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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 2007:
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Shock, anger over killer's message
Virginia Tech students have reacted with disgust and anger to the paranoid multimedia manifesto mailed by gunman Cho Seung-Hui on the morning of his campus killing spree...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Preacher's wife guilty of manslaughter
A jury on Thursday convicted Mary Winkler of voluntary manslaughter in the shotgun slaying of her husband, Matthew, 31, a popular preacher at the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer, Tennessee. She showed no emotion as the verdict was read...
CNN - April 19, 2007
White House insiders: Gonzales hurt himself
White House insiders tell CNN that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales hurt himself during testimony before a Senate committee Thursday on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys...
CNN - April 19, 2007
China?s Elite Talk of Democracy in One-Party State
By permitting a relatively open round of political discussion, President Hu Jintao and other top leaders have sought to cast themselves publicly as progressives...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
University Says It Wasn?t Involved in Gunman?s Treatment
Officials also said they did not receive any reports after late 2005 that Cho Seung-Hui was dangerous...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Study Supports Use of Anemia Drug From Amgen
Amgen said today that its anemia drug Aranesp did not increase the death rate of lung cancer patients in a closely watched clinical trial...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Hoping to Calm the Waters, Chairman of Siemens Resigns
Heinrich von Pierer said he hoped a successor could steer the scandal-plagued company into ?calmer waters.?...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Chinese Growth Shows Little Restraint, Rising 11.1% in Quarter
The surge in growth is almost certain to force Beijing to step up efforts to cool down the economy...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Qwest?s Nacchio Convicted of Insider Trading
The jury convicted Joseph P. Nacchio on 19 of 42 insider trading counts and he faces up to 10 years in prison...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
[TS] High & Low Finance: Owners Lose and Bosses Win in Bad Mergers
Academic research offers insights into how the very equity-based incentives that were supposed to make managers think like owners have instead encouraged them to overpay for acquisitions...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Profits Soar 69% at Google
The company?s core search and advertising business continued to outpace that of Microsoft and Yahoo...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Cycling: Landis plans return
Floyd Landis will ride in events in the US this summer despite the ongoing doping inquiry into his 2006 Tour de France win...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Cricket: Windies beat Bangladesh
Ramnaresh Sarwan hits 91 not out as West Indies beat Bangladesh by 99 runs in the Super 8 game in Barbados...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Google profits rise on ad revenue
Google has seen quarterly profits soar 69%, beating expectations, boosted by strong advertising revenue...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Anger, disgust at killer's message
Cho Seung-Hui returned in video form to terrorize members of the Virginia Tech community still reeling from his deadly shooting rampage, painting himself as a persecuted martyr in a rambling and paranoid multimedia message...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Students disgusted by killer's manifesto
Virginia Tech students are reacting with disgust and anger to the paranoid multimedia manifesto that student gunman Cho Seung-Hui mailed during his Monday morning killing spree...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Gonzales: No partisan politics at Justice
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales defended his leadership of the Justice Department as free from partisan politics in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Iraq on Thursday after a bloody 24-hour stretch in Baghdad that left more than 200 people dead. The announced visit came as another car bomb exploded in the Iraqi capital, killing 12 people...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Justices Back Ban on Method of Abortion
The Supreme Court?s 5-4 decision promises to reframe the abortion debate and define the young Roberts court...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
In Testimony, Gonzales Says Firings Were Justified
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales encountered skepticism from senators today as he insisted that he had nothing to hide in the dismissals of eight United States attorneys...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
China?s Economy Still Growing at a Torrid Pace
With an 11.1 percent annualized growth rate in the first quarter, China may step up efforts to slow the economy...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Bid for Clear Channel increased
A bid to buy Clear Channel, the leading US radio station operator, is raised in an attempt to win over key investors...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Venom from the grave
Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui said in a video mailed to NBC News that his shooting rampage could have been avoided but "you forced me into a corner." In another of the disturbing videos the killer alleges: "You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today."...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Killer's last 'disturbing' message
Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui said in a video mailed to a U.S TV network that his shooting rampage could have been avoided but "you forced me into a corner." In another of the disturbing videos the killer alleges: "You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today."...
