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Sony, Matsushita, Toshiba results mixed
Three major Japanese electronics makers _ Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba _ reported mixed results Tuesday for their fiscal first quarters, with Matsushita the only one to increase earnings in a period marked by a stronger yen and dropping gadget prices...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft
Virgin Galactic is giving the world a glimpse of its secret space tourism program...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
US-Iraq forces begin new offensive in Diyala
U.S.-backed Iraqi troops sealed off Baqouba and staged house-to-house searches Tuesday as they began a new offensive in Diyala province in the latest bid to clear al-Qaida in Iraq from its last major belt near the capital...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Olympic panel ends ban, says Iraq can go to games
The International Olympic Committee ruled Tuesday that Iraq could participate in the Beijing games, reversing itself after the government pledged to ensure the independence of its national Olympics panel...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Beijing air improves with wind and rain
Environmental officials say their efforts are starting to clear the haze above Beijing, while strong wind and some rain have also raised hopes of blue skies when the Olympic Games start in just over a week...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Cambodian, Thai wait for other to redeploy first
An agreement to end a tense border standoff between Cambodian and Thai troops near an ancient temple stalled Tuesday as both sides waited for the other to make the first move and redeploy their forces...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pope vacations in northern Italy
Hundreds of admirers greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the start of his vacation in a hamlet in German-speaking northern Italy where he often spent holidays when he was a cardinal...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Internet sites still blocked for Olympic reporters
Olympic organizers are backtracking on another promise about coverage of the Beijing Games, keeping in place blocks on Internet sites in the Main Press Center and venues where reporters will work...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Indonesia Asian militants sought al-Qaida funds
Two alleged Indonesian terror leaders were headed to Iraq to seek help from al-Qaida, according to a seized laptop that indicates regional militants are cash-strapped but determined to rebuild international links, security officials say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Authorities LaBeouf not at fault for wreck
Shia LaBeouf was not to blame for an early-morning car wreck in Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday, pinning fault on the other driver for apparently running a red light...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Campaign memorabilia goes from torches to T-shirts
Have you ever thought about bringing an 8-foot-tall burning torch to a Barack Obama political rally? What about drinking John McCain-brand juice?...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sharpton defends Jackson despite Obama comments
The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday defended the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has come under fire for his recent crude off-air criticism of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Candidates focus on finding running mates
As speculation swirls, Barack Obama and John McCain are knuckling down to the work of choosing running mates with their nominating conventions just weeks away...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Lee, Cubs beat Brewers to increase NL Central lead
Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night to take a two-game lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Giants Correia beats Dodgers 1st win since April
Jose Castillo hit a pair of RBI singles, Fred Lewis also drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 Monday night to end a three-game skid...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Trade talks failure deals blow to global economy
After coming tantalizingly close to a historic trade deal, World Trade Organization talks collapsed Tuesday in a dismaying blow to seven years of efforts to open up the global economy...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Americans remain gloomy about the economy in July
A private research group says that Americans remain the most pessimistic about the economy since the tail end of the last prolonged recession 16 years ago...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain, Obama focus on finding running mates
As speculation swirls, Barack Obama and John McCain are knuckling down to the work of choosing running mates with their nominating conventions just weeks away...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain tries to show independence and conservatism
Republican presidential candidate John McCain tried to strike a balance at a town hall meeting here Tuesday between the independence he boasts of and his avowed conservatism...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Air Force officer in Alaska dies in likely suicide
