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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 June 2006:
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Al Qaeda No. 2 mourns al-Zarqawi
In a new videotape, al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri says he grieves the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed earlier this month in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq. "We express our condolences to the Muslim nation on one of its greatest soldiers, one of its heroes, one of its scholars, our brother, the martyr as we consider him to be," he says...
CNN - June 23, 2006
Taking Stock of the World Cup Field
With Switzerland's 2-0 defeat of South Korea this afternoon, the final slots were filled in the Round of 16...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Yet Another Chapter in the Mafia Cops Case
On the stand today, Louis Eppolito said that his lawyer failed him by not allowing him to testify at the trial...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Mineta to Quit as Transportation Secretary
Norman Y. Mineta was one of the last members of President Bush's original cabinet and its only Democrat...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Cornerstone Removed From Ground Zero
The Freedom Tower's cornerstone, the location of which was rendered obsolete by a redesign, was carted off today...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Terror Plot Was in 'Earliest Stages,' Gonzales Says
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said the seven Miami men now facing federal conspiracy charges had posed no actual danger...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Ruling Sets Back Effort to Regulate Hedge Funds
A federal appeals court today struck down a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that tightened government oversight of hedge funds...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Cricket: Windies halted by rain
Daren Ganga and Ramnaresh Sarwan hit centuries for West Indies on day two against India before rain ends play...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
US defends money tracking
A secret US programme which has tracked international money transactions for years is revealed...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
Battle against US fires goes on
Fire fighters continue to battle wildfires in several US states as thousands of acres of forest are destroyed...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
U.S.: Terrorists' bid to aid Qaeda
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says the seven men arrested in Miami were "homegrown terrorists" who sought to work with al Qaeda but ended up consorting with a law enforcement informant. The "jihad" was to be "as good or greater than 9/11," starting with destruction of Chicago's Sears Tower...
CNN - June 23, 2006
Indictment: Plot to 'kill all the devils we can'
A federal indictment against seven men reveals details of what the government said was a plan intended to "kill all the devils we can." The mission was intended to be "as good or greater than 9/11" beginning with the destruction of Chicago's Sears Tower, according to court documents...
CNN - June 23, 2006
U.S. searching bank records to fight terrorism
Treasury Secretary John Snow defended a secret program that obtained data from an international cooperative that transmits information between financial institutions worldwide. Snow called the program "government at its best" and vital to the fight against terrorism...
CNN - June 23, 2006
Firefighters in Central Arizona Report Progress
The fire, which is burning north of the popular resort town of Sedona, was reported to be 15 percent contained...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Russian Leader Swaps Prosecutor and Justice Posts
The decision suggested that the prosecutor's removal was less dramatic a shakeup than officials close to the Kremlin initially claimed...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Iraqi Government Declares State of Emergency
Earlier, U.S. forces were involved in quelling a firefight in the city's center...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Seven Are Charged With Plot to Blow Up Sears Tower
Federal prosecutors said the suspects sought help from a man they believed to be an Al Qaeda representative, but who in fact was an informant...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Bird Flu Passed From Son to Father, W.H.O. Says
Investigators today confirmed the first case of human-to-human transmission of the disease...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Huge Energy Company Buys 2 Smaller Firms
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s multibillion dollar offers were accepted by Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Verizon to End Service on Commercial Airplanes
Verizon Airfone, whose handsets have graced the backs of airline seats, will shut down its phone service before the end of the year...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
US energy firms in $21bn merger
US energy firms, Anadarko Petroleum, Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources, are merging in deals worth $21bn...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
Southern California quake fears
The southern part of the San Andreas fault near Los Angeles is overdue for a big earthquake, scientists say...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
Backing for 'hockey stick' graph
An eminent science panel supports the assessment that the Earth is hotter now than at any time in the last 400 years...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
US transport secretary resigns
US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta will leave his post next month after more than five years...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
Sources: Arrests may have stopped Sears Tower attack
Seven people are in custody after FBI agents and police carried out raids against an alleged terrorist plot that may have included the Sears Tower in Chicago and Miami's FBI offices as possible targets, law enforcement sources said. Federal sources said five of the seven men are Americans, one is an illegal alien from Haiti whose visa had expired and another is a resident alien...
CNN - June 23, 2006
Seven held over 'Sears Tower plot'
Seven people are in custody after FBI agents and police carry out raids against an alleged terrorist plot that may have included the Sears Tower in Chicago -- the United States' tallest building -- and Miami's FBI offices as possible targets...
CNN - June 23, 2006
U.S. military: Top al Qaeda member captured
Less than two weeks after al Qaeda in Iraq leader Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike, coalition forces detain a senior member of the terrorist network, the U.S. military says...
CNN - June 23, 2006
Google offloads Baidu investment
Google sells its stake in rival Chinese web firm Baidu in order to concentrate on its own business...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
US bosses 'earn $11m a year'
US bosses earn an average $11m annually, which is 262 times more than their workers, a leading think-tank reports...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
U.S. Navy test intercepts warhead
A U.S. Navy ship intercepts a medium-range missile warhead above the Earth's atmosphere off Hawaii in the latest test of the U.S. missile defense program, the U.S. military says...
CNN - June 23, 2006
FBI raids targets in domestic terrorism probe
Seven people are in custody after a sweep in Miami, Florida, by law enforcement authorities in connection with an alleged plot against targets that may have included the Sears Tower in Chicago, officials told CNN on Thursday...
