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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 July 2006:
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Bloodied Lebanese flee airstrike
Ten people were injured Wednesday when Israeli airstrikes destroyed a 10-story building in Tyre, Lebanon, city officials said. The blast came shortly after a ship with hundreds of foreigners aboard departed the city's seaport...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Washington Court Upholds Ban on Gay Marriage
Some in the majority of the 5-to-4 decision said the state legislature was free to extend the right to marry to gay couples...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Yates Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Andrea Yates’s lawyers said she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis when she drowned her five children...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Power Returns to Queens, but Fails in Staten Island
14,000 homes lost power hours after Consolidated Edison said it had ended a weeklong outage in Queens...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Economy Shows Signs of Slowing, Fed Says
The details vary from region to region, but it is clear that economic growth is downshifting across the country...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Honda Posts $1.22 Billion Profit on Fuel-Efficient Car Sales
The company's sharply higher quarterly profit came as a result of fuel-efficient cars like the Civic and the Fit...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Fed sees slower US growth signs
The US economy has shown signs of slowing since June, the Federal Reserve says in its Beige Book survey...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Martha Stewart firm bounces back
The company of US lifestyle guru Martha Stewart beats earnings forecasts thanks to higher advertising revenues...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Leading US senator rebukes Bush
A top senator moves to restrict George W Bush's practice of saying how and if he plans to enforce laws...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
'I'll be out by 100' says Castro
Three weeks before his 80th birthday, Cuban leader Fidel Castro jokes he has no plans to be in power by 100...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Middle East talks end with no deal
Talks between key Middle East players, aimed at ending the conflict in Lebanon, fail to reach agreement on an immediate cease-fire. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the solution to the crisis should involve Iran and Syria. (Watch/Transcript)...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Yates found not guilty by reason of insanity
A Texas jury found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning deaths of her young children in the bathtub of their suburban Houston home...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Iraqi leader: Baghdad wants to help stabilize Mideast
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Congress on Wednesday that his nation wants to play a role in Mideast stability, although he didn't directly refer to the crisis between Israel and Hezbollah. Prior to al-Maliki's speech, a breakfast dialogue convinced Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid to ease his criticism of the prime minister's comments about the crisis. All this as an anti-war protester disrupted al-Maliki's high-profile address...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Talks on Lebanon fail
Talks of key world leaders in Rome on a plan for ending the 15-day-old conflict in Lebanon have failed to reach agreement on an immediate cease-fire...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Maliki Expresses Thanks in Address to Congress
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Iraq’s fate is linked to that of the United States and all free nations...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Hussein Says He Prefers Firing Squad
The trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants resumed today...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
M.T.A. Postponing Increases in Fares
The agency said it was able to put off the increase because one of its main sources of income has remained strong...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
All in Queens Have Power Now, Con Ed Says
Customers endured a blackout in an eight-square-mile chunk of northwest Queens for more than a week...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Microsoft, in Shift, to Offer Health Care Software
The move shifts away from the company's usual strategy of encouraging others to create industry-specific products using its operating system...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
ConocoPhillips Profit Leaps by Nearly Two-Thirds
Conoco’s results are expected to set the pace for what oil analysts predict will be another round of soaring profit reports from the industry...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
G.M. Reports a $3.1 Billion Loss
It made money from operations, but took a raft of accounting charges in the second quarter...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Boeing posts loss on probe costs
US planemaker Boeing reports a quarterly loss following two big one-off payments, but foresees good times ahead...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
SEC vows to rein in hedge funds
The head of the US financial watchdog pushes for tougher regulation of the multi-billion dollar hedge fund industry...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Losses widen at GM
Losses widen to $3.2bn at US car giant GM as the cost of a huge restructuring drive continues to bite...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Colombia medics 'freed by rebels'
Twelve members of a medical team abducted in Colombia by suspected left-wing rebels are reportedly freed...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
U.N. observers made warning calls
As the row continues over the U.N. observers killed when an Israeli bomb hit their bunker in southern Lebanon, leaders and representatives of countries around the world are meeting in Rome to discuss how to bring an end to the conflict in Lebanon and ease the humanitarian crisis...
