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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 June 2007:
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Abbas: No talks with 'traitors'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounces Hamas leaders as "traitors," saying they planned last week's "bloody coup" while participating in a unity government...
CNN - June 20, 2007
Bush vetoes stem-cell bill
Pushing back against the Democratic-led Congress, President Bush vetoed a bill that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research. It was the third veto of Bush's administration, and his second veto of embryonic stem-cell research legislation...
CNN - June 20, 2007
Report Assails Pay of Ex-Chief of Smithsonian
Lawrence M. Small raised less private money for the museum last year than his predecessor did in 1999...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill
President Bush said that the bill promoting embryonic stem cell research disregarded the sanctity of human life...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
New Orleans Still Faces Risk of Flood, Army Says
A report shows, in block-by-block detail, that a big storm would likely flood large swaths of the city...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Writer Testifies About Source of Her Nom de Plume
Laura Albert, the writer known as JT Leroy, took the witness stand today at her civil fraud trial in Manhattan...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Bloomberg Insists He Is Not Running for President
?I?ve got the greatest job in the world and I?m going to keep doing it,? the mayor of New York told reporters...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Morgan Stanley?s Profits Rise
Morgan Stanley said Wednesday that its net income increased 41 percent in the latest quarter, setting a record for the securities firm...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
US crowd beats man to death
An angry crowd in Texas beats and kills a man who was in a car that hit and injured a young girl...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Evangelical named LA gang 'tsar'
An evangelical Christian minister is appointed to lead a million-dollar program to tackle gang violence in LA...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Bush vetoes stem cell funds bill
President Bush vetoes a bill that would have eased curbs on federal funds for research on stem cells...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Venezuelan TV may air from Mexico
The head of a banned opposition TV station in Venezuela says he may air programmes from Mexico...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Iraqi refugees chased from home
The phone calls were chilling: Don't work with the foreigners. Iraqi electrician Gorges Toma stopped working. "Right after I stopped [working], they killed my brother," says Toma, who moved to Turkey with his family...
CNN - June 20, 2007
Police doubt baby is missing woman's
The newborn was found dressed in a sleeper and nestled in a basket, left on the doorstep of a school nurse. DNA tests are under way to determine is the baby is connected to a pregnant woman missing for a week. Police are skeptical...
CNN - June 20, 2007
Fatah refugees in 'dire' situation
Several dozen pro-Fatah Palestinians with little food and no toilets remain stranded inside the Erez Crossing walkway connecting Hamas-led Gaza to Israel. The refugees are inside the 300-yard long covered walkway bordered by two 10-yard high concrete walls, which is now filled with waste and feces...
CNN - June 20, 2007
Bush to veto stem-cell bill
President Bush prepared Wednesday to veto a Democrat-written bill that would have eased restrictions on the use of federal funds for research involving embryonic stem cells. It would be the third veto of Bush's administration, and his second veto of embryonic stem cell research legislation...
CNN - June 20, 2007
6 Gaza Militants Killed in Clashes With Israel
In an escalation of violence today, Israel attacked rocket launchers in Gaza and clashed with Palestinian militants...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Fierce Battles Near Baghdad in Push Against Insurgents
American and Iraqi military officials said 30 insurgents were killed in the battles today in the Diyala province...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Wal-Mart to Expand Banking Services
Wal-Mart?s decision would extend the reach of its retailing empire into the bank accounts of its shoppers...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Fired worker wins Wal-Mart case
A female pharmacist sacked by Wal-Mart wins $2m in damages after a jury found she was discriminated against...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Israel targets US lad mag market
A US men's magazine will publish images of women who served in the Israeli army in a bid to improve the country's image...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Afghan bomb kills Nato troops
Three Canadian Nato soldiers die when a bomb destroys their vehicle in southern Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Silver Wields Power by Keeping Albany Guessing
Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly, is barely known to the general public but wields tremendous power over many bills...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
School desegregation plans
The US Supreme Court prepares to rule on two key cases centring on school desegregation plans...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Blackberry ban for French elite
French officials are told not to use Blackberry devices amid fears that foreigners may spy on them, reports say...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
US forces in Afghan killing row
A bitter argument erupts between an Afghan family and US-led coalition forces over the shooting of a young man...
