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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
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Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Microsoft to shut down book scanning operations
Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Mars spacecraft faces riskiest part of mission
After a nearly 10-month journey, a NASA spacecraft will land softly Sunday on the northern polar region of Mars, if all goes as planned...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Environmental ministers seek deep emissions cuts
European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 _ a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Palestinian officials Israel offers new West Bank proposal
Israel has offered to give up more of the West Bank than it had in a previous proposal but still not enough to meet Palestinian demands, Palestinian officials close to peace talks said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Powerful aftershock hits China 1 killed, 260 hurt
One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China killed one person, left dozens more injured and leveled homes Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
China shortens Tibet leg of Olympic torch relay
The controversial Tibetan leg of the Olympic torch relay has been cut to just one day because of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, a Beijing Olympics official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Eastwood, Jolie in running for Cannes prizes
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
French classroom drama wins Cannes top prize
The French film "The Class" has won top honors at the Cannes Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
22 films vie for top honors at Cannes festival
Established Hollywood filmmakers and stars such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Lindley beats Jang in playoff at Corning Classic
Leta Lindley stared in disbelief when the putt disappeared into the cup, and who could blame her...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indiana Jones unearths $126M in box office gold
Indiana Jones unearthed box office gold at domestic theaters with a performance that puts it on track to become the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teammates tangle, Patrick seethes after crash-filled Indy
Teammates Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti tangled on the track, perhaps costing Kanaan a chance to win. Danica Patrick _ all 100 pounds of her _ went looking for a fight before cooler heads prevailed...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Haas 7-over claims Sr. PGA Championship
Jay Haas overcame a shaky putter during a topsy-turvy final round to hang on Sunday and win his second Senior PGA Championship in three years...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Pastors pose problems for McCain and Obama
Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, both seeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidential campaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting too close to religious leaders...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Clinton speaks of faith in face of adversity
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered a spiritual defense for continuing her presidential campaign despite the long odds of overtaking rival Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Duchscherer flirts with no-hitter As beat BoSox
Justin Duchscherer carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Ryan Sweeney homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Saturday night for their first series win in their past five...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Aftershock from Sichuan earthquake felt in Beijing
An aftershock that hit Sichuan province on Sunday was felt in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Okla.
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Oklahoma
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
3 dead, 3 injured in SoCal chopper crash
Authorities say three people are dead and three others injured after a tour helicopter crashed on an island off the Southern California coast...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Calif. wildfire grows despite effort, calmer winds
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 17 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Veterans burials nonstop at national cemeteries
The cracking of rifle fire silenced the twittering blue jays, blackbirds and killdeer...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake parts of Kan., Okla. 2 found dead
Authorities checking on a car stranded in a field Saturday morning found two people killed by a powerful storm that raked the state a day earlier with more than a dozen tornadoes...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake Oklahoma as Midwest tallies damage
A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake Okla. as Midwest tallies damage
A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Weather cooperates in California wildfire fight
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 20 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Miracle Marine refused to surrender will to live
The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Business gets condor experts silence in land deal
Biologist Noel Snyder got an intriguing call from a development-company representative a day after it announced it was moving forward with plans to build nearly 3,500 luxury homes, condos and hotels on land used by the endangered California condor...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Soldier-brothers see all sides of war
Mitch Bocik waddles to the putting green, his legs bent and unsteady, his putter doubling as a cane. For balance, his left hand grips the right shoulder of D.J. Engel, his half brother and almost constant companion...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Last known WWI veteran honored for Memorial Day
Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last known living American-born veteran of World War I, was honored Sunday at the Liberty Memorial during Memorial Day weekend celebrations...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Preservationists fight to save historic district
The day Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church crumbled into shards of bricks and a pile of rubble, tears filled the eyes of the people who had tried to save the historic structure...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Schwarzenegger names replacements for parks panel
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has named two Democrats to replace his brother-in-law and actor-director Clint Eastwood on a state parks panel...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Immigration sting nets 905 arrests in California
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents have arrested more than 900 people in California on immigration violations during a three-week sting targeting people who ignored deportation orders...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
EPA tests plans to protect water from terrorists
Water utilities would get earlier warning of viruses, bacteria or chemicals that could be introduced into drinking water systems by terrorists under a test monitoring program set for expansion beyond Cincinnati...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Kings first grandchild born at Atlanta hospital
The first grandchild of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is a girl...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Casino mogul hosts wounded soldiers in Vegas
