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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 September 2005:
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U.S., Russia reject N Korea demand
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Russian counterpart have rejected a North Korean statement that Pyongyang would begin dismantling its nuclear program only if the United States provided a light-water reactor for civilian power...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Commandos join Antarctic rescue mission
Four army commandos on skis dropped by helicopter Tuesday onto an Antarctic glacier to search for two Argentine men who plunged into a deep ice crevasse in a weekend snowmobiling accident...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Rita strengthens to Category 2
Hurricane Rita strengthened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday as it pounded the Florida Keys with heavy rain and strong wind...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Reid opposes Roberts
Democratic Leader Harry Reid announced on the Senate floor Tuesday that he opposes the confirmation of John Roberts as chief justice. The announcement comes as rank and file Democrats began staking out positions on the man named to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Gotti Is Released After Judge Declares Mistrial
A jury in New York City today acquitted John A. Gotti of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, but said it was deadlocked on other, more serious charges against Mr. Gotti, the prince of the Gambino crime family, including an accusation that he had plotted the kidnapping of a talk radio host...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Democratic Leader Intends to Vote Against Roberts
With Democrats openly conflicted about the nomination, Senator Harry Reid's decision could set a tone for the rest of his caucus...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Microsoft Announces Major Reorganization
Microsoft is reorganizing its corporate structure and giving one of its newest executives broader powers in an effort to better compete with the likes of Google and Yahoo...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Goldman Sachs Posts 83% Gain in Its Earnings
Goldman Sachs's profits were driven by significant gains in stock and bond trading as well a surge in revenue for services offered to hedge funds...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Fed Raises Rates Again, by a Quarter Point
The Fed said that the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina was unlikely to pose a "persistent threat" to the economy...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Microsoft shakes up its business
Software firm Microsoft is shaking up the way it is organised in an effort to stay ahead of competitors...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Florida, Gulf Coast await Rita
Rita, upgraded to a hurricane, is dropping heavy rain on Florida Keys and sparking fears it could cause new misery along the Katrina-battered Gulf Coast...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Keys residents told to 'hunker down'
Thousands of residents of the Florida Keys have moved to safer territory ahead of Hurricane Rita, but officials said Tuesday those who remain should not try to leave now...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Bombs kill 9 Americans in Iraq
Nine Americans, including five troops, have been killed by bombs in Iraq during the past two days, U.S. officials in Baghdad said Tuesday...
CNN - September 20, 2005
White House counsels patience
The White House urged patience on the part of Hurricane Katrina survivors Tuesday as President Bush keeps a wary eye on Hurricane Rita during his fifth trip to the battered Gulf Coast...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Rita Strengthens to Hurricane as Gulf Coast Watches and Waits
Tropical Storm Rita strengthened into a hurricane as it moved toward Florida's southern coast and the Keys...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
The Beginning of the End for the Knicks
In 2000, Patrick Ewing ended a long and mostly glorious association with New York. In many respects, the Knicks have still not recovered...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
OPEC Offers Extra Oil Supplies as Hurricane Fears Ease
Drawing on the last option available, OPEC formally agreed today to lift any restrictions on its oil sales for the next three months in a move aimed at reassuring edgy markets...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Oil prices dip despite storm fear
Oil prices fall after Monday's 7% surge, but fears of another US storm loom...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Goldman has surprise profit jump
Goldman Sachs has a better than expected 83% jump in profits, boosted by investment banking and trading revenue...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Tennis: Davenport misses China
Second seed Lindsay Davenport withdraws from this week's China Open with a back problem...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Slater's grope charge is shelved
Groping charges against actor Christian Slater are dismissed, as long as he commits no crime for six months...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Football: Ronaldinho 'best player'
Galacticos and celebs rub shoulders at glitzy FIFPro bash...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Bombings kill US soldiers in Iraq
Five US troops die in bomb attacks in Iraq, bringing to nine the number of US personnel killed in two days...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Sandinistas in Venezuela oil deal
Nicaragua's Sandinista opposition party announces a deal to buy Venezuelan oil at preferential rates...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Gang raid kills 12 in Guatemala
