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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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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
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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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Hostage pleads for life
Facing a death threat from his Iraqi captors, British hostage Kenneth Bigley today appeared in video on an Islamist Web site and pleaded for his life, saying, "Please, please help me."...
CNN - September 22, 2004
Georgia man beheaded in Iraq
U.S. officials have positively identified the body of a second American beheaded this week by insurgents in Iraq, the man's family said Wednesday. Officials notified the family of Jack Hensley of Marietta, Georgia, that a headless body found by Iraqi police was his...
CNN - September 22, 2004
British hostage: 'I don't want to die here'
Facing a death threat from his Iraqi captors, British hostage Kenneth Bigley on Wednesday appeared in video on an Islamic Web site and tearfully pleaded for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help spare his life, saying, "Please, please help me."...
CNN - September 22, 2004
U.S. Agrees to Release American Caught With Taliban
Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was born in the U.S. and raised in Saudi Arabia, will return there under the agreement...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Republicans Push Ahead to Extend Tax Cuts
A House-Senate conference is expected to agree today to extend a package of tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Haiti Begins Mass Burials of Flood Victims
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) - Haiti began burying hundreds of flood victims in mass graves on Wednesday while emergency food was distributed to some of the thousands of people made homeless by Tropical Storm Jeanne...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
U.S. Regulators Question Accounting at Fannie Mae
A government review into the nation's top mortgage lender asserted that it used inappropriate accounting practices...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
CBS Fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson Incident
Federal regulators fined CBS today a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during this year's Super Bowl halftime show...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Ex-Chief of Computer Associates Is Indicted on Fraud Charges
While Sanjay Kumar faces charges, Computer Associates agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, enabling the company to avoid a corporate indictment...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
US airman's spy charge dropped
The US military drops spy charges against Syrian-born airman who worked as a translator at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Nato agrees to expand Iraq role
The Nato alliance agrees to play a major role in training Iraqi security forces, a spokesman says...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Jeanne kills hundreds; may turn toward U.S.
Massive flooding from Tropical Storm Jeanne has claimed the lives of more than 700 people in Haiti, and forecasters say the now hurricane-strength storm could threaten the storm-battered U.S. Southeast, including Florida, as early as this weekend. In Gonaives, Haiti, bodies lay outside morgues as U.N. peacekeepers planned the first major distribution of food and water today...
CNN - September 22, 2004
U.S. alert as 700 die in Haiti floods
Massive flooding from Tropical Storm Jeanne has claimed the lives of more than 700 people in Haiti, and forecasters say the now hurricane-strength storm could threaten the U.S. Southeast...
CNN - September 22, 2004
Islamist site: Georgia man slain
A group loyal to wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Tuesday said an American hostage being held in Iraq has been "slaughtered" -- the second American to be killed in as many days. The terrorists said they killed Jack Hensley of Georgia after a deadline passed without their demands being met...
CNN - September 22, 2004
Goss Senate vote expected
The full Republican-led Senate has scheduled a Wednesday vote on the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Florida, to head the CIA ...
CNN - September 22, 2004
Kissinger Leads Group Urging Delay in Intelligence Overhaul
With Congress moving hurriedly to respond to the Sept. 11 commission, a bipartisan group led by Henry A. Kissinger urged Congress to slow down...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Regulators Question Fannie Mae's Accounting
A government review into the nation's No. 1 mortgage finance company charges it with inappropriate accounting practices, the company's board said today...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
FedEx Quarterly Earnings More Than Double
The world's top air-express shipper said earnings soared on strong revenue growth in its international, ground and freight services...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Disappointing Earnings Send Stocks Lower
Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and a new spike in oil prices sent stocks lower today as investors' worries over third-quarter earnings increased...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Nato seeks Iraq mission accord
Nato members discuss terms for expanding the alliance's small military training mission in Iraq...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
GM reviewing European operations
General Motors may restructure its European operations as it aims to trim costs in the loss-making division...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Curtains up on first Enron trial
The first criminal trial to involve former staff of disgraced energy firm Enron is under way in Texas, with two Enron staff and four bankers in the dock...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Haiti floods spark disease fears
There are warnings of a serious outbreak of disease in Haiti following the recent devastating floods...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
US soldiers charged with murder
Two American soldiers are charged with the murder of three Iraqi civilians, the US military says...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Stars line up to honour Charles
Stevie Wonder and Usher are among artists signed up for a tribute concert for blues singer Ray Charles...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Web site: Another slain
A group loyal to wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Tuesday said an American hostage being held in Iraq has been "slaughtered" -- the second American to be killed in as many days. The terrorists said they killed Jack Hensley after a 24-hour deadline passed without their demands being met...
