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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 January 2006:
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Miners found dead
The two miners who were trapped after an underground fire broke out at Aracoma Alma Mine No. 1 in West Virginia were found dead Saturday, mine officials said...
CNN - January 21, 2006
Whale dies during Thames rescue
The wayward whale that rescuers were taking out to sea from the Thames River in London took a turn for the worse and died Saturday...
CNN - January 21, 2006
Comics to Battle for Truth, Justice and the Islamic Way
A new group - and new genre - of superheroes are all aimed specifically at young Muslim readers and focusing on Muslim virtues...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
A Generation Serves Notice: It's a Moving Target
Many people in their 20's are abandoning traditional media channels, posing a challenge to marketers trying to reach them...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Rescuers lift whale out of Thames
Rescuers lift a stranded whale out of London's Thames River and take it by barge toward the sea, saying they are "cautiously optimistic" they can save the animal's life...
CNN - January 21, 2006
Rescuers drill to find missing miners
Rescuers drilled a hole into the Aracoma Alma Mine in West Virginia, hoping the missing miners will signal their location, said a mining official...
CNN - January 21, 2006
Efforts to Contact 2 Miners Get No Response
Workers seeking two missing miners in West Virginia drilled deep into a shaft but got no response...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
College Aid Plan Widens U.S. Role in High Schools
A student aid program calls for the federal government to rate the academic rigor of the nation's high schools for the first time...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
A Miami Emblem Is Sacrificed for Shade
A renaissance is under way in Miami, but a defining element is about to vanish: the royal palm trees that line Biscayne Boulevard...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
The Wounded: Struggling Back From War's Once-Deadly Wounds
Men and women with multiple injuries, wounds that would have been fatal in earlier wars, are a singular legacy of the war in Iraq...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
200 arrested in Nepal protests
More than 200 activists and opposition party members were arrested across Nepal on Saturday as they organized pro-democracy rallies, the parties said...
CNN - January 21, 2006
US tries to defuse Japan beef row
The US sends a team of experts to Japan after Tokyo reimposes a recently suspended ban on US beef...
BBC News - January 21, 2006
Al Qaeda No. 2 releases poetry tape
Just one day after Osama bin Laden spoke on an audiotaped message, his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri recited poetry to jihadists on a 17-minute recording that appeared on the Internet. He did not mention last week's attempt on his life...
CNN - January 21, 2006
Television Cul-de-Sac Mystery: Why Was Reality Show Killed?
The producers of a series featuring a gay couple and their adopted son believe ABC feared offending Christian audiences...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
The Saturday Profile: A TV 'King' Pushes the Limits, Flashily but Gently
Li Yong is considered one of the most popular and bankable stars in the stable of more subdued personalities at China Central Television...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Medicare Woes Take High Toll on Mentally Ill
Some patients have relapsed after mix-ups in the first weeks of the new drug benefit kept them from getting their medications...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
New York Moves to Limit Colleges That Seek Profit
The freeze on commercial colleges comes as officials nationwide look to tighten rules on this booming sector of higher education...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Seahawks Rise, as Does Seattle, in Hometown Tycoon's Vision
Paul G. Allen, the Microsoft billionaire and Seahawks owner, is remaking the city according to his own peripatetic passions...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Short Cuts: Demystifying the eBay Selling Experience
Day-long seminars, held in different locations around the country, introduce people to "Selling Basics" or "Beyond the Basics" in eBay speak...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
[TS] The Cufflinks That Went to China
Globalization has taken its toll as Chinese manufacturers have pretty much taken over the costume jewelry industry...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Your Money: With a Little Estate Planning, Your House Can Stay in the Family
As home prices have climbed sharply in most areas of the country, many older Americans are finding themselves living in an asset worth $1 million or more...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
To Order Spare Parts Press *P
As wave after wave of baby boomers enter their prime health care spending years, the medical device market is expected to grow by double digits for years to come...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Ex-Chief at Insurer Gains Right to Read Investigation Report
A New York judge has ruled that Maurice R. Greenberg, the former chairman and chief executive of the insurance giant American International Group, has the right to see an extensive internal report about the accounting issues that led to his ouster...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Ameriquest to Pay $325 Million in a Settlement Over Lending
