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US News Archive for April 2006:
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Famed test pilot found in wreckage of plane
Legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield, the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound, was found dead Thursday in the wreckage of a single-engine plane in the mountains of northern Georgia, his son-in-law said...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Bush apologizes to Chinese president for heckler
President Bush on Thursday expressed regret to President Hu Jintao after a protester heckled the Chinese leader as he spoke during a White House welcome ceremony, an administration official said...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Nepal extends curfew in Kathmandu
Nepal's government extended its curfew for Kathmandu into the early hours of Friday after its security forces successfully prevented thousands of pro-democracy protesters from storming the city's center...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Pioneering Pilot Is Killed in Crash
Scott Crossfield, the legendary test pilot, was killed today in the crash of his single-engine Cessna...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Government Sees No Proof of Moussaoui's Plot Claim
The prosecution said it found no evidence of Zacarias Moussaoui's claim of ties to the so-called shoe bomber...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
U.S. Cracks Down on Hiring of Illegal Immigrants
The effort is intended to hold employers accountable for breaking the law, the homeland security chief said today...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Deadline for Doormen Strike Approaches
The union's leader said there was a good chance New York's apartment workers would strike on Friday...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Repairs Completed Early on Hurricane-Damaged Oil Platform
Shell's Mars platform, the biggest offshore structure in the gulf, was among the hardest hit by the storm...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
European Trade Envoy Accuses U.S. of Foolish Promises
Peter Mandelson said the U.S. was promising unrealistic cuts in its agriculture subsidies to increase pressure on Europe...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Strong earnings surge for Nasdaq
High-tech US stock exchange Nasdaq sees earnings rise 42% compared to the same period a year ago...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
US anti-war grandmothers on trial
Eighteen women who call themselves the "Granny Peace Brigade" go on trial for their protest against the Iraq war...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Policemen decapitated in Acapulco
The decapitated bodies of two Mexican policemen are found in Acapulco as a war against drug gangs rages...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
US recognises Prodi poll victory
The US State Department says it looks forward to working with Romano Prodi following Italy's disputed election...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
US detains 1,200 migrant workers
The US arrests almost 1,200 alleged illegal immigrant workers in what officials say is the largest raid of its kind...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Bush presses China over currency
President Bush meets Hu Jintao at the White House, where a protester interrupts the Chinese leader's speech...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Protests greet Hu at White House
U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House for talks expected to focus on trade, human rights and the diplomatic standoff over Iran's nuclear program. The ceremony was disrupted by a screaming protester who appeared on a platform used by news photographers...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Immigration raids net 1,000
Federal immigration authorities arrested nine people linked to the firm IFCO Systems and rounded up more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in multistate raids, federal law enforcement officials said...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Bush-Hu talks focus on trade, human rights
President Bush welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House on Thursday for talks expected to focus on trade, human rights and the diplomatic standoff over Iran's nuclear program. The ceremony was disrupted by a screaming protester who appeared on a platform used by news photographers...
