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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 April 2007:
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Russia set for day of mourning
The funeral of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin will take place on Wednesday amid a day of national mourning, the Kremlin has announced...
CNN - April 23, 2007
Former Russian leader Yeltsin dead
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76, a Kremlin spokesman confirmed Monday. One of the images most associated with Yeltsin is that of him sitting on a tank during the rallies against a 1991 coup attempt. But two years later, he ordered tanks to storm the Russian White House to oust barricaded deputies...
CNN - April 23, 2007
Southern school holds first integrated prom
Students of Turner County High School started what they hope will become a new tradition: Black and white students attended the prom together for the first time Saturday...
CNN - April 23, 2007
Reid: Congress will pass Iraq bill within days
Defying a fresh veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Congress will pass legislation within days requiring the start of a troop withdrawal from Iraq by October 1, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday...
CNN - April 23, 2007
Gates Presses Russia on Missile Defense Plan
The defense secretary today urged Russia to drop its opposition, but the Russians refused to budge...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Bloomberg and Principals Union Reach a Deal
The deal would increase pay by 23 percent over nearly seven years, with bonuses of up to $25,000 a year to top-rated principals...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Obama Outlines His Foreign Policy Views
The senator said that America must repair its standing in the world and resist the temptation to turn inward...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Democrats Moving Ahead on Iraq Timetable
The war spending bill would order the administration to begin pulling troops out of Iraq by Oct. 1...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Volvo Chooses a Two-Agency Creative Team
Arnold Worldwide and Nitro will share an assignment with spending at around $150 million to $200 million...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Former HealthSouth Chief Settles With S.E.C. for $81 Million
Richard Scrushy admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to give up money the government said he made from an accounting scheme...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
AstraZeneca Buys MedImmune for $15.6 Billion
The deal is perhaps the most emphatic sign yet of the push by big drug makers into the biotechnology business...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
In Las Vegas, Too Many Hotels Are Never Enough
The current construction craze along Las Vegas strip is driven by a 95 percent weekend occupancy rate...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
ABN Amro to Be Aquired by Barclays for $91 Billion
In a surprise facet of the deal, ABN Amro said that it had arranged to sell LaSalle Bank to Bank of America...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
CBS Radio Show Hosts Suspended After Prank Call
The suspension came after complaints about the broadcast of a prank phone call to a Chinese restaurant that was peppered with ethnic and sexual slurs...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Spider-Man lifts Hasbro's profits
Hasbro's latest results swing back into profit thanks to strong sales of its Spider-Man toys...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
US mortgage woes 'hit car firms'
The ongoing crisis in the US mortgage market is affecting car sales, says the vice-chairman of General Motors...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
Cuba sentences dissident to jail
A Cuban dissident is jailed for 12 years for writing anti-government slogans, a human rights group says...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
Indonesia pollution trial ending
The trial of a US mining executive accused of dumping toxic mining wastes into a bay in Indonesia concludes...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
In Speech, McCain to Push for Cap on Emissions
In the text of a speech he is scheduled to deliver Monday, Senator John McCain of Arizona is renewing his call for a cap on emissions of greenhouse gases...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Bush Reiterates Support for Gonzales
President Bush said that the attorney general?s testimony last week had increased his confidence in him...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Virginia Tech Students Return to Classes
Classes resumed today after a moment of silence and the tolling of bells in memory of the victims of the massacre...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Morgan Stanley Names New Chief in Asia
Stephen S. Roach, the bank?s chief economist, will become the chairman of Asia operations...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Delta manages to cut its losses
Delta Air Lines, which is due to exit bankruptcy protection, manages to substantially reduce its losses...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
More phones can be BlackBerries
The company that makes the Blackberry is making its software available to other phone manufacturers...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
Royal, Sarkozy head for showdown
Rightwinger Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist Segolene Royal began campaigning for France's political middle ground Monday after taking the top two spots in first round presidential elections...
CNN - April 23, 2007
Students seek 'closure'
Virginia Tech is allowing students to drop classes without penalty or to accept their current grades if they want to spend the rest of the year at their parents' homes grieving last week's campus massacre...
CNN - April 23, 2007
After Deadly Week, Canada Debates Role in Afghanistan
Many say that it may be time for other NATO countries that have suffered fewer casualties than Canada to assume greater responsibilities in Afghanistan...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Carrefour buys Brazilian retailer
French retail giant Carrefour agrees to buy Brazilian store chain Atacadao in an 825m euro deal...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
AstraZeneca in $15.6bn drug deal
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is to boost its drug portfolio by buying US firm MedImmune for $15.6bn (£7.8bn)...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
Fresh calls for Wolfowitz to quit
A group of senior former World Bank officials urge embattled head Paul Wolfowitz to resign over his partner's promotion...
