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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 August 2007:
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Fighting dogs face grim future
Dogs bred for the fighting pit have only one thing in their future: death. Fighting dogs may die in the ring or at their hands of their owners. If they are confiscated in a bust, they are almost always euthanized, experts say. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
Sen. Warner: Start bringing troops home
One of the Senate's top Republicans has called on President Bush to start bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq by Christmas, telling reporters Thursday that a pullout was needed to spur Iraqi leaders to action. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
On the Runway: Thoughts on Anna Wintour
My head today is full of stray and no-account thoughts, replies to Big Mama and other points of interest. I?m sorry if I seem a little untidy, but Mr. Roberts had the pole position, so I let his interview go on through before I turned back to Sept. Vogue. The topic still seems incendiary and [...]...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
The Caucus: Edwards and the ?Change? Theme
His campaign moves into New Hampshire with a bus tour...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
City Room: Sacco and Vanzetti, 80 Years Later
Activists are holding an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the executions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
The Lede: Learning to Love Surveillance
The increasingly watchful eye of the government has produced a steady supply of headlines. But do normal people care?...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Intelligence Chief Reveals Eavesdropping Details
The director of national intelligence last week confirmed the role of U.S. telecommunications companies...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Butch van Breda Kolff, Basketball Coach, Is Dead
Mr. van Breda Kolff, who coached more than 1,300 high school, college and professional basketball games, was 84...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Scientists Induce Out-of-Body Sensation
Scientists used virtual reality goggles, a camera and a stick to induce the sensation, a journal reports...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Accident at Deutsche Bank Building Injures 2
Two firefighters were reported to be injured today in the accident at the problem-plagued building in Manhattan...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Agency Sees Limited Impact From Credit Crisis
The Congressional Budget Office said key signals on the severity of a crisis in the mortgage debt markets so far have been ?quite muted,? but forecast short-term market turbulence...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Falloff in Commercial Paper Shows Strain
The total amount of outstanding commercial paper fell sharply in the week to Wednesday, according to Federal Reserve data, the latest sign of strain in this market...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
As Foreclosures Mount, Britain Acts to Change Mortgage System
While Americans fear an epidemic of foreclosures, brought on by the subprime mortgage meltdown, Britain is already suffering one...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
V.C. Nation: Subprime Fallout Could Help Venture Capitalists
Could the subprime problems that have fouled the public market be a mixed blessing for Silicon Valley?s high-technology investors?...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Stocks End Lower After Credit Worries
Wall Street ended a mildly erratic day slightly lower after anxiety about widening credit problems offset investor optimism about a $2 billion capital infusion into Countrywide Financial...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Cost-cutting boosts Gap profits
Clothing retailer Gap sees its latest profits rise 19% as continuing cost-cutting offsets a fall in sales...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Mine could be grave after last rescue try
Rescuers trying to find six miners will begin boring a sixth hole down into Utah's Crandall Canyon mine Friday, and the search will cease if no signs of life are found, the coal mine's co-owner said. Bob Murray said plans are under way to establish a memorial for the missing miners at the site after the mine closes. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif to return
Pakistan's Supreme Court lifts the exile imposed on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, ousted by current Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf in a 1999 military coup. The ruling could clear the way for Sharif to run for office in elections scheduled for later in the year. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
NIE: Iraqi leaders unable to govern effectively
Civilian casualties remain high, sectarian groups can't get along, al Qaeda in Iraq is still pulling off high-profile attacks and "to date, Iraqi leaders remain unable to govern effectively," says the declassified version of the National Intelligence Estimate released Thursday. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
Diner?s Journal: Mechanical-Bull Cuisine
At Johnny Utah's...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
The Caucus: Candidates on MySpace and MTV
The online venture is aimed at young voters and will be held on college campuses nationwide...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
The Lede: A Pair of Crushing Defeats in Baseball
A team loses 30-3, and a proposal is rejected in front of 30,000 fans...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Intelligence Chief Reveals Details on Surveillance
Mike McConnell?s comments raised eyebrows for their frank discussion of previously classified eavesdropping work conducted under F.I.S.A...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Over 1,000 Displaced by Floods
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) -- More than 1,000 people were flooded out of their homes Thursday after the heavy rain that swamped communities across the Midwest sent Ohio's rivers spilling over their banks, the governor said. The storm's death toll also rose when three people were electrocuted by lightning at a Wisconsin bus stop...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Grace Paley, Writer and Activist, Dies
