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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
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Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into teenagers death
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl will be reopened, state media reported Tuesday, as officials bowed to public anger over an alleged police cover-up in this southwest China town...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Federer to face Ancic, last conqueror at Wimbledon
Roger Federer already has dispatched the last player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winning run. Next up is the last player to beat him here...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heath Ledgers hometown to name theater after him
The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape will air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus, Serena Williams both make Wimbledon semis
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
VWilliams reaches Wimbledon semifinals
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Jury clears 1 of 3 lawyers in fen-phen trial
A federal jury acquitted one attorney Tuesday of defrauding clients in a diet-drug settlement, but was sent back to deliberate on two others...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Collision of medical helicopters kills 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
At gay weddings, traditions remain strong pull
Who may now kiss the bride when there are two grooms?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture
Former detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq are suing U.S. contractors in four states for alleged torture...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wildfires force firefighters to pick their battles
With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights
A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Search for missing girl turns to uncles property
The investigation of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl zeroed in on her uncle Monday, with police searching his home while he was being arraigned on sex charges in an unrelated case, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Medical helicopters collide, killing 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Helicopter crash leaves a mother-to-be in mourning
A soon-to-be father who loved being a firefighter was among six people killed when two medical helicopters collided in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Domesticated chimp is missing in California forest
A 42-year-old chimpanzee who is toilet-trained and can eat with a knife and fork is believed to be at large in a Southern California forest after escaping his cage...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Police killing suspects jail death ruled homicide
Maryland authorities say the death of a teen in his jail cell after he was charged with killing a police officer has been ruled a homicide...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
2 hostages at Maine state prison released unharmed
Authorities say two hostages held by a knife-wielding prisoner inside the Maine State Prison have been released "with minimal or no injury."...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lawyer says family outraged over inmates death
The family of a 19-year-old man found strangled in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer is "outraged" over his death, their attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death
The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
WTC site rebuilding delayed and over budget
The rebuilding of the World Trade Center site is over budget and years behind schedule _ including the Sept. 11 memorial that was once expected to open on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
California firefighters have to pick their battles
The unprecedented number and size of wildfires burning in California this year has forced firefighters to strategically choose which ones to tackle...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Some little-known facts about cocktails
Although people tend to call anything in a V-shaped glass a cocktail, the drink traditionally is required to have spirits, sugar and bitters. Some other facts about the drink:...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Video shows woman dying on Brooklyn hospital floor
Video from a surveillance camera at a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital shows a woman dying on the floor of a psychiatric emergency-room while people nearby ignore her...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
13 Americans, not 12, electrocuted in Iraq
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says 13 Americans were electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003 and a contractor has been ordered to inspect the facilities it maintains there for electrical safety hazards, a Pennsylvania senator said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hurricane Boris reported in Pacific far off Mexico
Forecasters say a tropical storm in the Pacific is now a hurricane over the ocean far to the west of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
5 Indian whalers sentenced for illegal whale hunt
Five Makah Indian whalers who killed a gray whale during an illegal hunt last September have been sentenced in federal court. The sentences include jail time for two men considered the leaders of the group...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry officials...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Parole denied in 1964 Alabama murder case
The Alabama parole board has again denied an early release for a black man who was convicted in the 1964 rape and murder of a pregnant white woman...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Authorities Deaths in Ill., Mo., may be related
The deaths of four people found in a western Illinois town may be related to as many as four other deaths in Illinois and Missouri in the past week, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Western extras play bit parts in new Egyptian film
A motley group of foreigners _ English teachers, students of Arabic, even a journalist _ gathered on a recent chilly night in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, brought together by a love of cinema, curiosity and a furtive hope of catching a glimpse of Omar Sharif...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bush signs bill allowing Mandela visits
President Bush signed a bill Tuesday allowing Nelson Mandela to visit the United States without the secretary of state having to certify that he is not a terrorist...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lawyer says family outraged over inmates death
The family of a 19-year-old man found strangled in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer is "outraged" over his death, their attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death
The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into teenagers death
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl will be reopened, state media reported Tuesday, as officials bowed to public anger over an alleged police cover-up in this southwest China town...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heath Ledgers hometown to name theater after him
The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape will air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus, Serena Williams both make Wimbledon semis
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
VWilliams reaches Wimbledon semifinals
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Federer to face Ancic, last conqueror at Wimbledon
