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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 April 2006:
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Rove testifies again before CIA leak grand jury
Karl Rove, President Bush's top political adviser, testified Wednesday for a fifth time before a grand jury in the CIA leak investigation, his attorney said. Sources told CNN the goal of the session was, as one put it, "to clean up some things" in the hopes of reaching a resolution...
CNN - April 26, 2006
Supreme Court Rules in Property Takeover Case
Arkansas was wrong to take away a state resident's home for nonpayment of taxes, the Supreme Court ruled today...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Senate Votes to Shift Funds from War to Border Security
The vote would trim $1.9 billion from war spending and divert it to border-security measures...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Rove Testifies Again in C.I.A. Leak Case
Karl Rove's appearance in court was sure to revive questions about whether he will ultimately be charged...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Singleton to Acquire Four Knight Ridder Papers
The four papers are among 12 Knight Ridder publications that the McClatchy Company agreed to buy last month...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Enron's Former Chairman Spars With Prosecutor
Kenneth L. Lay today testily replied to questions about his repayment of an Enron credit line...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
US economy kept growing, Fed says
The US economy continued to expand in March and the first half of April, the Federal Reserve says in a report...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
EU and US rapped over trade talks
A group of MPs accuse the EU and US of putting global trade talks at risk by making unfair demands of poorer countries...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Bush aide back before grand jury
Top White House aide Karl Rove appears again before a grand jury over a CIA agent's unmasking, sources say...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
US blocks Hariri suspects' assets
The US orders a freeze on the assets of anyone linked to the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Ottawa defends soldier media ban
The Canadian government denies opposition charges that it is trying to play down its death toll in Afghanistan...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Enron's Lay keeps up his defence
Enron founder Kenneth Lay claims he did not make false statements about the firm's accounts even though it was hiding massive losses...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
U.S. hopes to cut troops in Iraq
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, has tentative plans to reduce troop levels by about 30,000 by the end of the year, according to senior military officials...
CNN - April 26, 2006
Missing student found dead in landfill
A body found in a Pennsylvania landfill is a college student who disappeared more than a month ago, and foul play doesn't appear to have been involved, authorities said Wednesday...
CNN - April 26, 2006
Fox analyst named Bush press secretary
President Bush on Wednesday announced Fox News anchor and analyst Tony Snow as his new White House press secretary. Before agreeing to take the assignment, Snow had sought and received assurances from Bolten and other senior aides that he would be an active participant in major policy debates, sources tell CNN...
CNN - April 26, 2006
Iran 'will harm U.S. if attacked'
Iran will harm U.S. interests anywhere in the world if the United States launches an attack on the Islamic Republic, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday...
CNN - April 26, 2006
M.T.A. Board Refuses to Vote on Transit Contract
The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority refused today to consider a ratification vote that the city's transit workers' union took last week on a long-stalled contract...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Putin Says Oil Pipeline Should Be Rerouted Away From Natural Landmark
The statement reversed a government decision to build the pipeline within a half mile of the world's most voluminous fresh-water lake...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Young Author Asserts Copying Was Unintentional
Kaavya Viswanathan's apology was called "disingenuous" by the publisher of books that she copied from...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Bush Picks Fox Commentator as Spokesman
Tony Snow has agreed to succeed Scott McClellan as press secretary, President Bush announced today...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Key Economic Measures Jumped in March
Housing and manufacturing activity indicated that the economy ended the first quarter with a roar...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Boeing profits top market targets
Boeing reports earnings that topped estimates, lifted by stronger sales of its
commercial aeroplanes...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Radio host is Bush spokesman
Conservative radio presenter Tony Snow is named the new White House press secretary...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Empty chair in Mexico TV debate
The long-time frontrunner in Mexico's presidential election campaign skips a TV debate, leaving his rivals to spar without him...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Urban activist Jacobs dead at 89
Jane Jacobs, the social activist and renowned urban development critic , has died aged 89...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Euro MPs damn CIA prison flights
The CIA ran more than 1,000 flights in Europe, often moving terror suspects for questioning abroad, MEPs say...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Egypt rocked by suicide bombings
Two suicide bombers set off blasts Wednesday attempting to attack a multinational force vehicle and a police command post, according to an Egyptian government spokesman...
