|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
US News Archive for May 2005:
|
 |
Comedian: I warned Jackson about accuser
Michael Jackson's defense rested Wednesday without the pop star giving evidence in his child molestation trial. The final witness, comedian Chris Tucker, said he warned the pop star to be careful of the teenage accuser and his family. Jackson denies charges that include molesting a child and conspiring to abduct a child...
CNN - May 25, 2005
U.S. launches 'surprise' offensive
The U.S. launches a wide-ranging offensive against insurgents in western Iraq, involving about 1,000 American and Iraqi troops...
CNN - May 25, 2005
Idaho campers asked to keep eye out
Campers enjoying Idaho's national forests this Memorial Day weekend are asked to keep an eye out for "anything suspicious" that may lead to clues in the search for two siblings last seen in their home where three people were beaten to death...
CNN - May 25, 2005
Defense Rests in Michael Jackson Trial
The defense in the Michael Jackson child molesting case rested today after Chris Tucker, the comedian, called Mr. Jackson's young accuser "cunning" and "manipulative."...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
In European Talks, Iran Agrees to Extend Nuclear Suspension
The development averted a diplomatic crisis that could have led to punitive measures against Iran...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Democrat Says Bolton May Have Mishandled Classified Data
The vice chairman of the intelligence panel raised a new concern about the U.N. nominee as the full Senate took up the issue...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Loud, Proud, Unabridged: It Is Too Reading!
The popularity of audio books is redefining the notion of reading, which, for centuries, has been centered on the written word...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Ford to Bail Out Visteon and Take Over 24 Plants
Ford said today that it would bail out out Visteon, its ailing former parts division, and reclaim 24 of Visteon's plants in the U.S. and Mexico...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Sales of New Homes and Orders for Durable Goods Rose in April
The country's avid appetite for real estate pushed up sales of newly built homes to a record pace in April, the Commerce Department reported today...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
NFL: Rice seals Broncos switch
The NFL's all-time top receiver Jerry Rice agrees to join Denver Broncos...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Tennis: Venus survives scare
Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport win difficult second-round matches at the French Open...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Killings charge for Haiti ex-PM
Former Haitian PM Yvon Neptune appears before a judge to be charged with ordering political killings...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
US Senate backs blocked judge
The US Senate backs controversial judicial nominee Priscilla Owen, and debates John Bolton for UN envoy...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
New Canada farm death charges
A Canadian pig farmer charged with multiple killings near Vancouver faces a further 12 counts of murder...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Runaway US bride faces jail term
A US woman who pretended she had been kidnapped on the eve of her wedding faces up to six years in jail...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
US stops North Korea MIA work
Washington halts joint efforts with Pyongyang to recover remains of US servicemen missing in the Korean War...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Senate begins vote on Owen
A Senate confirmation vote began Wednesday on the long-delayed nomination of Judge Priscilla Owen to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
CNN - May 25, 2005
Senate confirms Owen for circuit court
The Senate today approved Judge Priscilla Owen for a seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, bringing an end to a protracted fight over her nomination. Senators had voted Tuesday to end debate on Owen's nomination, a move made after a bipartisan agreement that ended a Democratic filibuster of her nomination...
CNN - May 25, 2005
After 4 Years, Senate Votes to Confirm Owen for Federal Bench
The nomination of Justice Priscilla R. Owen, a Texas Supreme Court member, was blocked for four years...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Orders for Durable Goods Reverse 3-Month Decline
The report on factory-made durable goods like aircraft and computer equipment suggested an upturn in business spending and a modest recovery in the manufacturing sector...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Europe Warns China to Curb Textile Imports or Face Possible Quotas
The European Union has given China until Tuesday to curb the flood of its textile exports to Europe or face a formal trade dispute...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Ford moves to help ailing Visteon
US carmaker Ford steps in to help ailing former car parts subsidiary Visteon, taking over 24 plants and offering the firm a $1bn lifeline...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Surinam vote may return ex-ruler
Voting begins in Surinam in a poll which could see a former military ruler and convicted drug-smuggler back in power...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Hamster virus kills three people
A US organ donor contracts a virus from her pet hamster and passes it on to four transplant patients - three have died...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Tennis: Gaudio advances in Paris
Top seed Roger Federer beats Nicolas Almagro in straight sets to reach the French Open third round...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Rumsfeld sued over home
Veterans at a Washington retirement home sue Pentagon officials over budget cuts they say endanger their health...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
U.S. forces encircle Iraqi city in new offensive
About 1,000 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers encircled the Euphrates River city of Haditha in the troubled Anbar province today, killing at least three insurgents after launching the second major operation in this vast western region in less than a month, an official said...
CNN - May 25, 2005
U.S. forces encircle Iraqi city
About 1,000 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers encircle the Euphrates River city of Haditha in the troubled Anbar province, killing at least three insurgents after launching the second major operation in the region in a month...