Roger Federer already has dispatched the last player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winning run. Next up is the last player to beat him here...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Helicopter crash leaves a mother-to-be in mourning
A soon-to-be father who loved being a firefighter was among six people killed when two medical helicopters collided in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Jury clears 1 of 3 lawyers in fen-phen trial
A federal jury acquitted one attorney Tuesday of defrauding clients in a diet-drug settlement, but was sent back to deliberate on two others...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fresno States big outburst forces Game 3 in CWS
Fresno State kept its amazing postseason run alive Tuesday night thanks to an offensive performance that was nothing short of, well, amazing...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cardinals tag Rogers for 5 runs to beat Tigers 8-4
Brian Barton, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Braden Looper (9-5) gave up four runs on three homers in six-plus innings...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Candace Parker wins college athlete of year award
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Johnson, Braves avoid 3-game sweep against Brewers
Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday and avoid getting swept in the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Statler Brothers Hall honor is tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Timberwolves trade Mayo to Memphis for Love
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heat take Kansas States Beasley with No. 2 pick
Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bulls select Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Group sues over crop subsidies on US forest land
The U.S. Forest Service has subsidized corn and soybean farming on its lands for years _ and rankled environmentalists are now suing the agency for what they say is an illegal dole...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Perry wins Buick Open at 19-under, shot ahead of 2
Kenny Perry joined a short list of multiple champions at the 50th Buick Open...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
GM US sales beat Toyota in June
General Motors reports better sales than expected for June, but they are still well below last year's levels...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Starbucks to close 500 more shops
The coffee chain Starbucks plans to close another 500 stores on top of the 100 it had already announced...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Stab suspect 'cut baby from womb'
Authorities in the US say a 23-year-old woman stabbed a pregnant woman to death before cutting the baby from her womb...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Nelson Mandela finally taken off US terror list
US President George W Bush signs a bill removing Nelson Mandela and South African leaders from the US terror watch list...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
US fleet on Latin American patrol
The United States Fourth Naval Fleet resumes operations in waters off the Caribbean for the first time since 1950...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Obama backs faith in public life
Barack Obama says he would expand President Bush's scheme of involving religious groups in government initiatives...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into teenagers death
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl will be reopened, state media reported Tuesday, as officials bowed to public anger over an alleged police cover-up in this southwest China town...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heath Ledgers hometown to name theater after him
The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape will air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus, Serena Williams both make Wimbledon semis
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
VWilliams reaches Wimbledon semifinals
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Federer to face Ancic, last conqueror at Wimbledon
Roger Federer already has dispatched the last player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winning run. Next up is the last player to beat him here...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Jury clears 1 of 3 lawyers in fen-phen trial
A federal jury acquitted one attorney Tuesday of defrauding clients in a diet-drug settlement, but was sent back to deliberate on two others...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Medical helicopters collide, killing 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Collision of medical helicopters kills 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
At gay weddings, traditions remain strong pull
Who may now kiss the bride when there are two grooms?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture
Former detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq are suing U.S. contractors in four states for alleged torture...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Police killing suspects jail death ruled homicide
Maryland authorities say the death of a teen in his jail cell after he was charged with killing a police officer has been ruled a homicide...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
2 hostages at Maine state prison released unharmed
Authorities say two hostages held by a knife-wielding prisoner inside the Maine State Prison have been released "with minimal or no injury."...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wildfires force firefighters to pick their battles
With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights
A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Search for missing girl turns to uncles property
The investigation of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl zeroed in on her uncle Monday, with police searching his home while he was being arraigned on sex charges in an unrelated case, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
WTC site rebuilding delayed and over budget
The rebuilding of the World Trade Center site is over budget and years behind schedule _ including the Sept. 11 memorial that was once expected to open on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
California firefighters have to pick their battles
The unprecedented number and size of wildfires burning in California this year has forced firefighters to strategically choose which ones to tackle...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Helicopter crash leaves a mother-to-be in mourning
A soon-to-be father who loved being a firefighter was among six people killed when two medical helicopters collided in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Domesticated chimp is missing in California forest
A 42-year-old chimpanzee who is toilet-trained and can eat with a knife and fork is believed to be at large in a Southern California forest after escaping his cage...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hurricane Boris reported in Pacific far off Mexico
Forecasters say a tropical storm in the Pacific is now a hurricane over the ocean far to the west of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
5 Indian whalers sentenced for illegal whale hunt
Five Makah Indian whalers who killed a gray whale during an illegal hunt last September have been sentenced in federal court. The sentences include jail time for two men considered the leaders of the group...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lawyer says family outraged over inmates death