CNN - April 26, 2006
Rumsfeld in surprise Baghdad visit
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrives in Baghdad on an unannounced visit, part of a bid to show support for Iraq's fledgling new government...
CNN - April 26, 2006
Microsoft ramps up EU challenge
Microsoft lawyers are expected to open a new front in their legal battle against a EU competition ruling...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Bush threatens spending bill veto
US President Bush threatens to a bill to fund the war in Iraq because he says it has grown too expensive...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Chilean bodies wrongly identified
An inquiry is to look at why 48 bodies, victims of Pinochet's military regime were incorrectly identified...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Fox Commentator to Join White House, Officials Say
Tony Snow has agreed to succeed Scott McClellan as press secretary, administration officials said...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Student's Prize Is a Trip Into Immigration Limbo
The fate of a gifted high school student could hinge on immigration legislation being debated in Congress...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Never Mind Mars and Venus: Who Is 'the Decider'?
President Bush, referring to himself as "the decider," unwittingly added to the lexicon of marital relations...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Mick Jagger Joins a New ABC Sitcom
Well, it has broad appeal. A fall sitcom pilot on ABC is to feature Mick Jagger. Its story line: robbing his apartment...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
A Mistrial for a Father, but a Son Is Guilty
A 23-year-old Pakistani-American was convicted on terrorism charges in California...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Abuse Charge Set for a U.S. Colonel
Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan would be the highest-ranking officer to face charges tied to abuse at Abu Ghraib prison...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Developer Takes a Financial Deal for Ground Zero
The proposal reduces Larry A. Silverstein's overall role on the site and clears the way for construction of the Freedom Tower...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Calpers Questions Pay at UnitedHealth
Calpers, the largest public pension fund, said that the UnitedHealth Group must explain the $2.4 billion in stock options granted to its top executives...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Board Urges Changes to Process For Approving Plane Designs
The National Transportation Safety Board said that problems with the approval process contributed to four crashes from 1994 to 2001...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Software Maker To Miss Its Forecast
The business software maker CA Inc. said yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit missed forecasts, citing an accounting miscalculation...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Director of Small Business Administration Resigns
Hector V. Barreto's agency was criticized after Hurricane Katrina for taking too long to handle disaster loans...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Refco Creditors Seek Money From Bank
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
G.M.A.C. Sale Is Cleared
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
JetBlue Posts First-Quarter Loss of $32 Million
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
BP Says Earnings Dropped 15% in Quarter
The oil giant said that its first-quarter profit dropped 15 percent because of higher taxes and declining production in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico hurricanes...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Martha Stewart Cuts Its Quarterly Loss
The media company's narrower loss was helped by a 60 percent increase in revenue driven by a continued rebound in advertising dollars...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Lockheed Profit Rises 60%, But Northrop Earnings Fall
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
DuPont Posts 16% Decline in Earnings
WILMINGTON, Del., April 25 (AP) — The chemicals producer DuPont Company said Tuesday that higher energy and raw material costs contributed to a 16 percent decline in first-quarter profit but it raised its 2006 earnings outlook for the second time this year...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Strong Economic Data Help Drive Share Prices Lower
Unexpected increases in consumer confidence and home sales heightened concern that the Federal Reserve would keep raising interest rates...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
I.B.M. Increases Dividend 50%
The move, nnounced at the company's annual shareholders' meeting, was an attempt to jolt the company's listless share price...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
With Purchase, Reynolds Moves Into Smokeless Tobacco Market
RALEIGH, N.C., April 25 (AP) — Reynolds American, the No. 2 cigarette maker in the nation, agreed Tuesday to buy Conwood, the maker of Kodiak snuff and Levi Garrett chewing tobacco, for $3.5 billion, moving into smokeless tobacco...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Bid From Ameristar Is Better, Aztar Says
The Aztar Corporation called a buyout offer of $1.7 billion in cash from Ameristar Casinos superior to a bid from Pinnacle Entertainment...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Market Place : Telecom Carriers and Suppliers Go Their Separate Ways on Profits
Thanks to the wave of mergers in recent years, telecommunications carriers are getting bigger and their suppliers are taking it on the chin...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Genetic Test to Give Clues on Treatment of Hepatitis C
The test, developed by Celera Genomics, represents another step toward personalized medicine in which treatments are tailored to patients...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Square Feet: Harlem Is Rising, but Where to Eat?