CNN - May 25, 2005
Senate to vote on Owen
A Senate confirmation vote is expected Wednesday on the long-delayed nomination of Judge Priscilla Owen to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
CNN - May 25, 2005
Jury to hear Spector gun claims
Music producer Phil Spector's murder trial can hear evidence claiming he pulled a gun on four women, a judge rules...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Abbas demands US commitment
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas - on his first official visit - asks the US to clarify its position on the roadmap...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
US spyware bills win large vote
US law makers vote to introduce harsher penalties for those who spread spyware on people's computers...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
NBA: Spurs strike late at Suns
San Antonio beat Phoenix to take control of the Western Conference finals...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
US liver appeal inmate executed
A US death row inmate who sought a reprieve to donate part of his liver to his sister is executed...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Amnesty accuses US over 'torture'
Governments, mostly notably the US, betrayed commitments to human rights in 2004, Amnesty says...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Iran's Ex-Leader Seeks Return in the Trappings of a Reformer
The front-runner in Iran's elections, who was once a pillar of the Islamic Revolution, is now being cast as the man who can curb the excesses of hard-line clerics...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Justice Choice Could Rekindle Filibuster Fight in the Senate
The Senate compromise in the judicial filibuster fight did not noticeably de-escalate the ultimate battle now looming: that over a potential vacancy on the Supreme Court...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Columbia's President, an Expert on Free Speech, Gets an Earful
Lee C. Bollinger faces a divisive undercurrent that has pierced the university and raised doubts about his own promise...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
House Approves a Stem Cell Research Bill Opposed by Bush
The vote sets up a possible showdown between Congress and President Bush, who has never exercised his veto power...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
German Leader Gambles in Call for Early Election
By calling for an early election, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is depriving himself of the windfall of a potential upturn in the German economy...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
In Moscow, U.S. Strives for Greater Share of Oil Exports
The United States energy secretary told Kremlin officials that Russian oil exports to the United States should be "10 times" what they are currently...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Profit Taking Trims Dow; Nasdaq Up
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Taking 1950's Miami Beach Chic to the Desert
The Fontainebleau hotel in Miami, South Florida's largest hotel, is about to become a brand extension in Las Vegas...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Real Estate Trusts Add the World to Portfolios
With real estate investment trusts cooling off in the United States after five straight years of vigorous returns, some investors are shifting their attention to the nascent markets overseas...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Air France Orders 5 Boeing Cargo Planes
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
China, New Land of Shoppers, Builds Malls on Gigantic Scale
China has started to embrace America's "shop till you drop" ethos, as a string of giant new malls, one of them the world's largest, opens there...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Bertelsmann to Exit U.S. Magazine Market
Bertelsmann retreated from the American magazine market, after overpaying for several periodicals and waging a bruising public battle with Rosie O'Donnell...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Lawyer Says Tyco Chief Believed Acts Were Legal
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
A Reagan Budget Czar Grapples With Investment Woes
David A. Stockman, the former Reagan budget director who founded a buyout fund in 1999 to invest in Rust Belt companies, has handed control of the fund, Heartland Industrial Partners, over to his partners...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Prosecutors Argue Against New Ebbers Trial
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Study Sees Worrisome Gaps in Growth Rates Worldwide
Differences in economic performance are widening among Europe, Asia and the U.S., with possible long-term consequences for global growth...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Accounting Firm Penalized
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow? Not at These 2 Law Firms
Hell hath no fury like a law firm scorned...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
PalmOne to Become Palm
Two years and two spinoffs later, the hand-held computer company that made its name with the Palm Pilot is changing its name back to Palm...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Chief Urges World Bank to Pick Leader More Openly
WASHINGTON, May 24 - James D. Wolfensohn, the departing World Bank president, said on Tuesday at his farewell news conference that the bank should change the way it selects its leader...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Fitch Cuts G.M. to Junk, Citing Poor S.U.V. Sales
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday became the second of the three major debt ratings agencies to cut its rating on General Motors below investment grade...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
British Official Backs Transfer of 3 Bankers to U.S. for Trial
A British official extradited three former NatWest bankers on wire fraud charges linked to off-balance-sheet dealings with the Enron Corporation...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
On-Demand Channels: A Niche Frontier
Free video-on-demand channels are expanding, seeking more viewers and asking advertisers to help pay the way...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Union Leaders Back Overhaul of Visteon
DETROIT, May 24 - The Visteon Corporation, the struggling auto parts maker, won support on Tuesday from leaders of its largest union for a major overhaul plan that would allow the company to shed a quarter of its work force and nearly all of its plants in the United States...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Vodafone Warns of Decline in Margins for Second Year
Vodafone said Tuesday that it expected its profit margin to decline for a second year as greater competition forces it to cut prices...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Morningstar Unit Receives U.S. Subpoena
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Surplus Shrinks Again in Japan as Imports Rise
Japan's trade surplus declined for the third month in four in April as manufacturers bought more machinery made overseas to increase capacity...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Jury Hints of Impasse on Verdict on Scrushy
Jurors in the trial of Richard Scrushy, the health care entrepreneur accused of securities fraud, signaled that they were having trouble reaching a verdict...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Notes Show Fed Deciding to Brush Aside Signs of Slower Growth
The Federal Reserve brushed aside evidence of an economic slowdown early this month and made it clear that it wanted to keep raising interest rates...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
A Front-Runner at Microsoft, but There's No Race Yet
There is no heir apparent at Microsoft, but an executive who oversees server products has been singled out as a likely front-runner among the next generation of leaders...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Buffett Pays $5.1 Billion for Utility and Promises More Deals
Warren E. Buffett bought the electric utility PacifiCorp from Scottish Power, promising to buy similar assets in the future...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
F.D.A. Meets With Maker of Flawed Heart Device
The Food and Drug Administration and the Guidant Corporation discussed a defibrillator that has partly or totally failed in 26 cases because of an electrical flaw...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
Steep Rise in Prices for Homes Adds to Worry About a Bubble
Home prices rose more quickly over the last year than at any point since 1980, raising new questions about a housing market bubble...
New York Times - May 25, 2005
CNN Latin rival launches network
Venezuela begins test transmissions for a new Latin American TV network, Telesur, intended to rival CNN in the region...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Woman quits race to lead Chile
Soledad Alvear, one of the women vying to become presidential candidate for Chile's ruling coalition, pulls out...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
Colombia rebels slay councillors
Marxist guerrillas in Colombia launch an attack on officials in southern Colombia, killing 11 people...
BBC News - May 25, 2005
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