Grace Paley, who explored the struggles of ordinary women in pungent stories, was 84...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
City Room: Firefighter Is Mourned in Brooklyn
Firefighter Joseph Graffagnino, 33, is laid to rest in Brooklyn...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Barnes & Noble 2nd-Quarter Profit Rises
The largest U.S. bookseller said its second-quarter earnings rose 9 percent, boosted by sales of J.K. Rowling?s '?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.?'...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Stocks Retreat as Credit Worries Linger
Wall Street pulled back as anxiety about credit problems was enough to offset initial investor optimism about a $2 billion capital infusion into troubled mortgage lender Countrywide...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Assurances on Buybacks May Cost a Lender
Countrywide Home Loans may not be able to meet its promise to investors of repurchasing loans if necessary...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Jamaica counts the cost of Dean
The Caribbean island of Jamaica is trying to pick up the pieces after the devastation caused by Hurricane Dean, says the BBC's Karen Madden...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Market turmoil hits Jaguar sale
Ford admits its sale of Jaguar and Land Rover is being affected by the markets turmoil, but says the process is not slowing down...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Fed lending to ease credit woes
A group of US and European banks borrow $2bn from the Federal Reserve to ease credit woes, following recent turmoil...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Dean raises flood fears in Mexico
The remnants of Hurricane Dean cause torrential rain in parts of Mexico, raising fears of flooding and mudslides...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
US judge upholds BA $300m fine
A US judge upholds a $300m fine against British Airways for trying to fix the price of fuel surcharges...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Hungary in asylum spat with Cuba
Hungary angrily rejects criticism from Cuba over its decision to grant asylum to 29 Cubans...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
At least 25 die as storm systems collide
Two storm systems colliding along the nation's midsection set off a spate of weather warnings from Colorado to Ohio as the deadly combination moved toward the Great Lakes on Wednesday. Twenty-five people are reported dead, mostly from flooding. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
U.N. warns of global epidemic risk
Infectious diseases are emerging more quickly around the globe, spreading faster and becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
Yankees 8, Angels 2: Pettitte Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep in Anaheim
If the Yankees wind up with the wild card, and the Angels keep their momentum, the teams will most likely meet in the 2007 American League Division Series...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Asian and European Stocks Rise
Shares across Asia rose on yesterday?s Wall Street rally, and major European indices opened higher in early morning trading...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
US mortgage firm gets $2bn boost
Bank of America makes a $2bn investment in mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, saying its assets are undervalued...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Future of Orange Bowl in doubt
Miami's Orange Bowl, one of America's most famous sports stadiums, faces an uncertain future...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Tennis: Davenport defeat
Lindsay Davenport suffers defeat in her return to competitive doubles at the Pilot Pen event in New Haven...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Fights erupt in Bolivian Congress
Members of Congress in Bolivia exchange blows as a debate over control of the judiciary boils over...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Brazil court considers graft case
Brazil's Supreme Court considers whether 40 people have a case to answer in a major corruption scandal...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Boss: If last rescue try fails, Utah mine will close
The Utah coal mine where six miners have been trapped for more than two weeks will be closed if one last rescue attempt fails to find signs they are alive. full story...
CNN - August 23, 2007
Opponents Attack Giuliani?s New York Record
Rudolph W. Giuliani?s performance as New York?s mayor is being turned against him as his opponents have begun challenging him on gun control and immigration...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Many Found Sexually Active Into the 70s
Most Americans remain sexually active into their 60s, and nearly half continue to have sex regularly into their early 70s, researchers say...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Rangers 30, Orioles 3: Thirty Runs Later, Rangers Finish Off the Orioles
The Texas Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs, setting an American League record...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Tired of Waiting for a Doctor? Try the Drugstore
Retail health clinics in drugstores have increased in popularity, drawing mounting scrutiny in several states...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
?Kid Nation? Parents Gave Show Free Rein
Children who participated in ?Kid Nation? were required to do whatever they were told by the show?s producers at all times or risk expulsion from the show...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Rule to Expand Mountaintop Coal Mining
The Bush administration is set to issue a regulation that would enshrine a technique that involves blasting off the tops of mountains and dumping the debris in valleys...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Behind 9/11 Demolition Work, Obscure Name and Slim Record
Public and private records give little information about the company that was hired to demolish the building where two firefighters died last week...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Tennis: Older Players Lose the Swagger, but Gain the Swag
