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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 Octomber 2006:
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Docking drama at space station
Russian Mission Control experts succeed in latching a cargo ship securely onto the international space station, after an initial failure to complete the docking...
CNN - October 26, 2006
German embassies on alert after skull scandal
Germany warned its embassies to tighten security measures on Thursday amid concerns that photos appearing to show soldiers desecrating a human skull in Afghanistan could harm its army's image abroad...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Officials: Arsonist caused deadly wildfire
A raging wildfire that has killed four firefighters and burned about 10,000 acres near Palm Springs, California, was arson, a fire department spokesman said. The blaze began in a place and under conditions that would likely guarantee maximum damage, officials said...
CNN - October 26, 2006
First lady: My husband never misled about Iraq
In her first public comments about Bob Woodward's explosive book "State of Denial," first lady Laura Bush sharply denied claims in the book that her husband has misled the public about the level of violence in Iraq...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Youths Torch Buses Around Paris
On the eve of the first anniversary of rioting that wracked the Paris suburbs, the police were worrying about an outbreak of copycat violence...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
4 Firefighters Killed in California Blaze
The firefighters were fighting a wind-whipped, fast-moving fire near Palm Springs., Calif., Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
New York Comptroller Loses Key Endorsement
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said that he is withdrawing his endorsement from State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
New Jersey Senate Race in Dead Heat, Poll Shows
Thomas H. Kean Jr., the Republican challenger, is holding his own in his bid to unseat Senator Robert Menendez, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
At Cardiology Conference, Hands Are on Hearts
Fixing congenital heart defects is a focus at an annual gathering of doctors who treat heart disease using technology rather than surgery...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Recall Wipes Out Sony's Profits for Latest Quarter
Huge charges for the cost of recalling 9.6 million defective batteries all but wiped out Sony’s profits for the latest quarter...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Generic Rival Cuts Into Bristol-Myers Sales
Bristol-Myers Squibb said today that it lost up to $600 million in sales of Plavix to a Canadian rival during the third quarter...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
New Home Prices Fell Sharply in September
Developers are drastically cutting prices to move a backlog of unsold homes, new statistics from the Commerce Dept. suggest...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Tropical storm hits Mexico coast
Tropical storm Paul lashes Mexico's mainland after dumping heavy rain on the Baja California peninsula...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Iran denies Argentina charges
Iran rejects Argentine charges of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre as "a Zionist plot"...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
FBI probing 'nuclear info leak'
The FBI investigates reports that information from a US nuclear weapons lab was found in a police raid on a trailer park...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Nicaragua votes to ban abortions
Nicaragua's national assembly approves bill banning abortions even in cases where the mother's life is at risk...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Ship in trouble at space station
A Russian cargo ship is having problems at the international space station, a spokesman for mission control in Houston said...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Blizzard dumps 18 inches of snow on Colorado
A powerful snowstorm dumped 18 inches of snow in parts of the Colorado mountains and spread eastward Thursday, snarling traffic and shutting down dozens of school districts...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Bush signs border fence bill
President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, legislation that has fueled controversy over illegal immigration less than two weeks before crucial midterm elections...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Exxon Reports $10.49 Billion Profit in Quarter
The world’s biggest oil company announced the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
U.S. to Review Process for Briefing Iraqi Leader
The announcement came after after the Iraqi premier criticized an U.S.-backed operation against a Shiite militia enclave. Also, five U.S. troops were killed in Anbar...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Bush Signs Bill Ordering Fence on Mexican Border
The president called the bill “an important step,” but repeated his call for a far more extensive revamping of immigration laws...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Gay Marriage Backers Hope to Sway N.J. Lawmakers
The state’s Supreme Court gave the Legislature 180 days to decide whether same-sex unions will be called marriage. Both sides plan to push the issue hard...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Oil price jump fuels Exxon profit
Record oil prices and higher production help US oil giant Exxon Mobil report another huge set of quarterly profits...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Price of new US homes slumps 10%
Selling prices of new US homes see their biggest fall in more than 35 years, but the pace of sales continues to rise...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
UN to decide on new arms treaty
The UN General Assembly is to decide whether to begin work on a new treaty to regulate the international arms trade...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Five U.S. troops killed in Iraq
Five U.S. troops have died during military operations in Iraq, bringing the U.S. military death toll in October to 96, the highest monthly toll since a year ago. President Bush says that while he is concerned about the situation in Iraq, it is "critical" that U.S. troops remain and oust the insurgents...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Germany orders troops skull probe
Germany ordered an investigation on Thursday into training given to its troops stationed abroad amid concerns that photos seeming to show soldiers desecrating a human skull in Afghanistan could damage its army's image...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Florida serial killer died singing a hymn
Danny Harold Rolling, Florida's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy, died singing...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Republicans Intensify Push in New Jersey
National strategists will put $3.5 million into the Senate race between Robert Menendez and Thomas H. Kean Jr...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Baseball: Rain hits World Series
Bad weather forces the postponement of game four between St Louis and Detroit...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Starbucks in Ethiopia coffee row
Ethiopian farmers are being denied millions in profits by US coffee chain Starbucks, Oxfam says...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Schroeder attacks Bush in book
The memoirs of Germany's former Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, go on sale in Berlin...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Bush to make rare campaign visit
President Bush is due to visit the state of Iowa to back Republican Congressional candidate Jeff Lamberti...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
U.N. draft targets Iran's missiles
European members of the U.N. Security Council have proposed sanctions that would target Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program, including a ban on the sale of technology and material related to those programs...