The family of a 19-year-old man found strangled in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer is "outraged" over his death, their attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death
The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Authorities Deaths in Ill., Mo., may be related
The deaths of four people found in a western Illinois town may be related to as many as four other deaths in Illinois and Missouri in the past week, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Some little-known facts about cocktails
Although people tend to call anything in a V-shaped glass a cocktail, the drink traditionally is required to have spirits, sugar and bitters. Some other facts about the drink:...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Video shows woman dying on Brooklyn hospital floor
Video from a surveillance camera at a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital shows a woman dying on the floor of a psychiatric emergency-room while people nearby ignore her...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
13 Americans, not 12, electrocuted in Iraq
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says 13 Americans were electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003 and a contractor has been ordered to inspect the facilities it maintains there for electrical safety hazards, a Pennsylvania senator said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bush signs bill allowing Mandela visits
President Bush signed a bill Tuesday allowing Nelson Mandela to visit the United States without the secretary of state having to certify that he is not a terrorist...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry officials...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Parole denied in 1964 Alabama murder case
The Alabama parole board has again denied an early release for a black man who was convicted in the 1964 rape and murder of a pregnant white woman...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Western extras play bit parts in new Egyptian film
A motley group of foreigners _ English teachers, students of Arabic, even a journalist _ gathered on a recent chilly night in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, brought together by a love of cinema, curiosity and a furtive hope of catching a glimpse of Omar Sharif...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into teenagers death
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl will be reopened, state media reported Tuesday, as officials bowed to public anger over an alleged police cover-up in this southwest China town...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heath Ledgers hometown to name theater after him
The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape will air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lawyer says family outraged over inmates death
The family of a 19-year-old man found strangled in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer is "outraged" over his death, their attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death
The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
VWilliams reaches Wimbledon semifinals
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Federer to face Ancic, last conqueror at Wimbledon
Roger Federer already has dispatched the last player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winning run. Next up is the last player to beat him here...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus, Serena Williams both make Wimbledon semis
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Jury clears 1 of 3 lawyers in fen-phen trial
A federal jury acquitted one attorney Tuesday of defrauding clients in a diet-drug settlement, but was sent back to deliberate on two others...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Candace Parker wins college athlete of year award
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Johnson, Braves avoid 3-game sweep against Brewers
Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday and avoid getting swept in the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fresno States big outburst forces Game 3 in CWS
Fresno State kept its amazing postseason run alive Tuesday night thanks to an offensive performance that was nothing short of, well, amazing...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cardinals tag Rogers for 5 runs to beat Tigers 8-4
Brian Barton, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Braden Looper (9-5) gave up four runs on three homers in six-plus innings...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bulls select Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Perry wins Buick Open at 19-under, shot ahead of 2
Kenny Perry joined a short list of multiple champions at the 50th Buick Open...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Statler Brothers Hall honor is tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Timberwolves trade Mayo to Memphis for Love
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heat take Kansas States Beasley with No. 2 pick
Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Group sues over crop subsidies on US forest land
The U.S. Forest Service has subsidized corn and soybean farming on its lands for years _ and rankled environmentalists are now suing the agency for what they say is an illegal dole...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fed loans $75bn more to banks
The US Federal Reserve auctions a further $75bn of loans to banks to help them through the credit crunch...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Straight talking
John McCain struts his stuff on the small town stage...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Sub-prime woes force UBS changes
UBS overhauls its management structure as it tries to recover from losses linked to the sub-prime crisis...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Envoys seek Colombia rebel talks
Two European envoys are in Colombia to try to break the deadlock over the fate of rebel-held hostages, officials say...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Palestinian leader, Israeli defense minister meet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met briefly Tuesday on the sidelines of a worldwide socialist party conference near Athens...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Man fatally stabs 5 police in Shanghai
A man armed with a knife stormed a police station in Shanghai on Tuesday, stabbing officers inside and killing at least five, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hollywood producers make final offer to actors
Hollywood producers said Monday they made a final offer to the Screen Actors Guild hours before their current labor contract was to expire...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
DeRosa, Lilly help get Cubs back on track
Mark DeRosa and Ted Lilly got the Chicago Cubs back on track _ DeRosa with two fine swings and Lilly with another impressive outing...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
As beat Angels 6-1, trail by 3 12 games in AL West
Rookie Greg Smith threw a four-hitter, Eric Chavez hit a two-run double, and the Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles 6-1 on Monday night to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Angels in the AL West...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Reynolds 3 RBIs lead Arizona past Milwaukee 6-3
Mark Reynolds homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil edges up in Asia, stays above $140
Oil prices edged higher Tuesday in Asia, staying above $140 a barrel, amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet for talks
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mas | | | | |
