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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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US News Archive for February 2005:
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Police: Mom and son suffocated at home
A Texas man arrested for the slayings of pregnant Lisa Underwood and her seven-year-old son Jayden told police he suffocated them in their home, a Fort Worth detective said Tuesday. Ex-boyfriend Stephen Barbee has been charged with capital murder...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Iran quake toll reaches 400
Rescuers searched through the night in central Iran for survivors of the magnitude 6.4 magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings and forced residents to take shelter in tent cities. The death toll has reached at least 400, officials said...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Man Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill President Bush
A Virginia man is accused of plotting with terrorists in Saudi Arabia to assassinate the president, the Justice Department said...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
On First Day After the Fall, Yanks Focus on the Here and Now
They had months to absorb their devastating playoff collapse. Today, the Yankees were together again, working out at Legends Field for the first time as a full squad...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Oil Climbs Above $51 a Barrel on Concerns About Supplies
Crude oil prices rose to their highest level in three months on concerns that OPEC might curb supplies, while cold weather in North America and Europe pushed up prices...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Dollar Drops as Bank of Korea Looks to Buy Other Currencies
The dollar fell sharply today after the Bank of Korea disclosed plans to step up its purchases of securities denominated in other currencies...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Ecuador minister quits over court
Ecuador's Interior Minister Jaime Damerval resigns amid tensions over a bid to overhaul the Supreme Court...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Steel shares fall on Nippon deal
Shares in steel firms fall globally after Japan's Nippon Steel agrees to a 72% price rise from one of its iron ore suppliers...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Winn-Dixie files for bankruptcy
US supermarket group Winn-Dixie files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after succumbing to tough competition...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Reversal on US right-to-die case
A judge in Florida issues a last-minute stay on a decision allowing a comatose woman to die...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Pregnant mother, 7-year-old son found dead
The bodies of a pregnant woman and her 7-year-old son have been found near Denton, Texas, and a suspect has been charged with capital murder, officials said Tuesday. The mother and son had been missing since Saturday...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Missing pregnant mom, son found dead
The bodies of a pregnant woman and her 7-year-old son have been found near Denton, north of Dallas, according to police. Lisa Underwood, 34, and her son, Jayden, were found in water, Fort Worth police said...
CNN - February 22, 2005
NATO to aid U.S. on Iraq training
Leaders of the NATO military alliance agreed Tuesday to help the United States train Iraqi forces, President Bush said, during his three-nation tour of Europe...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Bush wins NATO help
NATO leaders have agreed to help the United States train Iraqi forces, President Bush said Tuesday. "Every contribution matters," the president told reporters after a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, in the midst of a five-day trip to Europe...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Supreme Court to Consider Oregon Law on Assisted Suicides
Justices will review the voter-approved Death with Dignity Act, which allows doctors to overdose terminally-ill patients...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
In Eye of Social Security Storm, Quiet Power Broker Is Courted
Representative Jim McCrery has emerged, seemingly out of nowhere, as a central figure in the Social Security debate...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Winn-Dixie Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Winn-Dixie Stores announced early today that it had filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to address financial and operational challenges...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Crude oil prices back above $50
Cold weather on both sides of the Atlantic and the weak dollar force crude oil prices above $50 a barrel...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
US criticised over Zimbabwe
South Africa's Thabo Mbeki says the US decision to name Zimbabwe as an outpost of tyranny is wrong...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Firefighters battle Chile blaze
Chile struggles to control a large fire in one of the most famous parks in the southern Patagonia region...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Nato leaders pledge to help Iraq
Nato says all 26 alliance members are helping Iraq's security forces - a welcome signal for President Bush...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Exiled Cuban writer dies aged 75
Exiled Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante, best known for the 1967 book Three Trapped Tigers, dies aged 75...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Dollar drops on reserves concern
The US dollar drops against major currencies on concerns that central banks will cut the amount of dollars they hold in their foreign reserves...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Stipe 'hopeful' over REM concerts
REM hope to resume their UK tour on Wednesday after bass player Mike Mills was hospitalised with a severe ear infection...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
Quake rocks Iran, 270 dead
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked central Iran today, destroying buildings in several villages and killing at least 270 people. Iranian officials told state-run television that at least 900 people have been injured. Local officials said that about 40 villages were affected, some of them more than 90 percent destroyed...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Bush, Blair urge unity
President Bush, in the midst of his five-day trip to Europe, met today with British Prime Minister Tony Blair -- a staunch ally in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Both leaders emphasized the importance of trans-Atlantic ties following rifts over the war. On Monday, Bush and French President Jacques Chirac -- a war critic -- had what was called an "extremely cordial" meeting...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Bush meets Blair, Berlusconi
U.S. President George Bush, in the midst of his five-day trip to Europe, is due to meet two staunch allies -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Looking for Help in Iraq, Bush Meets With NATO Leaders
The alliance's 26 members are expected to announce that to they will take part in a modest program to train Iraq's military...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Death of Malcolm X commemorated
The New York theatre where civil rights activist Malcolm X was shot marks the 40th anniversary of his death...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
N. Korea offers conditional return to nuclear talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says his country is willing to resume nuclear-issue talks with its neighbors and the United States if Washington "would show trustworthy sincerity and move (its stance)," Pyongyang's official news agency has announced. North Korea said it was pulling out of talks on February 10, blaming what it called a hostile U.S. stance for the impasse...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Bush and Chirac find common ground
President Bush met French President Jacques Chirac, one of the fiercest critics of war in Iraq, and found some common ground in the wake of the killing of Lebanon's former prime minister...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Dogs join hunt for Amber Alert mom
Officers on horseback and using dogs join the Amber Alert hunt for a missing pregnant woman and her seven-year-old son after her SUV was found nose down in a creek...
CNN - February 22, 2005
Bars Test Laws on Gambling With Moneyless Poker Games
Some bars are organizing poker tournaments with little more than bragging rights at stake, drawing the ire of law enforcement agencies...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries as Young Athletes Train Nonstop
Doctors say it is as if they have happened upon a new childhood disease, and the cause is the overaggressive culture of organized youth sports...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Latin America Fails to Deliver on Basic Needs
As privatization is rejected across Latin America, the job of providing basic services is being returned to ill equipped states...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Behind Those Medical Malpractice Rates
President Bush has complained about the "skyrocketing" costs of "junk lawsuits" against doctors, but legal costs are not at the root of the increase in malpractice premiums...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
May-Federated Merger Talks Showing Life
May Department Stores has suspended its search for a chief executive as merger talks with Federated Department Stores advanced during the weekend...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Hollywood Ending for Weinsteins and Disney?
Harvey Weinstein is expected to meet with Disney executives to negotiate the end of a tempestuous 12-year relationship that has been both beneficial and trying...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Kremlin Interference Seen as Critical Factor in Decline of Russia's Oil Output
Foreign investors have grown wary as the Russian government has tightened its grip on the oil and gas industry, contributing to a decline in oil production...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Novartis to Buy Two Makers of Generics
Novartis plans to buy Hexal of Germany and its affiliate Eon Labs of New York for $8.4 billion in cash, creating the world's biggest maker of generic drugs...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
Building Autos With the Same DNA
As the auto industry consolidates, companies are using the same manufacturing components for a range of vehicles from different brands...
New York Times - February 22, 2005
NYC Olympic bid gathers pace
Officials in New York are happy with their launch of a $US three million bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games...
BBC News - February 22, 2005
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