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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Bodman Insufficient oil production behind prices
The U.S. energy secretary said Saturday that insufficient oil production, not financial speculation, was driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Sadrists accuse Iraqi govt of targeting movement
Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr accused the government Saturday of targeting their political movement as security forces arrested 20 policemen linked to the anti-American cleric...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast
Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Group files suit over I Believe plates in SC
A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue
South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink takes 2-stroke lead into Travelers finale
Stewart Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Suzann Pettersen takes 3-shot lead at Wegmans LPGA
Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to open a three-stroke lead over Morgan Pressel and South Koreans Eun-Hee Ji and Inbee Park after the third round of the Wegmans LPGA...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
DeGeneres 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
Ellen Degeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama, McCain spar on levees
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink extends lead at Travelers
Stewart Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Glaus hits slam, Dice-K rocked in Cards 9-3 win
Troy Glaus hit a grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals rocked Daisuke Matsuzaka in his return from the disabled list, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-3 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink extends lead at Travelers, 1st Ld-Writethru
Stewart Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama raps McCain on flood prevention programs
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Rembrandt Laughing is self-portrait
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ore. students set to get choice of graduation test
When Oregon education officials set out to devise a graduation testing requirement for high school students, they looked to other states for inspiration _ on what not to do...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Fire burns several buildings in Oakland, Calif.
About 80 firefighters are trying put out a fire that has burned several buildings in Oakland, Calif...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
NM school tries to reach students via podcast
Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues Saturday in Calif.
A blistering heat wave blanketing much of the California coast over the past week showed no signs of letting up Saturday as temperatures headed back toward triple digits...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
River rising again, new worries in some Mo. towns
Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Calif. firefighters gain ground fast-moving blaze
A Northern California wildfire was 90 percent contained Saturday after forcing thousands to evacuate, destroying several homes and closing a six-mile stretch of scenic Highway 1, fire officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Land lost, Ky., Tenn. families fight for heritage
First, they lost their land. Now the people whose families were evicted in the 1960s to create a vast nature preserve in western Kentucky and Tennessee are wrangling with the U.S. Forest Service over how to present their history to visitors...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Guard killed at federal prison in Central Calif.
Officials say a guard has been stabbed to death by inmates at a federal prison in Central California...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfires raging in Calif., New Mexico
A Northern California wildfire was almost fully contained Saturday after forcing thousands to evacuate, destroying several homes and closing a six-mile stretch of scenic Highway 1, fire officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
River rises again, along with worries in Mo., Ill.
Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
House in CT eminent domain dispute finds new home
A small house that was once at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on government seizure of private property has found a safe haven...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
River rises again, renewing worries in Mo. towns
Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northwest Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Car hits NYC pedestrians for 3rd time in 2 days
For the third time in two days, a vehicle plowed down pedestrians on a New York City sidewalk, this time leaving three bystanders injured and a driver under arrest...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Navy conducts hearing tests on rare whale in Fla.
A team of U.S. Navy audiologists conducted a hearing test Saturday on a rare beaked whale convalescing at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Sadrists accuse Iraqi govt of targeting movement
Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr accused the government Saturday of targeting their political movement as security forces arrested 20 policemen linked to the anti-American cleric...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast
Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Mexico recovers 929 pre-Columbian pieces
Mexico recovered more than 900 pre-Columbian artifacts seized from smugglers in the U.S. and Canada, including 800-year-old fiber sandals, spears and hunting bows looted from nomadic caves, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Study Moving virus research could be costly
An outbreak of one of the most contagious animal diseases from any of five locations the White House is considering for a new high-security research laboratory would be more devastating to the U.S. economy than from the isolated island laboratory where such research is now conducted, says a new report published Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Group files suit over I Believe plates in SC
A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Bodman Insufficient oil production behind prices
The U.S. energy secretary said Saturday that insufficient oil production, not financial speculation, was driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
River rises again, renewing worries in Mo. towns
Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northwest Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue
South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
DeGeneres 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
Ellen Degeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
River rises again, along with worries in Mo., Ill.
Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfires raging in Calif., New Mexico
A Northern California wildfire was almost fully contained Saturday after forcing thousands to evacuate, destroying several homes and closing a six-mile stretch of scenic Highway 1, fire officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
House in CT eminent domain dispute finds new home
A small house that was once at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on government seizure of private property has found a safe haven...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Glaus hits slam, Dice-K rocked in Cards 9-3 win
Troy Glaus hit a grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals rocked Daisuke Matsuzaka in his return from the disabled list, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-3 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Suzann Pettersen takes 3-shot lead at Wegmans LPGA
Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to open a three-stroke lead over Morgan Pressel and South Koreans Eun-Hee Ji and Inbee Park after the third round of the Wegmans LPGA...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Rembrandt Laughing is self-portrait
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Kansas guard Mario Chalmers to stay in NBA draft
Guard Mario Chalmers, the most outstanding player of the 2008 Final Four, has decided to skip his senior year at Kansas and stay in the NBA draft...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Dow industrials fall below 12,000 as oil rises
The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen below the 12,000 mark for the first time since March...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Season-ending knee surgery for Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods walked tenderly out of Torrey Pines with a U.S. Open trophy he was destined to win on a left leg worse than anyone imagined. A group of children called out to him and Woods looked over and waved...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Tiger won US Open with torn ligament, 2 fractures
Tiger Woods walked tenderly out of Torrey Pines with a U.S. Open trophy he was destined to win on a left leg worse than anyone imagined. A group of children called out to him and Woods looked over and waved. It turned out to be a most symbolic gesture. So long, Tiger. See you next year...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cards RB Arrington arrested after nightclub fight
Arizona Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington was among five people arrested after a fight at a nightclub in North Carolina...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Home of Pacman Jones up for foreclosure sale
A foreclosure sale has been published involving the home of former Tennessee Titan Adam "Pacman" Jones...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Knee surgery for Woods creates headache for others
Tiger Woods was must-see TV at the U.S. Open, making birdie on the final hole to force a playoff, another clutch birdie the next day to extend the playoff and winning his 14th major on what amounted to one good leg...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Knee surgery for Woods creates a headache for others
Tiger Woods was must-see TV at the U.S. Open, making birdie on the final hole to force a playoff, another clutch birdie the next day to extend the playoff and winning his 14th major on what amounted to one good leg...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Analysis Obama chose winning over his word
Barack Obama chose winning over his word.The Democrat once made a conditional agreement to accept taxpayer money from the public financing system, and accompanying spending limits, if his Republican opponent did, too...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink extends lead at Travelers, 1st Ld-Writethru
Stewart Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink takes 2-stroke lead into Travelers finale
Stewart Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Troy Dumais is 1st to earn Olympic diving berth
Troy Dumais has become the first diver to make the U.S. Olympic team. Dumais completed a dominating performance in 3-meter springboard Saturday at the trials in Indianapolis. The Californian will be making his third trip to the Olympics. He was sixth on springboard at Sydney and Athens...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama raps McCain on flood prevention programs
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama, McCain spar on levees
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Land lost, Ky., Tenn. families fight for heritage
First, they lost their land. Now the people whose families were evicted in the 1960s to create a vast nature preserve in western Kentucky and Tennessee are wrangling with the U.S. Forest Service over how to present their history to visitors...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Stamkos, Doughty, Bogosian go 1-2-3 in NHL draft
Steven Stamkos was selected with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. The Lightning made no secret how much they liked the speedy, offensive-minded 18-year-old forward from suburban Toronto and chose him just minutes after they went onto the draft clock...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink extends lead at Travelers
Stewart Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Argentina farmers lift roadblocks
Farmers in Argentina lift most of the roadblocks they set up during a three-month row with the government...
BBC News - June 21, 2008
Group files suit over I Believe plates in SC
A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue
South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
DeGeneres 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
Ellen Degeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Housing rescue a final chance for bargaining
President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Housing rescue is final chance for bargaining
President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Morgan Pressel shoots 65 to lead Wegmans LPGA
Morgan Pressel, intensifying her practice routines as she moves beyond her teens, shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen midway through the Wegmans LPGA...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
No pressure on Montoya in return to Sonoma
The pressure was on Juan Pablo Montoya last year when he arrived at Infineon Raceway expected to score his first Cup Series victory...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Kahne wins 2nd pole in 3 weeks at Sonoma
Kasey Kahne continued his recent hot streak Friday by winning the pole at Infineon Raceway for his best career starting position on a road course...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Peraltas 2-run double in 10th gives Indians 5-4 win
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double with two out in the 10th inning after the Cleveland bullpen blew a four-run lead for Cliff Lee, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Friday night in their first regular-season meeting at Chavez Ravine...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Paul supporters fall short in Montana
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama raises $22 million in May Clinton in debt
Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, while former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sank deeper in debt...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink shoots 64 to lead Travelers Championship
Stewart Cink moved to the top of the Travelers Championship leaderboard Friday, making two long eagle putts in a 6-under 64 that left him a stroke ahead of defending champion Hunter Mahan and two others...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama bypasses public money 1st since Watergate
Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his own as the first major-party candidate to bypass the tax-checkoff system that was hurried into place after the Watergate scandal...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Philippines Kidnap negotiators arrested
A Philippine mayor and his son who negotiated with al-Qaida-linked rebels for the release of an abducted TV news anchor and three other people have been arrested as suspects in the kidnappings, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Suspected gunman arrested in Indy teller shooting
A man was arrested early Friday as the suspected triggerman in the shooting of a pregnant bank teller who later lost the twin girls she was carrying...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ore. students set to get choice of graduation test
When Oregon education officials set out to devise a graduation testing requirement for high school students, they looked to other states for inspiration _ on what not to do...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Fire burns several buildings in Oakland, Calif.