CNN - July 26, 2006
U.N. observers 'warning calls'
The U.N. observers killed when an Israeli bomb made a direct hit on their bunker in southern Lebanon called an Israeli military liaison about 10 times in the six hours before they died to warn that the aerial attacks were getting close to their position, according to a U.N. officer...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Revamp costs hit Sun Micro profit
Computer firm Sun Micro unveils a quarterly loss of $301m, as the cost of job cuts take their toll...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Powell's gem of a run in Sweden
Asafa Powell sets a 100m stadium record in Stockholm and pockets a diamond in the process...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Tennis: Goldstein stuns Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt loses in the first round of the Countrywide Classic to unseeded Paul Goldstein...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Stones announce more US dates
The Rolling Stones announce 17 more dates in the US and Canada as part of their A Bigger Bang tour...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Man jailed for spying on Jackson
A man is sentenced to eight months in prison for bugging an aeroplane used by pop star Michael Jackson...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
No let-up in US heatwave
The number of deaths thought to be related to the extreme heat gripping California rises to at least 50...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Mexico candidate sues voting body
The left-wing candidate in Mexico's disputed presidential vote files a criminal complaint against electoral authorities...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Air raid kills U.N. observers
An Israeli airstrike hits a United Nations post in southern Lebanon, killing at least two of the agency's observers, according to the U.N. Two other observers are missing. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is "deeply distressed" by the "apparently deliberate" strike, a comment that angers Israel's U.S. envoy...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Police: Teen admits to highway shootings
A 17-year-old confessed Tuesday to committing a series of highway shootings in Indiana that killed one man, wounded another and damaged at least four vehicles, authorities said...
CNN - July 26, 2006
Blackout Area Has a History of Breakdowns
Con Edison documents show that the Long Island City network had some kind of breakdown 71 times in 2005...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
F.A.A. Redirects Air Traffic Controllers
The agency has rescheduled controllers at seven offices, hoping to cut costs and errors, but the controllers union has filed several grievances...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Creamy, Healthier Ice Cream? What’s the Catch?
For those who crave ice cream as voluptuous as butter and as virtuous as broccoli, there is fresh hope in the freezer case...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Senate Restricts Abortion Option for Young Girls
The bill would make it a crime to help an under-age girl escape parental notification laws by crossing state lines...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Rangers Take On Urban Woes in Wide Open Spaces
Threats and assaults against forest rangers are soaring as growing cities in the West bump against public land...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
White House Bill Proposes System to Try Detainees
The legislation would preserve military tribunals with new protections, but some lawmakers prefer to grant more rights...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Refuge: A Lebanese Hospital Is an Unstable Pause From War
Almost 1,600 people are trapped at the Tibnine Public Hospital, halfway between the hell of war and the promise of security...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Borrowing Language of Civil Rights Movement, Drive Is On to Unionize Guards
The Service Employees International Union is trying to organize office-building security guards, a group that in many cities is more than 50 percent African-American...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Verdict Delayed for Times Aide in Beijing Bureau
Zhao Yan's lawyer said no explanation was offered for the delay and added that he did not know when a verdict would be issued...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
An Unhappy Quarter at 3M
An Unhappy Quarter at 3M...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Drop in Earnings for DuPont
Drop in Earnings for DuPont...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Warning by U.P.S. Sends Its Shares Falling
Warning by U.P.S. Sends Its Shares Falling...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Judge Rejects Customer Suit Over Records From AT&T
A federal judge wrote that his decision, which was based on national security grounds, can be reconciled with a ruling last week that allowed a similar suit to proceed...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Late Surge in Technology Saves the Day
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Lockheed Profit Up 26%
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Xerox’s Profit Slides but Beats Estimates
The Xerox Corporation’s earnings were helped by new products and higher demand for color copiers and printers...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Lexmark Shares Fall
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Sun Microsystems Posts a 4th-Quarter Loss
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Job Web Site Forms Venture With Two Philadelphia Papers
