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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 June 2007:
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Israel to release Fatah prisoners
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he will release 250 Fatah members from Israeli prisons in a goodwill gesture aimed at strengthening Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas' victory in Gaza...
CNN - June 25, 2007
Poll: Bloomberg could have Perot-like effect
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- who left the Republican Party last week -- could have a serious impact on the 2008 presidential race, rivaling Ross Perot's influence in 1992, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll suggests...
CNN - June 25, 2007
At Wimbledon, a Missing Player: the Roof
The partial roof was dismantled at Center Court on a rainy day at Wimbledon, where the former champions Roger Federer and Martina Hingis advanced...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Justices Loosen Restrictions on Campaign Ads
The Supreme Court?s 5-4 ruling today opened a significant loophole in the 2002 McCain-Feingold law and may affect the strategy of the 2008 campaigns...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Murdoch Reaches Out for Even More
Rupert Murdoch?s vast media holdings give him a gamut of tools to enhance his financial interests...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
'No challenge' to US faith scheme
Taxpayers cannot challenge a White House initiative that helps religious charities get funds, Supreme Court rules...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
US student loses free speech case
A former pupil loses his case in the first big US Supreme Court ruling on students' free speech rights in 20 years...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
Mexico suspends police officers
Mexico is to suspend almost 300 high-ranking police officers in a bid to rid the force of corruption...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
US firms 'reject' Venezuela deal
US oil giants Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil reportedly fail to reach a deal on Venezuela oil nationalisation...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
1,000 flee Tahoe wildfire
Fire crews were hoping for a Monday morning lull in the winds that have been fanning a 2,000-acre wildfire across northeastern California, where it has scorched more than 220 homes and other buildings, authorities said...
CNN - June 25, 2007
Court allows issue ads in federal elections
The Supreme Court on Monday swept aside part of a campaign finance law dealing with "issue ads." The ruling could mean a greater role in the 2008 presidential campaign for advocacy groups, corporations and labor unions...
CNN - June 25, 2007
Wildfire Destroys at Least 220 Homes
A wind-driven blaze near Lake Tahoe that started on Sunday forced 1,000 people to flee their homes today...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Delphi Deal Is Blow to Jobs Bank
Unionized workers at the Delphi Corporation could vote this week to throw out the jobs bank, the longtime program that lets them continue receiving most of their pay after being laid off...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Hedge Fund Based in London to Go Public in United States
GLG Partners will go public in the United States through a $3.4 billion merger with an investment company...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
US home sales continue to fall
The US housing market remains sluggish, with sales of existing homes at their lowest level in four years...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
OECD sees migration rise by 10%
Migration into OECD member states increased by 10% in 2005, according to the body's latest report...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
Murder charge over pregnant woman
A policeman in the US state of Ohio is due in court charged with the murders of his girlfriend and her unborn child...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
'Terror leader' warns Westerners
Militants will continue to target Westerners on the streets of Indonesia as they fight to impose full Islamic law, an accused terror leader tells CNN...
CNN - June 25, 2007
BBC reporter in suicide vest video
Clad in what appears to be an explosive vest, kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston warns that his captors will turn their hideout into a "death zone" if any rescue attempt is made...
CNN - June 25, 2007
The N.B.A. and China Hope They?ve Found the Next Yao
Listening to hip-hop and growing up playing pickup basketball in Shenzhen, Yi Jianlian stands as a symbol of basketball discovery that is rippling through China...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Giuliani?s Views on Abortion Upset Catholic Leaders
Church leaders say they are frustrated by Catholic politicians like Rudolph W. Giuliani who say they oppose abortion but do not want to impose their beliefs...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Absence of Major Disaster in ?06 Affected Giving
Although 2006 was heralded as the dawn of a golden age of philanthropy, charitable giving was almost flat last year...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Icap eyes up Borsa Italiana arm
Icap, the world's biggest money-broking firm, makes a bid to buy the bond trading arm of Borsa Italiana, reports say...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
Boxing: Hatton eyes Mayweather
Ricky Hatton targets Floyd Mayweather Jnr after his stunning win over Jose Luis Castillo...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
Athletics: Gay's sprint double
Tyson Gay follows his season-best 100m time in the US Championships by running the second fastest 200m of all time...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
Blast kills two in Colombian port
A blast near Colombia's main port kills two people as security is increased amid attacks by suspected rebels...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
Poll winner faces US deportation
A woman who moved to the US as a baby and later won a California council seat faces deportation for illegally voting...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
No gay blessings in Canada Church
The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly votes against a proposal to allow same-sex blessing rites...
BBC News - June 25, 2007
U.N. soldiers killed in Lebanon
A suspected car bomb has struck a United Nations peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon, killing five Spanish peacekeepers and wounding three others, Spain's Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso said...
CNN - June 25, 2007
Second arrest in pregnant-woman case
Hours after the body of Jessie Davis, a pregnant woman who had been missing since June 13, was identified, authorities arrested a second person. Myisha Ferrell is charged with obstruction of justice, a sheriff's spokesman says...
