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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 June 2006:
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Cheney: Iraq pullout 'worst move'
Withdrawing American troops from Iraq would embolden terrorists and leave the United States and its allies vulnerable to new attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney says...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Cheney: Iraq pullout 'worst possible thing we could do'
Withdrawing American troops from Iraq would embolden terrorists and leave the United States and its allies vulnerable to new attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday in an inteview with CNN...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Technical Glitch Opens Window Into Leak Case
Blacked-out passages from a grand jury's investigation into steroid use in baseball are visible in a word processor...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
High Court Affirms Award in Discrimination Case
The ruling broadens the protections for workers who sue their employers for retaliation after lodging complaints...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Science Panel Backs Study on Warming Climate
A paper asserting that recent warming was probably unrivaled for 1,000 years got a qualified endorsement...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Bush Compares Iraq War to Hungary's Uprising
A hillside speech in Budapest concluded a two-day European trip aimed at promoting trans-Atlantic unity...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Demand for Hong Kong Company's Assets Puzzles Analysts
The bidding war over the assets of PCCW, Hong Kong's biggest telecommunications company, is looking stranger every day...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Allianz to Lay Off 7,280 in Germany
The insurance giant will lay off about 4 percent of its worldwide work force as part of a restructuring program...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
French Lawmakers Debate Forcing iTunes to Open to Rivals
French legislators will vote on a proposed law that may force Apple Computer to license its iTunes song format to rival makers of portable music players...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Cricket: Windies batsmen shine
West Indies make 207-1 on the first day of the third Test against India in St Kitts...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
Bolivia protest over Cuba medics
Bolivian doctors stage a second protest against an influx of Cuban medics, who they say are taking their jobs...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
Court deals blow to US migrants
The Supreme Court rules that a deported Mexican who lived in the US for 20 years cannot seek legal residency...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
How did sex-for-drugs prison arrest turn deadly?
A prison guard's unauthorized gun is at the center of an FBI investigation Thursday into how a routine arrest turned into a gunbattle that killed a federal agent and the guard...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Afghan hunt for al Qaeda deputy
The Afghan president denounces al Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri as the "cause of destruction" in his country...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Senate rejects call for withdrawal from Iraq
The GOP-controlled Senate Thursday overwhelmingly rejected Democratic calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end, as the two parties sought to define their election-year positions on an increasingly unpopular war...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Study: The heat is on
The Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years, probably even longer. The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported Thursday that the "recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia."...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Bush Aide Urges Tehran to Respond Much Sooner
Stephen J. Hadley called on Tehran today to respond by as early as next week to a package of international proposals...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Supreme Court Rules Against Illegal Immigrant
The Supreme Court today dealt a blow to some longtime illegal residents, upholding the deportation of a Mexican man who lived in the United States for 20 years...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Ghana 2, United States 1: World Cup Ends for the United States
Needing a victory over Ghana in their final game in Group E play and some help in the Italy-Czech Republic match to advance to the elimination round, the Americans lost today, 2-1, in Nuremberg, Germany...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Al Qaeda Deputy Calls for Afghans to Fight U.S.
