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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 January 2006:
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Mob demands Abbas quits
Angry Fatah supporters took to the streets of Gaza City today, blaming Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for their party's trouncing by the militant group Hamas, and accusing him of collaborating with Israel...
CNN - January 27, 2006
20 years after the Challenger disaster
It was 20 years ago Saturday that the space shuttle Challenger blew apart during takeoff. The disaster shattered NASA's image and the belief that spaceflight could become as routine as airplane travel...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Kerry returns to D.C. to lead fight against Alito
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry took to the Senate floor Friday to rally his Democratic colleagues behind a filibuster of Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Kerry Gets Cool Response to Call to Filibuster Alito
More than 60 senators have already pledged to support Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Mittal Steel Offers $22.8 Billion for No. 2 Steelmaker
Lakshmi Mittal managed to surprise the industry today with an unsolicited $22.8 billion bid for his biggest rival, Arcelor...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Pfizer Wins F.D.A. Approval for Inhaled Form of Insulin
The product offers the first alternative to injections for millions of people with diabetes since the drug was introduced in the 1920's...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Profit jump lifts P&G to new high
Shares in consumer products giant Proctor & Gamble hit new highs after it unveils better-than-expected profits...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
US wants end to Syrian 'bullying'
The US tells the son of slain Lebanese ex-leader Rafik Hariri it wants an end to Syrian "intimidation" in Lebanon...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
Guatemala probes UN troop deaths
Guatemala demands to know whether eight of its peacekeepers killed in Africa were on a secret mission...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
Hoping to adopt, mom now has to bury toddler
Barbara and Terry Mann were supposed to complete their adoption of a 20-month-old boy on Thursday. Instead, they were planning funerals for him and their other four children -- all killed in a fiery car wreck...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Kerry returning to D.C. to lead fight against Alito
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry was heading back to Washington Friday after launching an overseas effort to rally his Democratic colleagues behind a filibuster of Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Fatah defeat sparks Abbas protest
Angry Fatah supporters take to the streets of Gaza City, blaming Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for their party's trouncing by the militant group Hamas in this week's parliamentary elections...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Goldman Group to Invest in Chinese Bank
An investment group is expected to announce Friday that it will pay about $3.8 billion for a 10 percent stake in the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Law Firm Said to Offer Incentives to Advance KPMG Settlement
The settlement, which was given preliminary approval in November, could fall apart if enough former clients choose to opt out...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
U.S. Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Three Years
Consumers and the federal government cut back on spending significantly, a government report showed today...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
US growth suffers sharp slowdown
The US economy slows to its weakest rate of growth in three years as consumers tighten their pursestrings...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
Haiti gang seizes French citizens
Three French citizens, including at least one missionary, are kidnapped by an armed group in Haiti...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
'Al-Qaeda link' to Colombia ring
Colombia says it has broken up a ring that provided false passports to members of al-Qaeda and Hamas...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
Nigeria gang issue hostage photo
Nigerian kidnappers holding four foreign oil workers release a picture of them looking in good health...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
Hamas urged to disarm after win
A cloud of uncertainty hovers over Mideast peace one day after the militant Palestinian group Hamas snatches power from Fatah. While world leaders acknowledge the Hamas victory as the voice of the Palestinian people, they call on the militant Islamic group to disarm...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Iran Mixed on Russian Nuclear Proposal
Iran has given mixed signals about a Russian proposal to allow the country to operate civilian nuclear facilities under international oversight...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Beijing Journal: For the Year of the Dog, Beijing's Big Bang Will Be Perfectly Legal
Chinese authorities are easing the fireworks ban for the Lunar New Year bash in Beijing...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Hamas win clouds peace hopes
The future of the Middle East enters a new era of uncertainty as the militant Palestinian opposition group Hamas snatches power from the ruling old guard and makes skeptics of many key players in the peace process. Hamas has secured 76 seats in the 132-member Palestinian legislature, officials say...
CNN - January 27, 2006
Hamas' past casts shadow over peace plans
The future of the Middle East entered a new era of uncertainty Thursday, as the militant Palestinian opposition group Hamas snatched power from the old guard and made skeptics of many key players in the peace process...
CNN - January 27, 2006
From Bloomberg, Vow on Rebuilding and Unions
Michael R. Bloomberg used his State of the City speech to focus on taking more control of the World Trade Center development plan...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
GOP sets up showdown over Alito
The Senate's top Republican says he'll force a showdown on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito early next week, with the two Democratic senators from Massachusetts pushing to block a vote...
