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Kashmiri Muslims protest over Hindu shrine plans
Thousands of Muslims angry over plans to expand a Hindu shrine clashed with police in Kashmir on Friday in some of the largest protests in two decades against Indian rule...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Iran opposition group US terror listing unjust
Thousands of supporters of an Iranian opposition group called on the European Union and the United States to remove the organization from terror blacklists at a massive rally Saturday outside Paris...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bush calls for more penalties against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe came under threat of further sanctions on Saturday as President Bush said the U.S. was working on new ways to punish longtime leader Robert Mugabe and his allies following the widely denounced presidential runoff election...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
18 dead recovered from Indonesia plane
Rescuers recovered all 18 bodies Saturday from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain, a military official said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Protests over shrine continue in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Sri Lanka New fighting kills 43
Government troops captured a Tamil Tiger rebel-held village in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka on Saturday while infantry clashes across the region killed 40 rebels and three soldiers, the military said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmir paralyzed by anti-Hindu protests
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Newcomers revive mens fashion in Paris
A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Lewis takes the lead in her first pro event
Stacy Lewis is making her professional debut one to remember...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Venus Williams, Nadal gain 4th round at Wimbledon
No slow start for Venus Williams this time.After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion dispatched Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5 Saturday to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Washburn beats Pads for first win in 8 starts
Jarrod Washburn won for the first time in eight starts and the Seattle Mariners beat Randy Wolf and the San Diego Padres 5-2 Friday night despite stranding a franchise-record 18 baserunners...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Award-winning pianist Leonard Pennario dies at 83
Leonard Pennario, a Grammy-winning pianist and best-selling classical recording artist, has died. He was 83...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rivals McCain and Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday sought the love of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal swing-voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rivals McCain and Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Quentin hits homer to give White Sox win
Carlos Quentin hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the bottom of the seventh Saturday, closer Bobby Jenks escaped a ninth-inning jam and the White Sox made it two straight over the Cubs with a 6-5 victory...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Chopra birdies 18th to take 2-shot lead at Buick
Daniel Chopra took advantage of an opportunity to build a cushion in the Buick Open...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Stimulus payments send after-tax incomes soaring
Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by Gerald Ford 33 years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Who are those oil speculators, anyway? Maybe you
All those speculators getting the blame for driving up the price of oil these days _ just who are they? For part of the answer, look in the mirror...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Wall Street extends losses in volatile week
Wall Street has suffered another big loss, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid worries about high oil prices and further fallout from the credit crisis...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Verne Troyer sues over sex tape
Verne Troyer has sued TMZ and a pornography distributor, seeking the return of a sex tape he says was stolen and more than $20 million in damages...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Obama, Clinton appeal for Democratic unity in N.H.
Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Frantic sandbagging effort aims to save Mo. town
A heroic effort by hundreds of townspeople, volunteers and National Guardsmen to hold back the Mississippi River failed Friday _ undone by a burrowing muskrat...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
2nd NY millionaire gets prison in slavery case
A millionaire convicted along with his wife of virtually enslaving two Indonesian housekeepers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak
As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak _ or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif entrepreneur auctioning off 200 classic cars
As he prepares to watch his treasured 1940 Howard Hughes Cadillac and hundreds of other meticulously maintained automobiles be driven right out the door, broadcasting pioneer Art Astor is realizing a piece of his heart will be leaving with them...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Storms kill 2, halt Olympic hopefuls practice
Superstar swimmer Michael Phelps and his Club Wolverine teammates were headed for an afternoon practice for the U.S. Olympic trials when the tornado sirens sounded...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Plains storms kill 2, disrupt Olympic hopefuls
Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and run for cover, killing two people in Iowa, and knocking out power to thousands...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man
A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
NY policeman charged after woman body-slammed
A police officer who body-slammed an unarmed woman and broke her jaw during a medical call to a suburban restaurant last year was arrested Friday and charged with civil rights violations...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Burrowing muskrat causes levee to fail in Missouri
A heroic effort by hundreds of townspeople, volunteers and National Guardsmen to hold back the Mississippi River failed Friday _ undone by a burrowing muskrat...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing
The National Rifle Association is suing the city of San Francisco to overturn its handgun ban in public housing...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Berkeley tree-sitters hanging on, 18 months in
In December 2006, protesters angry about campus expansion plans clambered into the branches of a threatened oak grove at the University of California, Berkeley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
First American named to head Vatican high court
An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California
Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
As river rushes into Mo. town, residents file out
A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
High court death penalty rulings wont end suits
For decades, the Supreme Court has declined to rule on execution methods and whether that punishment applies to child rapists. In its term ending Friday, the high court issued decisions on both, but neither solves the bitter fight over capital punishment...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Supreme Court rulings wont end lawsuits
For decades, the Supreme Court has declined to rule on execution methods and whether that punishment applies to child rapists. In its term ending Friday, the high court issued decisions on both, but neither solves the bitter fight over capital punishment...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Money ruling a remarkable womans legacy
