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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 May 2006:
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Suicide ruse sparked Gitmo attack
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner staged a fake suicide attempt to draw U.S. troops into a room where they were attacked by other prisoners armed with makeshift weapons, military leaders at the camp told reporters Friday...
CNN - May 19, 2006
New Orleans voters to pick mayor
An ad for the job might go something like this: "HELP WANTED -- Turnaround specialist needed to revive American city downsized by catastrophe." Mayor Ray Nagin will seek re-election Saturday against Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Gitmo inmates attack guards
Prisoners wielding makeshift weapons attacked guards trying to stop a suicide attempt at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Friday...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Sessions: 'The Senate should be ashamed of itself'
A prominent congressional opponent of sweeping immigration legislation conceded Friday the measure is likely to pass next week, adding "The Senate should be ashamed of itself."...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Bloomberg Criticizes Police Union on Contract
The mayor called the union leaders' position on starting pay for police officers "a little bit duplicitous."...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
US shares flat after tricky week
Wall Street's markets turn the corner at the end of a rough week which saw heavy falls...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Inmates attack Guantanamo guards
Prisoners wielding fans, light fixtures and other improvised weapons clash with guards trying to stop a detainee from committing suicide at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the military says...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Border open after deadly shooting
The world's busiest border crossing reopened early Friday after a deadly shooting closed it for nine hours. Federal authorities shot and killed the driver of a car headed for Mexico, officials said, after the black sport utility vehicle was reported picking up suspected illegal immigrants...
CNN - May 19, 2006
No Sign Yet of Hoffa's Body, but F.B.I. Cites Credible Tip
DETROIT, May 18 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation, plenty experienced in searching for James R. Hoffa, said a...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
U.N. Panel Backs Closing Prison at Guantánamo
The Committee on Torture in Geneva also expressed concern over reports of secret detention centers...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Immigration splits Republicans
President Bush's Republican party faces a battle for its soul over immigration, the BBC's James Westhead reports...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Nasdaq's LSE stake hits 25.1%
US stock market operator Nasdaq increases its holding in the London Stock Exchange to 25.1%...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Athletics: Jones to run in Europe
Marion Jones will compete in Europe this summer after accepting promoters' invites...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
US restricts use of China PCs
The US State Department says 16,000 computers bought from a Chinese firm will not be used for classified work...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
US mayor in sex-for-water claims
A 72-year-old mayor in Arkansas is accused of seeking sex from women with unpaid water bills...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Mexican priest ordered to retire
The Vatican tells the Mexican founder of the Legion of Christ order to retire following sexual abuse allegations...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Jitters persist as US shares fall
Wall Street's falls continue as markets elsewhere finish their rough week with a mixed performance...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Bush, Senate press forward on immigration
There was a flurry of activity Thursday in the Senate and by President Bush over proposals on immigration reform and the president's plan to send thousands of National Guard troops to the Mexican border to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Capitol Hill Memo: Senators Left Out of Loop Make Their Pique Known
There were two types of senators at the confirmation hearing for Gen. Michael V. Hayden: the briefed, and the briefed-nots...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Sao Paulo residents under siege
The BBC News website speaks to Sao Paulo residents about their reaction to the violence sweeping the Brazilian state...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
US anti-virus firm sues Microsoft
Security software maker Symantec is suing Microsoft, accusing it of misusing its technology...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Cricket: India beat Windies
Rahul Dravid hits a century as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the one-day international in Jamaica...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
US Senate in English wrangle
The US Senate votes in favour of making English the national language as the immigration debate rages on...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Dozens held in Canada gang raids
Police in Toronto conduct the largest raid in their history, arresting 78 suspected members of a gang...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
Shooting closes border crossing
Authorities shut down a busy U.S-Mexico border crossing Thursday after U.S. authorities shot and killed the driver of a car headed for Mexico, officials said...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Troops shot Iraqis 'in cold blood'
A decorated U.S. Marine colonel turned anti-war congressman says that Marines killed at least 30 innocent Iraqi civilians "in cold blood" in Haditha in November, suggesting the attack is twice as bad as originally reported...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Bush pushes immigration plan on border visit
President George W. Bush visited the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday to try to build support for his plan to stem the tide of illegal immigrants into the United States...
