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2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense _ or negotiate a sale to Microsoft Corp. that would cause activist investor Carl Icahn to call off the mutiny...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Study N. Pacific humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Space station crew honored at Russias Star City
Russian space officials on Friday honored international space station crew members who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Morton, Watson share screen time in Synecdoche
Samantha Morton says people sometimes confuse her with fellow British actress Emily Watson. Fans will be even more confused after seeing their first film together...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick pardoned by N.Y. gov
New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Haas 69 gives him Senior PGA Championship lead
Jay Haas withstood wet, bone-chilling and eventually windy conditions by shooting the only sub-par round Thursday to take the lead at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pistons beat Celtics to steal home-court advantage
The Big Three has a big problem: The Detroit Pistons now own the home-court advantage that has meant everything to the Boston Celtics so far in the playoffs...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Erica Blasberg survives cold, leads LPGA Corning
Nothing slowed Erica Blasberg, not even all the layers she was wearing at the start of the LPGA Corning Classic. Blasberg shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday, a raw day more like early March than late May, to take a two-shot lead over Na On Min of South Korea and Karine Icher of France after the first round...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Obama courts Cuban-American voters in Florida
Sen. Barack Obama, who once said he would meet Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions, added Friday he would do so "only when we have an opportunity to advance the interests of the United States and to advance the cause of freedom for the Cuban people."...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Clinton apologies for Kennedy remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
McCain gets frequent checkups after melanoma scare
John McCain, seeking to become the oldest elected first-term president, gets an in-depth skin cancer check every few months because of a medical history his own dermatologist calls "remarkable" for its number of dangerous melanomas...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Clinton regrets RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Clinton regrets Kennedy assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Euro rises against dollar as oil prices level
The euro rose against the dollar Friday as oil prices leveled out somewhat from record prices...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Gas roars higher, pressuring holiday travelers
As consumers began hitting the road Friday for the Memorial Day weekend, they faced the sobering reality that it now costs $87 to fill a Ford Explorer SUV, up $14 from last year, and $72 to fill a mid-sized Honda Accord, up $12...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Garner, Affleck sign up for W.Va. fundraiser
Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck have signed up to help funds for an athletic complex at her hometown university in West Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Obama to stand in for Sen. Kennedy at Wesleyan
Barack Obama has agreed to deliver the commencement address at Wesleyan University in place of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who pulled out Thursday after finding out he had brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Kansas 1 killed
A large tornado skipped through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, destroying dozens of homes, flipping tractor-trailers and freight rail cars, and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Kansas, Calif
A large tornado skipped through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, destroying dozens of homes, flipping tractor-trailers and freight rail cars, and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures 13 in northern Colorado
Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes before police imposed an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Study Humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Wildfire in central California prompts evacuations
Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes are anxiously waiting to be let back into their neighborhoods while frustrated firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire burning in a central California mountain range...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Former cops manslaughter trial starting in NY
Rene Perez was a drunkard and vagrant, an irritant to the police who had arrested him dozens of times in the neighboring towns of Mount Kisco and Bedford...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sect parents cheer court ruling, await next step
Members of a polygamist sect whose children were placed into foster care said Friday they were thrilled by an appellate court decision that upended the custody case and eagerly waiting to find out if and when their children will return home...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.
Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Wildfire in central Calif. starts to slow down
A day after a mountain wildfire quickly destroyed homes and other structures, firefighters said Friday that changes in the weather were helping them hem in the central California blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Cornell Capa, founder of NY-based photo center, dies at 90
Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa has died at the age of 90...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Wife of ex-FBI agent missing in Iran offers reward
The wife of a former FBI agent believed to be missing in Iran said Friday she is offering a $5,000 reward for information on her husband, who disappeared more than a year ago...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
The cost of gas How two stations set their prices
Steve Kehler spends most of his time working on cars or managing paperwork at the auto repair shop and gas station he runs in this Philadelphia suburb...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Texas officials ask court to block ruling in sect case
Texas child welfare authorities are appealing a ruling in the polygamist sect case, arguing that the state was right to put more than 440 children in foster care...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Chicago considering boarding schools for homeless
She began high school in a shelter, doing homework on the floor of the bathroom. It was the only place with lights after 9 p.m. Her senior year was spent raising her little brother when her mother disappeared on cocaine binges...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Unmarked chopper patrols NY city from high above
On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Authorities appeal court ruling in polygamist case
Texas child-welfare authorities on Friday appealed a court ruling that rejected their right to seize more than 440 children from a polygamist sect, and they asked to keep the children in foster care while the case is reviewed...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Colorado officials tour damage from huge tornado
Natural gas leaks and the threat of explosions kept hundreds of anxious residents from assessing the damage to their homes on Friday, a day after a large tornado tore through a 35-mile stretch of northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
1 dead in crane collapse at KC-area power plant
A crane collapsed Friday at a construction site near a Kansas City Power & Light power plant, killing one worker and injuring three others, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
NY cop went hunting for homeless man, DA says
A suburban policeman hunted down a homeless, frequently arrested illegal immigrant, hit him hard and left him to die last year, a prosecutor told jurors in opening statements of his manslaughter trial Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Attorney KC cops in miscarriage case to be fired
An attorney whose firm represents two Kansas City, Mo., police officers says the pair will be fired after they failed to get medical treatment for a pregnant suspect...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Hundreds mourn President Carters chief of staff
Hundreds of friends and family grieved Friday at a memorial for former White House aide Hamilton Jordan, and President Jimmy Carter said he would miss his right-hand man for the rest of his life...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
CPS agrees to reunite 12 FLDS children with parents for now
State child welfare authorities have agreed to reunite 12 children from a west Texas polygamist sect with their parents until the state Supreme Court rules on their custody case...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Feds rest in case of 3 charged with Iraq plot
The aunt of a man accused of plotting to kill American soldiers testified Friday that he said he was learning how to shoot guns for his own protection, but another defense witness said the defendant told him he was going to the range just for fun...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sailor suffers minor burns in US carrier fire
The Navy says a fire aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier has left one sailor with minor burns and 23 others with heat stress...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
School bus, semi collide in Wis. several injured
A semitrailer truck collided with a school bus carrying middle schoolers on a highway in southeastern Wisconsin Friday, seriously injuring several children on the bus...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Suspect agrees to testify in Fla. homeless beating
One of three men accused of fatally beating a homeless man as he slept on a park bench pleaded guilty Friday and agreed to testify against the others...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Baker, Girardi, Joyner suspended after arguments
Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker was suspended for two games and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and San Diego hitting coach Wally Joyner were penalized one game Friday after recent arguments with umpires...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Marlins and Braves finish satisfying sweeps
Maybe the Florida Marlins are for real.Andrew Miller pitched seven impressive innings and Florida blanked the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 Thursday night to finish an unexpected three-game sweep in a showdown of first-place teams...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Bush lobbies Congress to pass free-trade deals
A concrete mixer. Crates of cauliflower. A Harley-Davidson. Chunks of cheese?...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pa. man killed in Iraq is to get Medal of Honor
A Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on a grenade in Iraq to save the lives of his comrades at the cost of his own will be awarded the Medal of Honor...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense _ or negotiate a sale to Microsoft Corp. that would cause activist investor Carl Icahn to call off the mutiny...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Study N. Pacific humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Space station crew honored at Russias Star City
Russian space officials on Friday honored international space station crew members who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Chicago considering boarding schools for homeless
She began high school in a shelter, doing homework on the floor of the bathroom. It was the only place with lights after 9 p.m. Her senior year was spent raising her little brother when her mother disappeared on cocaine binges...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Authorities appeal court ruling in polygamist case