BBC News - June 20, 2007
Some Colleges to Drop Out of U.S. News Rankings
Dozens of liberal arts colleges have decided to stop participating in the magazine?s annual college rankings...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Some Texans Fear Border Fence Will Sever Routine of Daily Life
Local leaders in South Texas are puzzled and alarmed over the implications of a fence on the U.S.-Mexico border...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Bloomberg Severs G.O.P. Ties, Fueling Talk of ?08 Bid
The step could clear the way for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York to make an independent bid for the presidency...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
BC Partners Agrees to Buy Intelsat
The private equity firm BC Partners will buy the world?s largest commercial satellite operator, in a deal that values the company at about $5 billion...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Investor Group Agrees to Buy Dick Clark Productions
RedZone Capital purchased Dick Clark Productions, the TV production company, for $175 million...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Barclays May Drop Symbol
The British bank is considering dropping its logo because of concerns by ABN Amro that it could remind some clients of the Nazi regime...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Carnival Corporation Profit Up
The 2.6 percent rise in second-quarter earnings overcame weak pricing in the Caribbean and higher fuel costs...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Darden Restaurants Profit Falls
The company missed expectations as sales fell 2.2 percent at stores open at least 16 months in its Red Lobster chain...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Companies Lose Drug Patch Suit
A federal jury awarded $5.5 million to the father of a man who died while wearing a drug patch made by two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Big Buyback of Shares Is Set by Expedia
The online travel company said it would buy back more than a third of its outstanding shares, consolidating control by its chairman, Barry Diller...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Tyson to Sell Chicken Free of Antibiotics
The company said it will no longer use antibiotics to raise chicken sold fresh in stores and would start a $70 million advertising campaign to promote the shift...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Roger Staubach Steps Down as Chief
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback will step down as chief executive of The Staubach Company...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Best Buy Lowers Its Forecast as Profit Falls 18%
First-quarter earnings were hurt by weak profits in China and increased sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
New Homes Construction Declined 2.1% in May, as Expected
Construction of new homes fell in May as the nation?s home builders were battered by the crisis in subprime lending and rising mortgage rates...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Waver, Then End With Slight Gain
Investors found solace in declining Treasury yields but remained subdued after a lackluster profit forecast by Best Buy and a drop in new-home construction...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
YouTube to Be Available in 7 Additional Languages
The new sites ? in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Dutch ? will feature local language home pages...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
European Agency Backs In-Flight Calls
European regulators have cleared the use of mobile phones and BlackBerry devices by airline passengers during flights...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Rejecting Calls for Change, House Panel Endorses Extending Farm Policies for 5 Years
The House panel that oversees subsidies to farmers voted to maintain the status quo by extending current policies for five years...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Square Feet: New York Law to Expand by Staying Put
It can pay to stay in place, if a real estate owner is able to think creatively to extract as much value as possible from a property...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Black?s Lawyers Hammer Former Partner?s Testimony
Lawyers argued that Conrad M. Black was pitted against F. David Radler, his business partner for more than 30 years...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Blackstone to Set a Stock Offering Price Sooner Than Expected
The Blackstone Group will price its initial offering tomorrow night, according to the Web site of Morgan Stanley...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Advertising: Embracing Change, TV Networks Find Stronger Demand for Ads
The intensifying demand is enabling the broadcasters to raise rates for spots scheduled to appear during prime-time shows next season...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Panel Supports Tax Breaks for Coal and Non-Oil Fuel
The Senate Finance Committee approved $28 billion in tax breaks to underwrite renewable fuels, all at the expense of the oil industry...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Court Upholds Plavix Patent
The decision removes a weighty uncertainty for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, the companies that market the product...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Square Feet: AIDS Research Gets a Home at Brooklyn Army Terminal
The city and state plan to make the Brooklyn Army Terminal a home for new bioscience ventures...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Some Lenders Dislike Plan to Save Bear Stearns Fund
An effort to save a troubled hedge fund at Bear Stearns hit a major hurdle when Merrill Lynch threatened to sell off its collateral...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Economix: A Lesson That Thomas Could Teach
The toy train recall is about the realities of offshoring and it isn?t clear that anyone involved has learned not to make the same mistakes again...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Insider Trading Can Now Touch Many Corners of the World
The two men from Pakistan charged with insider trading in connection with the TXU buyout offer have backgrounds that revolve around themes of hubris and aspiration...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Microsoft Will Alter Vista Operating System
The changes are in response to a complaint by Google that a feature of the operating system is anticompetitive...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
After Shake-Up, What Now for Yahoo?
All eyes are on the next steps that Jerry Yang, the company?s co-founder, will take to rejuvenate the troubled business...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Home Depot Sells a Unit That Never Fit
The home improvement chain sold its supply unit to a group of private equity firms for more than $10.3 billion...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
Politics Forcing Detroit to Back New Fuel Rules
Automakers are lobbying for a modest increase in mileage standards, hoping to silence calls for tougher targets...
New York Times - June 20, 2007
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