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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
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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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Sheriff: Climbers' chance of survival 'pretty nil'
Rescue teams gave up any hope of finding two missing climbers alive on stormy Mount Hood and suspended the search Wednesday. "We've done everything we can at this point," said Sheriff Joe Wampler, choking back tears after returning from one final flyover of the 11,239-foot peak...
CNN - December 20, 2006
Man Convicted in Killing of Undercover Detectives
Ronell Wilson was found guilty today of the shooting death of two undercover detectives three years ago...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
U.S. Hands Najaf Province Over to Iraqi Forces
It is the third province in Iraq to have power transferred, the previous two having been under British control...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Defense Secretary Visits Baghdad
Robert M. Gates said he expected to ?learn a lot? in his first talks with U.S. commanders since taking office...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
State Board Approves Atlantic Yards Project
The approval was the last regulatory hurdle for the biggest real estate project in Brooklyn history...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Thai Stock Market Rebounds From Plunge
The decline of the dollar is punishing Asia?s smaller economies, the governor of the Thai central bank said today...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Singapore Airlines Signs On for Airbus A380
The order for nine of the company?s A380 superjumbo jetliners is the first firm sale of the troubled new plane in more than a year...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
One in 20 Hispanics 'goes hungry'
Five per cent of Hispanics in the US regularly go hungry, says a report by a Hispanic civil rights group...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Bush: U.S. needs bigger military
The White House is considering an expansion of the U.S. Army and Marines for "the long struggle against radicals and extremists," President George W. Bush said during a Wednesday news conference. Bush would not elaborate on where that struggle would take place, only that he wanted to ensure that the U.S. military "stays in the fight for a long period of time."...
CNN - December 20, 2006
Climbers' friends fly over peak in 'farewell'
With the chances of finding two missing climbers alive greatly diminished, family members held on to hope and friends of Brian Hall and Jerry "Nikko" Cooke flew over Mount Hood in what one searcher characterized as a "farewell flight." Bad weather is moving in and searchers remain on standby...
CNN - December 20, 2006
Bush: More troops needed for 'long struggle'
President Bush says he has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to formulate a plan for expanding the U.S. military so it can fight terrorism "for a long period of time." However, the president said the call for expanding the military was not necessarily tied to another proposal to increase troop levels in Iraq...
CNN - December 20, 2006
NYSE investors OK Euronext deal
Shareholders in the New York Stock Exchange approved a plan to merge with Paris-based Euronext...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Skiing: Miller's super-G double
Bode Miller claims his second Super-G win in six days thanks to victory in Hinterstoder on Wednesday...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Many still stranded by Air Madrid
Hundreds of passengers are still stranded at Spanish airports after the collapse of budget airline Air Madrid...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Pink angers Australia government
The Australian government challenges pop star Pink's campaign to boycott the country's wool...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Peruvian leader recommends coca
President Alan Garcia says coca leaves have nutritional and medicinal value, and should be used in cooking...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Al Qaeda's No. 2 rejects elections
Al Qaeda's second-in-command released a new videotaped statement that said "holding elections won't lead to Palestine's liberation," CNN Arabic experts confirmed. Ayman Al-Zawahiri said the only way was armed struggle...
CNN - December 20, 2006
Public Universities Chase Excellence, at a Price
Critics say that many public universities striving for national status are losing force as engines of social mobility in the process...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Skiing: Mancuso's World Cup
American Julia Mancuso beats Renate Goetschl to win the women's downhill race at Val d'Isere...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Steel giant in $1.4bn Mexico deal
The world's biggest steelmaker, Arcelor Mittal, buys Mexican steel producer Sicartsa for $1.4bn...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Casino giant accepts $17bn offer
Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino firm, accepts a $17.1bn bid from two private equity firms...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
John Lennon FBI papers released
The final pages of an FBI surveillance report on John Lennon are released after a lengthy legal battle...