CNN - January 27, 2006
News Analysis: After Hamas Victory, Israel's Likely Course
Israel will most likely pursue unilateral actions, drawing its own borders and separating itself from the Palestinians...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps
Americans are willing to tolerate eavesdropping without warrants, but are also concerned about civil liberties...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Live on 'Oprah,' a Memoirist Is Kicked Out of the Book Club
Oprah Winfrey rebuked James Frey for lying and portraying "A Million Little Pieces" as a truthful account of his life...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
There's No E in Houston
As an Enron trial approaches, residents prefer to focus on other things, like the resurgent economy...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
World Briefing: Asia, America, Europe
ASIA...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
[TS] Win-Win? Tell It to the Losers
The ranks of those who resent globalization could swell if the world economy weakens...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Surprisingly Strong Results at Sony Offer Hint of a Turnaround
Sony reported a surprising 17.5 percent increase in quarterly net profit and reversed its fiscal year forecast to a profit from a loss...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
The Times Selects a Metro Editor
Before joining The New York Times, Joe Sexton worked for The Record, in Hackensack, N.J.; The Post-Standard, in Syracuse; and United Press International...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
The Churn:
People...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Two Drug Makers Post Gains for Quarter
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Disney-Pixar Merger Rests on Conditions
The merger agreement rests, in part, on whether Pixar's award-winning creative team agrees to work for the combined company...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Orders for Durables Up 1.3% for Month
Orders to American factories for big-ticket goods posted a solid gain in December...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
William B. Graham, Ex-Baxter Chief, Is Dead at 94
William B. Graham was chief executive of the health care company Baxter International for nearly 30 years...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Big Debut for Chipotle Grill
Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill doubled from their initial offering price on Thursday, their first day of trading...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Dow Jones Meets Expectations
Earnings came in at 41 cents a share, a penny ahead of the expectations of analysts polled by Thomson Financial...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
VC Nation: Venture Capital Blogs? They're About Anything But
The venture capitalists who blog say the practice lets them establish a potential connection to entrepreneurs looking for seed capital and the right fit in an investor...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Advertising: Can a Razor Ever Have Enough Blades?
Gillette is banking that its target audience will always want to try something new, as long as it has some kind of coolness aura...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Boycott Call Creates Fracas at Davos Forum
An article calling for a boycott of Israel because of its treatment of Palestinians has provoked a tempest at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
What's in a Brand Name? Houston Just Found Out
The announcement of the name of the new professional soccer franchise, Houston 1836, quickly elicited strong reactions among Latino soccer followers...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Nokia, Profit Down in Quarter, Will Buy Back More of Its Stock
The cellphone maker reported an unexpected drop in fourth-quarter profit and said the prices of handsets might fall...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Street Scene: A Passion to Be the 11th-Biggest Broker
The brokerage firm Jefferies thrives by using its smaller size to find and exploit niches...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Dubai Tops Singaporean Offer in Bids for British Port Operator
The emirate of Dubai raised its offer for Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation, the British port operator, to £3.88 billion ($6.9 billion)...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
American Buys Canada's Oldest Store Chain
The Hudson's Bay Company, a Canadian institution much older than the country itself, agreed Thursday to be acquired by Jerry Zucker...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Western Union, Growing Faster Than Its Parent, Is to Be Spun Off
First Data Corporation plans to spin off Western Union, its fast-growing money-transfer business...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
U.S. Settles With Company on Leak of Consumers' Data
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached a $15 million settlement with ChoicePoint Inc...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Students Are Leaving the Politics Out of Economics
Graduate students in economics are focusing on small insights about the economy rather than broad theories that explain how the overall system works...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Healthy Sales at AT&T and Verizon
AT&T and Verizon Communications reported earnings that were bolstered by continued demand for their wireless and broadband services...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Goldman Group to Invest in Chinese Bank
An investment group is expected to announce Friday that it will pay about $3.8 billion for a 10 percent stake in the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Airlines Begin to Look Up, Cautiously
The domestic airline industry enters 2006 with a relatively brief window of opportunity to fix its finances...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Rising Profit Forecasts Send Shares Sharply Higher
Stocks rose the most in three weeks as Caterpillar, Honeywell International and Lockheed Martin increased profit forecasts...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Chief Says CBS Plans to Sell Theme Parks
Leslie Moonves said the theme parks division did not fit with CBS's content-driven business...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Savings Accounts for Health Costs Attract Wall St.
Banks and money management firms are positioning themselves to become central players in the business of health care...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
F.D.A. Warns Device Maker Over Safety
After winning the battle for Guidant, Boston Scientific received a warning that was expected to delay the introduction of new products...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
G.M. Posts Worst Loss Since 1992
General Motors reported an $8.6 billion loss for 2005 on Thursday, rounding out one of the worst weeks in Detroit's recent memory...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
Microsoft Profit Rises 5%, Meeting Analysts' Forecasts
The high cost of introducing the Xbox 360 game console was offset by strong sales of servers and software tools...
New York Times - January 27, 2006
California tobacco smoke 'toxic'
California becomes the first US state to classify second-hand tobacco smoke as a toxic air pollutant...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
Bolivia leader halves his own pay
Bolivia's new President Evo Morales cuts his salary by a half to a little over $1,800 per month...
BBC News - January 27, 2006
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