...
BBC News - April 19, 2006
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