CNN - May 19, 2006
Panel Urges Approval of Vaccine for Cervical Cancer
A vaccine endorsed by a Food and Drug Administration committee works by blocking viruses that cause most cervical cancer...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Senate Votes to Make English National Language
Republican backers of the plan said it was equivalent to establishing a national anthem or motto...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
C.I.A. Choice Says He's Independent of the Pentagon
In a hearing that put him on track to win swift confirmation, Gen. Michael V. Hayden also defended an eavesdropping program...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Europe, Asia
EUROPE...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Vioxx Data Suggest Risks Started Earlier
Data appears to show that Vioxx raised the risk of heart attack and stroke within just a few months, not after at least 18 months' use, as Merck has consistently argued...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
HealthSouth to Pay $3 Million in U.S. Accounting Fraud Case
The chain of outpatient rehabilitation hospitals will pay $3 million and avoid prosecution over a giant accounting fraud discovered at the company three years ago...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Sears Posts a Profit; Gap Slides
Sears posted net income of $180 million, or $1.14 a share, in contrast to a loss in the first quarter of 2005...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Bristol Drops Diabetes Drug
Bristol-Myers Squibb has dropped the development of the Pargluva diabetes pill after the treatment was linked to an elevated risk of heart attacks and strokes...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
HSBC Banker Jumps to Blackstone
The move by prominent London banker John Studzinski is a clear sign that Blackstone plans to expand its mergers advice team into an international business...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Senate Aide for S.E.C. Post
President Bush will nominate Kathleen L. Casey to the five-member Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House said on Thursday...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
A Safe Hand for Fox, Mix and Match for CW
Fox introduced a new lineup that emphasized stability, while the new CW network emphasized meld-ability at this week's TV upfronts...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Sales Miss Estimates at Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble said yesterday that first-quarter profit rose less than 1 percent as publishers released fewer books...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Nominee for No. 2 Fed Post
President Bush nominated Donald L. Kohn, a Federal Reserve governor, as vice chairman of the central bank, the White House said Thursday...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
For Book Publishing in '05, Harry Potter Worked Magic
Harry Potter, books by religious leaders and textbooks for elementary and high school students were the bright spots in publishing last year...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
U.S. Accuses Abbott of Inflating Drug Prices
The Justice Department said that it had joined a whistle-blower lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of inflating the prices of drugs for government health care programs...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Shares Continue Falling on Interest Jitters
Wall Street extended its losses Thursday, a day after an inflation scare sent the Dow Jones industrial average on its biggest one-day drop in three years...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
J. P. Morgan Executive Nominated to the I.M.F.
Rodrigo de Rato, who heads the International Monetary Fund, has nominated John Lipsky to be his top deputy...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Texas Energy Concern, Assailing Big Russian and German Providers, Talks of Lawsuit
Moncrief Oil International is threatening to sue two German companies,over an agreement they signed with the Russian giant Gazprom...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Stock Option Subpoenas Issued
Caremark Rx, Affiliated Computer Services, Vitesse Semiconductor and SafeNet received federal subpoenas requesting information on their granting of stock options...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
[TS] What Fraud? All Was Fine at Enron
Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling went for the "nothing happened" defense, holding that there was nothing really wrong until Enron folded because of a loss of confidence...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Advertising: Soap Operas Are Back, Now in Prime Time
A new network intends to fill its entire prime-time schedule six nights a week with episodic serials and another plans to offer serialized commercials...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
VC Nation: A Few Signs of Froth Do Not a Bubble Make
Sure there are parallels between today and the late 1990's. And there are plenty of significant differences as well...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Leading Indicators Reinforce Idea That Growth Is Slowing
The Conference Board reported Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators fell by 0.1 percentage point, to 138.9, last month...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Apple, a Success at Stores, Bets Big on Fifth Avenue
Since it opened its first two stores five years ago today, the Apple chain has become a retailing phenomenon...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
India, Known for Outsourcing, Expands in Industry
As global manufacturers seek new places to plant their flags, India is seeing early stirrings of an industrial renaissance...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Dell to Use Chip Made by A.M.D.
Dell, which has used only Intel processors until now, announced the move as part of a broader plan to improve its flagging sales and market share...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Vote in House Seeks to Erase Oil Windfall
The measure would order the government to renegotiate leases with companies that drill in the Gulf of Mexico...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Japanese Cars, American Retirees
Japanese automakers put health and pension burdens squarely on the workers, a distinct advantage over their American counterparts...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
U.S. Indictment for Big Law Firm in Class Actions
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman was accused of paying clients to sue in securities cases...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Out Sick for the Enron Trial, and Rethinking It
Michael W. Ramsey, the lead lawyer for Kenneth L. Lay, missed more than a month of the 56-day Enron trial because of heart complications...
New York Times - May 19, 2006
Cricket: India beat Windies
Rahul Dravid hits a century as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the first one-day international...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
CIA nominee backs wiretapping
President Bush's choice for CIA chief defends a controversial eavesdropping programme...
BBC News - May 19, 2006
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