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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 2005:
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Sighting of missing children ruled out
Authorities have ruled out a purported sighting of two missing Idaho children at a Bonners Ferry, Idaho store, said a spokesman for the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Could married assassins 'kill' at the box office?
Hollywood is looking to a number of places -- including wars in two galaxies -- for a box office boost. The movie industry makes more than half its money between May and Labor Day weekend. There are high expectations for the latest Star Wars epic and the remake of "War of the Worlds." But there are other films that could also draw movie fans with a pair of married assassins and promises of laughter...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Saddam's attorney: Why no charges?
As a British tabloid on Friday published photos of Saddam Hussein in captivity, the former Iraqi leader's defense attorney demanded to know why his client has not been charged 19 months after his capture...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Afghans Dispute Claim That Kidnapped Italian Aid Worker Is Dead
The hostage, Clementina Cantoni, 32, who works for the humanitarian organization CARE International...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Showdown Looms as Republicans Seek to End Judicial Debate
Senate Republicans moved today to shut off debate on the nomination of Justice Priscilla R. Owen to a federal appeals court seat...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
First Lady Says President Should Have Been Told of Evacuation
Laura Bush's comments were the first in public from the White House to question the decision to keep the president in the dark...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Cuba dissidents hold rare rally
Around 200 Cuban dissidents hold a public meeting in Havana in defiance of a ban on political opposition...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Ex-prisoner backs Koran protests
A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner tells a demonstration in London that he saw American soldiers desecrate the Koran...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Hurricane Adrian slams El Salvador
Hurricane Adrian slammed into El Salvador's coast before dawn today, cutting off power and forcing officials to close schools and evacuate some 14,000 people. The storm was weakening as it raced across Central America, but weather watchers fear Adrian still could result in devastating flooding...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Demands of Partisanship Bring Change to the Senate
The few remaining centrists say the fierce partisan currents make it very hard to build the coalitions necessary to do something big...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
How the Diva of Divas Did It
Kathleen Turner's performance may be the most powerful of the Broadway season. So what went right wrong for Natasha Richardson and Jessica Lange?...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
South Korean Quits Olympic Panel
Kim Un Yong of South Korea faced expulsion from the International Olympic Committee after being jailed on bribery and embezzlement charges...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Bush Vows to Veto Measure Easing Stem Cell Restriction
The president also said he was concerned about South Korean scientists' effort to ease the cloning of human embryos...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Private Investor Group to Acquire Maytag
An group led by the private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings will pay $1.13 billion in cash and the assumption of $975 million in debt...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Google offers personalised pages
Internet search engine Google throws down the gauntlet to rivals Yahoo and Microsoft by unveiling its own personalised web service...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Canada PM wins confidence vote
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin narrowly wins a confidence vote to keep his government in power...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Police probing possible clue in Idaho case
A tip that two missing children may have been spotted in an Idaho store has prompted a lookout for a tall man driving a light colored van, possibly now in northwestern Montana, investigators said. Authorities launched a massive search for 9-year-old Dylan and 8-year-old Shasta after their mother, brother and their mother's boyfriend were found brutally slain -- beaten to death -- in their Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, home on Monday...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Three U.S. soldiers die in Iraq violence
Two U.S. soldiers riding in a convoy were killed when gunmen in another vehicle shot them in central Baghdad, the U.S. military said...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Possible clue in Idaho case
A tip that two missing children may have been spotted in an Idaho store has prompted a lookout for a tall man driving a light colored van, possibly now in northwestern Montana, investigators said...
CNN - May 20, 2005
NBA: Pistons halt Miller time
Detroit beat Indiana 88-79 to clinch a place in the NBA Eastern Conference final...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Queen attends Mountie memorial
The Queen and Prince Philip visit a memorial for four Mounties who were shot dead...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
US airlines announce merger deal
US Airways and America West, the seventh and eighth-largest US airlines, are merging to try to compete with low-cost carriers...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
US military limits Uzbek activity
The US is to have a limited military presence in Uzbekistan because of the recent violence, a top general says...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Sikh sues in US jail turban row
A Sikh jail inmate sues a Californian county for violating his religious rights by refusing to allow him to wear a turban...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Chilean troops in 'snow tsunami'
Chile's army continues to search for 65 soldiers missing in a blizzard in the Andes that has killed five people...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Tennis: Serena quits French Open
World number four Serena Williams withdraws from next week's French Open...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Hurricane Adrian hits El Salvador
Two people die and up to 20,000 are evacuated as the first hurricane of 2005 hits the coast of El Salvador...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
FBI makes database hacker raids
FBI agents seize computers from hacking suspects, after an electronic break-in at data broker LexisNexis...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Coroner: Idaho victims had skull fractures
The coroner's office concluded Thursday that the victims of a triple homicide in a quiet Idaho town died of blunt force trauma to the head -- a crime that has puzzled investigators and left two young children missing. Sheriff Rocky Watson said the killings were not random but rather the work of someone "on a mission." A massive search is under way for 9-year-old Dylan and 8-year-old Shasta Groene...
CNN - May 20, 2005
Victims died of head trauma
The coroner's office concluded Thursday the victims of a triple homicide in a quiet Idaho town died of blunt force trauma to the head -- a crime that has puzzled investigators and left two young children missing...