CNN - April 20, 2006
For Knicks, an End to Misery
With Larry Brown back, New York ended a forgettable season at 23-59 with a meaningless victory over the Nets...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Iraqi Premier Allows Vote That Could End Deadlock
In a sudden reversal, embattled Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said today that he was willing to relinquish his job...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
China's Leader Makes 1st Visit to White House
Presidents Bush and Jintao reported no big breakthroughs in their talks, which followed an opening ceremony that was marred when a heckler shouted at him from a position stationed among journalists...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Skilling Reiterates His Innocence in Final Day of Testimony
Jeffrey Skilling was back in the hands of his own lawyer in what is expected to be his final day of testimony...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
G.M. Narrows Loss in First Quarter
G.M. said it lost $323 million in the first quarter. The results did not include any charges for a sweeping buyout plan that it is offering to all 113,000 of its hourly employees...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Boston Scientific Gets U.S. Approval to Buy Guidant
Boston Scientific said today that it had received final regulatory clearance for its acquisition of the Guidant, the heart device maker, and would complete the $26.5 billion deal...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Hill Street Blues producer dies
US TV producer director Scott Brazil, whose shows included Hill Street Blues and The Shield, dies aged 50...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Mexican priest 'chopped up lover'
A Mexican priest confesses to strangling the mother of his lovechild, and chopping up her body, authorities say...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Immigration raids net scores
Raids at dozens of sites across the country rounded up more than 1,000 illegal immigrants -- along with nine individuals of the firm that employed them, federal law enforcement officials say. The feds today will announce a new strategy to toughen internal enforcement of the nation's immigration laws. The new strategy will be aimed at employers...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Nepal police kill 3 protesters
Police open fire on pro-democracy activists on the outskirts of Kathmandu, killing three people and injuring at least 100 others as protests entered their third week...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Mumps Epidemic Spreads; More Vaccine Is Promised
In the largest mumps outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years, almost 1,000 people have developed the disease in the Midwest...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
David Pogue: Be the Maestro of the House, With a Remote
All you need to feel truly rich is good health, some supportive friends and a sense of purpose. But, man, a multiroom sound system sure doesn't hurt...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Survivors recall 1906 quake
Centenarian survivors of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake gather to commemorate its 100th anniversary...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Profit dip sees Intel cut targets
Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, reports a drop in quarterly profits and cut its annual forecasts...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
NBA: Play-offs picture complete
The final day of the NBA regular season sees the final play-off seedings decided...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Eminem in tribute to dead rapper
Eminem delivers a tribute at the funeral of his friend and fellow rapper Proof, who was shot dead at a nightclub...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Armstrong to run in NY marathon
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong is planning to compete in the New York City Marathon in November...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Woods puts father's health first
Tiger Woods is to take an indefinite break from golf as his father Earl continues his battle against cancer...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Critics slam Roberts' stage debut
Critics are less than impressed with Julia Roberts' Broadway debut as her play Three Days of Rain opens...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Chinese leader set to meet Bush
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Washington for talks with George W Bush expected to focus on trade ties...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Castro marks Bay of Pigs victory
Cuba holds a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of its defeat of a US-trained invasion force at the Bay of Pigs...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Indian envoys to meet Nepal's king
Indian diplomats prepared to meet with Nepal's King Gyanendra Thursday to ease civil unrest in the Himalayan kingdom as pro-democracy activists prepared for a major rally...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Raids nab illegal immigrants in several states
Federal immigration authorities rounded up more than 1,000 illegal immigrants at dozens of sites and charged nine individuals of the firm that employed them, federal law enforcement officials announced Wednesday...
CNN - April 20, 2006
Learning to Savor a Full Life, Love Life Included
A new movement promotes healthy sexuality for people with mental retardation and related disabilities...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Tram Rescuers Rigged 2 Untested Ways Out
The rescue aboard a New York tram raised questions about emergency planning and the tram system itself...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Boston Archdiocese Opens Financial Records
The archdiocese has a $46 million deficit, the largest any diocese has ever had, according to two experts...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Populist Movements Wrest Much of Latin America From Old Parties
Voters from Venezuela to Argentina, disillusioned by corruption and poverty, are punishing traditional political parties at the polls...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Storm Evacuees Are Straining Texas Hosts
