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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 January 2005:
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Election leaves Falluja cold
About 2,200 Fallujans every day visit one of three humanitarian aid sites in the city, which was the battleground for a fierce confrontation between U.S. forces and insurgents. And in the lines for food, the main topic of conversation is not Sunday's election. One of them told CNN: "Our hearts are burned," he said. "How can we vote when we don't believe in what we are voting for?"...
CNN - January 24, 2005
GOP goals start with Social Security overhaul
Senate Republicans say the revamping of Social Security is their top legislative goal of 2005, with further tax cuts and energy independence also on their list. Democrats will propose increases in military troop levels and increasing the minimum wage...
CNN - January 24, 2005
U.S. mulls $50M bin Laden reward
As part of an intensified effort to capture terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden, the U.S. State Department is considering doubling the bounty on his head to $50 million, State Department officials said Monday...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Fire Cripples 2 of City's Busiest Subway Lines
A fire apparently set by a homeless person crippled the A and the C lines. Full service may not be restored for three to five years...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Senator Clinton Speaks of 'Common Ground' in Abortion Debate
In a speech in Albany, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said friends and foes on the issue of abortion should come together to reduce the number of "unwanted pregnancies."...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Congressional Leaders Lay Out Conflicting Legislative Agendas
The minority Democrats vowed to be heard on Republican priorities, such as revamping Social Security and extending tax cuts...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
FBI agent colludes with analyst
A former FBI agent and an internet stock picker are guilty of using confidential US government information to manipulate stock prices...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
US reveals Guantanamo protest
Some 23 prisoners tried to hang or strangle themselves during a protest at Guantanamo Bay in 2003, the US military says...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Bush hails anti-abortion 'gains'
The US is progressing towards more reductions in abortions, President Bush tells pro-life campaigners in Washington...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Secret Pentagon spies confirmed
US defence officials verify media reports of a secret military espionage unit run by the Pentagon...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Iraq: Bomb mastermind captured
A man who is said to claim responsibility for 32 car bomb attacks in Iraq is in custody, according to a spokesman for interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Abu Umar al-Kurdi was arrested in a raid on January 15 and is responsible for 75 percent of the bombs used in Baghdad attacks in the past two years, the spokesman said...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Iraq officials: Bomb chief seized
The Iraqi government announces the arrests of several suspected insurgent leaders, including one man they say has claimed responsibility for 32 car bomb attacks since March 2003...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Blizzard slams Northeast
The roar of snowblowers and the scrape of shovels were heard across the Northeast as residents tried to free their sidewalks and cars from mounds of snow left by a weekend blizzard...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Rice to meet with Straw
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will meet Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice on Monday at the White House, officials of the two countries said. A U.S. official says the meeting will cover a number of topics, including the broader Middle East, U.S.-European relations and nonproliferation...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Water firm Suez in Argentina row
The Argentine government is to decide the fate of Aguas Argentinas, the water company controlled by France's Suez, within weeks...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Peace call to Bolivia protesters
Bolivia's Roman Catholic Church urges calm in the conflict over fuel price hikes and autonomy...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
East Canada and US reel from snow
North-eastern US states dig out from heavy snow, as people in eastern Canada brace for more blizzards...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
US activists to march on abortion
Anti-abortionists prepare for a march in Washington amid high hopes after the Bush re-election...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Al-Zarqawi group claims Iraq bomb
A militant group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi says it carried out a suicide car bomb attack near the headquarters of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party, according to an Internet statement...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Helmut Lang Said to Leave Prada in the Latest Industry Departure
In another shock to the luxury industry's multibrand strategy, Helmut Lang is expected to depart from the house that bears his name...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
F.C.C. Faces a New Set of Challenges After Powell
The departure of Michael K. Powell from the Federal Communications Commission in a few weeks will lead to profound and subtle policy and personality changes for the agency...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
A Virus Writer Tests the Limits in Cellphones
A 32-year-old Brazilian software developer has written a virus that takes advantage of the short-range radio frequency technology called Bluetooth...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
'A Little Armadillo' Propels Condé Nast Abroad
Jonathan Newhouse is the driving force behind the British version of Glamour, now the best-selling monthly magazine in Britain...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Billionaire Trump weds third wife
US tycoon Donald Trump marries for the third time, in a glitzy ceremony attracting huge media attention...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Central banks 'shunning dollar'
The US dollar could be losing its lustre as the world's reserve currency, a report suggests...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
Blizzard strands travelers
A howling blizzard slammed the Northeast on Sunday with more than 2 feet of snow and hurricane-strength wind gusts, halting air travel for thousands of people. At least 13 deaths were linked to the weather...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Late night icon Johnny Carson dies
Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. "It is a sad day for his family and for the country," "Late Show" host David Letterman said Sunday. "He was the best -- a star and a gentleman."...
CNN - January 24, 2005
Johnny Carson, Low-Key King of Late-Night TV, Dies at 79
The droll, puckish, near-effortless comedian dominated late-night television for 30 years as the host of the "Tonight" show...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Across Northeast, Out Come Shovels and Sleds
The storm, officially a blizzard in some parts, buried roads and railways and halted travel for thousands...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Some See Risks as Republicans Revel in Power
President Bush’s second-term clout is already being tested by Republican doubts about the president's domestic agenda and rising unease about Iraq...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Gray Matter and the Sexes: Still a Scientific Gray Area
Controversial statements by Harvard's president have added fuel to a debate that scientists say has no definitive answers...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Playing Penny-Stock Roulette
The last few years have been a banner time for those inclined to play penny stocks, if only because there are so many of them...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
The Higher Price of Staying Public
The number of companies, especially smaller businesses, that are going private is on the rise as compliance costs increase...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Deficits May Be Wearing Thin at the Fed
As President Bush embarked on his second term last week, it was hard to escape the sense that his longtime honeymoon with the Federal Reserve may be ending...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Internet News Sites Are Back in Vogue
Media companies, many of which were badly burned by Internet investments before, are aggressively bidding for some sites with growing online ad business...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
New Group Will Promote Grid Computing for Business
A handful of technology companies plan to announce that they are forming a consortium to accelerate utilitylike grid computing in the corporate world...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Overstating of Assets Is Seen to Cost U.S. Billions in Taxes
Cheating on both capital gains and estate taxes is widespread because Congress does not require proof of the cost paid for many investments, a new study shows...
New York Times - January 24, 2005
Tennis: Roddick goes through
Andy Roddick moves into the Australian Open last eight with victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
NFL: Eagles reach Super Bowl
Chad Lewis scores two touchdowns as Philadelphia reach the Super Bowl...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
US blizzards spark emergencies
Three US states declare emergencies because of continuing fierce snowstorms across the north-east...
BBC News - January 24, 2005
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