Texas child-welfare authorities on Friday appealed a court ruling that rejected their right to seize more than 440 children from a polygamist sect, and they asked to keep the children in foster care while the case is reviewed...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Colorado officials tour damage from huge tornado
Natural gas leaks and the threat of explosions kept hundreds of anxious residents from assessing the damage to their homes on Friday, a day after a large tornado tore through a 35-mile stretch of northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
NY cop went hunting for homeless man, DA says
A suburban policeman hunted down a homeless, frequently arrested illegal immigrant, hit him hard and left him to die last year, a prosecutor told jurors in opening statements of his manslaughter trial Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick pardoned by N.Y. gov
New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Haas 69 gives him Senior PGA Championship lead
Jay Haas withstood wet, bone-chilling and eventually windy conditions by shooting the only sub-par round Thursday to take the lead at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Morton, Watson share screen time in Synecdoche
Samantha Morton says people sometimes confuse her with fellow British actress Emily Watson. Fans will be even more confused after seeing their first film together...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pistons beat Celtics to steal home-court advantage
The Big Three has a big problem: The Detroit Pistons now own the home-court advantage that has meant everything to the Boston Celtics so far in the playoffs...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Erica Blasberg survives cold, leads LPGA Corning
Nothing slowed Erica Blasberg, not even all the layers she was wearing at the start of the LPGA Corning Classic. Blasberg shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday, a raw day more like early March than late May, to take a two-shot lead over Na On Min of South Korea and Karine Icher of France after the first round...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
McCain gets frequent checkups after melanoma scare
John McCain, seeking to become the oldest elected first-term president, gets an in-depth skin cancer check every few months because of a medical history his own dermatologist calls "remarkable" for its number of dangerous melanomas...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Obama courts Cuban-American voters in Florida
Sen. Barack Obama, who once said he would meet Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions, added Friday he would do so "only when we have an opportunity to advance the interests of the United States and to advance the cause of freedom for the Cuban people."...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Clinton regrets Kennedy assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Clinton apologies for Kennedy remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Euro rises against dollar as oil prices level
The euro rose against the dollar Friday as oil prices leveled out somewhat from record prices...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Clinton regrets RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Gas roars higher, pressuring holiday travelers
As consumers began hitting the road Friday for the Memorial Day weekend, they faced the sobering reality that it now costs $87 to fill a Ford Explorer SUV, up $14 from last year, and $72 to fill a mid-sized Honda Accord, up $12...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Garner, Affleck sign up for W.Va. fundraiser
Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck have signed up to help funds for an athletic complex at her hometown university in West Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.
Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Perry survives wet day, shares AT&T Classic lead
Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Parker leads Sparks to 99-94 victory over Mercury
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Bean takes 1-shot lead into final round of Regions
Andy Bean birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead over Mike Goodes on Saturday heading into the final round of the Regions Charity Classic with two of the top Champions Tour players in close pursuit...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Chesney, Atkins up for country music awards
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Lambert wins best-album ACM Sugarland wins twice
Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sugarland, Swift take early ACM honors
Sugarland took single record of the year honors for their mellow hit "Stay," and Taylor Swift won top new female vocalist Sunday at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
The lives they left behind
Chief Warrant Officer Theodore Uland "Tuc" Church was killed on Memorial Day of 2007 when his Kiowa helicopter came under enemy fire in Iraq. He left behind a wife, Mindi, a daughter, 7, and a son, 5. full story...
CNN - May 23, 2008
Industrial action to cost GM $2bn
General Motors says that industrial action will cost it about $2bn (£1bn) in the three months to June...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
At-a-glance: 17-23 May
A weekly guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
Obama vows Cuba policy change
Democrat Barack Obama says that if elected US president he will seek direct diplomacy with the communist Cuba...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
S America nations found union
The leaders of 12 South American nations found a union to boost economic and political co-operation...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
US sect raid officials to appeal
Texan officials to appeal against a court ruling that they had no right to seize 463 children from a polygamist sect last month...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
Study N. Pacific humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense _ or negotiate a sale to Microsoft Corp. that would cause activist investor Carl Icahn to call off the mutiny...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Police question Olmert again in corruption case
Police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for a second time in a corruption case that threatens his political survival and Israeli efforts to advance fragile peace moves with Syria and the Palestinians...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
UN chief says Myanmar will take relief aid by ship