All too familiar with the gambles of war, Jimmy Kinsey, Kyle Riley and a few dozen fellow soldiers landed in the desert. But for these guys this Memorial Day, the most at stake is a few bucks...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Motorcycle group gives Bush his own leather jacket
Members of the Rolling Thunder motorcycling group roared into town for a White House visit Sunday, where they presented President Bush with his own cowhide vest jacket and pushed for increased veterans benefits...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Motorcycle group presses Bush on veterans benefits
Members of the Rolling Thunder motorcycling group roared into town for a White House visit Sunday, where they presented President Bush with his own cowhide vest jacket and pushed for increased veterans benefits...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Microsoft to shut down book scanning operations
Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Mars spacecraft faces riskiest part of mission
After a nearly 10-month journey, a NASA spacecraft will land softly Sunday on the northern polar region of Mars, if all goes as planned...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Environmental ministers seek deep emissions cuts
European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 _ a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Palestinian officials Israel offers new West Bank proposal
Israel has offered to give up more of the West Bank than it had in a previous proposal but still not enough to meet Palestinian demands, Palestinian officials close to peace talks said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Powerful aftershock hits China 1 killed, 260 hurt
One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China killed one person, left dozens more injured and leveled homes Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
China shortens Tibet leg of Olympic torch relay
The controversial Tibetan leg of the Olympic torch relay has been cut to just one day because of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, a Beijing Olympics official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Miracle Marine refused to surrender will to live
The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Business gets condor experts silence in land deal
Biologist Noel Snyder got an intriguing call from a development-company representative a day after it announced it was moving forward with plans to build nearly 3,500 luxury homes, condos and hotels on land used by the endangered California condor...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Soldier-brothers see all sides of war
Mitch Bocik waddles to the putting green, his legs bent and unsteady, his putter doubling as a cane. For balance, his left hand grips the right shoulder of D.J. Engel, his half brother and almost constant companion...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Preservationists fight to save historic district
The day Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church crumbled into shards of bricks and a pile of rubble, tears filled the eyes of the people who had tried to save the historic structure...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Last known WWI veteran honored for Memorial Day
Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last known living American-born veteran of World War I, was honored Sunday at the Liberty Memorial during Memorial Day weekend celebrations...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Eastwood, Jolie in running for Cannes prizes
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
22 films vie for top honors at Cannes festival
Established Hollywood filmmakers and stars such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indiana Jones unearths $126M in box office gold
Indiana Jones unearthed box office gold at domestic theaters with a performance that puts it on track to become the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
French classroom drama wins Cannes top prize
The French film "The Class" has won top honors at the Cannes Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Lindley beats Jang in playoff at Corning Classic
Leta Lindley stared in disbelief when the putt disappeared into the cup, and who could blame her...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Haas 7-over claims Sr. PGA Championship
Jay Haas overcame a shaky putter during a topsy-turvy final round to hang on Sunday and win his second Senior PGA Championship in three years...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teammates tangle, Patrick seethes after crash-filled Indy
Teammates Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti tangled on the track, perhaps costing Kanaan a chance to win. Danica Patrick _ all 100 pounds of her _ went looking for a fight before cooler heads prevailed...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Pastors pose problems for McCain and Obama
Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, both seeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidential campaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting too close to religious leaders...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Clinton speaks of faith in face of adversity
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered a spiritual defense for continuing her presidential campaign despite the long odds of overtaking rival Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Duchscherer flirts with no-hitter As beat BoSox
Justin Duchscherer carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Ryan Sweeney homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Saturday night for their first series win in their past five...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Aftershock from Sichuan earthquake felt in Beijing
An aftershock that hit Sichuan province on Sunday was felt in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tenn. nursing home evacuated after tanker leak
A gasoline tanker has overturned near Memphis and led to the evacuation of a suburban nursing home...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Bean takes 1-shot lead into final round of Regions
Andy Bean birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead over Mike Goodes on Saturday heading into the final round of the Regions Charity Classic with two of the top Champions Tour players in close pursuit...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Pacman Jones paying Las Vegas gambling debt, lawyer says
Adam "Pacman" Jones intends to pay a $20,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino to settle a criminal complaint alleging the suspended NFL player wrote three bad checks...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Parker leads Sparks to 99-94 victory over Mercury
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Chesney, Atkins up for country music awards
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Sugarland, Swift take early ACM honors
Sugarland took single record of the year honors for their mellow hit "Stay," and Taylor Swift won top new female vocalist Sunday at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Lambert wins best-album ACM Sugarland wins twice
Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tiger Woods to skip Memorial following surgery
Tiger Woods decided Friday not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines without having played a tournament in two months...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Francoeurs walk-off homer lifts Braves 3-1
Jeff Francoeur hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had harsh words for President Robert Mugabe on Sunday, as he stood near the casket of a man he says was killed by Mugabe's supporters. full story...