Ayman al-Zawahiri's message comes during a springtime offensive by Taliban fighters...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Knicks Fire Brown, Refusing to Pay Out Contract
Isiah Thomas, who is also general manager, took over as coach after Larry Brown was fired "for cause."...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Lord & Taylor to Be Sold for $1.2 Billion
Two groups joined together to buy the 50-store chain from Federated Department Stores...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Airlines Face Investigation for Price Fixing
U.S. and British authorities are examining alleged cartel activity by British Airways and other airlines...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
US presses Iran for nuclear reply
A top US official urges Iran to respond to a proposed deal on its nuclear programme as early as next week...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
Japan v Brazil
Team news ahead of Thursday's Group F World Cup match...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
Jamaica urged to act against rape
Amnesty calls on Jamaica to confront what it says is widespread sexual violence against women and girls...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
Venezuela denies UN misuse claim
Venezuela denies it would misuse a UN Security Council seat, amid evidence the US is lobbying against its election...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
New al-Zawahiri message on Web
A new video message from the No. 2 figure in al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been posted on Islamist Web sites...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Economic Scene: Legislate Learning English? If Only It Were So Easy
Not speaking English means being trapped in a low-paying job with no obvious means of advancement. Yet millions still do not know English. Why not?...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Doctors' Average Pay Fell 7% in 8 Years, Report Says
After adjusting for inflation, incomes of lawyers and other professionals rose by 7 percent during the same period...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Morgan Profit Soars 111% and Revenue Rises 48%
Morgan Stanley reported strong second-quarter results yesterday, far surpassing analysts' forecasts...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
US warship built from 9/11 steel
The US navy's new warship, New York, was built in the ruins of post-Katrina New Orleans and will carry steel from the World Trade Center brought down on 9/11...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
US braced for Haditha effect
With criminal charges looming, the alleged massacre by US marines in the Iraqi town of Haditha may change the future of the war in Iraq, the BBC's John Simpson says...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
De La Cruz ready to test Rooney
Ecuador defender Ulises De La Cruz says he will test Wayne Rooney's injury when they plan England on Sunday...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
NBA: Dallas rue dashed hopes
Dirk Nowitzki admits thoughts of a first NBA title distracted Dallas and allowed Miami to rally and win the finals...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
Four US troops die in Afghanistan
Four American soldiers are killed in fighting in north-eastern Afghanistan, the US military says...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
US marines killed in western Iraq
Four US marines are killed in Iraq's restive western province of Anbar, US military officials say...
BBC News - June 22, 2006
U.S. rejects N. Korea talks plea
U.S. President George W. Bush warns North Korea it will face further isolation if it proceeds to test launch a missile believed capable of reaching the United States...
CNN - June 22, 2006
Rebellion Stalls Extension of Voting Rights Act
A vote was canceled after some House Republicans said the civil rights measure unfairly singled out Southern states...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Condoms Found to Block a Virus Harmful to Women
Condoms protect against human papillomavirus, a cause of warts and cervical and other cancers, a study found...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Downtown Comes to Harlem
The increasingly affluent enclave north of Central Park has a fashionably hip local population that has until now traveled downtown in search of popular fashion labels. Now, shopping north of Central Park in search of revived elegance has just gotten easier...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
No Holds (or Kicks, or Punches) Barred
Mixed martial arts, a sport combining martial arts with boxing, has a star and many aspiring fighters...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
U.S. Agent Dies in Shootout With Prison Guard
The guard was one of six accused of giving contraband to female inmates in Florida in exchange for sex and money...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Paulson to Sell His Goldman Shares
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Panel Takes Steps to Curtail Abuses by Data Brokers
Members of Congress promised to end practices by private brokers who covertly gather Americans' telephone records without subpoenas or warrants...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Safety Plan for Airplanes Sets Up Clash
A proposal to add to the safety margin for runway stopping distances is setting up a conflict between concerns about safety and reliability, experts said...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Presbyterians Revise Israel Investing Policy
Plans to put pressure on companies that profit from Israel's involvement in the Palestinian territories caused an outcry...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Would You Say That to Somebody's Face? You Can, With Voice and Video Messaging
The Microsoft LifeCams is one of the first Webcams that bear Microsoft's name...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Q & A: Changing the Way a File Opens
Every time I double-click on a picture file, it opens on the Microsoft viewer program. Can I change this behavior?...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Ex-CA Executive Pleads Guilty
Thomas Bennett, 50, faces up to five years in prison on obstruction of justice charges...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Canada Urged to Scrutinize Media Mergers
A committee of Canada's Senate also recommended that the government-owned CBC end commercials on its TV networks and stop sports programming...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Arthur Wood, Executive, 93, Who Led Sears, Dies
Arthur M. Wood oversaw the completion of the company's tower in Chicago even as the chain's domination of the American retail market was eroding...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
No Need to Lug a Laptop When a Gremlin Will Do
The Music Gremlin is the gateway to a music-on-demand service with a twist...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Must Click Off Now, I Need My Cursor Back
Sony's new MouseTalk won't allow you to talk to your computer, but it will let you talk to your friends over the Internet...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
A DVD Player for Those Who Don't Speak Format
The Mustek MP100 plays not only all the DVD formats but also CD-ROM's, MP3 audio files and Kodak Picture CD's...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Central Banker Says Europe Must Remain Vigilant on Inflation
Keeping a cap on inflation remains a priority in the aftermath of continued high oil prices, Jean-Claude Trichet said on Wednesday...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Japan's Trade Surplus up
Higher overseas demand for automobiles and electronics parts fueled export growth...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Europe, Asia, Americas
EUROPE...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Headphones to Make the World Go Away, or at Least Get Off Your Nerves
Bose's new Quiet Comfort 3 headphones can turn a noisy simulation of a crowded plane into a delightful utopia of silence...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Suitors Circle Hong Kong Company's Assets
A bidding war has broken out over some assets of PCCW, one of Hong Kong's biggest telecommunications and media companies...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Market Place: A Drug Awaits a Nod From the D.E.A.