The officer who commands an air force wing in Alaska has died of a gunshot wound that likely was self-inflicted, authorities said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
S&P Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
A closely watched housing index shows home prices fell by the steepest rate ever in May, as the housing slump continued to deepen nationwide...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Wildfire threatens homes and vacations in Yosemite
Visitors to Yosemite National Park weighed whether to cut their vacations short Tuesday as a destructive wildfire raging miles from the famed wilderness threatened thousands of homes and left evacuees stranded...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Fire destroys 25 homes near Yosemite National Park
Smoke had turned the sun a deep glowing red by the time Dutch tourist Trees Duipmans and her three teenage children reached a campground outside Yosemite National Park on Sunday. By Monday, they decided it was time to go...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Body found in debris from N.M. flash flooding
Rescuers used pulleys Monday to help stranded residents and campers cross a rushing river where the body of a man reported missing in flash flooding was found near a bridge in a thicket of debris...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Report says 1 in 4 US bridges needs upgrading
At least $140 billion is needed to make major repairs or upgrades to one of every four U.S. bridges, transportation officials from states across the country said in a report released Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
After Dallas DAs death, 19 convictions are undone
As district attorney of Dallas for an unprecedented 36 years, Henry Wade was the embodiment of Texas justice...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Wildfire threatens homes near Yosemite Park
Authorities shut down a major highway Tuesday, keeping travelers far from the west entrance to Yosemite National Park so crews could battle a huge wildfire raging close to thousands of nearby homes...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police say dad may flee NY with girl on yacht
A divorced father with a murky background snatched his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised weekend visit and may be trying to flee the country on a 72-foot yacht, police say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Monkey from Mars a Ga. crime labs museum oddity
Other museums might have more or flashier items to display. But only the mini-museum of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation can boast of possessing such an other-world oddity as the monkey from Mars...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Quake shakes S. Calif. minor injuries reported
Scattered minor damage and a few minor injuries have been reported in the aftermath of an earthquake that was strongly felt across Southern California...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Quake shakes S. California no injuries reported
A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
More homeless people expected to vote this fall
Among the record number of voters expected to cast ballots this fall may be an increase from an often-invisible population _ the homeless...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Wildfire near Yosemite Park 15 percent contained
Authorities shut down a major highway Tuesday, keeping travelers far from the west entrance to Yosemite National Park so crews could battle a huge wildfire raging close to thousands of nearby homes...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Strong quake shakes Southern California
A strong earthquake has shaken Southern California...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Weather better but 75 await rescue from N.M. flood
More than 75 people stranded by massive flooding in and around this mountain resort town still awaited rescue Tuesday, but spirits rose as missing people were accounted for and the region made it through a day without rain, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Rodeo lawsuit against animal-rights group tossed
A federal judge in Wyoming has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the booking company for a Cheyenne rodeo against an animal-rights group...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
FBI seizes Ohio officials memos, scheduling books
Federal agents who raided the office and home of a top Cuyahoga County official as part of a corruption probe were looking for evidence on fundraising, travel and contacts with outside contractors, according to an inventory of seized items released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Fire chief Multiple deaths in Wis. mill explosion
A northern Wisconsin fire chief says a storage tank explosion at a mill near Tomahawk has resulted in multiple deaths...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Iwo Jima flag raiser gets citizenship papers
For more than 60 years the Marine Corps has proudly told the story of Sgt. Michael Strank and the five other warriors who raised the flag at Iwo Jima...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Moderate quake shakes buildings, nerves in Calif.
