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US News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Revenge sparked Amish slaughter
A gunman stormed an Amish school where he tied up female students and shot them in the head to avenge an incident 20 years ago, Pennsylvania Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller said. Two pupils and a teenage classroom aide died. Eight others are on the critical list. "It will take a miracle for us not to lose more lives today," Miller said...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Man executes girls in Amish school
Leaving behind letters to his wife and family, a local truck driver entered an Amish school, ordered the boys and older women out and then executed several of the young girls before killing himself, authorities said...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Korean looks likely as Annan's successor
South Korea's foreign minister has cemented his position as the near-certain successor to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, being the only one of six candidates to escape a veto in an informal Security Council ballot...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Report: Foley allegedly tried to meet page
House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Monday that no one in the congressional Republican leadership knew of sexually explicit instant messages allegedly sent from former Florida Rep. Mark Foley to a former page until they were reported in the media on Friday...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Hungary’s Leader Calls for Confidence Vote
The move was a bid to regain the initiative after weeks of mounting political crisis in the country...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Politicians Say Soft Drink Name Glamorizes Drugs
Outraged New York City lawmakers called for a boycott of a highly caffeinated soft drink called Cocaine...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Coliseum, Famed New York Book Seller, to Close
The curtain is apparently closing on a second and final act for Coliseum Books, a bastion of independent Manhattan book sellers...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Chef Gets Second Three-Star Michelin Rating
Thomas Keller became the second chef with that distinction after his French Laundry in Napa Valley was awarded three stars in this year’s guide...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Korean Virtually Assured of Top Job at U.N.
The foreign minister of South Korea won overwhelming support in a final informal poll of the Security Council...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
2 U.S. Researchers Win Nobel for Work on Genes
Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won for a discovery about how genes are controlled within living cells...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Monitor Named to Oversee Reforms at Getty Trust
An inquiry determined that the trust’s former president, with the approval of the Getty board, misspent money...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
G.O.P. Tries to Limit Damage in Foley Case
Republican leaders spent the day trying to contain the political damage of reports that former Representative Mark Foley engaged in sexually explicit communications with Congressional pages...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Rice Received Qaeda Warning Before 9/11
The C.I.A. director briefed Condoleezza Rice on a looming threat from Al Qaeda two months before 9/11, a review of White House records found...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Students Killed by Gunman at Amish Schoolhouse
A gunman walked into a schoolhouse in Pennsylvania and killed at least three students before turning the gun on himself...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Private Equity Firms Bid $15 Billion for Harrah’s
The announcement ignited speculation that the American casino business could attract more such proposals...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
6 dead in Amish school shooting
A gunman kills six people in a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, the county coroner says. State police say several others were injured and taken to hospitals...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Foley enters rehab
Former Rep. Mark Foley is in an alcoholism treatment center three days after resigning from Congress amid allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to teenage pages...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Rice Dismisses Charge That She Ignored Qaeda Warning
The secretary of state said it was “incomprehensible” that she could have ignored dire terrorist threats two months before 9/11...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Series of Laws Toughen Animal Protection in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a series of pet-friendly bills over the last two weeks as he dominated the campaign spotlight...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Casino giant gets takeover offer
Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino operator, gets a $15bn (£8bn) takeover offer from two private equity firms...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Google buys its founding garage
Internet giant Google buys a landmark in its history - the suburban home where it was founded back in 1998...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
UN marks extent of urban spread
An unprecedented level of migration to cities is changing the face of the world, according to the United Nations...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Scandal-hit US lawmaker in rehab
Former US Congressman Mark Foley, embroiled in an e-mail sex scandal, says he is being treatment for alcoholism...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Recorders support midair collision
The Gol Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed in the Amazon jungle, killing all 155 aboard, had a mid-air collision with an executive jet, officials said flight recorders showed...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Hastert seeks Foley probe
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has asked the Justice Department to investigate how lawmakers handled allegations that Rep. Mark Foley exchanged sexually explicit messages with teenage congressional pages. The move comes after Democrats questioned whether the House's GOP leadership had squelched concerns about Foley, a Republican who now has resigned...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Troubled hedge fund sells assets
Amaranth Advisors, the US hedge fund that lost about $6bn betting on gas prices, seeks help as it liquidates its remaining assets...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
NFL trio maintain perfect records
Baltimore, Indianapolis and Chicago are the only teams left unbeaten after four weeks of the NFL's regular season...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Amazon air crash 'was collision'
A passenger plane which crashed in the Amazon collided with another aircraft, Brazilian officials confirm...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Rice embarks on Mid-East tour
The US secretary of state sets off for the Middle East to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Oil prices rise after output cuts
Global oil prices rise as Venezuela and Nigeria say they are cutting production...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Cuba businesses 'cheat clients'
More than 50% of all the state-run businesses in Cuba's capital cheat their customers, a report says...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
Brazil leader forced into runoff
Brazil's leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faces a runoff for a second term after voters denied him an outright victory amid last-minute allegations his party engaged in a scheme of electoral corruption and dirty tricks...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Man charged in killings of wife, 4 kids
A man was charged Sunday with murdering his wife and her four children in a domestic dispute at their home, authorities said. Officers discovered the bodies, including that of a 6-year-old, Saturday after responding to a call. The family belonged to St. Andrews Episcopal Mission, where the children attended vacation Bible school and sang in the choir, relatives said...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Hastert asks Gonzales to probe lurid Foley case
House Speaker Dennis Hastert on Sunday asked the Justice Department to investigate how lawmakers handled allegations that a Florida congressman exchanged sexually explicit messages with former congressional pages. The rare move followed calls by Democratic leaders for a swift inquiry. An FBI spokesman said the bureau was looking into the case...