CNN - September 22, 2004
Web site reports another American hostage slain
A group loyal to wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi says an American hostage in Iraq has been "slaughtered" -- the second American to be killed in as many days. The terrorists said they killed Jack Hensley after a 24-hour deadline passed without their demands being met...
CNN - September 22, 2004
U.S. Seeks Cuts in Housing Aid to Urban Poor
The Bush administration has proposed reducing the value of subsidized-housing vouchers in New York City and some urban areas of New England...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Iraq Promises to Release Woman Prisoner
Iraq promised today to release one of two high-profile women prisoners, but officials denied the decision was linked to demands by militants...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Disney to Hire Search Firm to Find New Chief by June
Disney directors said they would hire an executive search firm immediately and name a successor by June to replace Michael D. Eisner, the current chief executive...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
$280bn tobacco trial under way
America's largest tobacco companies are accused of lying about the effects of smoking over a 50-year period as a government lawsuit gets under way...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Cubs maintain play-off push
The Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh in extra innings to stay on track for the post-season - plus an MLB round-up...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Horror scenes from storm-hit Haiti
Haitian officials say the death toll across the country from the weekend deluges brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne was at 691, with some 600 of them in Gonaives, but they expect to find more dead as floodwaters recede and the full horror of the tragedy is revealed...
CNN - September 22, 2004
2 Assessments of Iraq, 2 Election Strategies
The presidential candidates' opposed images of the war reflect opposed strategies for the final weeks of the campaign...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Kerry in a Struggle for a Democratic Base: Women
Kerry campaign officials have been nervously eyeing polls that show an erosion of the senator's support among women...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
3 DeLay Aides Facing Charges in Fund Inquiry
Three aides who helped run a political action committee created by House majority leader Tom DeLay were indicted Tuesday...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Legal Loophole Inflates Profits in Student Loans
The government is paying hundreds of millions of dollars in unnecessary subsidies to student loan companies even though the White House has the authority to cut them off...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Growing Signs of a Slowing on Wall Street
Third-quarter results from Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers point to many difficult months ahead for Wall Street...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Fed Raises a Key Rate a Quarter-Point as Widely Expected
The raise in short-term interest rates suggested that the Federal Reserve will keep raising rates over the next year...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Guilty Plea Seen in Computer Associates Case
Steven Woghin, the former general counsel of Computer Associates, will plead guilty to criminal charges...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
CBS Storm Washes Over Viacom
Embarrassments like the CBS report typically have little effect on the stock of the parent media company. But do they erode the value of the brand?...
New York Times - September 22, 2004
Venezuela opposition faces split
Two key politicians leave Venezuela's opposition alliance after it failed to unseat President Hugo Chavez...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Bonds to stay with Giants
Barry Bonds says he wants to finish his career with the San Francisco Giants...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Cat Stevens sparks US alert
A London-to-Washington flight is diverted after a security alert involving the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
Court clears Trevi of sex charges
Former Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi is cleared of sex abuse charges on the grounds of insufficient evidence...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
US intelligence reform 'too fast'
Former top US officials warn against election year rush to reform US intelligence agencies...
BBC News - September 22, 2004
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