CNN - April 19, 2007
New Iraq suicide bombing kills 10
Baghdad was struck by a fresh suicide bombing Thursday, just hours after a wave of attacks in the city killed nearly 200 people in the worst day of violence since the launch of a new security crackdown earlier this year...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Gonzales to face tough questions on firings
In what some lawmakers call a make-or-break session, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is expected to face a grilling Thursday testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys last year...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Software by Microsoft Is Nearly Free for the Needy
Microsoft plans to offer a stripped-down version of Windows, Office and other software for $3 to people in developing nations...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Unions urging Chrysler retention
Unions urge DaimlerChrysler not to sell its struggling North American Chrysler business despite its recent losses...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart dies
Stage and screen star Kitty Carlisle Hart, who was in the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera, dies aged 96...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Gonzales to face Senate panel
A key Senate panel is to question US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the sacking of prosecutors...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Gunman: 'You gave me only one option'
Cho Seung-Hui said Monday's massacre on the Virginia Tech campus could have been avoided and said "you forced me into a corner," in a videotaped message he mailed to NBC News. NBC News reported that Cho mailed the package at 9:01 a.m. Monday -- during the two hours between the shootings that left 33 people dead, including Cho, who took his own life...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Iraq army officer arrest after attacks
An Iraqi army brigade commander was arrested Wednesday night after a string of bombings that killed nearly 200 people around Baghdad, most of them in a single attack at a central marketplace, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office announced...
CNN - April 19, 2007
Senate Bars Medicare Talks for Lower Drug Prices
Republicans in the Senate argued that private insurers were already negotiating large discounts for Medicare beneficiaries...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Officials Knew Troubled State of Killer in ?05
The Virginia Tech gunman?s behavior had resulted in an effort to have him committed to a mental institution...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
In Reversal, Justices Back Ban on Method of Abortion
The 5-4 decision, the first time the court has upheld a ban on a specific abortion method, promises to change the abortion debate...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
World Business Briefing: Spain: Telefónica to Sell British Unit to Macquarie
Telefónica, the Spanish phone operator, has agreed to sell its Airwave O2 unit, Britain?s police and emergency services radio network, to Macquarie Bank of Australia for £1.9 billion ($3.8 billion). The Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group and Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund II, both managed by the bank, which is based in Sydney, will each own 50 percent of Airwave, they said in a statement. Marquarie is the world?s largest manager of infrastructure. Telefónica, based in Madrid, which has more debt than any other major European phone operator, is selling Airwave after shedding its phone directory business last year...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
World Business Briefing: Europe Is Pressing China on Trade Barriers
Europe?s trade chief said that he could start more litigation against China as part of a new push to bring down barriers around the world to European exports and investments. The trade chief, Peter Mandelson, left, said if Chinese authorities failed to bend on intellectual property rights and other market issues, ?Europe?s patience could wear thin.? European companies have complained in the past that the European Commission is not as aggressive as the United States in tackling obstacles to exports or investment in countries, including China. Although China has made some progress, protection of intellectual property rights remains ?patchy and uneven,? Mr. Mandelson said, adding that the European Union companies lose an estimated 20 billion euros ($27.18 billion) a year because of Chinese trade barriers...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
World Business Briefing: Canada: Lockout Lifted Against Striking Rail Workers
The Canadian National Railway lifted a lockout against striking workers in five cities after a special labor law, passed Tuesday by the House of Commons through a special accelerated process, was approved by the Senate and swiftly signed into law by Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, the formal head of state. An arbitrator will now impose a settlement. The United Transportation Union began rotating strikes against Canadian National last week after its workers overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract. That proposed contract had ended a 15-day general strike in February that had caused industrial disruption in Canada and shipping delays to the United States. The dispute focuses on work rules, particularly those concerning older employees...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Citigroup Resignation
Dean S. Barr resigned as head of the bank?s hedge funds less than a week after the bank agreed to buy another hedge fund, Old Lane Partners...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
World Business Briefing: Libya: Dow Chemical in Petrochemical Venture
A petrochemical complex in Libya will be expanded and operated by a joint venture formed by the Dow Chemical Company and Libya?s state-owned National Oil Corporation, the two companies said. Dow Chemical said it was the first global chemical company to take part in the economic development of the petrochemical industry in Libya since the North African nation recently embarked on a policy of attracting foreign expertise and investment to help diversify its domestic economy. Enhancements at the petrochemical complex, which was built in the 1980s in the Mediterranean coastal port of Ras Lanuf, will position the joint venture for growth as a world-class supplier of polyethylene and polypropylene, Dow said. The plastics are used in the manufacture of a wide array of products including packaging materials, plastic bottles and automobile interiors...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Earnings Are Down 30% at Kraft Foods