New River Pharmaceuticals is waiting for approval of an amphetamine proposed as a new treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
FedEx Profit Helps Propel Stock Market
With Wednesday's broad rally, the market recovered much of the ground it had lost in the last two weeks...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
S.B.A. Nominee Says Disaster Aid Is Focus
The nominee, Steven C. Preston, said he would first work to fix the program that provides money to those affected by natural disasters...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Arcelor Board to Meet Sunday on Rival Bids
Delaying a decision until Sunday creates a deadline for Severstal of Russia and Mittal Steel of London to sweeten their bids...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
CareerBuilder to Sell Stake, and Suitors Aren't Shy
Portions of CareerBuilder.com, a job recruitment Web site, are up for grabs among several newspaper companies trying to piggyback on its success...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Wal-Mart Effort on Health and Environment Is Seen
A proposed program would teach Wal-Mart's U.S. employees how to take better care of themselves and the environment...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
The Music Agency IMG May Acquire ICM's Classical Roster
IMG Artists is in talks with the talent agency giant International Creative Management to acquire its classical music division...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Evelyn Dubrow, Labor Lobbyist, Dies at 95
Evelyn Dubrow was organized labor's most prominent lobbyist at the time of its greatest power in her four decades with the nation's largest apparel union...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Net Phone Service Providers Are Told to Pay Subsidy Fee
A new rule would require providers of Internet-based telephone service to help subsidize services in rural and low-income areas...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Japan to Reopen Its Market to U.S. Beef
An agreement was struck on Wednesday that would allow Japanese inspectors into packing plants in the United States...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Sale of Univision Network Unravels as Auction Receives Only One Bid
The Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts dropped out of a consortium of investors planning to bid in the auction for Univision...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Chairman Predicts Bleak Future for Yukos
The chairman of the board of Yukos compared the company's prospects to those of Europe the day before the start of World War II...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
David Pogue: Which New DVD Format? Neither Just Yet
Welcome to your one-stop info resource about the next generation of home movie equipment!...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Advertising : So Much for Rumors of Print's Demise
Through the first five months of 2006, publishers brought out 338 new magazines, compared with 395 for the period a year ago...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
A Coffee Connoisseur on a Mission: Buy High and Sell High
Geoff Watts attends coffee competitions in Latin America each year to find the best beans, then builds relationships with their growers...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
FedEx Beats Forecasts as Earnings Rise 27%
MEMPHIS, June 21 (AP) — The FedEx Corporation, the package carrier, reported a 27 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday and raised its profit forecast for the year...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Basics: A Way to View 'Desperate Housewives' While Cruising the Nile
Shows from a home TV, can be seen anyplace with high-speed access, but don't expect HDTV-quality pictures...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
4 Diabetes Drugs Are Seen Raising Hope and Profit
Analysts predict that the drugs will become blockbusters, with more than $1 billion in worldwide sales each...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
3 Oil Firms May Alter Gulf Leases
Executives from Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips indicated that they might be willing to give up sizable taxpayer subsidies...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
A Behind-the-Scenes Adviser Aids Paper Heirs
Thomas Unterman is neither a member of the Chandler family nor a trustee overseeing its billions but he is a major player behind the scenes...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
Let a Hurricane Huff and Puff
After two years of horrendous hurricanes, coastal builders are finding eager buyers for their fortified houses...
New York Times - June 22, 2006
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