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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 February 2006:
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Mardi Gras to fatten New Orleans tourism
Six months after Hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras floats, beads and revelry are luring in visitors, and helping New Orleans' devastated tourism industry roll toward recovery...
CNN - February 24, 2006
Port authority sues to stop acquisition
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filed a lawsuit and an injunction Friday to prevent a deal that would transfer control of the Newark container terminal to a Dubai-based company...
CNN - February 24, 2006
Iraq curfew extended amid revenge attacks
Iraqi authorities announced another daytime curfew Saturday for Baghdad and its neighboring provinces, just as mortars struck near a shrine sacred to both Sunni and Shiite Muslims...
CNN - February 24, 2006
Despite Negative Tests, Doping Case to Continue
An official said it seemed likely that any sanctions would fall not on the athletes but on higher officials in Austria...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Judge Ends Blackberry Hearing Without Ruling
A federal judge delayed ruling on the shutdown of the popular Blackberry wireless e-mail service...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Cricket: Inspired SA snatch win
Graeme Smith hits an unbeaten 89 but South Africa only just hold on to beat Australia by two runs in the Twenty20 international...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
El Salvador in US free trade deal
El Salvador becomes the first Central American nation to formally conclude a free trade deal with the United States...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
State of emergency in Philippines
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares a state of emergency after security forces thwart what they say was a plot to overthrow her. Former President Corazon Aquino calls for Arroyo to step down...
CNN - February 24, 2006
White House to use port delay to sway critics
The White House on Friday praised Dubai Ports World's plan to delay taking over management of six U.S. ports, saying it will use the time to better sell the deal to critics...
CNN - February 24, 2006
Top Shiite leaders urge Iraqi unity
A top Shiite political figure joins the top Shiite cleric in Iraq in urging unity and self-restraint among citizens, an effort to calm sectarian hostilities before they degenerate into a full-blown civil war...
CNN - February 24, 2006
Court Suspends London's Mayor for 4 Weeks
The mayor, no stranger to contentious debate, has refused to apologize to the reporter since the exchange with him after a City Hall party honoring a gay politician one year ago...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
V.C. Nation: A Page Turner, Real-Life Echoes Included
Tom Perkins, a lion of the venture capital world, has sold just a handful of copies of his first romance novel, "Sex and the Single Zillionaire."...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Turner to quit Time Warner board
CNN founder Ted Turner announces he will not be seeking re-election to the board of media giant Time Warner...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
US urged to return Egyptian mask
An art museum in the US is asked to return a 3,000-year-old mask that Egyptian officials claim was stolen decades ago...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Housewives made for L America
Four new versions of hit US series Desperate Housewives are to be made for Latin American audiences...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Missile case businessman cleared
The trial against a businessman accused of agreeing to supply weapons to Colombian guerrillas collapses...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Firm postpones ports deal
Dubai Ports World has agreed to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill. "We need to understand the concerns of the people in the U.S. who are worried about this transaction and make sure they are addressed," the company said in a statement Thursday night...
CNN - February 24, 2006
Violence stalks Iraq on holy day
Sectarian strife is being felt throughout Iraq one day after insurgents targeted a Shiite holy mosque, with 54 people killed and 50 Sunni mosques attacked since the gunmen bombed the shrine...
CNN - February 24, 2006
In the Land of Coq au Vin, Soul-Searching Over Bird Flu
The fowl is part of the national heritage of France, and fears of avian flu have set off a national panic as well as an identity crisis...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
National Grid chases US gas firm
Utility group National Grid is in talks about a possible $7.6bn (£4.3bn) deal for US natural gas distributor Keyspan...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Church fires baffle investigators
Alabama Baptists keep vigil outside their churches as investigators search for who could have torched 10 houses of worship...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Maradona hails Messi as successor
Diego Maradona says Barcelona's Lionel Messi will inherit his place in Argentina's football history...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Falklands BBC radio show to end
The BBC announces that its programme, Calling the Falklands, is to be cut after 62 years...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Pollock expert defends artworks
A professor who authenticated 32 Jackson Pollock paintings disputes claims that some could be fake...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
Ford sued over Argentine abuses
Ex-workers of an Argentine Ford factory sue the firm over what they say were serious abuses during military rule...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
New York 'mafia boss' indicted
A man accused of being the acting head of one of New York's biggest organised crime families is indicted...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
State of emergency in Philippines
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of emergency after military officials say they blocked a coup attempt against her. The embattled president did not mention a coup attempt in her speech but did say the cabinet was firmly behind her...