The state may be nearing the end of its ability to play good neighbor without compensation...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
In New Job, Spymaster Draws Bipartisan Criticism
Two top lawmakers fear that John D. Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, is just another blanket of bureaucracy...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Rove Is Giving Up Daily Policy Post to Focus on Vote
White House adviser Karl Rove's role shrunk for the first time, and spokesman Scott McClellan said he was stepping down...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Balakot Journal: Quake-Stricken Town Is to Move, Saddening Survivors
Signs of life are emerging in Balakot, Pakistan, from the rubble of last October's earthquake, but the mood is far from celebratory...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
World Business Briefing: Asia and Europe
ASIA...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Apple Reports Sharp Climb in Both Sales and Earnings
Apple executives offered a conservative outlook for the current quarter, but investors seemed reassured by the strong showing of iPod sales...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Microsoft a Loser in Patent Suit
DALLAS, April 19 (AP) — A federal jury in East Texas decided on Wednesday that Microsoft and Autodesk should pay a Michigan technology company $133 million for infringing on two software patents...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
New York Pension Fund Files Suit Accusing Qwest of Fraud
By Dow Jones/AP...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
3 Companies Credit Military for Profit Gain
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Cost of Ford Cutbacks
DEARBORN, Mich., April 19 (AP) — Ford Motor said Wednesday that it expected to take a charge of $2.4 billion this year to shut plants as part of its North American revamping...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
U.S. Prices Rise More Than Expected
The jump in the price of gas at the pump was the main contributor to an overall increase in the Consumer Price Index of 0.4 percent last month...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
J.P. Morgan Earnings Surge, but Consumer Business Lags
The bank earned $3.1 billion as investment banking advisory fees rose to their highest levels in six years and equity markets revenue reached a record...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
EBay Profit Off 3% as Revenue Climbs; Forecast Is Left Unchanged, and Stock Falls
The shadow of Google loomed over eBay as eBay reported first-quarter results, sending its share price down in after-hours trading...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
American Air to Cut Planes, Intensifying Seat Crunch
Fuller planes, of course, while aggravating for passengers, are good news for airlines...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Coca-Cola Profit Up 10% on Strength in Overseas Markets
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Market Place: Chief's Tone Reflects Change At Wal-Mart in the Last Year
At this year's media conferenceWal-Mart's chief offered what a year ago would have seemed an unthinkably long list of changes under way...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
3 Drug Makers Gain as Top Sellers Keep Up Pace
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Worries About Inflation Are Soothed by Earnings
Solid earnings from companies including Yahoo and United Technologies offset worries about inflation...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Panel Calls on Governments to Reveal Derivatives Risks
Accounting rule makers have decided governments should spell out what risks they may pose for taxpayers and bondholders...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
In Jockeying For Markets, A Purchase and a Payout
Two European stock exchanges announced new developments as they prepare for a round of consolidation...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Prosecutor Suggests Skilling Lied About Why He Quit
Wednesday's questioning wrapped up three days of often testy exchanges between the prosecutor and Enron's former chief executive...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Advertising: Page Six, the Magazine, Is Returning (With an Edge, of Sorts)
Despite the scandal surrounding Page Six, its gossip column, The Post is forging ahead with plans to publish a second issue of Page Six, the Magazine...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
The High Cost of the Korean Mea Culpa
Dallas-based firm apologized and pledged donations to social programs in response to accusations of embezzlement surrounding investments in South Korea...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Entrepreneurial Edge : Electronic Giants Lend Hand, and Cash, to Start-Ups
With a confidence that recalls the early days of Silicon Valley, companies in San Diego are pushing the technological frontiers of cellular telephones...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Economic Scene: Enter the Neuro-Economists: Why Do Investors Do What They Do?
Every marketer knows that context and presentation influence our decisions. For the first time, economists are studying these phenomena scientifically...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Big Tires in Short Supply
There is one item that lately has dealers in the global mining industry really scrambling: the supersize tire...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Intel Posts Sharp Fall in Profit
Intel reported a decline in quarterly profit in the face of stiff competition and a general slowdown in the personal computer market...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Rising Yuan Pushes China Upmarket
If the United States persuades China to push up the value of its currency, there could be some unintended consequences...
New York Times - April 20, 2006
Latin America's new left axis
The BBC's Emilio San Pedro travels across South America to see just how close the region's leaders are to each other...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
Bird flu fears hit Key West fowl
Thousands of free-roaming chickens in Key West are to be sent home to roost as fears of bird flu kick in...
BBC News - April 20, 2006
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