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US News Archive for September 2004:
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Quakes rattle California
An earthquake registering a 6.0 magnitude rumbled the coastal mountains southeast of San Jose, California, today. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The first quake struck about 1:15 p.m. ET at a depth of about 5 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. All of the quakes centered near Parkfield, California...
CNN - September 28, 2004
2 Italian hostages freed
Two female Italian hostages kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago have been released, Italy's prime minister said Tuesday...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Kerry Pins Hopes in Iowa on Big Vote From Absentees
About three times as many Democrats as Republicans have applied for absentee ballots in 20 counties...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Geoffrey Beene, Innovator of American Fashion, Dies at 77
The single-minded innovator put fashion above commerce yet succeeded in making a business from originality...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Cendant Nears Deal to Buy Orbitz Travel Site
The deal would end a daring experiment by the nation's airlines, which created Orbitz as a competitor to Expedia and online ticketing sites like it...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Delta to Cut Executive Pay by 10 Percent
The airline also announced today that it was increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and as part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Stocks Rise as Investors Shrug Off Oil Prices
U.S. blue chips were higher today, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel mark...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Court Rules Against Europe's Antitrust Chief in MCI Case
The European Commission was wrong to block the proposed $120 billion merger four years ago between MCI WorldCom and Sprint, a European court ruled today...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Argentines die in school shooting
A 15-year-old boy kills four students and wounds five in a school shooting rampage
in southern Argentina...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
US backs Iraq-Syria border talks
A joint US-Iraqi delegation holds talks in Damascus on ways to improve security on the Syrian-Iraqi border...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Colombia extradites paramilitary
Colombia orders the arrest of a paramilitary leader for extradition to the US, amid a fresh crisis in the peace process...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Iraq judge drops Chalabi charges
An Iraqi judge confirms criminal charges against prominent politician Ahmed Chalabi have been dropped...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Expos 'set for DC switch'
Reports claim MLB is set to confirm Montreal's move to Washington from 2005...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Motorola to lay off 1,000 staff
Motorola, the world's second largest mobile phone maker, is cutting 1% of its workforce but its core mobile phone operations will be unaffected...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
The Iraq war at home in the US
Both US presidential candidates are using Iraq as a prospective vote-winner. BBC News Online asked Americans how the issue would affect their vote...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Floods, floating coffins left in Jeanne's wake
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne moved north today, leaving collapsed buildings, flash floods and floating coffins in its wake. The Associated Press reported two deaths in South Carolina were blamed on the storm and said coffins had washed to the surface at a south Georgia cemetery...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Floridians face hurricane recovery, again
Floridians are again settling into post-hurricane reality: lines for ice or a hot meal, homes that will take months to repair, and heat and darkness amid power outages...
CNN - September 28, 2004
U.S. planes hit Falluja, Sadr City
U.S. warplanes targeted insurgent strongholds overnight in Falluja and the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, the U.S. military says...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Saudi Arabia to Boost Oil Production as Price Hits $50
The price of oil finally broke through the $50-a-barrel mark today, a milestone never seen before...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Stocks Open Higher as Investors Shrug Off Oil Spike
Stocks opened higher today, with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil producer stocks bolstered by higher crude oil prices...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Strike forces Galapagos boss out
Park wardens in the Galapagos Islands force the sacking of their boss in a row over conservation...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Chevron denies Kazakh tax claim
ChevronTexaco says its Tengizchevroil venture has not been sent a $2.5bn back-tax bill from the Kazakh government...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Pinochet denies links to killings
Chile's ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet denies knowledge of a campaign to kill opponents...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Two held over Forbes editor death
Moscow police hold two Chechens over the July murder of Forbes editor Paul Klebnikov - a US citizen...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
US troops 'coerced to re-enlist'
An investigation is called for into claims that US soldiers were told they would be sent to Iraq unless they re-enlisted...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
California bans smoking in jails
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill to ban tobacco products in state prisons...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Relief, cleanup efforts under way in Florida
Emergency officials in Florida are concentrating on relief efforts as the state works to recover from Hurricane Jeanne. Trucks carrying water, ice and other essentials are making their way to areas hardest hit. Meanwhile, flood warnings are in effect in parts of the Eastern United States as Jeanne's soggy remnants bring heavy rains to the region...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Relief, cleanup efforts begin