The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Strong quake rattles buildings, nerves in S. Calif
The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Plane with blown tire lands safely at NYC airport
An airplane with a blown tire has made a safe emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Feds indict 3 in Wis. attack on US Forest Service
Three environmental activists were indicted on charges that they helped vandalize a U.S. Forest Service research station in northern Wisconsin, prosecutors said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
3 workers killed in explosion at Wis. paper mill
A storage tank explosion at a northern Wisconsin paper mill Tuesday killed three workers, the company that owns the mill said...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Judge Erie collar-bomb suspect not competent
A woman charged in a bizarre bank robbery in which a pizza deliveryman wore a bomb that ultimately killed him is not mentally competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft
Virgin Galactic is giving the world a glimpse of its secret space tourism program...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Bermuda leaders son, a doctor, faces sex charges
About two months ago, Dr. Kevin Antario Brown was hobnobbing with guests at a celebrity poker tournament at the Playboy Mansion, his disaster-relief medical charity the beneficiary of the lavish event...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Halle Berry pushes back against paparazzi
Halle Berry said a paparazzi went too far to get a shot of her infant daughter, alleging that the shooter trespassed on her private property and snapped them hanging out in the backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Bush returns to the rainbow
When in doubt, President Bush can always rely on the rainbow...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Olympic panel ends ban, says Iraq can go to games
The International Olympic Committee ruled Tuesday that Iraq could participate in the Beijing games, reversing itself after the government pledged to ensure the independence of its national Olympics panel...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sony, Matsushita, Toshiba results mixed
Three major Japanese electronics makers _ Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba _ reported mixed results Tuesday for their fiscal first quarters, with Matsushita the only one to increase earnings in a period marked by a stronger yen and dropping gadget prices...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Cambodian, Thai wait for other to redeploy first
An agreement to end a tense border standoff between Cambodian and Thai troops near an ancient temple stalled Tuesday as both sides waited for the other to make the first move and redeploy their forces...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pope vacations in northern Italy
Hundreds of admirers greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the start of his vacation in a hamlet in German-speaking northern Italy where he often spent holidays when he was a cardinal...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
US-Iraq forces begin new offensive in Diyala
U.S.-backed Iraqi troops sealed off Baqouba and staged house-to-house searches Tuesday as they began a new offensive in Diyala province in the latest bid to clear al-Qaida in Iraq from its last major belt near the capital...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Strong quake rattles buildings, nerves in S. Calif
The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Internet sites still blocked for Olympic reporters
Olympic organizers are backtracking on another promise about coverage of the Beijing Games, keeping in place blocks on Internet sites in the Main Press Center and venues where reporters will work...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Indonesia Asian militants sought al-Qaida funds
Two alleged Indonesian terror leaders were headed to Iraq to seek help from al-Qaida, according to a seized laptop that indicates regional militants are cash-strapped but determined to rebuild international links, security officials say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Beijing air improves with wind and rain
Environmental officials say their efforts are starting to clear the haze above Beijing, while strong wind and some rain have also raised hopes of blue skies when the Olympic Games start in just over a week...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Authorities LaBeouf not at fault for wreck
Shia LaBeouf was not to blame for an early-morning car wreck in Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday, pinning fault on the other driver for apparently running a red light...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Moderate quake shakes buildings, nerves in Calif.
The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Monkey from Mars a Ga. crime labs museum oddity
Other museums might have more or flashier items to display. But only the mini-museum of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation can boast of possessing such an other-world oddity as the monkey from Mars...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Lee, Cubs beat Brewers to increase NL Central lead
Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night to take a two-game lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Giants Correia beats Dodgers 1st win since April
Jose Castillo hit a pair of RBI singles, Fred Lewis also drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 Monday night to end a three-game skid...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Americans remain gloomy about the economy in July
A private research group says that Americans remain the most pessimistic about the economy since the tail end of the last prolonged recession 16 years ago...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain, Obama focus on finding running mates
As speculation swirls, Barack Obama and John McCain are knuckling down to the work of choosing running mates with their nominating conventions just weeks away...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain tries to show independence and conservatism
Republican presidential candidate John McCain tried to strike a balance at a town hall meeting here Tuesday between the independence he boasts of and his avowed conservatism...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Campaign memorabilia goes from torches to T-shirts
Have you ever thought about bringing an 8-foot-tall burning torch to a Barack Obama political rally? What about drinking John McCain-brand juice?...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sharpton defends Jackson despite Obama comments