The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News formed an alliance with Monster Worldwide Inc...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Internet Betting Site Dismisses Its Chief
BetOnSports said it had removed David Carruthers from his job as chief executive after his arrest in Texas on racketeering charges...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Skilling Request Denied
A federal judge rejected a request by Jeffrey K. Skilling to overturn his convictions for fraud and conspiracy related to lies told to investors and employees about the company’s financial health...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Confidence Index Up
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Teen People Magazine Closes, but Web Site Will Continue
The shutting of Teen People, once a pioneer in the young adult market, could signal a contraction of an overstuffed category...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Strong Results for AT&T and BellSouth Ahead of Deal
The two companies are continuing to add high-speed Internet customers, and Cingular is still on top and getting stronger...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Costs of Competition Send Amazon Profit Down 58%
The results showed the effects of higher expenses as Amazon offered free shipping and lower prices in response to heightened competition...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
McDonald’s Net Up Sharply
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Trade Focus Now Shifts to Regional Deals
Regional deals moved to the forefront after the collapse for the foreseeable future of efforts to reach a global trade pact...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Honda Adding a Jet, a Six-Passenger Model, to Its Lineup
Honda is following in the footsteps of a long line of automobile companies that have tried their hand at aviation...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
S.E.C. Chief Looks to Regain Power Over Hedge Funds
Christopher Cox told the Senate Banking Committee that the regulatory framework governing hedge funds was inadequate...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Nissan Posts Disappointing Results, and Ghosn’s Critics Speak Out
While widely expected by analysts, the sales declines come at a time of intense scrutiny of Nissan’s chief executive, Carlos Ghosn...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Creditors Push Yukos Close to Liquidation
The vote all but ensures that the company that was once Russia’s largest and most successful oil conglomerate will be liquidated...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
David Leonhardt: Turning Back the Clock on Backdating
Backdating option grants is really part of a larger problem that won’t go away even if some people end up going to jail...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
H.P. to Pay $4.5 Billion to Acquire Mercury
Hanging over the deal is the investigation into Mercury Interactive’s possible involvement in the backdating of options...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Technology Bull Told to Pay $2 Million for Deceiving Investors
A jury found that Paul E. Johnson had recommended that investors buy shares in a company he was in fact selling...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
BP Chief Will Retire (No Demurrers)
Lord Browne announced the news as BP reported a record profit in the second quarter, the equivalent of more than $900 a second...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Advertising: TiVo Is Watching When You Don’t Watch, and It Tattles
TiVo is starting a research division to sell data about how its 4.4 million users watch commercials — or, more often, skip them...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Square Feet: A Bet That Urban and Affordable Can Coexist
Kimball Hill Homes, known for developing mainly suburban subdivisions, is building city homes in Chicago and Detroit...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Square Feet: A Wal-Mart Beachhead Close to New York City
A new store in White Plains is one of the first multilevel Wal-Marts that the company has planned for cities in the coming months...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Heart Pill to Be Sold by Itself
Previously, Pfizer had said it would sell the new heart treatment only in combination with Lipitor...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Sales Slow for Homes New and Old
A variety of experts say the housing industry appears to be moving from a boom to something that is starting to look a lot like a bust...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Market Place: Goldman Finds Investing for Itself Rewarding
A new focus at Goldman Sachs has exposed fault lines between the investment bankers and the private-equity bankers...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Taking the Taxi to Higher Heights
For years, questions about the size of an air taxi market have been largely theoretical. But that will change this year...
New York Times - July 26, 2006
Canada offer over blood scandal
Canada's new government announces a C$1bn fund for those infected with hepatitis C from tainted blood...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Bolivian Church 'must change now'
Bolivia's president says the Catholic leaders are acting like in "times of the Inquisition", and calls for radical change...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
Honduras mine protest closes road
A protest over a controversial mining law in Honduras closes parts of the Pan American Highway...
BBC News - July 26, 2006
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