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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 2007:
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Police Identify Suspect?s Body in Trooper Slaying
The body of Travis D. Trim was removed from the smoldering wreckage of the farmhouse in Arkville, N.Y., early today and identified through fingerprints...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Dean of Admissions at M.I.T. Resigns
Marilee Jones admitted that she had fabricated her academic educational credentials...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Poll Finds Majority See Threat in Global Warming
Americans think immediate action is necessary to curb the effects of warming, a Times/CBS News poll finds...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Harman to Be Acquired by KKR and Goldman Sachs
The deal for the maker of JBL speakers, home theater systems and Infiniti car stereos would be worth about $8 billion...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Murdoch Is Taking MySpace to China
The News Corporation signed a deal to license the brand in the world?s fastest-growing Internet market...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Exxon Mobil Earnings Rise 10 Percent
The oil company reported another surge on stronger earnings from its refining, marketing and chemicals businesses...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Ecuador 'expels World Bank man'
Ecuador's president orders the World Bank's representative in the country to pack his bags, sources say...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
New Hampshire backs gay unions
Lawmakers in the US state of New Hampshire back civil unions for gays and lesbians...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Myanmar and N. Korea Resume Ties
Two of the world?s most repressive nations restored diplomatic ties with one another today after more than two decades of estrangement...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
3 Officers Indicted in Drug Raid Death
Three Atlanta police officers, whose no-knock drug raid resulted in the death of a 92-year old woman last November, were indicted today on multiple charges...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Ford Narrows Its Quarterly Loss
A $282 million loss was an improvement that pleased investors, but the decline in North America continued...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Earnings keep Dow Jones strong
The Dow Jones index surged ahead in early trading before falling back to trade little changed...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Spector's defence accuses police
Defence lawyers at Phil Spector's murder trial claim police jumped to conclusions about how the victim died...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Lula seeks regional integration
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to visit Chile and Argentina to strengthen bilateral relations...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Cuba expels elderly US fugitive
A man who fled to Cuba after being convicted of mail fraud in the US is expelled from the island after 42 years...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Rice rebuffs US Congress subpoena
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rebuffs a House demand to testify about Iraq's pre-war arms...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Democrats square up for TV debate
Democratic contenders for the 2008 presidential election prepare for the first televised debate of the campaign...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Giuliani Broadens His Message on Terrorism
Rudolph W. Giuliani said that Democrats ?do not understand the full nature and scope of the terrorist war against us.?...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Court Asked to Limit Lawyers at Guantánamo
A Justice Department filing in a federal appeals court proposes limits on lawyers? contact with their clients and access to secret evidence in their cases...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Bankruptcy woes to end at Delta
A US judge approves a plan by Delta Air Lines for the firm to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Escaped kidney donor dad arrested
A US father who was released from prison to donate a kidney to his son but fled to Mexico instead, is arrested...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
McCain Launches Candidacy With Bush Critique
Senator John McCain pledged that he would restore competence to foreign and domestic policy and welcome compromise with Democrats...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Baseball Looks to Create a Possible Portal to Cuba
Major League Baseball officials are quietly preparing to re-establish a relationship with Cuba if the United States lifts its trade embargo...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Firefighters? Symbol of Pride Gets Image Upgrade
The patches of the New York Fire Department are slowly being refashioned after two incidents prompted a department review...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Flexing Muscles, Democrats Issue 3 Subpoenas
In a vivid display of their new power, Democrats across Capitol Hill approved a flurry of subpoenas to fuel a series of investigations of the Bush administration...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Suspect in N.Y. Trooper?s Death Is Presumed Dead
The Catskill farmhouse where the suspect was believed to be hiding erupted in flames as the police were besieging it...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Spitzer Pushing Bill to Shore Up Abortion Rights
The plan could take on broad significance if the Supreme Court ever returns abortion law to states? discretion...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
U.S. Asks Court to Limit Lawyers at Guantánamo
Saying that contacts between lawyers and detainees have caused ?intractable problems,? the Justice Department is seeking to limit lawyers? contact with their clients and access to evidence...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Justices Raise Doubts on Campaign Finance
A spirited argument suggested that the Supreme Court could soon open a significant loophole in the McCain-Feingold law...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
World Business Briefing: Britain: Flat Profit at Glaxosmithkline
GlaxoSmithKline said first-quarter profit was flat as it faced greater competition from generic versions of its drugs in the United States. Glaxo said earnings, which were slightly better than analysts had forecast, were also hurt by currency exchange rates because of the dollar. The company said that it earned £1.51 billion ($3.01 billion) in the period, compared with £1.50 billion a year earlier. Sales rose 3 percent, to £4.8 billion...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
World Business Briefing: Penalties for Product Piracy Advance
Endorsing a set of common criminal penalties across the European Union for the first time, the European Parliament approved legislation that would impose jail sentences and fines on counterfeiters of drugs, toys and other goods in the 27-country bloc. The legislation, which still must be approved by national governments, aims to protect consumers from unsafe products like fake Viagra pills or imitation condoms, while preventing the infringement of intellectual property in the music and film industry. ...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
World Business Briefing: South Korea: Chip Maker Misses Expectations
Hynix Semiconductor, the maker of memory chips, reported a 45 percent increase in first-quarter profit, but the gain was less than some analysts expected after a glut drove down chip prices. Net income rose to 418 billion won ($451 million), from 289 billion won a year earlier, missing analysts? estimates by more than 20 percent. Hynix joins Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and Nanya Technology in reporting lower-than-expected results for the latest quarter because prices for computer memory chips have tumbled more than 60 percent...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