BBC News - December 20, 2006
Cheney Will Testify in C.I.A. Leak Case
The vice president appears to have voluntarily agreed to testify on behalf of I. Lewis Libby Jr., whom he has supported...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Three Sisters: Fear and Hope in Immigrant?s Furtive Existence
Verónica?s accomplishments in the U.S. would be the envy of most everyone in the neighborhood where she grew up...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Vying for Top 10 in Academic Rank
A number of leading public universities are drawing increasingly impressive and affluent students...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Bruno Is Subject of Inquiry by F.B.I.
The inquiry focuses on how the N.Y. Senate majority leader?s business dealings may relate to his position...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
President Wants to Increase Size of Armed Forces
President Bush said that the U.S. should expand the size of its armed forces to cope with what he suggested would be a long battle against Islamic extremism...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Many Suspects Seen in the Death of a Mystery Bookstore
Murder Ink, the mystery bookstore on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is going out of business after 34 years...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
U.S. Cancels Order for 75 Million Doses of Anthrax Vaccine
Officials terminated the $877 million contract for the vaccine after VaxGen failed to start required clinical trials...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
World Business Briefing: Asia, Americas and Europe
ASIA...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
UnitedHealth to Restate Up to $1.7 Billion From Options Backdating
Income for 1994 through 2005 may be reduced by as much as $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion to correct improper accounting for options awarded to executives and employees...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Japanese Securities Firm to Buy Stake in U.S. Hedge Fund
Nomura Holdings, Japan?s biggest securities firm, will buy a 15 percent stake in the Fortress Investment Group...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Circuit City Surprises Analysts With a Loss
The surprise quarterly loss came after Circuit City cut prices on hot electronics like flat-panel TVs and computers to lure customers during the holiday shopping season...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Profit at Palm Fell by 95% in Quarter
A delay in the release of its newest Treo device prompted the first drop in sales at Palm Inc. in more than three years...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Japan Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, but economists still expect the central bank to raise rates early next year...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Dell?s Financial Chief Resigns Unexpectedly
Dell, the computer maker, said Tuesday that its chief financial officer was stepping down as the company faces two federal investigations into its accounting practices...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Spitzer Sues Block Again
The New York attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, filed a new complaint against H&R Block over individual retirement accounts after a state judge threw out an earlier version of the complaint...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Ericsson Buys Network Equipment Maker
Ericsson, the telecommunications equipment maker, will buy Redback Networks, a vendor of data networking equipment, for $2.1 billion in cash, the companies said on Tuesday...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Sony BMG Settles Suits Over Antipiracy Program
Sony BMG will pay $1.5 million and thousands more in customer refunds to settle lawsuits over music CDs that installed a hidden antipiracy program on consumers? computers...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Mixed Test Results for Blood Substitute; Maker?s Shares Fall
An Illinois company that has struggled since 1985 to create a safe and effective artificial blood substitute said yesterday that it had surmounted a major hurdle, but investors had their doubts, sending the shares down sharply in after-hours trading...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Dow Eases Up to Another Record on Increase in Oil Prices
A rise in oil prices bolstered shares of Exxon Mobil, outweighing investors? concerns about a jump in a critical inflation gauge...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Court Orders Lawyer to Return Documents About an Eli Lilly Drug
The internal Eli Lilly documents and e-mail messages detailed efforts by the drug maker to play down the health risks of Zyprexa...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Deal for Realty Company
The company behind the automaker Fiat will pay $563 million for 67.5 percent of Cushman & Wakefield in a move to further diversify from the automotive industry...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
After Thai Stocks Plunge, a Policy Shift Is Revised
Alarmed by a one-day plunge of about 15 percent in the country?s stock market, the Thai government stepped in to reverse some capital controls imposed a day earlier...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Board Proposes Lighter Auditing of Internal Controls