CNN - May 25, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Microsoft to shut down book scanning operations
Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Mars spacecraft faces riskiest part of mission
After a nearly 10-month journey, a NASA spacecraft will land softly Sunday on the northern polar region of Mars, if all goes as planned...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Environmental ministers seek deep emissions cuts
European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 _ a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
US military downplays remarks on al-Qaidas demise
The U.S. military distanced itself Sunday from remarks declaring al-Qaida in Iraq close to defeat, saying the terror network is "off-balance and on the run," but remains a very lethal threat...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa kills 50
The death toll in two weeks of anti-foreigner violence in South Africa has reached 50, police said Sunday, as thousands displaced by the violence coped with rain and cool temperatures...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Powerful aftershock kills 1 in China 260 hurt
One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China leveled many more homes and killed a person, leaving dozens more injured Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Powerful aftershock hits China 1 killed, 260 hurt
One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China killed one person, left dozens more injured and leveled homes Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
China shortens Tibet leg of Olympic torch relay
The controversial Tibetan leg of the Olympic torch relay has been cut to just one day because of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, a Beijing Olympics official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye weds in California
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, the third most senior member of the Senate, married Irene Hirano in a small private ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indiana Jones earns $56 million in first 2 days
He may be older, but Indiana Jones is still finding box office treasure...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Cannes prepares for prizes in festival finale
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Eastwood, Jolie in running for Cannes prizes
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Djokovic, Ivanovic, Blake advance at French Open
Novak Djokovic survived a rough start to his quest for a second straight Grand Slam title on Sunday, holding off Denis Gremelmayr 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
All it took was 1 match for US men to improve at French Open
To James Blake, 1-0 sounds a lot better than 0-9...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
New feeling and bigger buzz at old Indy 500
The Indianapolis 500 is new again.Danica Patrick is a proven winner with a legitimate shot at taking the checkered flag, all the top teams and drivers are back for the 92nd running of the Indy 500 and optimism is high for what should, for the first time in 13 years, truly be "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Kuerten loses in French Open farewell
Gustavo Kuerten bid farewell to tennis Sunday in the first round of the French Open, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to Paul-Henri Mathieu at the site of his biggest triumphs...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Pastors pose problems for McCain and Obama
Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, both seeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidential campaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting too close to religious leaders...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Clinton speaks of faith in face of adversity
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered a spiritual defense for continuing her presidential campaign despite the long odds of overtaking rival Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Duchscherer flirts with no-hitter As beat BoSox
Justin Duchscherer carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Ryan Sweeney homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Saturday night for their first series win in their past five...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Aftershock from Sichuan earthquake felt in Beijing
An aftershock that hit Sichuan province on Sunday was felt in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
School bus, semitrailer collide in Wisconsin
A semi-truck slammed into the back of a school bus that had stopped to drop off students along a highway on Friday afternoon, seriously injuring five people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Gusty winds hinder fight against Calif. wildfire
Fire crews struggled on Friday to maintain fire lines around a wildfire that chewed through centuries-old redwoods and pushed hundreds out of their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Unmarked chopper patrols New York City from above
On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Crews struggle to contain California wildfire
Firefighters continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 17 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Okla.