At least 12 youths are killed by members of a rival gang at a youth detention facility in Guatemala...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
New Orleans halts return
With Tropical Storm Rita nearing hurricane status off south Florida, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has halted the return of residents to his storm-ravaged city...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Basra tense after dramatic raid
British forces in Iraq are patrolling a tense city after a UK armored vehicle escorted by a tank crashed into a detention center in Basra and later rescued two undercover troops apparently held by Shia militia...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Sumitomo gets grip on tyre firm
Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo is to buy the US replacement tyre firm TBC Corporation for $1.1bn...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
NFL: Giants overcome Saints
The New York Giants beat New Orleans, while the Washinton Redskins come from behind to stun fierce rivals Dallas...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
NBA: Oklahoma 'to host Hornets'
New Orleans Hornets, without a home following Hurricane Katrina, will play some of their 41 home NBA games in Oklahoma City, according to reports...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Nasa plans return to Moon
The US space agency, Nasa, announces plans to send astronauts to the Moon by 2020...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Mexico ex-leader genocide charge
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria is charged with orchestrating a 1968 massacre of students...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Cuba to create doctors' brigade
Cuba's president promises to create an international medical brigade to help victims of natural disasters or epidemics...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Fed likely to hike interest rates
The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates to 3.75% - the 11th successive monthly increase...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
TV show sued after sister's death
A woman sues US show Extreme Makeover for $1m, claiming it contributed to her sister's death...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Gang raid kills 14 in Guatemala
At least 14 youths are killed by members of a rival gang at a youth detention facility in Guatemala...
BBC News - September 20, 2005
Official: Jailbreak frees troops
A British armored vehicle escorted by a tank crashed into a detention center Monday in Basra and rescued two undercover troops held by police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN...
CNN - September 20, 2005
Official: Jailbreak frees UK troops
A British armored vehicle escorted by a tank crashed into a detention center Monday in Basra and rescued two undercover troops held by police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official has told CNN...
CNN - September 20, 2005
NASA Planning Return to Moon Within 13 Years
The plan would use a new spacecraft similar to the Apollo command capsule of the original Moon program, and new rockets made up largely of components from the space shuttle program...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Ex-White House Aide Charged in Corruption Case
The ex-chief of staff of the General Services Administration was charged with obstructing an inquiry into dealings with Jack Abramoff...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood
Women are being groomed to take their place in an ever more diverse professional elite. But many of these women say that is not what they want...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Mayor Suspends Flow of People to New Orleans
With a new storm threatening the Gulf of Mexico, Mayor C. Ray Nagin called for a "mandatory" evacuation of many of the residents who have returned or never left...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Europe Considers New Charges Against Microsoft
Almost 18 months after the European Commission ruled that Microsoft had abused its dominance, Europe's antitrust authority is considering opening new cases against the company...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
$4 Million Fine for Office Depot
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Dow Jones/AP) - Office Depot, the office supplies retailer, has paid $4.75 million to settle charges that it sold office products to the federal government that were made in countries that do not have reciprocal trade agreements with the United States, the Justice Department said on Monday...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Up-Front Preferences
UP-FRONT PREFERENCES In-flight comfort, specifically amenities like seats that can lie flat for sleeping, is the most important factor in choosing an airline for international business-class travel, according to a survey of more than 500 business fliers by 1stAir Inc. That is not good news for international carriers based in the United States. Their business-class products are generally viewed as inferior to those on foreign airlines like British Airways and Cathay Pacific. In all, 70.5 percent of those polled said they preferred the premium cabins on foreign carriers to those on domestic ones...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Quebec Rules Against Wal-Mart in Closing of Unionized Store
Quebec's labor relations board has rejected Wal-Mart Canada's claim that it closed a unionized store in that province for economic reasons...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Profit at Nike Increased 32% in 1st Quarter
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Navigation Systems: Obsolete Before Their Time?