CNN - February 24, 2006
To Keep Twins in Same Class, Parents Seek Legislators' Help
Parents of twins and triplets are challenging educational practices that often require their children to be separated in classrooms...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Beaver or Otter, It Lived in Dinosaurs' Time
Scientists in China have uncovered fossils of a swimming, fish-eating mammal that lived 164 million years ago...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Violent Cycle of Revenge Stuns Iraqis
After a day of violence so raw and so personal, Iraqis woke to a tense new world in which, it seemed, anything was possible...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Dubai Company Delays New Role at Six U.S. Ports
The delay may provide a little time and political breathing room for President Bush in his effort to calm opposition to the deal...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
The Recovery: After Hurricanes Come Tempests Over Cleanups
Dozens of disputes have erupted recently over the still-gargantuan task of removing tons of debris in Louisiana and Mississippi...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Betting on the Web to Sell a New Light Beer
Heineken USA is finally bringing out a light beer with the Heineken name in an effort to capitalize on the growth of light beers...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
[TS] Auditor's Links Did Not Stop This Fraud
Should auditors only do audits, or is it acceptable for them to perform other services for their clients or for related companies?...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Billionaire Gives a Big Gift but Still Gets to Invest It
A controversial Texas billionaire gave $165 million to a tiny charity and the money landed in a hedge fund that he controls...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Asia, Europe
EUROPE...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
The Churn
People...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
The New CBS Loses $9 Billion, but Wall Street Seems Unfazed
A fourth-quarter loss of $9.14 billion for the CBS Corporation was less gloomy than analysts had forecast...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Europe to Phase in Shoe Tariffs
Europe will phase in import duties on some Chinese-made footwear and some Vietnamese-made shoes, beginning in early April...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Enron Defense Chips Away at a Witness's Motives
Paula H. Rieker conceded that while she witnessed acts involving top managers that she viewed as wrong, she did not consider them crimes...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
New Jobless Claims Drop
The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell by 20,000 last week...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
V.C. Nation: A Page Turner, Real-Life Echoes Included
Tom Perkins is, a lion of the venture capital world, has sold just a handful of copies of his first romance novel, "Sex and the Single Zillionaire."...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
A Ship Already Sailed
American companies began withdrawing decades ago, ceding the now-booming stevedoring industry to enterprises in Asia and the Middle East...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Shares Drop on Concerns About Rates and Inflation
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Keeper of the BlackRock Way
For Laurence D. Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, the pain of losing money is far greater than the glory of making money...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Brazil Will Buy Back Bonds Issued During Financial Crisis
When the purchase is completed, it will remove from the market what many consider a reminder of a blot on the Brazil's financial history...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
British Utility Ahead in Bid for KeySpan
National Grid emerged Thursday as the front-runner to acquire the KeySpan Corporation for about $7.3 billion...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Heart Drug Maker Will Lay Off 150
The troubled Scios unit of Johnson & Johnson told employees yesterday that it would lay off 150 of its approximately 900 workers...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Increasingly, the Home Is Paying for Retirement
For the elderly, like Americans in general, housing wealth has soared even as other forms of savings have declined...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Europe Rejects Genetically Engineered Drug
The ruling by European regulators dealt a setback to a fledgling industry that aims to convert animals such as cows into low-cost pharmaceutical factories...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Deutsche Bank Said to Seek Settlement on Tax Shelters
Deutsche Bank is in talks with the Justice Department in an effort to settle a criminal investigation over the bank’s role in questionable tax shelters...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
A Milestone for iTunes; a Windfall for a Downloader
Alex Ostrovsky bought the billionth song from Apple's iTunes store and won a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 gift card for the iTunes store...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
HealthSouth Will Settle Investor Suits Over Fraud
HealthSouth said it had reached a $445 million preliminary agreement to settle federal lawsuits resulting from a massive financial fraud...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Private Equity Group to Buy Jil Sander Label From Prada
Change Capital Partners announced that it would buy Jil Sander after years of management battles and losses for the label...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Loan Buyer Accounting Is Faulted
Accounting in the 1990's at Fannie Mae was manipulated to meet projections so that top executives could receive big bonuses, a new report said...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
U.S. to Pay Big Employers Billions Not to End Their Retiree Health Plans
When Congress authorized the Medicare drug benefit, it also agreed to start subsidizing the drug component of employers' retiree health plans...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Wal-Mart to Expand Health Plan
The changes underscore how big a public relations threat the health care issue has become for the nation's largest private employer...
New York Times - February 24, 2006
Golf: Donald & Howell win
Britons Luke Donald and David Howell reach the third round of the WGC Match Play Championship...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
'Fossils for sale' seized in US
US agents say they have seized tonnes of prehistoric fossils they suspect were smuggled from Argentina...
BBC News - February 24, 2006
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