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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 2006:
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Iraq: 5 female captives to go free
An Iraqi official says five female prisoners in U.S. custody are to be released in two days -- a move that would partially meet the demands of militants who abducted U.S. journalist Jill Carroll. Meanwhile, gunmen dressed like members of the Iraqi army kidnapped two German engineers in Baiji on Tuesday morning, an official tells CNN...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Vote likely means closer Canada-U.S. ties
Prime Minister-elect Stephen Harper has pledged to carry out his campaign promises quickly to cut taxes, get tough on crime and repair strained ties with Washington after his Conservative Party won national elections in Canada...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Gonzales defends wiretaps amid protest
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales encountered angry protesters at Georgetown Law School in Washington on Tuesday as he attempted to to diffuse criticism of the National Security Agency's domestic spying program...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Panel recommends Alito on party-line vote
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito received approval from a Senate panel Tuesday on a 10-8 party-line vote, setting up a potentially contentious floor fight later this week...
CNN - January 24, 2006
DaimlerChrysler Is Cutting 6,000 White-Collar Jobs
The company extended cost-cutting measures beyond the automotive factory floor to include its global white-collar work force...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network
The new venture will cherry-pick the best programs off the mini-networks, each of which has struggled to turn a profit...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Disney Reaches Deal to Buy Pixar for $7.4 Billion in Stock
The deal would place senior executives from Pixar in key roles overseeing both the Pixar and Disney animation studios...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
QM2 tourists begin legal action
Passengers on the Queen Mary 2 cruise liner initiate a mass lawsuit against the ship's operator over missed ports-of-call...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Ice hockey: Lemieux retires
Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux quits ice hockey at the age of 40...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Anti-US rally fills Cuban capital
Thousands of Cuban have taken part in a demonstration against the US called by President Fidel Castro...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Panel approves Bush court nominee
A US Senate panel endorses Supreme Court nominee, Samuel Alito, despite opposition from Democrats...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Millions in Georgia without heat
More than 4 million people in Georgia remain without heat for a third straight day after a series of blasts destroyed the Russian pipeline that supplied the country's natural gas...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Alito clears committee
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito takes his first step toward the high court with a preordained Senate Judiciary Committee victory Tuesday, but the strength of opposition among panel Democrats may forecast his margin of victory in the full Senate...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Committee recommends Alito on party-line vote
The Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Samuel Alito's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate on a party-line vote Tuesday, ensuring prospects the conservative jurist will join the high court bench...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Senate Panel Votes Along Party Lines to Endorse Alito
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent the nomination to the full Senate, where confirmation is all but certain...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Bush Administration Steps Up Eavesdropping Defense
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today cited a long history of military surveillance conducted without warrants...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Ad Revenue Jumps, but Profits Drop at Times Company
The Times said that its profits plunged 41 percent - even as advertising revenue showed a surprisingly large increase - mainly because of high severance and stock-options costs...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
UPN and WB to Combine to Form New Network
The two struggling television networks will merge to form The CW, said executives of CBS, which owns UPN, and Warner Bros., which owns WB...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
US Senate criticises mine safety
US senators strongly criticise mining officials over recent deaths in a coal mine West Virginia...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Panel to vote on Bush court pick
A US Senate panel is due to vote on whether to confirm the president's Supreme Court nominee, Samuel Alito...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Gang arrests over Salvador deaths
Members of a notorious street gang are arrested after the killing of six people at a football match in El Salvador...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Confusion as Hussein trial delayed
In the latest in a series of delays involving the Saddam Hussein trial, Tuesday's court session was canceled because a number of witnesses were not able to attend, a court official told CNN. The trial had been scheduled to reopen with a new judge after the previous judge resigned for "personal reasons."...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Canadians choose conservative
Canadians elect Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper as their next prime minister, but deny him the outright majority he would need to take any strong change in direction...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Tennis: Nalbandian into semis
David Nalbandian overpowers Fabrice Santoro in the Australian Open quarter-finals...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Davenport falls to Henin-Hardenne
Justine Henin-Hardenne beats top seed Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-finals...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Iraq general's killer reprimanded
A US interrogator convicted of killing an Iraqi general is punished with a reprimand and a $6,000 fine...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Canada Conservatives win election
Conservative leader Stephen Harper ends 12 years of Liberal rule in Canada, but will now need to form an alliance...
BBC News - January 24, 2006
Martin concedes defeat in Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, above, has conceded defeat in national elections. His concession paves the way for Conservative leader Stephen Harper to try to form a government. Two major national networks, however, projected that the Conservatives would not win an outright majority...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Winter returns to Northeast, with a vengeance
A January heat wave came to an end Monday across New England as a storm brought dropping temperatures and heavy snow that closed scores of schools and caused road-closing traffic accidents...
CNN - January 24, 2006
Canada faces choice
Canadians are voting Monday in a national election that could see the Liberal Party lose power for the first time in 13 years. It has been tainted by a corruption scandal, and during the election it tried to portray opposition leader Stephen Harper as a U.S.-style far-right conservative...
CNN - January 24, 2006
One Booming Business in Gaza: Tunneling for the Gunrunners
Most of the weapons that fill the Palestinian territory have come through the dozens of tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Fear and Death Ensnare U.N.'s Soldiers in Haiti
Nearly 20 months after the U.N. arrived to stabilize Haiti and avert a civil war, there's still no cease-fire in Port-au-Prince...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Amid Scandals, States Overhaul Lobbying Laws
Many states have outpaced Washington in enacting laws to curb the cozy relationships between lobbyists and politicians...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
On the Road: Challenge to Hospitality: The ID Check in the Lobby
The business of increasingly having to show your papers in this country is a can of worms for travelers...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Memo Pad
FINE-TUNING THE SECURITY PASS The Transportation Security Administration confirmed that it would offer...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Flying in a Snit
Etiquette in the air took a turn for the worse after 9/11, and the spread of high-tech gadgets, especially cellphones, has only made matters worse...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Rock Fans, Sit Back, Relax, Enjoy the Show
The very 1970's concept of music fans' attending movie theaters to watch their favorite rock stars on the big screen is mounting something of a comeback...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Sports Media and Business: Is Michaels Having Second Thoughts?