He thinks of her every time he gazes at the painting _ a blazing orange sun she drew a few years after the tragedy. It is the only splash of color in his tiny K Street office and it gives him great joy, and a stab of sorrow...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Unbelted inmates scream as van crashes 2 killed
The driver of a private security van ferrying prison inmates through southern Arkansas fell asleep behind the wheel, causing a crash that killed two prisoners and injured four others, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Texan helps document modern art looted from Iraq
Shortly after the invasion of Iraq, Nada Shabout returned to the country where she grew up. As an art history professor, one of the first stops she wanted to make was the modern art museum...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Superintendent Bad tenured teachers hard to fire
Few people know better than school superintendent Allan Gerstenlauer that disciplining a tenured teacher can be a long and expensive process...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Wayward dolphins in N.J. river attract audience
Authorities in New Jersey are monitoring a group of wayward bottlenose dolphins isolated in the Shrewsbury River near the town of Sea Bright...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ohio man accused of stalking teen singers
The teen sister act known as Aly & AJ continued with plans to hold a concert Friday as a man accused of stalking and threatening them appeared in court...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ark. mayor faces charges over release of dogs
An Arkansas mayor who ordered 10 Humane Society dogs let loose in a national forest is wanted on animal cruelty charges after a special judge issued an arrest warrant...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Teen struck, killed by Six Flags coaster in Ga.
Six Flags officials in Georgia say a teenager was struck and killed by a roller coaster after entering a restricted area at the amusement park outside Atlanta...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
NC soldier eyed in probe of dead servicewoman
A military spokesman says a soldier at Fort Bragg in North Carolina is a person of interest in the death of a pregnant servicewoman whose body was found in a motel bathroom in Fayetteville a week ago...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bush calls for more penalties against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe came under threat of further sanctions on Saturday as President Bush said the U.S. was working on new ways to punish longtime leader Robert Mugabe and his allies following the widely denounced presidential runoff election...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Study Global warming chases plants uphill
Faced with global warming, plants are heading for the hills. A study of 171 forest species in Western Europe shows that most of them are shifting their favored locations to higher, cooler spots...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmiri Muslims protest over Hindu shrine plans
Thousands of Muslims angry over plans to expand a Hindu shrine clashed with police in Kashmir on Friday in some of the largest protests in two decades against Indian rule...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Iran opposition group US terror listing unjust
Thousands of supporters of an Iranian opposition group called on the European Union and the United States to remove the organization from terror blacklists at a massive rally Saturday outside Paris...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
High court death penalty rulings wont end suits
For decades, the Supreme Court has declined to rule on execution methods and whether that punishment applies to child rapists. In its term ending Friday, the high court issued decisions on both, but neither solves the bitter fight over capital punishment...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
18 dead recovered from Indonesia plane
Rescuers recovered all 18 bodies Saturday from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain, a military official said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Protests over shrine continue in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Sri Lanka New fighting kills 43
Government troops captured a Tamil Tiger rebel-held village in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka on Saturday while infantry clashes across the region killed 40 rebels and three soldiers, the military said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmir paralyzed by anti-Hindu protests
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
First American named to head Vatican high court
An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California
Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
As river rushes into Mo. town, residents file out
A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Chopra birdies 18th to take 2-shot lead at Buick
Daniel Chopra took advantage of an opportunity to build a cushion in the Buick Open...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Lewis takes the lead in her first pro event
Stacy Lewis is making her professional debut one to remember...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Venus Williams, Nadal gain 4th round at Wimbledon
No slow start for Venus Williams this time.After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion dispatched Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5 Saturday to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Washburn beats Pads for first win in 8 starts
Jarrod Washburn won for the first time in eight starts and the Seattle Mariners beat Randy Wolf and the San Diego Padres 5-2 Friday night despite stranding a franchise-record 18 baserunners...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Award-winning pianist Leonard Pennario dies at 83
Leonard Pennario, a Grammy-winning pianist and best-selling classical recording artist, has died. He was 83...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Newcomers revive mens fashion in Paris
A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Who are those oil speculators, anyway? Maybe you
All those speculators getting the blame for driving up the price of oil these days _ just who are they? For part of the answer, look in the mirror...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Wall Street extends losses in volatile week
Wall Street has suffered another big loss, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid worries about high oil prices and further fallout from the credit crisis...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rivals McCain and Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday sought the love of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal swing-voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rivals McCain and Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Quentin hits homer to give White Sox win
Carlos Quentin hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the bottom of the seventh Saturday, closer Bobby Jenks escaped a ninth-inning jam and the White Sox made it two straight over the Cubs with a 6-5 victory...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Stimulus payments send after-tax incomes soaring
Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by Gerald Ford 33 years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Storms kill 2, halt Olympic hopefuls practice
Superstar swimmer Michael Phelps and his Club Wolverine teammates were headed for an afternoon practice for the U.S. Olympic trials when the tornado sirens sounded...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Verne Troyer sues over sex tape
Verne Troyer has sued TMZ and a pornography distributor, seeking the return of a sex tape he says was stolen and more than $20 million in damages...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Obama, Clinton appeal for Democratic unity in N.H.
Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak
As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak _ or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Fresno States big outburst forces Game 3 in CWS
Fresno State kept its amazing postseason run alive Tuesday night thanks to an offensive performance that was nothing short of, well, amazing...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Cardinals tag Rogers for 5 runs to beat Tigers 8-4
Brian Barton, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Braden Looper (9-5) gave up four runs on three homers in six-plus innings...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Candace Parker wins college athlete of year award
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Johnson, Braves avoid 3-game sweep against Brewers
Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday and avoid getting swept in the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Statler Brothers Hall honor is tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Timberwolves trade Mayo to Memphis for Love
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Heat take Kansas States Beasley with No. 2 pick
Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bulls select Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Patient Aussies crush West Indies
Australia take a 2-0 lead in their one-day series in West Indies as they thrash their hosts by 63 runs under the D/L method...
BBC News - June 28, 2008
Study Global warming chases plants uphill
Faced with global warming, plants are heading for the hills. A study of 171 forest species in Western Europe shows that most of them are shifting their favored locations to higher, cooler spots...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmiri Muslims protest over Hindu shrine plans
Thousands of Muslims angry over plans to expand a Hindu shrine clashed with police in Kashmir on Friday in some of the largest protests in two decades against Indian rule...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Scientists Nothing to fear from atom-smasher
The most powerful atom-smasher ever built could make some bizarre discoveries, such as invisible matter or extra dimensions in space, after it is switched on in August...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Chavez says Venezuela will not raise gas prices
President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela has no plans to raise state-subsidized gasoline prices anytime soon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Foreign observer says Zimbabweans voted in fear
Many Zimbabweans deliberately defaced their ballots in a discredited presidential runoff with President Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate, and voted only out of fear, the head of a foreign observer mission said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bomb kills 1, wounds 28 in northern Lebanon
At least one person was killed and 28 others wounded early Saturday when a bomb ripped through an apartment building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
18 dead recovered from Indonesia plane
Rescuers recovered all 18 bodies Saturday from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain, a military official said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Protests over shrine continue in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Sri Lanka New fighting kills 43
Government troops captured a Tamil Tiger rebel-held village in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka on Saturday while infantry clashes across the region killed 40 rebels and three soldiers, the military said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmir paralyzed by anti-Hindu protests
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Report Uma Thurman engaged to financier
Uma Thurman is apparently engaged.The "Kill Bill" and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" actress will marry financier Arpad "Arki" Busson, according to a report Friday in the New York Daily News. Stephen Huvane, the publicist for Thurman, did not immediately return phone and e-mail messages from The Associated Press on Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Long quiet, justices end their term with a growl
For most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and refrained from angry dissents...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Venus Williams advances to 4th round at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kerr gathering momentum for US Open defense
It looks as if Cristie Kerr has Angela Park right where she wants her...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Newcomers revive mens fashion in Paris
A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rivals McCain and Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Obama quietly visits wounded vets at Walter Reed
Barack Obama stopped by Walter Reed Army Medical Center Saturday to visit wounded war veterans, a group that he has said endures substandard care under the Bush administration...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Venus hits record 127-mph serve at Wimbledon
No slow start for Venus Williams this time.After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion moved quickly to defeat Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5 Saturday and advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
VWilliams hits record 127-mph serve at Wimbledon
No slow start for Venus Williams this time.After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion moved quickly Saturday game to defeat Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5 and advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Stimulus payments send after-tax incomes soaring
Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by Gerald Ford 33 years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Who are those oil speculators, anyway? Maybe you
All those speculators getting the blame for driving up the price of oil these days _ just who are they? For part of the answer, look in the mirror...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Wall Street extends losses in volatile week
Wall Street has suffered another big loss, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid worries about high oil prices and further fallout from the credit crisis...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Obama, Clinton appeal for Democratic unity in N.H.
Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Verne Troyer sues over sex tape
Verne Troyer has sued TMZ and a pornography distributor, seeking the return of a sex tape he says was stolen and more than $20 million in damages...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Flood threatens 100 homes in Mo. after levee loss
The levee was lost Friday at this eastern Missouri town, but emergency workers still hoped to save about 100 homes...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif. firefighters dig in to protect Big Sur
With temperatures rising, firefighters dug in Friday for a long battle against flames creeping toward this storied tourist town...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak
As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak _ or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Frantic sandbagging effort aims to save Mo. town
A heroic effort by hundreds of townspeople, volunteers and National Guardsmen to hold back the Mississippi River failed Friday _ undone by a burrowing muskrat...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
2nd NY millionaire gets prison in slavery case
A millionaire convicted along with his wife of virtually enslaving two Indonesian housekeepers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Up to 54 years for ringleader of body parts scheme
The mastermind behind a multimillion-dollar scheme to loot hundreds of corpses and sell bone and tissue for transplants was sentenced Friday to 18 to 54 years in prison after he apologized to the horrified families of the deceased...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
US officials try faux speed bumps to slow drivers
Cathy Campbell did a double-take and tapped the brakes when she spotted what appeared to a pointy-edged box lying in the road just ahead...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Drunken driver gets 43 years for killing mom, kids
An Ohio judge has sentenced a man to 43 years in prison for killing a Maryland mother and four children by driving the wrong way on an interstate...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif entrepreneur auctioning off 200 classic cars
As he prepares to watch his treasured 1940 Howard Hughes Cadillac and hundreds of other meticulously maintained automobiles be driven right out the door, broadcasting pioneer Art Astor is realizing a piece of his heart will be leaving with them...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Storms kill 2, halt Olympic hopefuls practice
Superstar swimmer Michael Phelps and his Club Wolverine teammates were headed for an afternoon practice for the U.S. Olympic trials when the tornado sirens sounded...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Plains storms kill 2, disrupt Olympic hopefuls
Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and run for cover, killing two people in Iowa, and knocking out power to thousands...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man
A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
NY policeman charged after woman body-slammed
A police officer who body-slammed an unarmed woman and broke her jaw during a medical call to a suburban restaurant last year was arrested Friday and charged with civil rights violations...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Burrowing muskrat causes levee to fail in Missouri
A heroic effort by hundreds of townspeople, volunteers and National Guardsmen to hold back the Mississippi River failed Friday _ undone by a burrowing muskrat...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing
The National Rifle Association is suing the city of San Francisco to overturn its handgun ban in public housing...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Berkeley tree-sitters hanging on, 18 months in
In December 2006, protesters angry about campus expansion plans clambered into the branches of a threatened oak grove at the University of California, Berkeley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
First American named to head Vatican high court
An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Persons of interest named in Calif. slayings of 4
Homicide detectives investigating the slaying of a NASA engineer, a woman and two children stabbed before they were burned in a Mojave Desert house fire named two "persons of interest" in the case...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
SF gay pride parade inspires wedding march
Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides _ and grooms...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Police 3 people shot in Pittsburgh-area bar
A gunman opened fire at a suburban Pittsburgh bar late Friday night, wounding at least three people, two of them critically, before fleeing, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
LA man convicted of 4 murders charged with 4 more
A man serving life in prison for four killings was charged Friday with four more cold-case murders that could make him eligible for the death penalty, prosecutors said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Wayward dolphins in N.J. river attract audience
Authorities in New Jersey are monitoring a group of wayward bottlenose dolphins isolated in the Shrewsbury River near the town of Sea Bright...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Money ruling a remarkable womans legacy
He thinks of her every time he gazes at the painting _ a blazing orange sun she drew a few years after the tragedy. It is the only splash of color in his tiny K Street office and it gives him great joy, and a stab of sorrow...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Study Global warming chases plants uphill
Faced with global warming, plants are heading for the hills. A study of 171 forest species in Western Europe shows that most of them are shifting their favored locations to higher, cooler spots...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ohio man accused of stalking teen singers
The teen sister act known as Aly & AJ continued with plans to hold a concert Friday as a man accused of stalking and threatening them appeared in court...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmiri Muslims protest over Hindu shrine plans
Thousands of Muslims angry over plans to expand a Hindu shrine clashed with police in Kashmir on Friday in some of the largest protests in two decades against Indian rule...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Scientists Nothing to fear from atom-smasher
The most powerful atom-smasher ever built could make some bizarre discoveries, such as invisible matter or extra dimensions in space, after it is switched on in August...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Chavez says Venezuela will not raise gas prices