Tennis marketing often seems dominated by the youth of the sport, yet hundreds of seniors take the sport?s marketing to the opposite end of the age spectrum...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Small Business: As Industries Wane, Entrepreneurs Reinvent
Entrepreneurs who plan poorly can find themselves scrambling during boom and bust cycles...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Rise on a Swing to Confidence
Wall Street showed confidence in the credit markets Wednesday, surging higher in response to a pullback in Treasuries and an increase in borrowing by banks...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Talbots Reports a Wider Loss; Profit Up at Limited Brands
According to Reuters Estimates, analysts on average were expecting a loss of 26 cents a share, based on Talbots? forecast this month for a loss of 25 cents to 27 cents...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Appeals Court Grants Bail to Ex-Qwest Chief
The former chief executive of Qwest Communications International, who was convicted of insider trading, may remain free on $2 million bail while he appeals...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
JDS Loss Narrows, and Shares Move Higher
The JDS Uniphase Corporation, a telecommunications equipment maker, reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss as sales beat analysts? estimates...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Record Profit at Australian Mining Giant
BHP Billiton of Australia said that weakness in the American housing market showed no sign of reducing demand for commodities in Asia and Europe...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Takeover Talks Buoy Nymex Stock
The share price jumped after the chairman of Nymex Holdings said late Tuesday that the company had had preliminary discussions with a possible buyer...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Ticketmaster to End Live Nation Contract
Ticketmaster said that it did not expect to extend its long-term contract with Live Nation, the world?s biggest concert promoter...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Foot Locker Reports First Loss in 6 Years
The second-quarter net loss was $18 million, or 12 cents a share, in contrast to a profit of $14 million, or 9 cents, a year earlier...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Japanese Trade Surplus Narrowed in July
The trade surplus narrowed more than economists had forecast as automobile exports cooled, heightening concern that growth in Japan might slow...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Big Investment From Dubai Lifts Shares of MGM Mirage
The investment makes Dubai World, the Dubai state-owned investment firm, a major player in the biggest gambling destination in the United States...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Earnings Are Down 84% at Builder of Luxury Homes
Third-quarter profit plunged 84.8 percent as the housing downturn and credit worries resulted in cancellations and hefty write-downs...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
U.S. Is Checking Dog Treats Wal-Mart Says Are Tainted
The Food and Drug Administration said it had not yet detected any chemical or biological contamination in the Chinese-made dog treats...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Asian Stocks Up in Early Trading, Buoyed by Rise on Wall Street
Asian stocks pushed higher early Thursday, as a strong showing on United States markets inspired investors to unwind some of the recent damage...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Advertising: For 2008 Olympics Campaigns, the Starter?s Gun Went Off This Month
Olympic sponsors celebrated the start of the one-year countdown to the opening ceremonies with marketing initiatives intended to break through the hype...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Japan Pushes for Stronger Partnership With India
Hundreds of sober-suited Japanese businessmen have arrived in New Delhi to push for more comprehensive economic ties to India...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Deal Restarts Newfoundland Oil Project
A 15-month standoff between the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and several major oil companies over an offshore oil project ended Wednesday...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
2 G.M. Brands, a Similar Car, but Very Different Results
The Pontiac Solstice and the Saturn Sky are automotive fraternal twins, but one definitely has the edge in popularity...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
AT&T?s Overstuffed iPhone Bills Annoy Customers
For the last several weeks, iPhone users have been by turns amused or enraged over the sheer heft of the bills they are receiving from AT&T...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Gambling Dispute With a Tiny Country Puts U.S. in a Bind
A trade dispute filed by Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean nation with dozens of online casinos, challenges Washington?s effort to prohibit online gambling...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Scandal and Suicide in China: A Dark Side of Toys
The suicide of a Chinese businessman may have resulted in part from the pressures and contradictions of China?s loosely regulated brand of capitalism...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Four Major Banks Tap Federal Reserve for Financing
The country?s four biggest banks announced Wednesday that they had each borrowed $500 million from the Federal Reserve at its newly lowered discount rate...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Lehman Closes Subprime Unit and Lays Off 1,200
The decision to close BNC Mortgage made it the latest casualty in the subprime mortgage meltdown that started earlier this year...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Assurances on Buybacks Cost a Lender
Countrywide Financial said Wednesday that Bank of America had made an equity investment of $2 billion in the company...
New York Times - August 23, 2007
Early Michigan primary backed
Michigan's state Senate votes to move up its presidential primary elections, risking a shake-up of the calendar...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
Dean downgraded on Mexican return
Hurricane Dean hits Mexico for the second time this week, and is downgraded to a tropical storm...
BBC News - August 23, 2007
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