The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday defended the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has come under fire for his recent crude off-air criticism of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Candidates focus on finding running mates
As speculation swirls, Barack Obama and John McCain are knuckling down to the work of choosing running mates with their nominating conventions just weeks away...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Trade talks failure deals blow to global economy
After coming tantalizingly close to a historic trade deal, World Trade Organization talks collapsed Tuesday in a dismaying blow to seven years of efforts to open up the global economy...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Air Force officer in Alaska dies in likely suicide
The officer who commands an air force wing in Alaska has died of a gunshot wound that likely was self-inflicted, authorities said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
S&P Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
A closely watched housing index shows home prices fell by the steepest rate ever in May, as the housing slump continued to deepen nationwide...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Quake shakes S. Calif. minor injuries reported
Scattered minor damage and a few minor injuries have been reported in the aftermath of an earthquake that was strongly felt across Southern California...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free
Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Williams Jr. to continue Monday Night Football
Hank Williams Jr., who has sung the opening theme for "Monday Night Football" since 1989, will continue the tradition this season...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Another courtroom victory for religious colleges
A federal appeals court ruling that a Christian university in Colorado can receive state scholarship money is the latest in a string of legal victories for religious schools seeking public dollars...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Math study finds girls are just as good as boys
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that, at math, they are just as tough as boys. In the largest study of its kind, girls measured up to boys in math in every grade, from second through 11th. The research was released Thursday in the journal Science...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Minimum wage going up, but so does inflation
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
T.O. gets best of Pacman in Cowboys camp
With Terrell Owens lined up opposite him, Adam Jones was waving his arms in the air to spur on the already energized crowd before the ball was snapped...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 2 killed
A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
2nd victim dies in Tennessee church shooting
A Tennessee city official says a second victim has died from injuries suffered in a shooting at a church youth performance...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 1 killed
Police say one person has been killed and eight others wounded after a gunman entered a church in Knoxville, Tenn., and opened fire with a shotgun...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Indians acquire RHP Reyes from Cardinals
Anthony Reyes, who won Game 1 of the 2006 World Series for St. Louis, was traded by the Cardinals on Saturday to the Cleveland Indians for minor league pitcher Luis Perdomo...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pujols, Looper carry Cards to 12-3 rout of Braves
Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the injury-riddled Atlanta Braves 12-3 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pacman Jones still on the field with Cowboys
On the field, he is still "Pacman" _ and embracing the nickname he seemed to be wanting to shed not so long ago. That is what his new Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches call Adam Jones at training camp...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
6-legged deer gets new home after dog attack
A six-legged deer found in north Georgia after being attacked by a dog has a new home. An Athens woman with a permit to keep unique animals in captivity has agreed to take the unusual deer. The animal was found July 18 near Armuchee and underwent surgery to repair its minor injuries...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
A man suspected of opening fire on a roomful of people during a church youth performance was in custody Monday after being tackled by witnesses...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Cuba weigh up economic reforms
Cubans weigh up the benefits of economic reform...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
The age issue
How John McCain is fighting bias in the campaign...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
Alaska senator under indictment
The longest-serving Republican senator, Ted Stevens, is charged with false statements on his Senate financial disclosure form...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
Sony, Matsushita, Toshiba results mixed
Three major Japanese electronics makers _ Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba _ reported mixed results Tuesday for their fiscal first quarters, with Matsushita the only one to increase earnings in a period marked by a stronger yen and dropping gadget prices...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Cambodian, Thai wait for other to redeploy first
An agreement to end a tense border standoff between Cambodian and Thai troops near an ancient temple stalled Tuesday as both sides waited for the other to make the first move and redeploy their forces...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pope vacations in northern Italy
Hundreds of admirers greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the start of his vacation in a hamlet in German-speaking northern Italy where he often spent holidays when he was a cardinal...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Internet sites still blocked for Olympic reporters
Olympic organizers are backtracking on another promise about coverage of the Beijing Games, keeping in place blocks on Internet sites in the Main Press Center and venues where reporters will work...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Indonesia Asian militants sought al-Qaida funds
Two alleged Indonesian terror leaders were headed to Iraq to seek help from al-Qaida, according to a seized laptop that indicates regional militants are cash-strapped but determined to rebuild international links, security officials say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Beijing air improves with wind and rain