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Myanmar will allow delivery of aid to its cyclone victims by civilian ships and boats...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
World Court gives lighthouse island to Singapore
The International Court of Justice on Friday awarded Singapore sovereignty over a disputed island at the eastern entrance of the Singapore Straits...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
China, Russia criticize US missile defense plan
China and Russia jointly condemned a U.S. plan for a global missile defense system on Friday at the start of a highly symbolic visit by new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
British star Hall lands role as Allens Vicky
With her biggest film break yet, a lead role in a Woody Allen flick, Rebecca Hall landed on one of the most-glamorous spots on Earth: the star-packed red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival premiere...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Law & Order CI is returning for 8th season
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will remain on the case for another season on USA Network...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pistons end Celtics home streak, tie East finals
The Detroit Pistons proved that a visiting team can win in Boston. Now they can reach the NBA finals without having to do it again...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Lidge earns save as Phillies beat Astros 7-5
Brad Lidge returned to Houston on Thursday night and looked like his old, overpowering self. Only this time, he was pitching for the visiting team...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Haas 69 gives him Senior PGA Championship lead
Jay Haas withstood wet, bone-chilling and eventually windy conditions by shooting the only sub-par round Thursday to take the lead at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pistons beat Celtics to steal home-court advantage
The Big Three has a big problem: The Detroit Pistons now own the home-court advantage that has meant everything to the Boston Celtics so far in the playoffs...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
AP McCain appears cancer-free, healthy
Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
APNewsBreak McCain appears cancer-free, healthy
Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Home price index posts largest drop in history
A home-price index considered to be the most comprehensive reading of the U.S. market posted the sharpest decline in its 17-year history, and analysts say housing has yet to bottom out...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Euro rises against dollar as oil prices level
The euro rose against the dollar Friday as oil prices leveled out somewhat from record prices...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Ohio firefighter spared death in fireworks slaying
A Cleveland firefighter has been spared the death penalty for killing three people over Fourth of July fireworks...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado rips through N. Colorado 1 killed
A large tornado tore through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, flipping over tractor-trailers, ripping roofs off buildings and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Obama to stand in for Teddy Kennedy at Wesleyan
Barack Obama has agreed to deliver the commencement address at Wesleyan University in place of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who pulled out Thursday after finding out he had brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Prosecutor Seattle Jewish center shooter was sane
A prosecutor told jurors Thursday said a man charged with a fatal shooting at a Jewish center knew right from wrong but was using murder to get out a message...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Wyoming 1 killed
Tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
California marriage opponents seek 5-month delay
A conservative legal group is asking the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters get a chance to weigh in...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado 1 killed
A large tornado ripped through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Fireworks mark Brooklyn Bridges 125th birthday
It was so singular a marvel, so ambitious a feat, that its opening drew the president and a crowd of thousands. A leading national magazine said it stood poised to become "our most durable monument."...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
3 arrested in shooting deaths of 2 LSU students
Three young men, including two who had been working offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, have been arrested in the killing of two Louisiana State University graduate students late last year, authorities said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Kansas 1 killed
A large tornado skipped through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, destroying dozens of homes, flipping tractor-trailers and freight rail cars, and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Kansas, Calif
A large tornado skipped through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, destroying dozens of homes, flipping tractor-trailers and freight rail cars, and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Obama to stand in for Sen. Kennedy at Wesleyan
Barack Obama has agreed to deliver the commencement address at Wesleyan University in place of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who pulled out Thursday after finding out he had brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Study Humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures 13 in northern Colorado
Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes before police imposed an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Former cops manslaughter trial starting in NY
Rene Perez was a drunkard and vagrant, an irritant to the police who had arrested him dozens of times in the neighboring towns of Mount Kisco and Bedford...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Wildfire in central California prompts evacuations
Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes are anxiously waiting to be let back into their neighborhoods while frustrated firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire burning in a central California mountain range...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sect parents cheer court ruling, await next step
Members of a polygamist sect whose children were placed into foster care said Friday they were thrilled by an appellate court decision that upended the custody case and eagerly waiting to find out if and when their children will return home...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.
Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Mom sentenced to 20 years for keeping son in cage
A mother was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for keeping her 17-year-old adopted son caged in her home...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Iowa immigration raid defendant cases completed
Nearly 300 workers arrested last week in an immigration raid at a northeast Iowa meatpacking plant have reached plea deals and face deportation proceedings, authorities say...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Plane crashes into Mont. building, kills pilot
A small airplane carrying mail crashed into a building early Friday in a fiery explosion, killing the pilot, officials said. No one on the ground was injured...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Plane crashes into Billings building, kills pilot
The FAA says a small plane has crashed into a building in Billings, Mont., and exploded, killing the pilot...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Crane collapses at Kansas City-area power plant
A utility spokeswoman says a crane has collapsed at a Kansas City Power & Light power plant, injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tenn. nursing home evacuated after tanker leak
A gasoline tanker has overturned near Memphis and led to the evacuation of a suburban nursing home...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Arrest warrant issued in case of drugged skater
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted for questioning in the drugging of former Olympic ice dancer Oksana "Pasha" Grishuk...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Cornell Capa, founder of NY-based photo center, dies at 90
Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa has died at the age of 90...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pennsylvania soldier killed in Iraq is to get Medal of Honor
The White House announced Friday that a Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on top of a grenade in Iraq and saved the lives of his comrades will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense _ or negotiate a sale to Microsoft Corp. that would cause activist investor Carl Icahn to call off the mutiny...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Study N. Pacific humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Police question Olmert again in corruption case
Police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for a second time in a corruption case that threatens his political survival and Israeli efforts to advance fragile peace moves with Syria and the Palestinians...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Police Gunman wounds 3 outside California church
A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
World Court gives lighthouse island to Singapore
The International Court of Justice on Friday awarded Singapore sovereignty over a disputed island at the eastern entrance of the Singapore Straits...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
China, Russia criticize US missile defense plan
China and Russia jointly condemned a U.S. plan for a global missile defense system on Friday at the start of a highly symbolic visit by new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
UN chief says Myanmar will take relief aid by ship
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Myanmar will allow delivery of aid to its cyclone victims by civilian ships and boats...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sect parents cheer court ruling, await next step
Members of a polygamist sect whose children were placed into foster care said Friday they were thrilled by an appellate court decision that upended the custody case and eagerly waiting to find out if and when their children will return home...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Study Humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
British star Hall lands role as Allens Vicky
With her biggest film break yet, a lead role in a Woody Allen flick, Rebecca Hall landed on one of the most-glamorous spots on Earth: the star-packed red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival premiere...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Law & Order CI is returning for 8th season
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will remain on the case for another season on USA Network...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Lidge earns save as Phillies beat Astros 7-5
Brad Lidge returned to Houston on Thursday night and looked like his old, overpowering self. Only this time, he was pitching for the visiting team...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pistons end Celtics home streak, tie East finals
The Detroit Pistons proved that a visiting team can win in Boston. Now they can reach the NBA finals without having to do it again...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Haas 69 gives him Senior PGA Championship lead
Jay Haas withstood wet, bone-chilling and eventually windy conditions by shooting the only sub-par round Thursday to take the lead at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Pistons beat Celtics to steal home-court advantage
The Big Three has a big problem: The Detroit Pistons now own the home-court advantage that has meant everything to the Boston Celtics so far in the playoffs...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
APNewsBreak McCain appears cancer-free, healthy
Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
AP McCain appears cancer-free, healthy
Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Home price index posts largest drop in history
A home-price index considered to be the most comprehensive reading of the U.S. market posted the sharpest decline in its 17-year history, and analysts say housing has yet to bottom out...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Euro rises against dollar as oil prices level
The euro rose against the dollar Friday as oil prices leveled out somewhat from record prices...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.
Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Wyoming 1 killed
Tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Oil prices pass $133 after report of supply drop
Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car _ and paying for just about everything else _ a growing burden for Americans...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Perry survives wet day, shares AT&T Classic lead
Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Parker leads Sparks to 99-94 victory over Mercury
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Bean takes 1-shot lead into final round of Regions
Andy Bean birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead over Mike Goodes on Saturday heading into the final round of the Regions Charity Classic with two of the top Champions Tour players in close pursuit...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Chesney, Atkins up for country music awards
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Lambert wins best-album ACM Sugarland wins twice
Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sugarland, Swift take early ACM honors
Sugarland took single record of the year honors for their mellow hit "Stay," and Taylor Swift won top new female vocalist Sunday at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Sect children's future uncertain
Children from a polygamist sect who one mother says are "hurting very badly" in state custody are likely to be returned to their parents, a CNN legal analyst says. full story...
CNN - May 23, 2008
China: Quake victims need millions of tents
China's government appeals for more than 2 million tents to shelter the estimated 5 million people made homeless by the huge earthquake as the death toll continues to rise. full story...
CNN - May 23, 2008
Presidents attack US shield plan
China and Russia jointly condemn a US plan for a missile defence shield, saying it harms international disarmament efforts...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
Argentine farm crisis ploughs on
There are fresh fears of strike action in Argentina after talks between the government and producers collapsed...
BBC News - May 23, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense _ or negotiate a sale to Microsoft Corp. that would cause activist investor Carl Icahn to call off the mutiny...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
British eatery bombing suspect has home searched
British police and intelligence officials searched a house in southwest England on Friday to try to determine what drove a young Muslim convert with a history of mental illness to walk into a busy restaurant with two bombs...
Southern Ledger - May 23, 2008
5 Palestinian militants killed in strike
Clashes on Friday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the Gaza | | | | |