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Oklahoma
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Calif. wildfire grows despite effort, calmer winds
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 17 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
3 dead, 3 injured in SoCal chopper crash
Authorities say three people are dead and three others injured after a tour helicopter crashed on an island off the Southern California coast...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Veterans burials nonstop at national cemeteries
The cracking of rifle fire silenced the twittering blue jays, blackbirds and killdeer...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake parts of Kan., Okla. 2 found dead
Authorities checking on a car stranded in a field Saturday morning found two people killed by a powerful storm that raked the state a day earlier with more than a dozen tornadoes...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake Okla. as Midwest tallies damage
A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Weather cooperates in California wildfire fight
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 20 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake Oklahoma as Midwest tallies damage
A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Miracle Marine refused to surrender will to live
The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
School bus, semi collide in Wis. several injured
A semitrailer truck collided with a school bus carrying middle schoolers on a highway in southeastern Wisconsin Friday, seriously injuring several children on the bus...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Sailor suffers minor burns in US carrier fire
The Navy says a fire aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier has left one sailor with minor burns and 23 others with heat stress...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Poll 54 percent back Calif. marriage amendment
More than half of California residents would support amending the state constitution to outlaw gay marriage, according to a poll published Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Suspect agrees to testify in Fla. homeless beating
One of three men accused of fatally beating a homeless man as he slept on a park bench pleaded guilty Friday and agreed to testify against the others...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Immigration sting nets 905 arrests in California
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents have arrested more than 900 people in California on immigration violations during a three-week sting targeting people who ignored deportation orders...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Schwarzenegger names replacements for parks panel
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has named two Democrats to replace his brother-in-law and actor-director Clint Eastwood on a state parks panel...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
EPA tests plans to protect water from terrorists
Water utilities would get earlier warning of viruses, bacteria or chemicals that could be introduced into drinking water systems by terrorists under a test monitoring program set for expansion beyond Cincinnati...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Votto, Arroyo carry Reds past Padres 7-2
Rookie Joey Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Private psychiatrists offer free service to troops
Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help because the military is short on therapists...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Madonnas documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes
Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Madonna auctions off lip gloss at AIDS benefit
The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions _ a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag _ at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Mars spacecraft faces riskiest part of mission
After a nearly 10-month journey, a NASA spacecraft will land softly Sunday on the northern polar region of Mars, if all goes as planned...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Microsoft to shut down book scanning operations
Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Environmental ministers seek deep emissions cuts
European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 _ a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
US military downplays remarks on al-Qaidas demise
The U.S. military distanced itself Sunday from remarks declaring al-Qaida in Iraq close to defeat, saying the terror network is "off-balance and on the run," but remains a very lethal threat...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa kills 50
The death toll in two weeks of anti-foreigner violence in South Africa has reached 50, police said Sunday, as thousands displaced by the violence coped with rain and cool temperatures...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Powerful aftershock kills 1 in China 260 hurt
One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China leveled many more homes and killed a person, leaving dozens more injured Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
China shortens Tibet leg of Olympic torch relay
The controversial Tibetan leg of the Olympic torch relay has been cut to just one day because of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, a Beijing Olympics official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Powerful aftershock hits China 1 killed, 260 hurt
One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China killed one person, left dozens more injured and leveled homes Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake Okla. as Midwest tallies damage
A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes rake Oklahoma as Midwest tallies damage
A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Weather cooperates in California wildfire fight
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 20 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Miracle Marine refused to surrender will to live
The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye weds in California
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, the third most senior member of the Senate, married Irene Hirano in a small private ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indiana Jones earns $56 million in first 2 days
He may be older, but Indiana Jones is still finding box office treasure...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Cannes prepares for prizes in festival finale
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Eastwood, Jolie in running for Cannes prizes
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Djokovic, Ivanovic, Blake advance at French Open
Novak Djokovic survived a rough start to his quest for a second straight Grand Slam title on Sunday, holding off Denis Gremelmayr 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
All it took was 1 match for US men to improve at French Open
To James Blake, 1-0 sounds a lot better than 0-9...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
New feeling and bigger buzz at old Indy 500
The Indianapolis 500 is new again.Danica Patrick is a proven winner with a legitimate shot at taking the checkered flag, all the top teams and drivers are back for the 92nd running of the Indy 500 and optimism is high for what should, for the first time in 13 years, truly be "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Kuerten loses in French Open farewell
Gustavo Kuerten bid farewell to tennis Sunday in the first round of the French Open, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to Paul-Henri Mathieu at the site of his biggest triumphs...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Clinton speaks of faith in face of adversity