CNN - June 23, 2006
Ghana 2, United States 1: American Attack Falls Flat
Stung by a borderline penalty kick awarded late in the first half, the United States exited from the World Cup with a defeat to Ghana...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
A Few Things Lawmakers Can Agree On
Property taxes are soaring and upstaters are fleeing New York but lawmakers decided that they had to tackle the ladybug question first...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Prosecutors Can't Keep a Secret in Case on Steroid Use
Blacked-out passages from a grand jury's investigation into steroid use in baseball are visible in a word processor...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Casinos to Book Lovers: Let Us Entertain You, Too
To the roster of musicians, comedians and magicians appearing at casinos these days, add your favorite author...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
For Diehards, Search for Iraq's W.M.D. Isn't Over
A vocal collection of Americans, mostly on the political right, have an unshakable faith that such weapons exist...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Doctors See Way to Cut Suffering in Executions
Medical experts say the current method of lethal injection could easily be changed, but no state has moved to do so...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Goldman Group Raises Bid for AB Ports
LONDON, Friday, June 23 (Reuters) — A consortium led by Goldman Sachs has apparently beat out Macquarie Bank of Australia in an auction for Associated British Ports after raising its cash offer on Friday to £2.795 billion, or $5.14 billion...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Atlanta Fed President to Retire After 42 Years With the Bank
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) — The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jack Guynn, said Thursday that he would retire on Oct. 1 after 42 years at the bank and 10 years at its helm...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Profit at Rite Aid Plunges 67%
The drugstore chain said that higher sales were not enough to offset spending on new stores...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Asia, Europe
ASIA...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Fund Manager Indicted
A leading shareholder activist, Yoshiaki Murakami, was indicted for insider trading, Tokyo prosecutors said on Friday...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
France Softens iTunes Law, but Apple Is Still Disgruntled
Lawmakers voted to water down a draft law that could force Apple to make its iPod music player and iTunes online store compatible with rivals' offerings...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Former Executive Found Guilty of Insider Trading
LOS ANGELES, June 22 (AP) — The founder and former chief executive of Homestore, an online real estate listings company, was found guilty Thursday of insider trading, lying to company accountants and federal regulators, and conspiring in a scheme to defraud investors by inflating revenue...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Surging Sales Lift Earnings 27% at Oracle in Latest Quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (AP) — The Oracle Corporation, the business software maker, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 27 percent on record revenue as sales surged across most of its business lines and geographic regions...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Google Is Testing Ads for Video Service
Google said Thursday that it had started testing advertisements on its video site, matching a capability long offered by other major Internet sites...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Data Suggests the Economy Is Gearing Down
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators slipped in May, the Conference Board said, suggesting that the nation's economy is likely to cool...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Shares Fall on Fear of Higher Interest Rate
Demand for stocks fell as a report from the Conference Board showed that the Index of Leading Economic Indicators had slipped 0.6 percent in May...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Novell Ousts 2 Executives in an Effort to Lift Shares
The moves were made in as part of an effort to reverse its lackluster performance and sagging share price...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
On Eve of Meeting, World Trade Chief Turns Optimistic About a Deal
The W.T.O. chief attributed his renewed confidence for a global trade agreement to a change in the tone of the United States...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
In an Overhaul, Allianz and Its Dresdner Bank to Reduce Jobs in Germany
Allianz, the insurance giant, announced that it would lay off 7,280 employees as part of an overhaul aimed at raising profitability...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Advertising: Blurring the Lines in a Fanciful Leap to 2033
A campaign for Svedka, a Swedish vodka, is serving as inspiration for a series of articles to appear online and in a book...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Justices Drop Consideration of Boundaries for Patents
The Supreme Court backed away yesterday from ruling on a closely watched case that could have set the boundaries on what kinds of discoveries and inventions can be patented...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Insider: Where Private Equity Goes, Hedge Funds May Follow
Hedge funds are eager to soak up money from the market, and are gazing overseas to Amsterdam and London for new ways to take their funds public...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Street Scene: The Lifestyles of Rich and Famous Traders
Trader Monthly, a magazine that tries to merge a trade publication with a lifestyle magazine, has outlasted the novelty value of its debut back in 2004...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Chrysler's 'Employee Discount' of Last Summer Could Be Revived
Employee discount programs, which sent car sales soaring last summer, may be about to return...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Many Bidders Want Assets of a Telecom in Hong Kong
For reasons that analysts say they cannot fathom, everyone seems to want to acquire the major telecom assets of PCCW, though not the company itself...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
[TS] Trusting Bosses Not to Cheat
The effort to roll back the protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is under way, and the attack on regulation may be greater than could have been imagined four years ago...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Drilling Firm Seeks Favor as Expatriate
Language tucked into a House measure would allow one company to gain permanent access to business open only to American companies...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Inquiry Looks Into Airline Price-Fixing
Britain and the U.S. are investigating a possible conspiracy to illegally fix the amounts of fuel surcharges imposed on passengers on long-distance flights...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
House Votes to Sharply Curtail Estate Tax
The House voted on Thursday to permanently abolish the estate tax on inherited wealth for all but a sliver of the nation's wealthiest families...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
The Not So Good Earth
Thousands of acres of land in northern China are sinking because of the ravages of underground coal mining...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Merck Loses Protection for Patent on Zocor
Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor is losing its United States patent protection, becoming the largest-selling drug yet to be opened to cheap generic competition...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
S.E.C. Is Reported to Be Examining a Big Hedge Fund
One of the nation's most prominent hedge funds, Pequot Capital Management, is said to be under investigation for possible insider trading, according to officials...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
Lord & Taylor Is Sold but Will Stay Put
The new owners of Lord & Taylor said that the Fifth Avenue store would remain a store and much of the entire chain would be left in place...
New York Times - June 23, 2006
US states battle raging wildfires
Thousands of acres of forest are destroyed in the western US as wildfires spread across several states...
BBC News - June 23, 2006
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