Emergency officials in Florida are concentrating on relief efforts as the state works to recover from Hurricane Jeanne. Trucks carrying water, ice and other essentials are making their way to areas hardest hit. Meanwhile, flood warnings are in effect in parts of the Eastern United States as Jeanne's soggy remnants bring heavy rains to the region...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Jordan: Iraq unsafe for poll
Jordan's King Abdullah says only extremists will gain if Iraqi elections go ahead as planned in January...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Oil Nears $50 as Gulf Storms Curtail Output
Crude oil prices settled at $49.64 a barrel, up 76 cents, as traders expressed concern that recent hurricanes had hurt output in the United States...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Citigroup Job Changes May Be Dress Rehearsal for Top Post in Future
Citigroup said that Sallie L. Krawcheck, the former equity analyst recruited to the bank to clean up its research department, would become its chief financial officer...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Former Executive Testifies, Offering Insider's Look at Enron's Deal Making
Michael Kopper, who participated in the wrongdoing that helped cripple Enron, provided a glimpse of the deals orchestrated by Andrew S. Fastow...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Florida: Getting out the vote
After the counting debacle in Florida in the 2000 presidential poll, officials have been taking steps to avoid a re-run - but some residents still feel bitter...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Machinery of anxious democracy
After the problems witnessed in Florida during the last presidential poll, confidence in the voting system - even with reform - is shaky...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
US election poll tracker
Find out who is winning the race to the White House with our interactive round-up of the latest US opinion polls...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Backlog of terror tapes dogs FBI
The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings, an audit finds...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Parcells wins veteran clash
Bill Parcells' Cowboys beat the Joe Gibbs-coached Redskins 21-18 in a classic encounter...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Florida begins big cleanup
Emergency supplies are moving into Florida after Hurricane Jeanne wreaked havoc across the state. Trucks carrying water, ice and other essentials are making their way to areas hardest hit. Jeanne killed at least six in Florida, destroyed homes, washed boats onto land, flooded roads and cut power to millions before heading north...
CNN - September 28, 2004
Bush leads pre-debate poll
Headed into their first face-to-face debate, President Bush appears to be leading Democratic Sen. John Kerry among likely voters, with a clearer edge among registered voters...
CNN - September 28, 2004
F.B.I. Said to Lag on Translations of Terror Tapes
More than 120,000 hours of terrorism-related recordings have not been translated by the F.B.I., and computer problems may have erased some Al Qaeda recordings...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Reporters Put Under Scrutiny in C.I.A. Leak
The investigation of the disclosure of C.I.A. agent Valerie Plame's identity seems to have been both exhaustive and inconclusive...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Going to Bush Rally, Finding Strings Attached
The Bush campaign has pressed rally audiences to work as foot soldiers, before, during and immediately after Bush events...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl
The hottest new abstract artist may only be four years old, but she has reason to celebrate...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Major Changes Set for Backer of Mortgages
Fannie Mae, the nation's largest mortgage buyer, agreed to major changes in its accounting and management practices...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Sikh Group Finds Calling in Homeland Security
One of the nation's fastest-growing security companies is owned by the Sikh Dharma community, a group of admirers of Yogi Bhajan, a spiritual leader and yoga master...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Japan's Leader Shuffles Cabinet to Push Economic Reforms
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shifted his economic repairman to Japan's next gargantuan task: privatizing the world's largest bank...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Time Warner and Comcast Discuss Bid for Adelphia
Comcast said it was in talks with Time Warner to make a joint bid for Adelphia, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Rises Seen in Florida Insurance Premiums
As Florida was cleaning up yesterday from its fourth hurricane in six weeks, insurance executives and analysts said they expected the cost of coverage to rise sharply for millions of homes and businesses in the state...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Conan O'Brien to Succeed Jay Leno in 2009, NBC Announces
Conan O'Brien will succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show at the end of Mr. Leno's current five-year contract...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
New Home Sales Climb 9.4 Percent in August
Mortgage interest rates remained at low enough levels, it seemed, to continue enticing buyers worried about future rate hikes...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Embattled Mortgage Giant Agrees to Meet New Standards
Fannie Mae agreed to keep more cash on hand while it corrects accounting problems, a U.S. regulator said...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Comcast and Time Warner Mulling Bid for Adelphia
The Comcast Corporation confirmed today that it was in talks with Time Warner Inc. to make a joint bid for Adelphia Communications...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Lazard Is Near a Public Offer, Executives Say
Bruce Wasserstein, who runs Lazard, the private investment bank, is developing a plan to take the company public, according to executives...
New York Times - September 28, 2004
Florida officials stand by ballot
Florida election officials reject a suggestion by Jimmy Carter that the state's plans for polling day are flawed...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
US bishop sex case dropped
A child abuse case against a former US bishop is dropped, hours after he was charged...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
Boston book play-off place
Boston Red Sox make the play-offs after a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay - plus an MLB round-up...
BBC News - September 28, 2004
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