CNN - October 26, 2006
Killer of 5 Florida Students Is Executed
Danny H. Rolling was put to death, and relatives of his victims said they could feel the beginnings of relief...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
In Tight Race, Ad on Black Candidate Stirs Furor
The spot featured a series of people talking sarcastically about Representative Harold E. Ford Jr. of Tennessee...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Study Sees Gain on Lung Cancer
Researchers report that millions of lives could be saved by detecting lung cancer early with CT scans...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
New Jersey Court Backs Full Rights for Gay Couples
The justices, however, handed to the Legislature the question of whether their unions must be called marriage or could be known by another name...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Chief of Fund Fined by NASD
The chief of the James River Capital Corporation was fined $2.25 million over accusations he used deception to engage in timed trading...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Candle Maker Accepts a Buyout Offer
The Yankee Candle Company said it had agreed to be acquired to help finance new stores and products...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Jack E. Scholl, Foot-Care Pioneer, 80, Dies
Jack E. Scholl helped lead his family’s pioneering foot-care company as it went public in the 1970’s...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Jane Pauley Sues New York Times Over Ad Supplement
The television news anchor said she was mislead to believe she was being interviewed for an article when she actually was being featured in an advertising supplement...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Edge Up on Hints of Stable Rates
Wall Street managed another record close, after the Fed implied that it was not intent on raising interest rates...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Utilities Call Off a Merger Deal
The FPL Group and Constellation Energy scrapped a $12.5 billion merger over uncertainty about regulatory and judicial approvals...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Colgate-Palmolive’s Profit Slips but Still Surpasses Forecasts
The company said its third-quarter profit slipped 1 percent because of restructuring charges...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
ConocoPhillips 3rd-Quarter Profit Increases but Falls Short of Forecast
Increased output tied to its acquisition of Burlington Resources was offset by higher taxes and reduced earnings from refining...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Pleas in Refco Case
Refco’s former C.F.O. pleaded not guilty after prosecutors accused him of taking part in a plan to defraud investors...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
G.M. Posts Smallest Loss in Two Years
G.M. reported a third-quarter loss of just $115 million but conceded that its turnaround remains in the early stages...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Altria Moves Closer to Spinoff of Kraft Foods Unit
Altria’s chief executive said that the board had carefully weighed the risks and rewards of a sell off and had decided to proceed...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Boeing Profit Falls as Costs for 787 Jet Top Earlier Forecasts
Earnings fell 31 percent as Boeing reported it will have to spend millions more on research and development for its 787 jet program...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Honda Profit Falls 4.3% on Loss Tied to Derivatives
Wrong-way bets on interest rate swaps have hurt Honda’s earnings at least four times in two years...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Big Law Firms From 2 Coasts Move Closer to a Merger
The merger between Dewey Ballantine and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe would be the latest in a wave of consolidation among law firms...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
NYSE Chief Now Willing to Reshape Merged Board
John A. Thain said he would be open to having more Europeans on the board of the combined exchange...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Economic Scene: Prospering May Not Make People Happier, but It May Make Them Healthier
Happiness and welfare, though related, are very different things...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Ex-Chief of G.E. May Want Newspaper
John F. Welch Jr. is said to be considering making an offer to buy The Boston Globe from The New York Times Company...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Icahn Wins Control of ImClone Systems and Company?s Chief Leaves
Carl C. Icahn was named chairman of ImClone and vowed to recruit an experienced chief executive to run the company...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Shell Could Face Criminal Charges in Russia
Shell and two Japanese partners were accused of violating Russian environmental law at their Sakhalin 2 project...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Slabs Are Joining Scoops in Ice Cream Retailing
Three ice cream makers are competing to be the next Starbucks of their industry, offering a high-end version of a mundane product...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
State Of The Art: The Cellphone Costs $1,275. In Love Yet?
It’s not an Apple phone, but Bang & Olufsen’s Serene cellphone seems to have embraced some very iPoddish design goals...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Advertising: Wal-Mart Makes It a Clean Break
Wal-Mart has cut ties with its ad agency in an effort replace its familiar down-home image with a more polished approach...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Diller Takes the Prize for Paid the Most
The highest-paid executive last year was Barry Diller, chairman and chief executive of IAC/Interactive...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Fed Again Leaves Rate Unchanged
The move gave investors reason to think that the rate could remain at its current level of 5.25 percent for months to come...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Radio Chain Said to Weigh Selling Itself
The Mays Family, which built Clear Channel Communications, is said to be in talks to be taken private for more than $18.5 billion...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Daimler Minus Chrysler = Pure Speculation
Executives at Daimler refused to rule out the possibility that the Chrysler Group could be spun off or sold...
New York Times - October 26, 2006
Yukos investor lawsuit dismissed
A US judge dismisses a lawsuit by Yukos shareholders which alleged its actions made it vulnerable to state retribution...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
Latin American UN rivals to meet
Guatemalan and Venezuelan envoys are to discuss ways out of a bitter contest over a UN Security Council seat...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
US biometric deadline passes
A deadline passes for countries with visa waiver agreements with the US to introduce biometric passports...
BBC News - October 26, 2006
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