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered a spiritual defense for continuing her presidential campaign despite the long odds of overtaking rival Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Pastors pose problems for McCain and Obama
Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, both seeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidential campaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting too close to religious leaders...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Duchscherer flirts with no-hitter As beat BoSox
Justin Duchscherer carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Ryan Sweeney homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Saturday night for their first series win in their past five...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Aftershock from Sichuan earthquake felt in Beijing
An aftershock that hit Sichuan province on Sunday was felt in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tenn. nursing home evacuated after tanker leak
A gasoline tanker has overturned near Memphis and led to the evacuation of a suburban nursing home...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Pacman Jones paying Las Vegas gambling debt, lawyer says
Adam "Pacman" Jones intends to pay a $20,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino to settle a criminal complaint alleging the suspended NFL player wrote three bad checks...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Parker leads Sparks to 99-94 victory over Mercury
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Bean takes 1-shot lead into final round of Regions
Andy Bean birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead over Mike Goodes on Saturday heading into the final round of the Regions Charity Classic with two of the top Champions Tour players in close pursuit...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Chesney, Atkins up for country music awards
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Sugarland, Swift take early ACM honors
Sugarland took single record of the year honors for their mellow hit "Stay," and Taylor Swift won top new female vocalist Sunday at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Lambert wins best-album ACM Sugarland wins twice
Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York
Center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday in New York, and the Los Angeles Lakers said they expect him to make a full recovery by the start of training camp next fall...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tiger Woods to skip Memorial following surgery
Tiger Woods decided Friday not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines without having played a tournament in two months...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
McCain spends months on standby Democrats rev up
Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Francoeurs walk-off homer lifts Braves 3-1
Jeff Francoeur hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
FARC says its leader is dead
The leader of Colombia's largest leftist rebel group has died, a senior commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia said Sunday. full story...
CNN - May 25, 2008
Boxing: Lazcano loses title fight
Ricky Hatton retains his IBO light-welterweight title with a unanimous points victory over Juan Lazcano...
BBC News - May 25, 2008
Microsoft to shut down book scanning operations
Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Mars spacecraft faces riskiest part of mission
After a nearly 10-month journey, a NASA spacecraft will land softly Sunday on the northern polar region of Mars, if all goes as planned...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Abbas No progress in talks with Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in comments published Sunday that nothing has been achieved in six months of peace talks with Israel and he fears a corruption probe of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will bog things down...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Former warlord Bemba arrested for war crimes
Belgian police arrested a Congolese warlord and ex-presidential candidate in Brussels after he was secretly charged with rape and torture, an international war crimes court said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Nations urge deep emission cuts by US, Japan
European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 _ a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Aftershock from Sichuan earthquake felt in Beijing
An aftershock that hit Sichuan province on Sunday was felt in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye weds in California
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, the third most senior member of the Senate, married Irene Hirano in a small private ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Indiana Jones earns $56 million in first 2 days
He may be older, but Indiana Jones is still finding box office treasure...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Cannes prepares for prizes in festival finale
Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Lohse shuts down Dodgers, Cardinals win 4-0
Kyle Lohse won for the first time in almost a month, pitching six scoreless innings and leading St. Louis to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Votto, Arroyo carry Reds past Padres 7-2
Rookie Joey Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Votto, Arroyo carry Reds over Padres
Rookie Joey Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Nadal beats Federer on clay again in Hamburg final
Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Hamburg Masters and add the only major clay-court title missing from his impressive collection...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Ivanovic wins, Vaidisova loses at French Open
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Ana Ivanovic struggled with her serve Sunday before reaching the second round on the opening day of the French Open by beating Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 7-5...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Clinton apologizes for RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Obamas political team out-organized Clinton
Call them Kool-Aid drinkers. Political romantics. Starry-eyed dreamers...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Sri Lanka 22 rebels, 2 soldiers killed
Government troops and ethnic Tamil separatists fought gunbattles that killed 22 rebels and two soldiers in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, the military said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
British eatery bombing suspect has home searched
British police and intelligence officials searched a house in southwest England on Friday to try to determine what drove a young Muslim convert with a history of mental illness to walk into a busy restaurant with two bombs...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Gusty winds hinder fight against Calif. wildfire
Fire crews struggled on Friday to maintain fire lines around a wildfire that chewed through centuries-old redwoods and pushed hundreds out of their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
School bus, semitrailer collide in Wisconsin
A semi-truck slammed into the back of a school bus that had stopped to drop off students along a highway on Friday afternoon, seriously injuring five people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Crews struggle to contain California wildfire
Firefighters continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 17 homes and displaced hundreds of people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Unmarked chopper patrols New York City from above
On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Okla.
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Oklahoma
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 25, 2008
Calif. wildfire grows despite effort, calmer winds
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as | | | | |
