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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
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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 22, 2008
Report Amy Winehouse has emphysema
Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Philippines typhoon capsizes boat, 700 missing
Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Youkilis homers in 13th to lift Red Sox over Cards
Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run home run off of Mike Parisi in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Martin homers in Dodgers 4-3 win over Indians
Russell Martin capped a four-run first inning with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep in the first series between the teams at Chavez Ravine...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Duchscherer delivers again for As
Justin Duchscherer bounced back from a first-inning home run to win his fourth straight start, Emil Brown hit a two-run single and the Oakland Athletics won the rubber game against the Florida Marlins 7-1 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Aviles double keys Royals comeback
Mike Aviles had three RBIs and Joey Gathright drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, capping off an eight-run comeback that gave the Kansas City Royals an 11-10 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mets take rubber game from Rockies, 3-1
Mike Pelfry carried a shutout into the sixth inning, Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Sunday to wrap up a winning road trip under interim manager Jerry Manuel...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Life different for documentary unit in reality world
In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had changed how they could present reality on television...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators
Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said as president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in large part for the skyrocketing price of oil...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
McCain attends services at Phoenix church
Republican presidential candidate John McCain attended services Sunday at a Baptist church in his hometown...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Veepstakes Who will, who wont and who wont say
Comments by lawmakers and others Sunday when questioned about running for vice president with either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Amy Winehouse still in London hospital for tests
A spokesman says soul diva Amy Winehouse is having more tests in a London hospital after fainting at home...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Circuit City annual meeting comes amid buyout talk
Investors hope to gain some clarity on the future of consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. at its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Oil minister Saudi willing to increase crude output
Facing strong U.S. pressure and global dismay over oil prices, Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will produce more crude this year if the market needs it. But the vague pledge fell far short of U.S. hopes for a specific increase and may do little to lower prices immediately...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Relief in sight from California heat wave
Californians exhausted by a nearly weeklong heat wave looked for relief Sunday from the triple-digit temperatures that have strained air conditioners and power companies...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes
Lightning sparked as many as 400 fires that burned around Northern California on Sunday, as officials farther south were close to containing a blaze that had destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues in California
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 22, 2008
Gay couples across California trade weekend vows
Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mississippi crests at hard-hit Mo., Ill. towns
The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Protected natl park bay in NYC is boat graveyard
Jamaica Bay is located within the only national park in New York City, a place where herring gulls pirouette overhead, Canada geese sail in naval formation in quiet coves and harbor seals frolic on the shoreline...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fuel, feed costs crippling US catfish industry
Rick Moyer gazes at the sun-charred bottom of the pond next to his 600-acre catfish farm and shakes his head _ another farmer scrambling to stay solvent has drained the pond and will till it for row crops...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents
For four centuries, they were the ultimate pack rats...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mississippi River level rises beyond forecasts
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 22, 2008
Mississippi to largely crest Sunday in Mo. & Ill.
The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Police 3 hurt in shooting at Juneteenth festival
Shots were fired during the Juneteenth festival in Minneapolis, sending people scrambling for cover, and three people were wounded, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodies of 3 missing snowboarders found in Wash.
Searchers have found the bodies of three snowboarders missing since early December in a skiing area northeast of Mount Rainier in Washington state...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Midwest worshippers hear good news River cresting
The faithful gathered for church services Sunday in towns hard-hit by flooding along the Mississippi River, and many found comfort in word that the swollen waterway had apparently started to hit its high point...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mayor No support for claims of pregnancy pact
The mayor of a Massachusetts town says families and school staff have no information to back a claim that girls made pacts to have babies...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
San Antonio hotel evacuated for monoxide leak
A woman and her toddler are doing fine after a San Antonio hotel was evacuated because of a carbon monoxide leak...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Decades after his death, U. Ark. pioneer graduates
Sixty years after becoming the first black to study law at a public university in the South, the late Silas Hunt got his degree Sunday from the University of Arkansas...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Priest who mocked Clinton is back on the job
The Catholic priest who mocked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to his Chicago parish after a nearly two-week suspension...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
4 Calif. men presumed dead in boating accident
Four men are missing and believed drowned after a boat authorities say was overloaded sank in a California river delta...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
UN atomic inspectors begin Syria mission
U.N. nuclear sleuths looking into allegations that Syria is hiding secret atomic activities expressed hope Sunday that a fact-gathering trip to Damascus will be the start of a thorough investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 4 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
More goods entering Gaza under Israel-Hamas truce
Israel allowed dozens of trucks to deliver food, diapers and clothes to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, boosting the flow of basic goods as part of a four-day-old truce with Hamas militants...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Report Amy Winehouse has emphysema
Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Philippines typhoon capsizes boat, 700 missing
Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Life different for documentary unit in reality world
In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had changed how they could present reality on television...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Midwest worshippers hear good news River cresting
The faithful gathered for church services Sunday in towns hard-hit by flooding along the Mississippi River, and many found comfort in word that the swollen waterway had apparently started to hit its high point...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Youkilis homers in 13th to lift Red Sox over Cards
Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run home run off of Mike Parisi in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Martin homers in Dodgers 4-3 win over Indians
Russell Martin capped a four-run first inning with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep in the first series between the teams at Chavez Ravine...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Duchscherer delivers again for As
Justin Duchscherer bounced back from a first-inning home run to win his fourth straight start, Emil Brown hit a two-run single and the Oakland Athletics won the rubber game against the Florida Marlins 7-1 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Aviles double keys Royals comeback
Mike Aviles had three RBIs and Joey Gathright drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, capping off an eight-run comeback that gave the Kansas City Royals an 11-10 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mets take rubber game from Rockies, 3-1
Mike Pelfry carried a shutout into the sixth inning, Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Sunday to wrap up a winning road trip under interim manager Jerry Manuel...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Circuit City annual meeting comes amid buyout talk
Investors hope to gain some clarity on the future of consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. at its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Oil minister Saudi willing to increase crude output
Facing strong U.S. pressure and global dismay over oil prices, Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will produce more crude this year if the market needs it. But the vague pledge fell far short of U.S. hopes for a specific increase and may do little to lower prices immediately...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators
Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said as president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in large part for the skyrocketing price of oil...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
McCain attends services at Phoenix church
Republican presidential candidate John McCain attended services Sunday at a Baptist church in his hometown...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Veepstakes Who will, who wont and who wont say
Comments by lawmakers and others Sunday when questioned about running for vice president with either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Amy Winehouse still in London hospital for tests
A spokesman says soul diva Amy Winehouse is having more tests in a London hospital after fainting at home...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Cink finally closes 1 out, wins Travelers Championship
Stewart Cink won the Travelers Championship by one shot Sunday after weathering a thunderstorm, an early bogey and late charges from defending champion Hunter Mahan and Tommy Armour III...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Gang robbed football legend Pele
Former Brazilian football star Pele was robbed by an armed gang while on his way to his seaside home, it emerges...
BBC News - June 22, 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 22, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 3 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Berlin Airlift Germans look back and forward
Germans who care about their relations with the United States are in an upbeat mood this week, looking both to the past and the future...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas bases-clearing double lifts Florida
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paparazzo sues Woody Harrelson for $2.5 million
Woody Harrelson has been sued for $2.5 million by a paparazzo who accused the actor of assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas 3-run double in 9th lifts Marlins past As
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Typhoon Fengshen kills 17 in Philippines
Navy and coast guard ships battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a stranded ferry carrying more than 740 people after Typhoon Fengshen battered the country killing 17...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes
Lightning sparked as many as 400 fires that burned around Northern California on Sunday, as officials farther south were close to containing a blaze that had destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues in California
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 22, 2008
Gay couples across California trade weekend vows
Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 2008
Mississippi crests at hard-hit Mo., Ill. towns
The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Protected natl park bay in NYC is boat graveyard
Jamaica Bay is located within the only national park in New York City, a place where herring gulls pirouette overhead, Canada geese sail in naval formation in quiet coves and harbor seals frolic on the shoreline...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fuel, feed costs crippling US catfish industry
Rick Moyer gazes at the sun-charred bottom of the pond next to his 600-acre catfish farm and shakes his head _ another farmer scrambling to stay solvent has drained the pond and will till it for row crops...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents
For four centuries, they were the ultimate pack rats...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mississippi River level rises beyond forecasts
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 22, 2008
Relief in sight from California heat wave
Californians exhausted by a nearly weeklong heat wave looked for relief Sunday from the triple-digit temperatures that have strained air conditioners and power companies...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodies of 3 missing snowboarders found in Wash.
Searchers have found the bodies of three snowboarders missing since early December in a skiing area northeast of Mount Rainier in Washington state...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Car hits NYC pedestrians for 4th time in 2 days
A car plowed into pedestrians on a New York City sidewalk for the fourth time in two days, hurting four people and raising the toll to nearly two dozen victims from the strange spate of wrecks...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Mississippi to largely crest Sunday in Mo. & Ill.
The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Police 3 hurt in shooting at Juneteenth festival
Shots were fired during the Juneteenth festival in Minneapolis, sending people scrambling for cover, and three people were wounded, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 3 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Berlin Airlift Germans look back and forward
Germans who care about their relations with the United States are in an upbeat mood this week, looking both to the past and the future...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mississippi crests at hard-hit Mo., Ill. towns
The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Protected natl park bay in NYC is boat graveyard
Jamaica Bay is located within the only national park in New York City, a place where herring gulls pirouette overhead, Canada geese sail in naval formation in quiet coves and harbor seals frolic on the shoreline...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fuel, feed costs crippling US catfish industry
Rick Moyer gazes at the sun-charred bottom of the pond next to his 600-acre catfish farm and shakes his head _ another farmer scrambling to stay solvent has drained the pond and will till it for row crops...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents
For four centuries, they were the ultimate pack rats...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paparazzo sues Woody Harrelson for $2.5 million
Woody Harrelson has been sued for $2.5 million by a paparazzo who accused the actor of assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas 3-run double in 9th lifts Marlins past As
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas bases-clearing double lifts Florida
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Typhoon Fengshen kills 17 in Philippines
Navy and coast guard ships battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a stranded ferry carrying more than 740 people after Typhoon Fengshen battered the country killing 17...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2008
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