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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 April 2006:
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Poll: Half say U.S. wrong to send troops to Iraq
More than half of Americans believe the United States erred in sending troops to Iraq, a poll released Tuesday said, indicating that recent White House efforts to rally support for the war have not been successful...
CNN - April 25, 2006
Zarqawi 'video' mocks U.S.
A man who appears to be insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has surfaced in a Web site video. The man defends the insurgent fight, exhorts followers to keep the faith and mocks the U.S.-led effort in Iraq...
CNN - April 25, 2006
Dispute Over Rabbi's Successor Heats Up
A dispute is raging over which of Moses Teitelbaum's sons will succeed him as the grand rabbi of the Satmar sect of Hasidic Jews...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Abu Ghraib Officer to Face Charges
Lieut. Col. Steven L. Jordan would be the highest-ranking officer at Abu Ghraib to face charges tied to abuse...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Jane Jacobs, Urban Activist, Is Dead at 89
Jane Jacobs's book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" changed the way people view urban development...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Developer to Accept 'Economic Terms' of World Trade Center Deal
The deal would reduce Larry A. Silverstein's overall role but still allow him to build three skyscrapers on the site...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Microsoft and Europe Agree Software Remedy Has Failed
While both sides took turns denouncing each other's interpretation of the results of a 2004 antitrust ruling against Microsoft, they did agree that it was not restoring competition...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Lay Blames Fastow for Enron's Accounting Tricks
Enron's former chief heaped blame today on the company's onetime chief financial officer...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Bush Announces Short-Term Steps to Ease Oil Prices
President Bush today said he would investigate price gouging and suspend deposits to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Amazon profits fall 35% on costs
Internet retailer Amazon sees quarterly profits drop 35%, hit by costs related to updating technology...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
US consumer confidence hits high
US consumer confidence has hit its highest level in four years, says the research body the Conference Board...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
NBA: Mavs boss is top coach
Avery Johnson of Dallas is named as NBA coach of the year...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
Divisions 'could tear UN apart'
The UN's deputy secretary general says members must renew commitment to the UN or risk tearing it apart...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
Jury still out in Moussaoui case
Jurors go home after a second day of deliberating whether al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui should be executed...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
Enron 'feared witch hunt'
Enron executives thought the firm was the victim of a witch hunt when stories broke about its financial problems, founder Kenneth Lay says...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
Bush takes aim at rising gasoline prices
Calling the oil issue a matter of national security, President Bush outlined a plan Tuesday to cut gasoline costs and temporarily stopped deposits to the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve...
CNN - April 25, 2006
Bush to halt oil deposits
President Bush has decided to temporarily halt deposits to the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to increase oil to consumers and to ease pressure on gasoline prices, a senior administration official said Tuesday...
CNN - April 25, 2006
Arrests made after Egyptian blasts
Egyptian officials say they have arrested several people following deadly bombings at a Red Sea resort town, while a terrorism expert has predicted more attacks in the region...
CNN - April 25, 2006
Graffiti Back in Subways, Indelibly This Time
Paint can be removed, but vandals are now using acid to irreparably damage the windows of New York City subway cars...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Mayors Meet in N.Y. to Discuss Efforts on Gun Crimes
The mayors have decided that the federal government has failed to curb the traffic of illegal guns...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Sales of Existing Homes Rose Slightly in March
While sales rose slightly last month, the inventory of homes on the market increased noticeably and price increases slowed...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Nissan Reports Another Year of Record Profits
Nissan also said it would launch an "offensive" to seize market share from struggling U.S. automakers...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Bush to Halt Deposits to Oil Reserve
The move is intended to make more oil available for consumer needs and relieve pressure on pump prices...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Humala facing Garcia in Peru vote
With 99% of votes counted, Alan Garcia seems set to face Ollanta Humala in Peru's presidential run-off...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
GOP wants gas-price probe
Congressional GOP leaders on Monday formally called on President Bush to launch an investigation into possible price gouging by oil companies, after gas prices shot up nearly 25 cents a gallon in two weeks...
CNN - April 25, 2006
New Criticism Falls on 'Supplemental' Bills
A Senate emergency spending bill includes provisions far afield from its main purpose of paying for the war in Iraq and hurricane recovery...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Fired C.I.A. Officer Denies Role in Leak
The official's lawyer said his client had never been granted access to information on secret C.I.A. prisons...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum Is Dead at 91
Moses Teitelbaum was the grand rabbi of the Satmar Hasidim, one of the world's largest and fastest-growing sects of Orthodox Jews...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Baseball: Red Sox solve ball row
Boston and ex-player Doug Mientkiewicz settle a dispute over the ball in play when the Sox won the 2004 World Series...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
9/11 film opens Tribeca festival
New York's Tribeca festival opens with the premiere of United 93, set on a hijacked plane on 11 September...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
Cocaine 'smuggled in pizza oven'
Almost 200kg of cocaine is smuggled into Spain from South America in the base of a pizza oven...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
World Bank accused over malaria
The World Bank is accused of faking figures and wasting money on ineffective medicine in malaria programmes...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
Nepal parties plan 'victory rally'
Nepal's seven-party opposition alliance has called off a massive protest planned for Tuesday, replacing it with a "victory rally" following King Gyanendra's decision to restore democracy in the Himalayan kingdom...