CNN - May 20, 2005
End of the Line for Families of Baghdad's Missing: The City Morgue
As the pace and intensity of the violence in Iraq increases, it is growing ever more difficult to match the missing with the dead...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths
A file of an inquiry into the deaths of two detainees at Bagram, Afghanistan, depicts repeated harsh treatment of prisoners...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Koreans Report Ease in Cloning for Stem Cells
Producing human embryos through cloning, and then extracting their stem cells, is one of the great hopes of the stem cell field...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Behind Scenes, Aides Take On Filibuster Fight
A handful of savvy strategists are working behind the scenes to orchestrate the Senate drama over judicial confirmations...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Times Names Executive for TV
The New York Times appointed Vivian Schiller, the general manager of the Discovery Times Channel, to the new position of senior vice president for television and video...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
When Bulls and Bears Dine, Lots of Grist to Chew Over
Since ideas are the lifeblood of markets, it is perhaps not surprising that there are many versions of what Wall Street calls "idea dinners."...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
People and Deal Makers
People...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
2 Citigroup Officers Settle S.E.C. Claims
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Google Moves to Challenge Web Portals
Moving more directly into competition with other portals, Google unveiled a feature that allows users to personalize the Google home page with features they use frequently...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Black, Facing Suits, Sells London Home
Facing a string of lawsuits, Conrad M. Black, the deposed head of Hollinger International, has put an array of high-profile assets up for sale recently...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Economic Index Falls; So Do Jobless Claims
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
The Times Names a Culture Editor
Sam Sifton has been named culture editor of The New York Times...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Gillette Chief Subpoenaed
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Private Investor Group to Acquire Maytag for $1.13 Billion
CHICAGO, May 19 - After a dismal drop in first-quarter earnings, Maytag, a leading maker of appliances, agreed on Thursday to be acquired by an investor group led by the private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings for $1.13 billion in cash and the assumption of $975 million in debt...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Financing for New Film Studio
Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who are leaving Miramax Films in September to start their own film studio, will get financing from the Goldman Sachs Group...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
From Dropout to Billionaire: Founder of Gateway Resigns
Ted Waitt announced on Thursday that he was resigning as chairman of Gateway, the personal computer maker he started 20 years ago...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Fannie Mae Says Reserves Are Increasing on Schedule
Fannie Mae said yesterday that it had satisfied its regulator's most recent minimum capital standards, even as Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, prodded it to shrink its mortgage portfolio, a move that would raise its capital reserves...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Is a Salaryman Without a Suit Like Sushi Without the Rice?
Japanese businessmen are being asked to help the nation save energy by shedding their jackets and ties in summer...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
At Sunbeam, Big Guys Won, Public Lost
Two financiers made a deal in 1998 that turned out to be disastrous for everyone involved. Everyone, that is, except for the men most directly involved...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Third Agency Cuts Credit Rating of Ford Motor, but Not to Junk
The Ford Motor Company's bruised credit rating suffered another blow on Thursday as Fitch downgraded it but left it out of junk bond territory...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
3 Hedge Fund Firms Settle S.E.C. Charges
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Three hedge fund management firms have agreed to pay a total of $2.4 million to settle charges of illegal short-selling in nearly two dozen stock offerings, securities regulators said on Thursday...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Internet Phone Services Told to Offer 911 Emergency Calls
Companies that deliver telephone service over the Internet must provide their customers with 911 emergency service, the Federal Communications Commission ruled...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Westar Settles With U.S.
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Broadcom Sues Qualcomm Over Patents
Broadcom filed complaints in federal court and with the International Trade Commission to block sales of wireless communications products made by Qualcomm...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Fauchon's Food Empire Cedes Territory to a Rival
Fauchon, the most well-known luxury food emporium in Paris, is selling 9 of its 12 satellite shops but is not going out of business...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Fox's Lineup Sticks With the Tried and True
Fox announced a prime-time lineup for the 2005-6 television season that its president said underscored the success and stability of the network's schedule...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
G.M.'s Brands to Cut Back on Variety
General Motors said that from now on Chevrolet and Cadillac would be the company's only brands to offer a full lineup of vehicles...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Morgan Says Dissident Role Would Cost Ex-Executives
Morgan Stanley said that two executives who resigned would have to forgo bonus payments if they joined a group opposed to the firm's chief executive...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Wal-Mart Ends Online Video Rentals and Promotes Netflix
Wal-Mart is retreating from one of its more ambitious online ventures, a DVD rental service meant to compete in the market pioneered by Netflix...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Shares Up for a Fourth Day as Oil Prices Keep Falling
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Deliberating, Scrushy Jury Again Hears Recordings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 19 - The jury in the criminal fraud trial of the former HealthSouth chief executive Richard M. Scrushy went straight to work Thursday, asking to hear playback of conversations secretly recorded by federal agents and a former chief financial officer who was cooperating with the government...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Deutsche Bank Denies Reports That Its Chief Will Quit if Faced With New Fraud Trial
Deutsche Bank denied rumors that Josef Ackermann would resign if faced with a new trial on charges that he defrauded shareholders in the wake of a takeover battle...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Running Big Board's Floor Is No Longer a Family Affair
For years, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange has been something of a fraternity of fathers and sons, but the system has been undergoing changes...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Grand Jury Subpoenas DuPont Documents
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
US Airways and America West Plan to Merge
US Airways and America West Airlines plan to merge in a $1.5 billion deal that would create the nation's fifth-largest airline...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Europe: The Unlevel Playing Field
The 12 countries that use the euro currency are dispersing into sprinters and laggards, with different levels of economic vigor...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
After Scandals, New Legal Stars Rise on Wall St.
Compliance lawyers are often the only people standing between their investment firms and a lethal blow from the government...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
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