About 80 firefighters are trying put out a fire that has burned several buildings in Oakland, Calif...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
NM school tries to reach students via podcast
Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Non-doctor accused of providing abortions in Calif
The owner of a clinic has been charged with posing as a doctor to perform abortions, some of them unsuccessful or resulting in severe complications and hospitalization, prosecutors said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Several hurt as cars plow into 2 crowds in NYC
Two cars veered onto crowded sidewalks in two separate accidents Friday in Manhattan, striking a total of nearly 20 people and seriously injuring two of them...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wash. campers duck gunshots that bounced off water
A 25-year-old man pleaded not guilty to reckless endangerment after shooting into a lake in the direction of a campground, not realizing his bullets were bouncing off the water and forcing campers to seek cover, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Sagging Montana bridge prompts island evacuation
A bridge linking two islands on the rising Yellowstone River to a southwestern Montana town was sagging and at risk of collapsing Friday, forcing residents to flee by helicopter...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Land lost, Ky., Tenn. families fight for heritage
First, they lost their land. Now the people whose families were evicted in the 1960s to create a vast nature preserve in western Kentucky and Tennessee are wrangling with the U.S. Forest Service over how to present their history to visitors...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Calif. firefighters gain ground fast-moving blaze
A Northern California wildfire was 90 percent contained Saturday after forcing thousands to evacuate, destroying several homes and closing a six-mile stretch of scenic Highway 1, fire officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Guard killed at federal prison in Central Calif.
Officials say a guard has been stabbed to death by inmates at a federal prison in Central California...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast
Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Mexico recovers 929 pre-Columbian pieces
Mexico recovered more than 900 pre-Columbian artifacts seized from smugglers in the U.S. and Canada, including 800-year-old fiber sandals, spears and hunting bows looted from nomadic caves, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Study Moving virus research could be costly
An outbreak of one of the most contagious animal diseases from any of five locations the White House is considering for a new high-security research laboratory would be more devastating to the U.S. economy than from the isolated island laboratory where such research is now conducted, says a new report published Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Group files suit over I Believe plates in SC
A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue
South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Housing rescue a final chance for bargaining
President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Housing rescue is final chance for bargaining
President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
No pressure on Montoya in return to Sonoma
The pressure was on Juan Pablo Montoya last year when he arrived at Infineon Raceway expected to score his first Cup Series victory...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Kahne wins 2nd pole in 3 weeks at Sonoma
Kasey Kahne continued his recent hot streak Friday by winning the pole at Infineon Raceway for his best career starting position on a road course...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Peraltas 2-run double in 10th gives Indians 5-4 win
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double with two out in the 10th inning after the Cleveland bullpen blew a four-run lead for Cliff Lee, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Friday night in their first regular-season meeting at Chavez Ravine...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
DeGeneres 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
Ellen Degeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Paul supporters fall short in Montana
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama raises $22 million in May Clinton in debt
Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, while former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sank deeper in debt...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink shoots 64 to lead Travelers Championship
Stewart Cink moved to the top of the Travelers Championship leaderboard Friday, making two long eagle putts in a 6-under 64 that left him a stroke ahead of defending champion Hunter Mahan and two others...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Morgan Pressel shoots 65 to lead Wegmans LPGA
Morgan Pressel, intensifying her practice routines as she moves beyond her teens, shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen midway through the Wegmans LPGA...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama bypasses public money 1st since Watergate
Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his own as the first major-party candidate to bypass the tax-checkoff system that was hurried into place after the Watergate scandal...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Philippines Kidnap negotiators arrested
A Philippine mayor and his son who negotiated with al-Qaida-linked rebels for the release of an abducted TV news anchor and three other people have been arrested as suspects in the kidnappings, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Calif. man claims singer Eddy Arnold was father
A California man has filed a petition asking a Nashville court to order DNA testing he believes will prove the late singer Eddy Arnold was his father...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Tiger won US Open with torn ligament, 2 fractures
Tiger Woods walked tenderly out of Torrey Pines with a U.S. Open trophy he was destined to win on a left leg worse than anyone imagined. A group of children called out to him and Woods looked over and waved. It turned out to be a most symbolic gesture. So long, Tiger. See you next year...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cards RB Arrington arrested after nightclub fight
Arizona Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington was among five people arrested after a fight at a nightclub in North Carolina...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Kansas guard Mario Chalmers to stay in NBA draft
Guard Mario Chalmers, the most outstanding player of the 2008 Final Four, has decided to skip his senior year at Kansas and stay in the NBA draft...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Dow industrials fall below 12,000 as oil rises
The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen below the 12,000 mark for the first time since March...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Knee surgery for Woods creates a headache for others