BBC News - April 23, 2007
Specter Says Gonzales Presence Is ?Harmful?
Senator Arlen Specter?s comments reflect a lack of support for Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales among key Republicans...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Bloomberg Draws a Blueprint for a Greener City
The plan is intended to foster population growth and to reduce greenhouse gases...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
[TS] Sidebar: John Walker Lindh?s Buyer?s Remorse
Serving a 20-year sentence in a federal prison after agreeing to a plea deal, John Walker Lindh has a powerful case of buyer?s remorse...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Spitzer Plans to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill
The move will propel New York to the forefront of one of the most contentious issues in politics...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Debates Losing a Bit of Luster in a Big Field
Aides to the major candidates have concluded that the large number of debates have become a hindrance...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Virginia Tech Struggles to Recover From Shootings
Virginia Tech was quiet, sunny, sad and playful over the weekend, as the campus tried to move forward...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Finding the Sweet Spot in a Hall of Fame Swing
Alex Rodriguez is off to a potentially historic start this season, thanks to the Yankees? new hitting coach, Kevin Long...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Climate Change Adds Twist to Debate Over Dams
Hydroelectric dams in Oregon have raised the question of whether righting one environmental wrong can lead to another...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
At 75, a Battle-Tested but Unwavering Cardinal
Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who submitted his resignation last month, remains something of a riddle...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Looking Ahead
QUARTERLY REPORTS A decline in oil and gas prices is expected to translate into lower profits for the big oil companies. Earnings are scheduled to be reported by BP (Tuesday), ConocoPhillips (Wednesday), Exxon Mobil (Thursday) and Chevron (Friday). Lower oil prices may help the profits of transportation companies, including the airlines JetBlue (Tuesday), UAL (Wednesday) and US Airways (Thursday)...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Drilling Down: Digital Subscribers Like Free Radio, Too
Fans of digital radio are seeking to supplement, not replace, traditional radio...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week includes today?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Read Fortune?s ?Portfolio? or Portfolio?s ?Fortune?
Last week two rival business magazines ? Fortune and Portfolio ? saw their names bump up against each other a bit...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Bank Names Chief in Asia
Morgan Stanley said that Stephen S. Roach, the bank?s chief economist, would become the chairman of its Asia operations...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
USA Today to Use Items From Start-Up News Site
USA Today said that it would begin using articles produced by the new-media start-up, The Politico...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
No Extension for Qantas, Bidders Say
The private-equity consortium that is struggling to complete a takeover of Qantas Airways said that its bid would not be extended beyond May 4...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Advertising: The Greater (and the Lesser) Considered at the Ad Summit
The highlights, lowlights and sidelights of the 2007 management conference of the American Association of Advertising Agencies...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
E-Commerce Report: As Environmentalism Grows, Online Publishers Go Green
Online publishers are increasing their offerings of ?green? content, hoping to attract more readers and advertising revenue...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Rancor Rises Over Santa Barbara Newspaper
The Santa Barbara News-Press published a story suggesting that the paper?s former editor had kept child pornography on his work computer...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
A Medical Journal Punishes a Cardiologist for Allegedly Violating a Cardinal Rule
A prominent Columbia University cardiologist has been censured for breaking an embargo on the results of a major heart study...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
TurboTax Software Slows Just as the Big Deadline Nears
A system problem at Intuit meant that some taxpayers could not submit their returns on time...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
New Model for Sharing: Free Music With Ads
Several start-up companies are pursuing the idea of advertising-supported music on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
More Staff Cuts Expected at Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times
Reports in both newspapers said job cuts were imminent and would be carried out mostly through voluntary buyout packages...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
In Dallas, Commercial Radio Without Commercials
Clear Channel is trying something radically different at a commercial radio station in Texas: getting rid of the commercials...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Link by Link: The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia
The populist Internet encyclopedia was a go-to site for news about the Virginia Tech shootings...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Former Media Executives Give New Life to ?Blank Check? Corporations
An obscure financing technique called ?special purpose acquisition corporations,? or SPACs, are increasingly being used an alternative to private equity...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
The Media Equation: Carson-Era Humor, Post-Colbert
Rich Little was hired for this year?s White House Correspondents? dinner to help the audience forget last year when Stephen Colbert opened both barrels on all parties...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
A Maestro of Investments in the Style of Buffett
Warren E. Buffett?s successor will probably be a lot like Louis Simpson, who has overseen the investment portfolio of Geico...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
Philadelphia Journalism?s New Order
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, a joint venture with an advertiser that in other times might have raised questions, is being rethought...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
ABN Amro Agrees to Sell to Barclays of Britain
The Dutch bank is near a deal to be acquired by Barclays for $80 billion, in what would be one of the largest European banking deals ever...
New York Times - April 23, 2007
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