Aside from some renowned soul food, Harlem is relatively underserved in terms of restaurants...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Advertising : Christian Message, Secular Messengers
As religion-based organizations grow more financially robust, some are taking their work to so-called secular agencies...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Side by Side, 2 News Executives Say Little About a Possible Sale
Executives of McClatchy and MediaNews have been locked in what appear to be tense negotiations over some of the Knight Ridder newspapers...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Microsoft in European Court Says 2004 Ruling Is a Failure
While agreeing that the 2004 antitrust ruling against Microsoft was not a success, the opposing interpretations of that failure diverged greatly...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Study Reports on Drawbacks of Replacing Implanted Heart Devices
Patients face significant complication rates from the surgical replacement of implanted defibrillators according to a study published Tuesday...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Square Feet: The Neighborhood That the Ballpark Built
San Diego is probably the only city in which the stadium developer is also the prime developer of the entire district surrounding the ballpark...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Realtor Study Says Market May Be Cooling, but Slowly
The housing market is not slowing as fast as economists expected, but some say the data suggest a more pronounced contraction in the next few months...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Bush Takes Steps to Ease Increase in Energy Prices
The rise in energy prices has undermined the administration's effort to build a case that its policies have led to economic prosperity...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Russia, Rich in Wells, Aims to Buy Into the Retail Side of Oil and Gas
Russia's big energy companies are swapping stakes in their giant oil and gas fields for ports, pipelines and networks of gas stations around the world...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
To Gain Market Share, Nissan Vows a New-Model Blitz
Nissan Motor reported its sixth consecutive year of higher profit and said it would start an "offensive" of new releases to try to seize market share...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Lay Blames Financial Officer and Newspaper Articles for Enron's Fall
In his second day on the stand, Enron's former chairman blamed Andrew S. Fastow and the media for the company's downfall...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
David Leonhardt: What Price Loyalty? Something Free
Frequent-flier miles turn 25-years-old next week. Will they suffer the same fate as their inspiration: S&H Green Stamps?...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
For Sun Microsystems, a Leader With Little Taste for Convention
Jonathan Schwartz says his belief that progress is made by the unconventional is reflected in his home, his company and his ideals...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Revenue Up at Amazon; Costs, Too
Despite increased revenue, analysts continued to express concern about the company's ability to get its costs under control...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
Hoping for a Blockbuster
GlaxoSmithKline has tabbed Steven L. Burton to market an over-the-counter version of the diet drug xenical, which he himself has used to lose weight...
New York Times - April 26, 2006
NHL: Melee mars play-offs game
Ottawa beat Tampa Bay 8-4 in bad-tempered game to take a 2-1 play-offs first round lead...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
NFL: Drugs ban for Williams
Miami running back Ricky Williams is been banned for a season by the NFL after a fourth drugs test failure...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
Radio host 'to be Bush spokesman'
Conservative radio presenter Tony Snow is to be named the new White House press secretary, officials say...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
US man 'guilty of al-Qaeda links'
A Pakistani-American is convicted by a US jury of supporting terrorism by attending an al-Qaeda camp...
BBC News - April 26, 2006
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