CNN - June 25, 2007
Study on I.Q. Prompts Debate on Family Dynamics
New evidence tying birth order to I.Q. has intensified the debate over what family dynamics enhance intelligence...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Giuliani Faces a Potential Fall From Catholic Grace
Roman Catholic Church leaders say they are frustrated with Rudolph W. Giuliani?s position on abortion...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
High-Tech Titans Strike Out on Immigration Bill
Bill Gates and Steven A. Ballmer of Microsoft, along with other high-tech executives, are lobbying for more visas for temporary foreign workers and permanent immigrants...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Treasury Bill Auctions Set for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week included today?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Looking Ahead
The main economic news will come out of the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, beginning on Wednesday...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
It?ll Be Photographer?s Choice on a Web Site From Corbis
Corbis, the online stock photo company founded and owned by Bill Gates, plans Monday to introduce a Web site that allows anyone to upload photographs for sale...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Free Press in France: The Right to Say What Politicians Want
The issue of self-censorship has come into sharp relief because of declining circulation and a concentration of media ownership among the new president?s allies...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Video Games: Gore Galore but a Violent Game Can?t Hold a Gutbucket to the Movies
When ratings boards in the United States, Britain and other nations effectively killed the video game Manhunt 2 last week, I got set for gore. And I found plenty...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
A Big Wi-Fi Aggregator Will Offer Monthly Flat-Rate Service
Boingo Wireless is introducing on Monday what it says is the first worldwide flat-rate plan for Wi-Fi hot spots...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Fearing Wal-Mart Will Bring Too Much of the Outside In
The protest against Wal-Mart in the Hasidic town of Monsey, N.Y., has a decidedly religious overtone...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
E-Commerce Report: Readers Are Key Ingredient as Virtual Kitchen Heats Up
Recipe searches are among the most popular online endeavors for women, and major advertisers want to be there to greet them...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
A Cute Little Ad for Wine Pops Up in the Oddest Spot
An advertising agency for a California winery recently bought space in a magazine where few (if any) ads have gone before...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Some Errors Defy Fixes: A Typo in Wikipedia?s Logo Fractures the Sanskrit
Users of Wikipedia have described obvious mistakes in the design of the Web site?s logo...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
U.S. Accuses Europe of Overfishing Tuna in Atlantic
Europeans may claim leadership in fighting global warming, but they get black marks from environmentalists for their fishing policy...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Copper Refiner to Buy Smelter Company
Norddeutsche Affinerie, the largest European copper refiner, said that it had agreed to buy Cumerio of Brussels, owner of the biggest copper smelter in southeastern Europe, for $1.05 billion...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
A Spurned Parody of ?Die Hard? Returns to YouTube, Approved
A studio?s marketing team paid ?Die Hard? fans to repost on YouTube a parody video that used pirated studio content...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Drilling Down: Please Hold for the Next Available Letdown
Consumers report greater satisfaction with call centers that they believe are based in the United States, according to CFI Group...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
The Web Site Celebrities Fear
While networks tussled over which would land the first interview with Paris Hilton after her release from jail, the upstart Web site TMZ.com was breaking most of the news...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Advertising: You, Too, Can Grace a National Magazine?s Cover
Wired magazine, in partnership with Xerox, invited subscribers to upload their photographs to Wired.com. The first 5,000 who did so are now the cover art...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Waiter, There?s Deer in My Sushi
Japanese chefs are considering extreme alternatives as shortages of tuna threaten to remove it from sushi menus...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
At Home Depot, How Green Is That Chainsaw?
Some environmentalists say that Home Depot is being too inclusive with its green products...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Ruler of a Media Empire Reaches Out for More
Rupert Murdoch?s vast media holdings give him a gamut of tools to enhance his financial interests and establish his legitimacy in the United States...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Prepare for the SAT Test, or Play With Your iPod? Have It Both Ways
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a traditional test preparation company, is offering interactive programs for downloading to iPods with video screens...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Two ?Mightys? Disappoint at the Weekend Box Office
?Evan Almighty,? the most expensive comedy in Hollywood history, sold $32 million worth of tickets in its first weekend; ?A Mighty Heart? brought in $4 million...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Murdoch Said to Be Close to Terms on Journal
The News Corporation and advisers for Dow Jones are close to agreeing on terms to protect The Wall Street Journal?s independence if the company is taken over...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Report on Amaranth Collapse Is to Be Made Public
A Senate subcommittee is expected to issue a report on how the hedge fund Amaranth Advisors dominated the North American natural gas market last year...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Hedge Fund Based in London to Go Public in United States
GLG Partners will go public in the United States through a $3.4 billion merger with an investment company, according to people briefed on the transaction...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Sales Chief Is the Latest to Depart From Yahoo
Yahoo said Sunday that Wenda Harris Millard, its longtime chief sales officer, is leaving amid a reorganization of Yahoo?s sales team...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
National Lampoon Stakes Revival on Making Own Films
National Lampoon, once a comedic standard-bearer, will again make original films, including the first one it has produced in 18 years, ?National Lampoon?s Bag Boy.?...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
Hollywood Seeks Ways to Fit Its Content Into the Realm of the iPhone
In Hollywood, media executives are eagerly preparing for a new era as they hope to position more content where consumers want it: in their hands...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
The Media Equation: Say ?Cheese? for the King of the A-List
Jason Binn will announce this week that his magazine company, Niche Media, will merge with Greenspun Media Group of Las Vegas, creating a network of 16 publications...
New York Times - June 25, 2007
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