Kraft did manage to beat Wall Street?s expectations despite continuing challenges in its turnaround effort...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Taxpayers in Northeast Get Filing Break
Taxpayers in the Northeast swamped by a powerful storm just before the filing deadline can delay filing their federal returns for another week, the I.R.S. said...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
TXU Continues With Sale
TXU will go ahead with a $32 billion sale to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group after no better offers surfaced this week...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Allstate Profit Roses 5% in First Quarter
Investment gains offset a decline in revenue from property-liability insurance premiums...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Fuller Flights Help Swing AMR to Profit
The parent of American Airlines swung to an $81 million profit from a loss a year ago as it filled more seats, charged higher fares and paid less for fuel...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Profit Down at Abbott Labs, but Sales Are Up
First-quarter profit dropped 19 percent but results exceeded estimates because of the company?s fast-growing drug business...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Otis and Sikorsky Drive 7% Rise in United Technologies Earnings
Double-digit growth at Otis elevator and a comeback by Sikorsky Aircraft moved the company to almost a 7 percent increase in first-quarter profit...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Radio Giant Accepts Offer
Clear Channel agreed to a sweetened takeover bid of $19.4 billion but the deal may yet fail to win shareholder approval...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Help for Subprime Mortgage Holders
Freddie Mac said it would buy as much as $20 billion in subprime mortgages and Washington Mutual offered to refinance $2 billion in loans...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
E*Trade Beats Expectations, but Lowers Its Forecast for Year
First-quarter results beat projections, but the brokerage firm warned that recent market turbulence would dent earnings for the year...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
With Job Cuts Continuing, Earnings More Than Double at Volkswagen
Europe?s biggest carmaker said its first-quarter net profit more than doubled on solid global sales gains...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Profit Picture Propels Dow to a Record Close of 12,803
The Dow recovered from Wall Street?s steep decline in February as investors rewarded companies that showed strong earnings...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
JPMorgan Earnings Soar 55%; Investment Banking Strong
The surge reflected strength across most of its primary businesses lines, especially investment banking...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Steelworkers and British Unions Seek Merger
The United Steelworkers will seek to merge with two large British unions, a move that would form the first trans-Atlantic labor group...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Banker Says He?ll Smooth His Style, but Waters Are Choppy
Paul D. Wolfowitz?s efforts to quell discontent over his leadership suffered a blow when one of his aides urged him to resign...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Dell Still Losing Market Share to Hewlett and Others, Data Shows
Dell?s personal computer sales continued to decline in the first quarter in the United States and across the world...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Economic Scene: Matrimony Has Its Benefits, and Divorce Has a Lot to Do With That
The evidence suggests that married people ? especially married men ? are better off than the unmarried...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Entrepreneurial Edge: Let?s Put on a Show for China
AOB Media, a small two-year-old company, produced a Chinese TV show that might only otherwise be achieved by vast multinational entertainment companies...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Advertising: Today?s Topic Is Solar Energy Systems
Sharp Electronics has embarked on a six-month campaign to teach homeowners how solar energy works...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Chinese Political Prisoner Sues in U.S. Court, Saying Yahoo Helped Identify Dissidents
The company is accused of abetting the commission of torture by helping Chinese authorities identify political dissidents who were later beaten and imprisoned...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Profit Outlook Questioned as Motorola Reports a Loss
The results led some analysts to question whether the wireless phone maker would be able to return to profitability this year...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Chrysler Plans to Build Engine and Axle Plants in Southern Michigan
The automaker said it would spend $1.43 billion to build two plants, even as the U.S. and German companies prepare for a possible divorce...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Democrats Seek Shareholder Voting on Executive Pay
Shareholders would have the right to a nonbinding vote on the pay packages of senior executives of public companies under a new bill...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
In Nod to Consumer Tastes, Nissan to Sell Cleaner Cars
The automaker will offer its flagship Maxima sedan with a cleaner-burning diesel engine in the United States by 2010...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
The Eastern Bloc of Outsourcing
A few urban areas of the former Communist bloc are transforming into outsourcing centers for corporations in the U.S. and Europe...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Bereft of BlackBerrys, the Untethered Make Do
The 10-hour BlackBerry blackout revealed just how dependent so many people are on their electronic lifelines...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
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