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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 September 2006:
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UK: Troops kill top terrorist
British military forces in Iraq say they have killed a top terrorist leader, identified by Iraqi officials as an al Qaeda leader who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan and returned to Iraq. Omar Farouq was killed when he opened fire on soldiers entering his home, a military spokesman said...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Escaped terrorist reported killed
British forces said they killed a top terrorist leader Monday, identified by Iraqi officials as an al Qaeda leader who had escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan. Omar Farouq was killed in a pre-dawn raid on his home in Basra, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, British forces spokesman Maj. Charlie Burbridge said...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Judge: Psych exam for suspect in fetus snatching
A judge on Monday ordered a psychological examination for a woman accused of killing a pregnant acquaintance and her fetus. Tiffany Hall, 24, looked sullen as she appeared at an arraignment hearing via video conference from the St. Clair County Jail, where she is being held on a $5 million bond...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Senate Panel Debates Detainee Bill
The Judiciary Committee sought to slow down the effort to pass legislation on the treatment of terror suspects...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
For Mel Gibson, a New Movie and More Notoriety
The filmmaker compared U.S. troop deployment in Iraq to the kind of human sacrifice depicted in his new film...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
British Troops in Iraq Kill Senior Qaeda Figure
Omar al-Faruq, who engineered a brazen escape from a high security American prison in Afghanistan last year, was killed in a raid today...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Oil Prices Fall as Speculators Retreat
Crude oil prices traded below $60 a barrel today for the first time in six months, and ended the day at $61.40...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Mixed Report on U.S. Nanotechnology Effort
The U.S. continues to lead the world in nanotechnology research, but the impact of the government’s investment in the field is impossible to quantify...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Private space rocket malfunctions
A private space rocket launched from New Mexico malfunctions before it reaches space...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
UN steps into US-Venezuela spat
The UN is to investigate the detention of the Venezuelan foreign minister as he tried to leave New York...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Bush wants firms to help Lebanon
President George W Bush calls on US firms to throw their weight behind rebuilding efforts in Lebanon...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Air India bombing inquiry begins
A public inquiry into the 1985 Air India bombing hears testimony in the Canadian capital, Ottawa...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Leak 'shows U.S. needs change'
Democratic politicians seize on leaks from a U.S. intelligence assessment that says the Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it provided further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Katrina-bashed city ready for football
A year after the death and devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is ready for another step toward normalcy -- NFL football. For the first time since the Superdome served as a storm shelter, the Saints reopen the venue Monday with a game that's got all the trappings of a Super Bowl -- including rock stars and President Bush...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Dems: Leaked Iraq report shows need for new direction
Part of a classified intelligence report that says the war in Iraq has increased the terrorist threat against the United States has fueled calls by congressional Democrats for a new direction in the nation's war on terrorism...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Congress Ending, but Much Is Left Undone
The Senate and the House have a week to do something, and the prospects are cloudy...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Home Prices Drop After 11-Year Ascent
The number of existing homes sold also fell, suggesting that the sharp decline in home sales seen earlier this year has for now leveled off...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Broken Bench: In Tiny Courts of N.Y., Abuses of Law and Power
An investigation of New York State’s town and village courts found a trail of judicial abuses and errors...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
U.S. Relaxes Air Travel Restrictions
Most liquids and gels that air travelers purchase in secure areas of airports will now be allowed on planes...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Not So Funny Anymore: Squabbling and Spiraling Costs Dissolve a Comedy Mill
Jim Carrey's recent move to the Creative Artists Agency signaled changing times for a tight network of stars who have dominated Hollywood comedies for several years...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Judge Allows Suit on Light Cigarettes
Asserting that tobacco companies purposely misled consumers, plaintiffs are asking for $20 billion to $200 billion in damages...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Golf: USA to fight back - Lehman
US captain Tom Lehman insists his country can turn the tables on Europe and dominate future Ryder Cups...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
US house prices decline in August
The average price of existing US homes shows its first annual decline in more than 11 years, a report shows...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
'Common anthrax' in US attacks
Investigators revise the view that anthrax used in attacks in the US was of military grade, a US paper reports...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Children's bodies found in dryer
The bodies of three children are found in Illinois, US, after their mother was killed and her unborn child abducted...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Pope: My respect for Muslims
Pope Benedict XVI expressed "total and profound respect for all Muslims" at a meeting Monday with ambassadors from Muslim nations and other Islamic leaders at his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Hussein ordered from courtroom
The chief judge in the Saddam Hussein genocide trial ordered the deposed leader from the courtroom Monday for the second time in a week. In a heated exchange, Hussein declared: "I ask not to be present in this pen, because I do not want to be sitting here with you."...
CNN - September 25, 2006
A Banned Book Challenges Saintly Image of Thai King
A new book argues that the country’s wildly popular king has put the preservation of the monarchy ahead of a democratic Thailand...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
NFL: Pittsburgh suffer defeat
Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh suffer a second straight defeat, and the rest of the weekend's NFL action...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
U.S. report: Iraq war fuels terror
A classified intelligence report concludes that the Iraq war has worsened the terrorist threat to the United States, U.S. officials tell CNN. Intelligence officials say the report, completed five months ago, says the war and the insurgency are the main recruiting vehicles for new Islamic extremists...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Thai anti-graft body begins work
A revived anti-graft body met Monday in Thailand to begin an urgent probe into alleged corruption under the fallen government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Children of slain pregnant mother found dead
The woman charged in the deaths of a pregnant woman and her fetus told police she drowned the woman's young children, an official said Sunday. The body of 7-year-old DeMond Tunstall, was found in the dryer and the bodies of the younger two children -- 2-year-old Ivan Tunstall-Collins and 1-year-old Jinela Tunstall -- in the washer...