CNN - April 25, 2006
3 blasts rip Egypt resort
At least 23 people were killed and 62 wounded Monday as three terrorist bombs ripped through the Red Sea resort town of Dahab, the Egyptian interior minister said. "There were body parts and debris in the street. ... There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital," one witness told Reuters news agency...
CNN - April 25, 2006
Harvard Novelist Says Copying Was Unintentional
Kaavya Viswanathan, a sophomore, acknowledged that her recent chick-lit novel had borrowed language...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Jury Begins Deliberating Moussaoui's Fate
The prosecution asked for death, but a defense lawyer urged jurors to deny Zacarias Moussaoui martyrdom...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
For Latinos in the Midwest, a Time to Be Heard
In rural areas, the Latino population has soared but opposition to illegal immigration is deeply ingrained...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
After Quitting A.F.L.-C.I.O., Group Suggests Reunion of Sorts
A coalition of breakaway unions wants to create a third union federation that would concentrate on political and legislative efforts...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Times Names Web Site Executive
The New York Times Company has appointed Vivian Schiller to the position of senior vice president and general manager of The New York Times on the Web...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Sentence in Tip Selling
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
'Star Wars' Toy Sales Off
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Ex-Stockbroker Is Sentenced For Illegal Trading in 2004
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Intel Product Helps Manage Fleets of PC's
The new offering, Intel vPro, which will start shipping in the third quarter, will make it easier for computer administrators to fix problems remotely over a network...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Memo Pad
SECURITY EXPEDITING PROGRAM The Transportation Security Administration expects to have registered traveler programs running in 10 to 20 airports...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
U.S. Justices May Review Patent Case
The Supreme Court asked the Bush administration for help in deciding whether to review a dispute between the Microsoft and AT&T over technology used to improve Internet voice transmissions...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Blackstone Buys Stake In Telekom
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Kimberly-Clark Beats Analysts' Forecasts
By Reuters...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Quarterly Net Increases 45% At Caterpillar
CHICAGO, April 24 (Reuters) — Caterpillar reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday and raised its full-year forecast as strong demand for commodities increased sales of its equipment...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Rambus Wins $307 Million in Patent Suit
The computer technology and research company was awarded nearly $307 million by a jury that found that Hynix Semiconductor had violated memory chip patents...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Quarterly Profit Fell at American Express in Wake of a Spinoff
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Pledge From OPEC Eases Oil Price, but Shares Still Slip
By Reuters...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Advertising: Inviting Soap Opera Fans (and Sponsor) to the Emmys
This year's Daytime Emmy Awards will include a new "Fan Zone" with bleachers of devotees of daytime programming that is part of a new trend known as experiential marketing...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Frequent Traveler : On Business, Swimming Pool in Tow
I spend most of the year on the road with a pickup truck hauling a 32-foot trailer carrying a portable swimming pool and scuba gear...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
The Bull of Russian Investment Finds Himself in Forced Hibernation
Even though William F. Browder has billions at stake in Russia, he is no longer welcome and has been stopped, literally, at the country's doorstep...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Market Place: Xerox Misses Estimates; Pricing Pressure Is Blamed
The Xerox Corporation said that high training costs, pricing pressures and slow sales had combined to drive its earnings below analysts' expectations...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
On the Road: At U.S. Entries, No Welcome Mat
What do we make of a foreign business traveler comparing his arrival in the United States with a pass through the surly gantlet at Checkpoint Charlie before the wall came down?...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Microsoft Opens Appeal in Europe
Microsoft began its appeal with an attack on the European Commission's arguments for ruling against the bundling of Media Player in Windows...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Executive Says His 'Rules' Didn't Properly Credit Another Text
The chief executive of the Raytheon Company said that the similarities between his book, "Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management," and a 1944 text were "beyond dispute."...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Discord at European Court Handling Microsoft's Antitrust Case
A judge on the European Union's second-highest tribunal broke with custom and accused some of his peers of issuing judgments favoring business over society...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Raising the Bar at Samsung
Starting thirty-seven years ago with 36 employees assembling electric fans in a small workshop, Samsung is now the world's largest consumer electronics company...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
McNealy Yields Post as Sun Chief
The announcement of Scott G. McNealy's departure as chief executive came after Sun announced a quarterly net loss of $217 million, which it attributed largely to acquisitions...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Pessimism About U.S. as Trade Talks Miss Deadline
The head of the W.T.O. said the advanced economies had to expose their farmers to competition and the developing nations had to reduce their barriers to Western goods...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Viacom to Pay $102 Million for an Online Game Service
Viacom said Monday that it had acquired Xfire, a Silicon Valley company that makes an instant message system used by video game players...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
One Day, That Economy Ticket May Buy You a Place to Stand
Airlines are becoming increasingly creative as they try to squeeze more passengers into economy class...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Folksy Lay Opens Up to the Jury
With a style that alternated between country charm and righteous indignation Kenneth L. Lay argued that he had nothing to do with the collapse of Enron...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Software Chief Admits to Guilt in Fraud Case
Two former top executives of Computer Associates pleaded guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice...
New York Times - April 25, 2006
Football: Long ban for coach in US
A coach is suspended for two seasons by the US Major Indoor Soccer League for grabbing a match official by the throat...
BBC News - April 25, 2006
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