President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela has no plans to raise state-subsidized gasoline prices anytime soon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Foreign observer says Zimbabweans voted in fear
Many Zimbabweans deliberately defaced their ballots in a discredited presidential runoff with President Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate, and voted only out of fear, the head of a foreign observer mission said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bomb kills 1, wounds 28 in northern Lebanon
At least one person was killed and 28 others wounded early Saturday when a bomb ripped through an apartment building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
18 dead recovered from Indonesia plane
Rescuers recovered all 18 bodies Saturday from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain, a military official said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Protests over shrine continue in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Sri Lanka New fighting kills 43
Government troops captured a Tamil Tiger rebel-held village in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka on Saturday while infantry clashes across the region killed 40 rebels and three soldiers, the military said...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kashmir paralyzed by anti-Hindu protests
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
First American named to head Vatican high court
An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Report Uma Thurman engaged to financier
Uma Thurman is apparently engaged.The "Kill Bill" and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" actress will marry financier Arpad "Arki" Busson, according to a report Friday in the New York Daily News. Stephen Huvane, the publicist for Thurman, did not immediately return phone and e-mail messages from The Associated Press on Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Long quiet, justices end their term with a growl
For most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and refrained from angry dissents...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Calif fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Berkeley tree-sitters hanging on, 18 months in
In December 2006, protesters angry about campus expansion plans clambered into the branches of a threatened oak grove at the University of California, Berkeley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Venus Williams advances to 4th round at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Kerr gathering momentum for US Open defense
It looks as if Cristie Kerr has Angela Park right where she wants her...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Newcomers revive mens fashion in Paris
A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rivals McCain and Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanics voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama seek the love of Hispanic voters, beginning a courtship with a pivotal constituency that will span the next four months...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Obama quietly visits wounded vets at Walter Reed
Barack Obama stopped by Walter Reed Army Medical Center Saturday to visit wounded war veterans, a group that he has said endures substandard care under the Bush administration...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Venus hits record 127-mph serve at Wimbledon
No slow start for Venus Williams this time.After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion moved quickly to defeat Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5 Saturday and advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
VWilliams hits record 127-mph serve at Wimbledon
No slow start for Venus Williams this time.After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion moved quickly Saturday game to defeat Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5 and advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Stimulus payments send after-tax incomes soaring
Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by Gerald Ford 33 years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Who are those oil speculators, anyway? Maybe you
All those speculators getting the blame for driving up the price of oil these days _ just who are they? For part of the answer, look in the mirror...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Wall Street extends losses in volatile week
Wall Street has suffered another big loss, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid worries about high oil prices and further fallout from the credit crisis...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Obama, Clinton appeal for Democratic unity in N.H.
Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Verne Troyer sues over sex tape
Verne Troyer has sued TMZ and a pornography distributor, seeking the return of a sex tape he says was stolen and more than $20 million in damages...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak
As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak _ or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Analysis Obama, Clinton begin unity campaign
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their long, bruising primary battle...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Storms kill 2, halt Olympic hopefuls practice
Superstar swimmer Michael Phelps and his Club Wolverine teammates were headed for an afternoon practice for the U.S. Olympic trials when the tornado sirens sounded...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Fresno States big outburst forces Game 3 in CWS
Fresno State kept its amazing postseason run alive Tuesday night thanks to an offensive performance that was nothing short of, well, amazing...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Cardinals tag Rogers for 5 runs to beat Tigers 8-4
Brian Barton, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Braden Looper (9-5) gave up four runs on three homers in six-plus innings...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Candace Parker wins college athlete of year award
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Johnson, Braves avoid 3-game sweep against Brewers
Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday and avoid getting swept in the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Statler Brothers Hall honor is tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Timberwolves trade Mayo to Memphis for Love
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Heat take Kansas States Beasley with No. 2 pick
Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bulls select Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 28, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a | | | | |