CNN - September 25, 2006
Congress Is Winding Down, but Much Is Left Undone
A Congress derided as do-nothing has a week before breaking for the elections to do something, and the prospects are cloudy...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Broken Bench: In Tiny Courts of New York, Abuses of Law and Power
An investigation of New York State’s town and village courts found a trail of judicial abuses and errors — and of governmental failure to curb them...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Unit Makes Do as Army Strives to Plug Gaps
The pressures on the Army are apparent in the Third Infantry Division, which is preparing to go back to Iraq for a third tour...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
A Senator Bets on Party’s Clout in Pennsylvania
The Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Senator Rick Santorum lags in the polls, will put Republican fortifications to the test...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
In Seattle, a Dream From the Past Has a Hazy Future
Before the breakdowns it was a fantasy made real. But now the Seattle monorail mostly sits, waiting for repair, and affirmation...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
E-Commerce Report: A Click on Clothes to Support Fair Trade
Fair Indigo will rely mostly on the Web and catalogs to sell what executives said is the first mainstream clothing line made in accordance with fair-trade practices...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Advertising: A Campaign to Get Americans to Help When There Isn’t a Disaster
The campaign, called “Generous Nation,” aims to persuade Americans to donate to charities even when there are no tragedies or disasters in the headlines...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Center of E. Coli Outbreak Is Also Center of Anxiety
The halt in the spinach harvest has rippled through three California counties where the outbreak has been centered...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Brazilian Mining Company to Buy Inco of Canada
Inco, one of Canada’s two largest mining companies, agreed Sunday to be acquired by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of Brazil for $17 billion...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Addenda
Accounts...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Looking Ahead
I SPY At a hearing titled “The Hewlett-Packard Pretexting Scandal,” the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hear testimony from people involved in the chain of events at the technology company. Hewlett-Packard has said that it spied on its directors and on journalists to try to determine the source of leaks from its directors’ meetings. Among the witnesses at the hearing will be Mark V. Hurd, the company’s chief executive and chairman; Patricia C. Dunn, who resigned as chairman on Friday; Ann O. Baskins, the general counsel; and Larry W. Sonsini, a lawyer from the firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who advised Hewlett-Packard. (Thursday.)...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Treasury Bills Scheduled 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 - September 25, 2006
Drilling Down: The Fresher the Shirt, the Easier It Is to Like
“The lingering, perceived essence of another” sounds like the subject of a Proustian rumination. In fact, it is a line from an academic paper last April in The Journal of Marketing, by Jennifer J. Argo, Darren W. Dahl, and Andrea C. Morales. The authors examined a phenomenon that drives store managers crazy: consumers love to touch products in stores, but they hate buying things others have touched...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Condé Nast Alumnus Follows His Fine Arts Muse
Culture and Travel is LTB Media’s first new magazine since James Truman, the former editorial director at Condé Nast, took charge of the company a year ago...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Remarks Cost the Canadian Broadcast Chairman His Job
Guy Fournier resigned from his post as chairman of the CBC after he insulted Lebanese culture in a column he writes for a weekly celebrity magazine...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Newsweek to Team Up With Kaplan to Offer Online M.B.A.
Washington Post Company holdings Newsweek and Kaplan Inc. are teaming up to offer an online M.B.A. degree program...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Honda Says ’09 Model Will Meet California Diesel Rules
Honda said it will make a four-cylinder car that will meet E.P.A. standards as well as stricter California diesel rules...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Zale Says S.E.C. Accounting Inquiry Is Done
The Zale Corporation, the big jewelry retailer, said yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission had concluded an investigation of the company’s accounting practices and other matters and was not recommending that any enforcement action be taken...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Link by Link: 93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance
A consumer advocacy organization says companies and institutions have collectively fumbled roughly 93,754,333 private records in the last two years...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
H.P. Spy Case Spotlights a Technology News Site
CNet’s News.com site often breaks major technology stories and has been described as the home page for Silicon Valley...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
In Italy, Nike Makes Light of the Famous World Cup Head Butt
It was the head butt felt around the world, and it is still reverberating in Italy, at least in the realm of marketing...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
For One Publisher, the Life of Every Comic Book Starts on the Web
Platinum Studios plans to publish its comic books online before they go to press for traditional distribution through stores and newsstands...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
The Media Equation: An Obsession With Leaks and Plugs
Events of the past few weeks have shown that leaks tend to afflict ships that aren’t seaworthy to begin with, and tend to bring out the panicky worst in people...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Not So Funny Anymore
Squabbling and spiraling costs are breaking apart a network of stars that has dominated Hollywood comedies for years...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Technology for Spying Lures More Than Military
Hewlett-Packard is not the only company diving into the murky world of private investigators and secret surveillance...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
At Hewlett-Packard, a Chief Wounded by Divided Attention
Mark V. Hurd has transformed Hewlett-Packard into a growth company, but the success is being overshadowed by the company’s leak scandal...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Bouquet of Roses May Have Note: ‘Made in China’
The elaborate effort to supply cut flowers to the world also aims to bring jobs and wealth to China’s impoverished heartland...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Nepal hunt for helicopter goes on
Nepal is still searching for a WWF helicopter carrying 24 people two days after it vanishes in bad weather...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
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