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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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Samarra recruits train to survive
U.S troops are training Iraqis to police Samarra, a predominantly Sunni city where insurgents continue to attack U.S. and Iraqi forces. For their dangerous job, they learn survival skills as well as police tactics but as many point out they want to be crime fighters -- and they do not feel equipped to fight insurgents...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Bush to meet with Putin
President Bush landed in Slovakia for the final stop on his European tour, ahead of a summit Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Bipartisan Study Assails No Child Left Behind Act
A bipartisan panel of state lawmakers categorized the initiative as a flawed and unconstitutional reform effort that usurped state and local control of public schools...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
For Simpler Robots, a Step Forward
Developing two-footed humanoid robots that can run so long on a charge that the household variety could finally become common...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Bush Elevates Adviser to Head of White House Economic Council
President Bush has chosen Harvey S. Rosen, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, to become the council chairman...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Fed warns of yet more rate rises
US interest rates may have to keep rising to keep inflation in check, the Federal Reserve warns...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Colombia court backs extradition
A Colombian court authorises the extradition of self-confessed drug-trafficker Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela to the US...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Maradona in Italian tax trouble
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is ordered to pay an Italian tax bill worth about $39.6m...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Bledsoe 'joins Dallas Cowboys'
Quarterback Drew Bledsoe agrees to join the Dallas Cowboys, according to a newspaper report...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Deadly storms batter California
Mudslides kill nine people in southern California and leave nearly 100 homes unsafe to live in...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Ex-Mexico leader escapes charges
A former Mexican president will not be prosecuted for human rights abuses in 1971, the Supreme Court rules...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Iraq politician assassinated
On the day a Shiite Muslim-led bloc picked its candidate for Iraq's prime minister, insurgents assassinate an official in Diyala province who was a member of that nominee's political movement...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Rainfall, damage totals mount in California
Still more rain soaked Southern California on Wednesday, giving Los Angeles its wettest year in more than a century, after collapsing hillsides crushed homes, oozing mud blocked highways and a surging river carried away part of an airport...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Breast cancer: From surviving to thriving
Melissa Etheridge's powerful performance at this month's Grammy Awards resonated with more than music fans -- many saw her performance as a symbol of empowerment for the millions who suffer from breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 211,000 U.S. women and nearly 1,700 men will get breast cancer this year...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Bush, Schroeder press Iran
President Bush, in Germany to meet with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, spoke to U.S. troops stationed at Wiesbaden this afternoon. Earlier, Bush and Schroeder joined together to insist that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Allawi Says He Will Challenge Shiite Pick for Prime Minister
The announcement was most likely an opening move by the interim prime minister to sway the makeup of the new government...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
US consumer prices show slow rise
US consumer prices rise only slightly in January, easing fears of forthcoming interest rate rises...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Apple iPod family expands market
Apple has expanded its iPod family with the release of its second-generation digital music players...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Paraguay death sparks shake-up
Paraguay's leader sacks the interior minister after the kidnapped daughter of a former president is found dead...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Man charged over US editor death
A Chechen suspect is accused of involvement in the murder of the editor of Russia's edition of Forbes magazine...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Bush seeks to rebuild ties with Germany
President Bush has been holding talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a day after NATO leaders agreed to help the United States train Iraqi forces. Schroeder, like French President Jacques Chirac, has been a tough critic of Bush's policy on Iraq...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Bush, Schroeder meet
President Bush is meeting with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder today, a day after NATO leaders agreed to help the United States train Iraqi forces. Schroeder, like French President Jacques Chirac, has been a fierce critic of Bush's policy on Iraq...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Weather hampers Iran quake rescue
Wintry weather threatens rescue efforts in Iran as the country holds a day of national mourning after an earthquake kills more than 400 people...
CNN - February 23, 2005
American Accused in a Plot to Assassinate Bush
An American student was accused by the Justice Department of plotting with members of Al Qaeda to assassinate President Bush...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Appeal to Young on Pension Plan Gets the Attention of Their Elders
As Senator Rick Santorum is discovering in Pennsylvania, President Bush's Social Security plan holds risks for Republicans...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Ore costs hit global steel firms
Shares in steel firms drop worldwide on concerns that higher iron ore costs will dent corporate profits...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Asian banks halt dollar's slide
The dollar recovers slightly from a sharp fall after South Korean and Japanese officials deny plans to sell dollar reserves...
BBC News - February 23, 2005
Police: Accused double killer confessed
A Texas man arrested for the slayings of a pregnant woman and her 7-year-old son said he suffocated Lisa and Jayden Underwood in their home, police said Tuesday...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Police: Suspect says fight led to double slaying
The man charged in the slayings of pregnant Lisa Underwood and her 7-year-old son told police he suffocated them in their home, a Fort Worth, Texas, detective says. Ex-boyfriend Stephen Barbee, who will face capital murder charges, said he suffocated Underwood during a fight. When her son Jared ran into the room screaming, Barbee suffocated the boy, too...
CNN - February 23, 2005
Justices Accept Oregon Case Weighing Assisted Suicide
The action will likely reopen a debate over whether doctors should be able to help terminally ill patients end their lives...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Mexico's Migrants Profit From Dollars Sent Home
Officials in Mexico increasingly answer to people at home who cast ballots and the ones abroad who pull the purse strings...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Olympic Visit Skirts New York Melting Pot
Organizers of New York's Olympic bid have made diversity one of its strongest selling points, but the Olympic commission's tour sidestepped the sights and smells of Queens...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Oil Prices Rise Amid Concern Over Weather and Supplies
Crude oil prices rose to their highest level in nearly four months on Tuesday, jumping above $51 a barrel, on concerns that OPEC might curb supplies...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
More Gloom on the Island of Lost Toy Makers
The welcome mat is out once again at the annual winter toy fair in New York, but the industry's prospects have rarely looked more uninviting...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Shhh. Liquidnet Is Trading Stocks in Huge Blocks.
Like Napster, Liquidnet has pioneered an electronic marketplace that allows institutional investors to trade large blocks of stock anonymously...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
A Flush of Miramax Films Before a New Regime
Miramax Films is likely to release as many as 22 movies in the next seven months as co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein prepare to leave the company...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Questions Arise of Possible Bias at Drug Maker
A memo by the director of equal opportunity at Johnson & Johnson could end up serving as an unintended legal weapon against the company...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
Federated's Quarterly Profit At High End of Expectations
By Reuters...
New York Times - February 23, 2005
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