World Business Briefing: Canada: Lights Out for Inefficient Bulbs
Canada will ban inefficient light bulbs within five years, the natural resources minister, Gary Lunn, said. The decision follows a similar move by Australia and by Canada?s most populous province, Ontario. Regulations for the ban, which will not be available until later this year, will require bulbs to meet minimum efficiency standards. While that will remove traditional incandescent bulbs from store shelves, it may also affect other technologies, like bulbs filled with halogen gas...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Colgate-Palmolive Profit Rises 50%
First-quarter profit rose 50 percent, driven by sales of new products and growth in all geographic regions...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
World Business Briefing: Japan: Honda Sales Set Record for a 7th Year
Honda Motor reported a seventh consecutive year of record sales, but profit dropped 20 percent in the first quarter because of a special gain in the previous year. Profit for the fourth quarter was 176 billion yen ($1.5 billion), down from 219.5 billion yen in the period the previous year. Quarterly sales rose 9 percent, to 3.1 trillion yen, on strong demand for Honda?s models, which have a reputation for good fuel efficiency...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Conoco Profit Rises 7.7% but Revenue Falls
First-quarter profit rose 7.7 percent as income from asset sales helped offset lower commodity prices and higher operating costs...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Wendy?s Shares Rise on Possibility of Sale
Wendy?s said it had formed a special committee to review options that could include a possible sale, merger or other business combination...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Corning Reports Strong Sales and Expects More
Quarterly profit rose 27 percent on better-than-expected demand for telecommunications products...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Profit Down in Quarter, U.P.S. Maintains Its Full-Year Forecast
United Parcel Service reported lower quarterly profit as a result of a charge related to aging aircraft and expenses for a voluntary layoff program...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Arrest After Bombs Sent to Fund Companies
Federal authorities arrested a man suspected of mailing pipe bombs and threatening letters to two mutual fund companies...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Military Contractors Report Higher Profit, but Say Future Looks Uncertain
General Dynamics and Raytheon were reluctant to raise their profit outlooks for the full year, citing unusually high uncertainty over future Pentagon funding...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Alcoa Explores Possibility of Selling Packaging Unit
The world?s largest aluminum company said it might put its packaging and consumer businesses up for sale to focus on metal production...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Boeing Says Profit Rose 27% in Quarter, Beating Estimates
First-quarter earnings climbed 27 percent, mostly as a result of robust orders for commercial airplanes and strong military business...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
PepsiCo?s Profit Rises 16%
The increase came on lower corporate expenses, a lower tax rate and strong international sales of snacks and beverages...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Anheuser-Busch Buoyed by Strong Sales Overseas
The nation?s largest brewer reported a 3.7 percent increase in first-quarter earnings...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Immelt ?Frustrated? at G.E.?s Share Performance
Jeffrey R. Immelt said he found the lagging performance of the company?s shares ?frustrating.?...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Divided Opinions in Motorola Fight
A proxy fight between investor Carl C. Icahn and Motorola heated up when two proxy advisory firms lined up in opposing camps...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
United Parent Reports Loss; Slow Demand Hurts Results
The UAL Corporation posted a bigger-than-expected $152 million loss for the first quarter, pressured by reduced domestic passenger demand...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
New Bank Courts in Queens Neighborhood Where Many Have Long Trusted Only in Cash
An Amalgamated Bank branch opened Wedensday in Long Island City, part of an effort to wean many residents off an all-cash economy...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Results Lift Shares of Amazon by 27%
The rise lends support to the views of bullish investors that the company?s spending and its emphasis on increasing sales over profit would eventually pay off...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Qualcomm?s Profit Rises 22% on Cellphone Chip Sales
Qualcomm also raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Durable-Goods Picture Shows Surprising Strength
New data on durable goods orders raised expectations that decent economic growth can continue...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Advertising: This Internet TV Program Is Brought to You by ...
Joost, the Internet television service, has lined up several blue-chip advertisers as it prepares for its introduction...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Economic Scene: ?American Idol? Is the Price We Pay for a Menu of So Many Channels
The increase in reality programming is more about a shrinking potential market that gives networks less incentive to spend money...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
A Unified Voice Argues the Case for U.S. Manufacturing
Manufacturing companies have formed an unusual alliance with the United Steelworkers, aiming to preserve and promote manufacturing in the U.S...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Extradition of Former Comverse Chief Delayed in Namibia
Lawyers for Jacob Alexander won a delay against attempts to extradite him to face charges of options fraud in the U.S...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Sun and I.B.M. to Offer New Class of High-End Servers
The companies plan to introduce specialized high-end server systems that provide fresh evidence of a new era in computing...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Apple Zooms Past Rivals, With 88% Profit Growth
The company surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts on strong sales of Macintosh computers and iPod music players...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
In Comments About Apple Chief, Questions of Motive
A former Apple board member kept suspicions about Apple?s options-backdating policies swirling around Steven P. Jobs...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
F.C.C. Moves to Restrict TV Violence
Proposed regulations would restrict violent programs to late evening, when most children would not be watching...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Siemens Chief Says He Will Step Down
Klaus Kleinfeld is the latest casualty in the German engineering company?s widening corruption scandal...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Singapore Makes a Pitch to Draw the Wealthy
Singapore is trying to carve out a new niche for itself in the global economy by bolstering banking secrecy laws and offering generous tax incentives...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
In Europe, Growing Frenzy for Takeover Deals
The ABN Amro takeover battle, the biggest in banking?s history, is the latest sign of the deal frenzy in Europe...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Rival Bid for ABN Amro Is $98.5 Billion
The offer by the Royal Bank of Scotland and other lenders trumps the Barclays bid in the biggest takeover battle in banking industry...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Spector 'had history of violence'
Music producer Phil Spector had a history of violence against women, jurors at his Los Angeles murder trial hear...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
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