Tiger Woods was must-see TV at the U.S. Open, making birdie on the final hole to force a playoff, another clutch birdie the next day to extend the playoff and winning his 14th major on what amounted to one good leg...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Analysis Obama chose winning over his word
Barack Obama chose winning over his word.The Democrat once made a conditional agreement to accept taxpayer money from the public financing system, and accompanying spending limits, if his Republican opponent did, too...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Season-ending knee surgery for Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods walked tenderly out of Torrey Pines with a U.S. Open trophy he was destined to win on a left leg worse than anyone imagined. A group of children called out to him and Woods looked over and waved...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Knee surgery for Woods creates headache for others
Tiger Woods was must-see TV at the U.S. Open, making birdie on the final hole to force a playoff, another clutch birdie the next day to extend the playoff and winning his 14th major on what amounted to one good leg...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Land lost, Ky., Tenn. families fight for heritage
First, they lost their land. Now the people whose families were evicted in the 1960s to create a vast nature preserve in western Kentucky and Tennessee are wrangling with the U.S. Forest Service over how to present their history to visitors...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Stamkos, Doughty, Bogosian go 1-2-3 in NHL draft
Steven Stamkos was selected with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. The Lightning made no secret how much they liked the speedy, offensive-minded 18-year-old forward from suburban Toronto and chose him just minutes after they went onto the draft clock...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Home of Pacman Jones up for foreclosure sale
A foreclosure sale has been published involving the home of former Tennessee Titan Adam "Pacman" Jones...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Balancing books
Schools face fierce cuts as California tightens belt...
BBC News - June 21, 2008
US judge issues 50 Cent gun ban
Rapper 50 Cent is told by a New York judge to surrender any guns he might have as part of a restraining order...
BBC News - June 21, 2008
Heston theft woman sent to prison
A woman accused of embezzling money from Charlton Heston is jailed for more than five years in Los Angeles...
BBC News - June 21, 2008
Group files suit over I Believe plates in SC
A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Supporters of slain leader Bhutto mark birthday
Supporters of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto commemorated her 55th birthday Saturday in mournful ceremonies at her mausoleum in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ellen DeGeneres wins fourth Daytime Emmy
Ellen Degeneres won a fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy on Friday night, and she has no plans to stop there...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Morgan Pressel shoots 65 to lead Wegmans LPGA
Morgan Pressel, intensifying her practice routines as she moves beyond her teens, shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen midway through the Wegmans LPGA...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
No pressure on Montoya in return to Sonoma
The pressure was on Juan Pablo Montoya last year when he arrived at Infineon Raceway expected to score his first Cup Series victory...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Kahne wins 2nd pole in 3 weeks at Sonoma
Kasey Kahne continued his recent hot streak Friday by winning the pole at Infineon Raceway for his best career starting position on a road course...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
DeGeneres 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
Ellen Degeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Paul supporters fall short in Montana
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama raises $22 million in May Clinton in debt
Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, while former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sank deeper in debt...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Paul supporters fall short of claiming Montana delegates
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Clinton ends May with $22.5 million debt
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has reported a $22.5 million debt at the end of May, more than half of which is from personal loans to her presidential campaign...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Cink shoots 64 to lead Travelers Championship
Stewart Cink moved to the top of the Travelers Championship leaderboard Friday, making two long eagle putts in a 6-under 64 that left him a stroke ahead of defending champion Hunter Mahan and two others...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Peraltas 2-run double in 10th gives Indians 5-4 win
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double with two out in the 10th inning after the Cleveland bullpen blew a four-run lead for Cliff Lee, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Friday night in their first regular-season meeting at Chavez Ravine...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Obama bypasses public money 1st since Watergate
Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his own as the first major-party candidate to bypass the tax-checkoff system that was hurried into place after the Watergate scandal...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
2 charged on Wall Street in mortgage meltdown
Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were hauled into jail Thursday and charged with lying to investors about the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, perhaps signaling the start of a wave of prosecutions arising from the housing meltdown...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Philippines Kidnap negotiators arrested
A Philippine mayor and his son who negotiated with al-Qaida-linked rebels for the release of an abducted TV news anchor and three other people have been arrested as suspects in the kidnappings, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River
For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Suspected gunman arrested in Indy teller shooting
A man was arrested early Friday as the suspected triggerman in the shooting of a pregnant bank teller who later lost the twin girls she was carrying...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
New Orleans streetcar reopens as transit struggles
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the 1920s-era St. Charles Avenue streetcar will clack along its entire 13-mile route Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
Fire burns several buildings in Oakland, Calif.
About 80 firefighters are trying put out a fire that has burned several buildings in Oakland, Calif...
Southern Ledger - June 21, 2008
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