The Ameriquest Mortgage Company, the mortgage lender, has agreed to pay $325 million and make changes to its lending practices to settle investigations by attorneys general in more than two dozen states, people close to the agreement said last night...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Market Values: Mergers Rise and Analysts Take Notice
LOVE is in the air in corporate boardrooms, or is it just the realization that it can hurt to be alone?...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Regulators Foresee a Hearing on Wal-Mart's Plan for a Bank
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Reuters) - Federal regulators expect to hold a public hearing on Wal-Mart's application to open a bank, a banking supervisory agency told lawmakers in a letter indicating that action on the issue might be delayed...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Sporting News Settles Case on Gambling Ads
The Sporting News has entered into a $7.2 million settlement to resolve accusations that it promoted Internet gambling by publishing ads for online casinos overseas...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
It's Not Atlantic City, but Miss America Pageant Adjusts Easily
The Miss America pageant began its bid to head off a withering television audience by trading Atlantic City, N.J., for Las Vegas...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Off the Charts: Oil Price Soars Again, and the Market Gives Signs of a Lasting Trend
Oil is on the move again, but that fact is only starting to attract the kind of attention that greeted the move last summer...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Prosecutor Takes New Job
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Saturday Interview: Taking Over to Retool a Chip Maker
Wolfgang Ziebart has cut costs and reorganized Infineon Technologies since taking over in September 2004...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
F.D.A. Questions a Planned Over-the-Counter Diet Drug
A Food and Drug Administration reviewer offered a skeptical assessment of over-the-counter sale of the diet drug Xenical, questioning whether consumers would benefit from the product...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Another Rise in Confidence
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
At Citigroup, Earnings Rise With a Hitch
Citigroup said that earnings rose 30 percent in the fourth quarter, but that the rise was solely from the sale of its asset management business...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Plan to Require More Data on Safety Issues
The F.D.A. will soon propose guidelines intended to make annual safety reports filed by medical device makers more complete and more accessible to the public...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
With Threat of Sanctions, Iran Protects Some Assets
Iran is transferring its assets out of European banks as the possibility of economic sanctions over its nuclear program looms...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Five Days: S.E.C. Wants Companies to Tell All on Executive Pay
Stocks retreated after a steaming start to the year as economic statistics and corporate profit forecasts raised doubts about the economy...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Volkswagen Chairman Will Step Down
A high-stakes boardroom battle at Volkswagen ended in a truce as Ferdinand K. Piëch agreed to step down next year in return for two Porsche executives gaining seats on the board...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Japan Again Suspends Shipments of Beef From U.S.
The Japanese government reinstituted the ban today after finding a prohibited backbone in a shipment from a Brooklyn meatpacker...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
What's Online: The Directors' Cut
The news media has offered accounts of outlandish compensation packages for executives and the various ways companies have obfuscated them...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
What's Offline: There Is No Place Like Home
What was lost in all the frothy discussion last year about soaring real estate prices was just how much the homes themselves have changed...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Higher Oil Prices Send Shares Tumbling
Stocks went into their steepest slide in nearly three years after crude oil prices surged and several corporations reported disappointing earnings...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Morgan Stanley Pursuing Deal With a Side Benefit
John J. Mack, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, is seeking a stake in BlackRock, a fast-growing asset management company...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
G.E.'s Earnings Report Shows a Lackluster Quarter
General Electric said its profit fell because of an insurance business that it is selling in a broader effort to return to the faster growth and fatter profits of years past...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Analysts Ask if Ford Overhaul Plan Will Be Spartan Enough
Many analysts say Ford Motor's overhaul plan, called The Way Forward, will be too little and at least a year too late...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
Judge Approves United's Plan to Emerge From Bankruptcy
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (AP) - A federal judge gave final approval on Friday to the revamping plan of United Airlines, clearing the way for it leave bankruptcy in less than two weeks...
New York Times - January 21, 2006
US-Venezuela drug accord
Venezuela and the US are set to sign a new agreement to fight international drug trafficking...
BBC News - January 21, 2006
US 'eco-terrorists' face charges
US justice officials charge 11 people for an alleged 'eco-terrorist' arson spree across five states...
BBC News - January 21, 2006
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