Environmental officials say their efforts are starting to clear the haze above Beijing, while strong wind and some rain have also raised hopes of blue skies when the Olympic Games start in just over a week...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Amy Winehouse is released from London hospital
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was released from a London hospital Tuesday after an overnight stay to treat what her spokesman said was an adverse reaction to medication...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Batman star skirts assault questions in Japan
Christian Bale skirted questions about the assault allegations against him Tuesday at the Japanese premiere of "The Dark Night."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
GOP Senator accused of making false statements
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, has been indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from a company that helped renovate his home...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sen. Stevens indicted 7 false statements counts
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Lee, Cubs beat Brewers to increase NL Central lead
Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night to take a two-game lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Giants Correia beats Dodgers 1st win since April
Jose Castillo hit a pair of RBI singles, Fred Lewis also drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 Monday night to end a three-game skid...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Holy hooligans! Phony Joker arrested in Michigan
Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Stock futures signal rebound after sell-off
U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Tuesday, a day after a sharp tumble on worries about financials and after Merrill Lynch & Co. announced plans to write down another $5.7 billion tied to soured mortgage debt...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama to meet with prime minister of Pakistan
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is planning to meet with the prime minister of Pakistan amid sessions with economic officials dealing with the troubled US economy...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama discussing economy with Fed, Treasury chiefs
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is set to meet with the chairman of the Federal Reserve as part of a day of private talks devoted to the troubled economy...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Americans remain gloomy about the economy in July
A private research group says that Americans remain the most pessimistic about the economy since the tail end of the last prolonged recession 16 years ago...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Air Force officer in Alaska dies in likely suicide
The officer who commands an air force wing in Alaska has died of a gunshot wound that likely was self-inflicted, authorities said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
S&P Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
A closely watched housing index shows home prices fell by the steepest rate ever in May, as the housing slump continued to deepen nationwide...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Iowa town become flash point in immigration debate
As the chants of 1,000 or so people roared near the center of town, Dave Hartley stood on the periphery wearing a look of wonder and bemusement...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Farm animal rights law would require room to roam
Kim Sturla began bringing goats, pigs, chickens and cows once slated for slaughter to his sanctuary 20 years ago, before supermarkets offered eggs from cage-free hens and beef was advertised on menus as being hormone free...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
A man suspected of opening fire on a roomful of people during a church youth performance was in custody Monday after being tackled by witnesses...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Columnist Robert Novak diagnosed with brain tumor
Syndicated columnist and former "Crossfire" host Robert Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is suspending his journalistic work...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
1 dead as ex-Hurricane Dolly floods parts of NM
Flooding caused by torrential rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly kept hundreds of evacuees away from their homes and campgrounds Monday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Ex-Hurricane Dolly floods parts of NM, Texas
Hundreds of people were forced out of homes and campgrounds by flooding caused by torrential rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly. Two people were reported still missing Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Ex-Hurricane Dolly brings downpours to Texas, N.M.
The remnants of Hurricane Dolly dumped several inches of rain and flooded parts of Texas and New Mexico, forcing hundreds to flee their homes...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Fire destroys 25 homes near Yosemite National Park
Smoke had turned the sun a deep glowing red by the time Dutch tourist Trees Duipmans and her three teenage children reached a campground outside Yosemite National Park on Sunday. By Monday, they decided it was time to go...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Body found in debris from N.M. flash flooding
Rescuers used pulleys Monday to help stranded residents and campers cross a rushing river where the body of a man reported missing in flash flooding was found near a bridge in a thicket of debris...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Report says 1 in 4 US bridges needs upgrading
At least $140 billion is needed to make major repairs or upgrades to one of every four U.S. bridges, transportation officials from states across the country said in a report released Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sharpton faces disorderly conduct charge at trial
The Rev. Al Sharpton rejected a plea offer Monday and will go to trial in September on a disorderly conduct charge related to demonstrations over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
5 more arrested from west Texas polygamist sect
A state law enforcement official says five indicted members of a polygamist sect in West Texas have turned themselves in to authorities...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Wheres the party at? Univ. of Florida, study says
The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title _ best party school in the country...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police say dad may flee NY with girl on yacht