For car-rental companies, demand for onboard navigation systems may not keep growing for much longer...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Mediation Order for HealthSouth
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 19 (AP) - A federal district judge has ordered mediation in the Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against the ousted chief executive of the HealthSouth Corporation, Richard M. Scrushy, over a large-scale fraud at the company, a possible first step toward a settlement of claims totaling nearly $800 million...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Liz Claiborne Hires Executive from CNBC
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
To Bed or to Bar?
A conundrum is plaguing the hotel industry: how to satisfy the contrasting tastes of its two core business traveler constituencies, the baby boomers and Generation X...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
President Quits At Wendy's
DUBLIN, Ohio, Sept. 19 (AP) - Wendy's International, one of the nation's largest fast-food companies, said Monday that its president and chief operating officer had resigned, effective immediately...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Matria Will Buy a Private Rival
By Reuters...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Automaker and Canadian Union Near Pact
DaimlerChrysler Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers appeared to be close to an agreement Monday, reducing the possibility that the automaker will be shut by a strike...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
The Slow Flow of Russian Oil
In the year since Yukos was effectively nationalized, its output growth halted...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Miscellany
Miscellany...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Norsk Hydro Buying Spinnaker Exploration
Norsk Hydro agreed to buy the Spinnaker Exploration Company of Houston for $2.45 billion to expand oil and gas output and add potential for new discoveries...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
ATA Proposal Gives Pilots a 4% Stake in the Airline
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 19 (AP) - Union leaders representing pilots at ATA Airlines have endorsed a new contract that gives them part ownership of the airline in exchange for wage concessions, clearing the way for a vote by the membership on the proposal, the union said on Monday...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Successor to Murdoch Named at Post
The News Corporation named Paul V. Carlucci as publisher of The New York Post, succeeding the corporation's chairman, Rupert Murdoch...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Financially Illiterate? A Nonprofit Foundation Wants to Help
A group dedicated to financial literacy says that many Americans could manage their personal finances better, and it plans to introduce an ad campaign to help them...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Shares Tumble on Worries Over New Storm and Rates
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Some Fliers May Soon Find Loyalty Is Less Rewarding
Some experts are saying that passengers will not be affected by the bankruptcy filings of Delta and Northwest. If you choose to believe that, I know a guy who has some Enron stock options...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
At Vioxx Trial, Witness Says Short-Term Use Posed a Risk
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Hot Product Has Corning Thriving and Wary
The hardest job facing Corning's new chief executive is to figure out how to eke every cent from the booming market in glass for flat-panel televisions and computers...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Narrow Interest Rate Gap Is Squeezing Retail Banks
Analysts say more banks are likely to miss earnings estimates if the yield curve continues to flatten...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Cash Now, Questions Later
Liberty Bank has long been a New Orleans success story. Now, its road back begins in a branch office in Baton Rouge, La...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
A Late Start Isn't Stopping Gator Harvest
The annual one-month alligator hunt was delayed a week because of Hurricane Katrina, but that has only intensified the search...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
File-Sharing Services Seek Pact With Record Studios
At least five online file-sharing companies are trying to reach an accord with the music industry to convert the free trading of copyrighted music on their networks to paid services...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Ex-Tyco Officers Get 8 to 25 Years
The sentencing for L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark H. Swartz follows a parade of other substantial terms imposed on former executives convicted of white-collar crimes...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
Fighting to Get in on the Next Little Thing
After several years of caution and hesitation, if not outright fear, venture capitalists are again opening their wallets to the start-ups...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
OPEC Set to Open Oil Taps Full Blast
OPEC said that it planned to allow its members to provide up to 2 million barrels a day of extra crude oil if needed, but oil traders sent prices higher...
New York Times - September 20, 2005
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