The proposed accounting standards would allow auditors to do less work ? and charge less money ? when assessing internal controls over financial reporting...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
S.E.C. Says Russian Trader Used Stolen Online Passwords
Evgeny Gashichev is accused of using victims? online brokerage accounts to buy stock he owned, driving up the price so he could then sell his shares at a profit...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
The Corporate Housing Solution
Corporate housing can be a boon for developers during a building?s transition from rental to condominium or for condominium investors facing a sluggish market...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
A Suburb?s Big Project Is Outpacing Hartford?s
West Hartford has become a regional destination for dining and shopping, a role that the capital city, with a population twice as large, formerly played...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Warnings Proposed for Over-the-Counter Drugs
The dangers of over-the-counter painkillers will be prominently highlighted on the labels under a new proposal by the F.D.A...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Delta Rejects Rival?s Bid as It Files Plan to Exit Bankruptcy
The plan values Delta Air Lines at $9.4 billion to $12 billion and said its board has rejected US Airways? $8.5 billion bid...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Report on China Is Notably Softer on Currency Valuation
Tuesday?s report said the Chinese had made strides in revaluing their currency, but that the progress was ?considerably less than is needed.?...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Two Appointed Deputy Editors for Editorial Page of The Times
The New York Times has named two deputy editorial page editors, including one who will oversee the editorial page?s presence online...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Simpson Sued Again, Over Book Proceeds
The suit alleges that a recent book and television deal were structured to cheat the father of the murder victim Ronald L. Goldman out of damages owed him from a civil judgment...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
In This Town, Even a Mall Rat Can Get Rattled
Paramus, N.J., is one of the nation?s strongest shopping magnets, generating roughly $5 billion a year in sales...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Court Says U.S. Oversight of Power Industry Was Lax
The court ruled that in trying to increase competition in the power industry, national energy officials abdicated their responsibility to ensure fair electricity markets...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
London Exchange Scorns Nasdaq Offer Even as Euronext Stockholders Back NYSE Deal
The London Stock Exchange urged shareholders to reject Nasdaq?s ?wholly inadequate? $5.3 billion hostile takeover offer...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Sharp Rise in Prices Shows Inflation Is Still a Threat
The rise in wholesale prices in November was a reminder that inflation remains a threat despite recent signs that prices may be settling down...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Regulator Says Morgan Stanley Withheld E-Mail in Cases
The NASD said Morgan Stanley made false claims that millions of e-mail messages in its possession had been lost in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Gateses Give $47 Million to Bolster Coordinated Assaults on Diseases
The grants aim to test the idea that diseases such as trachoma and hookworm, which largely afflict the rural poor, can be tackled together more effectively than one at a time...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Economix: To-Do List: Wrap Gifts. Have Baby.
In four of the years between 1997 and 2003, the day with more births than any other fell between Christmas and New Year?s Day...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Study Predicts Foreclosure for 1 in 5 Subprime Loans
At that rate, about 1.1 million of the homeowners who took out subprime loans in the last two years will lose their houses, at an estimated cost of $74.6 billion...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Raising the Floor on Pay
The Democrats? proposed minimum wage increase does not catch up with what some states have already done to raise the pay of tens of millions of workers...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Deal Maker?s 3-Day Tally: $37 Billion
This week?s $37 billion in acquisitions and a new $12 billion fund have catapulted Apollo Group and its founder, Leon Black, into the upper echelons of private equity...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Advertising: Advo and Valassis to Merge After All
The two companies came to terms after the board of Advo agreed late Monday to drop its asking price to $33 a share from $37...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Goldman Chairman Gets a Bonus of $53.4 Million
The bonus, the highest ever for a Wall Street chief executive, came a week after Goldman reported a record profit of $9.5 billion...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Spinoff Set by Summer for Discover
Morgan Stanley?s decision to spin off Discover demonstrates a renewed emphasis on its core trading and investment banking business...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPal?s Territory
Google?s aggressive promotion of its Checkout payment service has helped speed its adoption by online merchants...
New York Times - December 20, 2006
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