Ever since November, there have been waves of speculative chatter that Al Michaels wanted to restart talks with NBC, whose offer he rejected...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Businessman Back in U.S. After Detention in China
A California businessman has returned to the United States after three years of imprisonment in China for his participation in Falun Gong...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Many Workers, Few Shifts
For auto workers across the country, the cutbacks at Ford signal a new reality in which high wages and generous benefits are no longer a guarantee...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Sprint Nextel Freezes Its Pension Plans
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Slight Rise in Leading Index Points to Moderate Growth
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Chip Maker in Acquisition
The Broadcom Corporation agreed to buy the Sandburst Corporation for $80 million to add semiconductors for Internet traffic...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
A Modest Gain for Shares After Last Week's Big Loss
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Ex-Director of Big Board Asks for Dismissal of Suit
A former director of the New York Stock Exchange requested the dismissal of a suit contending that he misled board members about the compensation of the former chairman, Richard A. Grasso...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Georgia Reopens Old Gas Line to Ease Post-Blast Shortage
An alternate pipeline was used to alleviate an energy shortage that developed after saboteurs exploded two Russian pipelines...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Earnings at Bank of America Decline on Bad Loans
Bank of America, the country's largest consumer bank, said that fourth-quarter earnings fell 2 percent, its first quarterly decline in more than four years...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Profit Up 34% at Chip Maker in 4th Quarter
Texas Instruments, one of the world's largest makers of cellphone chips, said that fourth-quarter profit rose 34 percent...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Turkish Court Drops Charges Against Novelist
An Istanbul court dropped charges against Orhan Pamuk, ending a trial that put Turkey at odds with the European Union...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
U.S. Says Microsoft Dallies in Adhering to Settlement
Microsoft is not complying quickly enough with its antitrust settlement with the government, the Bush administration said on Monday...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
You'll Get Mail, From I.B.M.'s Customers
I.B.M. said that its customers would soon be able to chat with instant messaging users from America Online, Yahoo and Google...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Profit Falls at Amex; Spinoff Effects Cited
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
German Steel Maker Won't Raise Canadian Bid
ThyssenKrupp, the German steel company, said Monday that it would not increase its offer for Dofasco, the Canadian steel maker...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Panel Backs Glaxo's Plan for Diet Drug
A Food and Drug Adminstration advisory panel endorsed a proposal by GlaxoSmithKline to sell the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical over the counter...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
E*Trade Net Surpasses Analysts' Estimates
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Advertising: Amid Turmoil, Fallon Ousts an Executive
Pat Fallon, the chairman of Fallon Worldwide in Minneapolis, unexpectedly fired his hand-picked senior creative executive after less than a year in the job...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Frequent Flier | Sammy Hagar: Busted! Please Put the Dog Down, Sir, and Step Away
OUR rat terrier, Winchell, used to travel with us everywhere we went - on family vacations, business trips, even on tour with Van Halen. When we moved to Maui, we didn't think twice about taking him along. The problem was the six-month quarantine for animals entering Hawaii. We couldn't imagine being separated from him for that long, so we devised a plan to smuggle him into the islands...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Qwest Memo Indicates Chief Got Early Signal of Troubles
The former chief executive at Qwest Communications was warned in 2001 that it could face "big problems" meeting its revenue forecasts, documents show...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Specialty Chemical Company Rejects BASF's Offer Again
The Engelhard Corporation rejected a hostile $4.9 billion bid from BASF of Germany, and said that it would explore other alternatives, including the sale of the company...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Guidant Issues Warning on Pacemakers
The Guidant Corporation said that doctors should consider replacing cardiac pacemakers implanted in about 19,300 patients worldwide...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Bristol-Myers Settles Suit on Drug Claims
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Investigation of Livedoor Leads to Founder's Arrest
Takafumi Horie was arrested in Japan on charges that he violated securities laws...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Another Outsider Falls Casualty to Nike's Insider Culture
William D. Perez, who stepped down as chief executive of Nike, was said to not have been able to penetrate the company's clubby, competitive nature...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Supreme Court Refuses Review in BlackBerry Patent Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Research in Motion, the Canadian maker of BlackBerry e-mail devices, to review its patent dispute...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Whistle-Blower Suit Says Device Maker Generously Rewards Doctors
Documents in a lawsuit involving Medtronic, the medical device maker, raise questions about large payments made to doctors for consulting work...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Data Sought on Royalties Paid for Gas
The Bush administration is being asked to address concerns that energy firms may have been underpaying for oil and gas they produce on public land and in coastal waters...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Market Place: Wall Street Is Relieved at New Rules on Gifts
The rules on gifts and business entertainment appear to be simple: each NASD member firm will have to write its own policy and find a way to police it effectively...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Ford Eliminating Up to 30,000 Jobs and 14 Factories
It was the latest sign of restructuring in Detroit as foreign competitors have taken more than 40 percent of the U.S. market...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
Disney Bid for Pixar Is Imminent
The Walt Disney Company is planning to announce as early as Tuesday the acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios in a stock transaction valued at about $7 billion...
New York Times - January 24, 2006
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