A divorced father with a murky background snatched his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised weekend visit and may be trying to flee the country on a 72-foot yacht, police say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Wildfire threatens homes and vacations in Yosemite
Visitors to Yosemite National Park weighed whether to cut their vacations short Tuesday as a destructive wildfire raging miles from the famed wilderness threatened thousands of homes and left evacuees stranded...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Possible pipe bombs found at 2 Ohio post offices
Authorities in Ohio say they have evacuated areas around the post offices of two small communities because of the discovery of what appear to be unexploded pipe bombs...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Wife charged with leaving scene of husbands death
Authorities say a New Jersey woman struck her husband with her car, got out to check on him, then drove off as he died...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
PETA asks military to end testing on animals
Animal-rights activists want the U.S. to stop using animals as subjects to help train its military, calling the medical and trauma exercises cruel and a disservice to the troops...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Truckers sue over access to Los Angeles-area ports
A trade group representing truckers filed a lawsuit claiming plans to clean up the air around the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach place unfair restrictions on their members...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Schwarzenegger vows to cut workers pay Thursday
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has postponed his plan to eliminate about 22,000 temporary, part-time and contract workers and impose a hiring freeze because of the state budget impasse...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Texans wait for federal money to help rebuild
For thousands in South Texas, Hurricane Dolly could turn out to be the worst sort of storm _ strong enough to rip away their roofs and flood their homes, but not devastating enough to draw an immediate aid offer of federal dollars...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft
Virgin Galactic is giving the world a glimpse of its secret space tourism program...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Transportation secretary proposes new funding plan
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the federal approach to highway funding is "broken" and that she has a plan that would cut the time it takes for projects to get done...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
California judge rules Sprint fees unlawful
A judge has ruled that Sprint Nextel Corp. violated California law in how it charged customers for quitting service early...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sony, Matsushita, Toshiba results mixed
Three major Japanese electronics makers _ Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba _ reported mixed results Tuesday for their fiscal first quarters, with Matsushita the only one to increase earnings in a period marked by a stronger yen and dropping gadget prices...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Indonesia Asian militants sought al-Qaida funds
Two alleged Indonesian terror leaders were headed to Iraq to seek help from al-Qaida, according to a seized laptop that indicates regional militants are cash-strapped but determined to rebuild international links, security officials say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Beijing air improves with wind and rain
Environmental officials say their efforts are starting to clear the haze above Beijing, while strong wind and some rain have also raised hopes of blue skies when the Olympic Games start in just over a week...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Cambodian, Thai wait for other to redeploy first
An agreement to end a tense border standoff between Cambodian and Thai troops near an ancient temple stalled Tuesday as both sides waited for the other to make the first move and redeploy their forces...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pope vacations in northern Italy
Hundreds of admirers greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the start of his vacation in a hamlet in German-speaking northern Italy where he often spent holidays when he was a cardinal...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
GOP Senator accused of making false statements
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, has been indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from a company that helped renovate his home...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Sen. Stevens indicted 7 false statements counts
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Police say dad may flee NY with girl on yacht
A divorced father with a murky background snatched his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised weekend visit and may be trying to flee the country on a 72-foot yacht, police say...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Internet sites still blocked for Olympic reporters
Olympic organizers are backtracking on another promise about coverage of the Beijing Games, keeping in place blocks on Internet sites in the Main Press Center and venues where reporters will work...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Holy hooligans! Phony Joker arrested in Michigan
Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Amy Winehouse is released from London hospital
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was released from a London hospital Tuesday after an overnight stay to treat what her spokesman said was an adverse reaction to medication...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Batman star skirts assault questions in Japan
Christian Bale skirted questions about the assault allegations against him Tuesday at the Japanese premiere of "The Dark Night."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama to meet with prime minister of Pakistan
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is planning to meet with the prime minister of Pakistan amid sessions with economic officials dealing with the troubled US economy...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama discussing economy with Fed, Treasury chiefs
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is set to meet with the chairman of the Federal Reserve as part of a day of private talks devoted to the troubled economy...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Lee, Cubs beat Brewers to increase NL Central lead
Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night to take a two-game lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Giants Correia beats Dodgers 1st win since April
Jose Castillo hit a pair of RBI singles, Fred Lewis also drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 Monday night to end a three-game skid...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Americans remain gloomy about the economy in July
A private research group says that Americans remain the most pessimistic about the economy since the tail end of the last prolonged recession 16 years ago...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Stock futures signal rebound after sell-off
U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Tuesday, a day after a sharp tumble on worries about financials and after Merrill Lynch & Co. announced plans to write down another $5.7 billion tied to soured mortgage debt...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Body found in debris from N.M. flash flooding
Rescuers used pulleys Monday to help stranded residents and campers cross a rushing river where the body of a man reported missing in flash flooding was found near a bridge in a thicket of debris...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Air Force officer in Alaska dies in likely suicide
The officer who commands an air force wing in Alaska has died of a gunshot wound that likely was self-inflicted, authorities said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
S&P Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
A closely watched housing index shows home prices fell by the steepest rate ever in May, as the housing slump continued to deepen nationwide...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Math study finds girls are just as good as boys
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that, at math, they are just as tough as boys. In the largest study of its kind, girls measured up to boys in math in every grade, from second through 11th. The research was released Thursday in the journal Science...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Minimum wage going up, but so does inflation
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free
Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
McCain promotes drilling for oil of US coast
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
2nd victim dies in Tennessee church shooting
A Tennessee city official says a second victim has died from injuries suffered in a shooting at a church youth performance...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 1 killed
Police say one person has been killed and eight others wounded after a gunman entered a church in Knoxville, Tenn., and opened fire with a shotgun...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Indians acquire RHP Reyes from Cardinals
Anthony Reyes, who won Game 1 of the 2006 World Series for St. Louis, was traded by the Cardinals on Saturday to the Cleveland Indians for minor league pitcher Luis Perdomo...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Williams Jr. to continue Monday Night Football
Hank Williams Jr., who has sung the opening theme for "Monday Night Football" since 1989, will continue the tradition this season...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Another courtroom victory for religious colleges
A federal appeals court ruling that a Christian university in Colorado can receive state scholarship money is the latest in a string of legal victories for religious schools seeking public dollars...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pujols, Looper carry Cards to 12-3 rout of Braves
Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the injury-riddled Atlanta Braves 12-3 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pacman Jones still on the field with Cowboys
On the field, he is still "Pacman" _ and embracing the nickname he seemed to be wanting to shed not so long ago. That is what his new Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches call Adam Jones at training camp...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
6-legged deer gets new home after dog attack
A six-legged deer found in north Georgia after being attacked by a dog has a new home. An Athens woman with a permit to keep unique animals in captivity has agreed to take the unusual deer. The animal was found July 18 near Armuchee and underwent surgery to repair its minor injuries...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
A man suspected of opening fire on a roomful of people during a church youth performance was in custody Monday after being tackled by witnesses...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
T.O. gets best of Pacman in Cowboys camp
With Terrell Owens lined up opposite him, Adam Jones was waving his arms in the air to spur on the already energized crowd before the ball was snapped...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 2 killed
A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
A fresh start
Join the BBC's alternative Olympics opening...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
Oprah school abuse trial starts
A former matron at Oprah Winfrey's school in South Africa denies abusing female students...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
Five questioned over Antigua killing
Police in Antigua are questioning five people over the murder of a British doctor and the shooting of her husband on honeymoon...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
Nas in war of words with Fox News
Veteran US broadcaster Bill O'Reilly calls Nas a "vile rapper" who peddles violent lyrics after he claimed Fox News is racist...
BBC News - July 29, 2008
Bermuda leaders son, a doctor, faces sex charges
About two months ago, Dr. Kevin Antario Brown was hobnobbing with guests at a celebrity poker tournament at the Playboy Mansion, his disaster-relief medical charity the beneficiary of the lavish event...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Halle Berry pushes back against paparazzi
Halle Berry said a paparazzi went too far to get a shot of her infant daughter, alleging that the shooter trespassed on her private property and snapped them hanging out in the backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
US, Iraqi military offensive under way in Diyala
U.S. and Iraqi forces fanned out in the volatile Diyala province Tuesday in a new operation aimed at clearing al-Qaida in Iraq from safe havens in an area considered the last major insurgent belt around the capital...
Southern Ledger - July 29, 2008
Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft
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