CNN - October 2, 2006
Wait Ends for Father and Son Exiled by F.B.I. Terror Inquiry
Muhammad Ismail, 45, and his son, Jaber, 19, relatives of a man convicted of supporting terrorists, returned to the United States...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Trading Votes for Pork Across the House Aisle
Representative John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania is best known on Capitol Hill for turning pet spending projects into power...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Hardball Ain’t the Only Game in Brooklyn Anymore
Baseball is not gone from Brooklyn, but the baseball geography of the city has clearly been altered...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Former Pages Describe Foley as Caring Ally
Former pages recalled Representative Mark Foley as friendly, but two said they became aware that he might have a darker side...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included today’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Advertising: Cellphone Carriers Focus Ads on Each Other
Instead of trumpeting low prices and new phones in ads, cellphone companies are more and more pointing out their rivals’ shortcomings...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Wanted: A Way to Profit by Simplifying Web Classifieds
Web sites that list classified ads have proliferated, but so far they have mostly made life easier for buyers rather than sellers...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
American Album: A Farmer Fears His Way of Life Has Dwindled Down to a Final Generation
In the heart of the heartland, Randall Warner wonders what will become of his legacy and his land when his son goes off to college...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Addenda
General Motors...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Looking Ahead
METRICS GALORE There is a deluge of economic news this week, headlined by unemployment figures for September, which are expected to stay flat (Friday). Also of note will be vehicle sales for September, which are expected to nose up slightly (Tuesday) and same-store retail sales (Thursday). Other reports are the Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index for September and construction spending for August (Monday), factory orders for August and the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index for September (Wednesday) and consumer credit for August (Friday)...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Distressed Hedge Fund Hires Sale Adviser
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Robert H. Knight, 87, Influential Lawyer Who Served Several Presidents, Is Dead
Robert H. Knight was a Wall Street lawyer who played behind-the-scenes roles in sensitive political situations like the Bay of Pigs...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Roberts Court May Be Defined in Second Term
During the first term under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., justices found common ground by agreeing not to decide much. The new term is likely to be different...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Publisher to Offer Inside Account of Al Qaeda Operative
Basic Books says it will soon publish what it calls the first inside account of life as an Al Qaeda operative...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Oops, Did It Again? An Irish Bill Seeks to Protect Personal Privacy
The Irish government is pushing for a law that would expand the ability of models, movie stars and elected officials to shut down unflattering media coverage...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Marketing Cars With the Use of a Lightning Rod
G.M. is getting grief for a promotion that awards a free car every week through Nov. 6 to listeners of Sean Hannity’s conservative Fox News radio show...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Song Tracker Finds a New Way to ‘Publish’ Its Charts
Mediabase has taken an unconventional approach to raise its own visibility as it confronts a shake-up in the world of music industry magazines...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Radio’s ‘Dream Doctor’ in a Nightmare Illness
Charles McPhee, the syndicated radio personality, is suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease and will end his radio show Oct. 21...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Drilling Down: Google’s Gmail Learns How to Spot Spam
From the first quarter to the second this year, Gmail got nearly 15 times better at distinguishing legitimate commercial e-mail messages from spam...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Pier 1 Imports Chief to Retire in February
Pier 1 Imports has announced that Marvin J. Girouard, its chairman and chief executive, will retire on Feb. 28, after 32 years with the company...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
The Relentless Hunt for the Next Deal
At 80, Albert Frère still prowls corporate Europe in a restless chase for a bargains, keeping the Continent’s business leaders on their toes...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Viacom Resting Its Hopes for the Future on an Old Hand at MTV Networks
Judith McGrath, a close ally of fired Viacom chief Tom Freston, will continue to serve as chairwoman of the company’s MTV Networks...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
In This Movie, the Audience Picks the Scene
Using a new software program called NAV, the film “The Onyx Project” presents viewers with links to click that serve as departure points from one scene to the next...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
False Accusation Sharpens Canadian Press Debate
Canada found that several of its news organizations were used by anonymous sources to smear Maher Arar, the innocent Canadian deported to Syria by the U.S...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Fastow a Key for Plaintiffs in Bank Suits
In his last weeks of freedom, Andrew S. Fastow laid out to plaintiff’s lawyers how banks helped Enron disguise limited cash reserves and debt...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
The Brashness Is Back in Money Talk, and Also at CNBC
In an attempt to broaden its appeal, CNBC is airing more shows for the day trader who just wants to pick stocks and get rich...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
And if You Liked the Movie, a Netflix Contest May Reward You Handsomely
Netflix plans to award $1 million to the first person who can improve the accuracy of movie recommendations based on personal preferences...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
The Media Equation: A Reporter Who Scoops His Own Paper
Bob Woodward works for The Washington Post but does as he pleases, husbanding his most lustrous scoops for his books...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Wal-Mart to Add More Part-Timers and Wage Caps
The company says the changes are to better serve customers. Workers say they reduce already modest incomes and strain employees’ personal lives...
New York Times - October 2, 2006
Golf: Woods wins despite rain
Tiger Woods battles through two rain delays to win the World Golf Championship by eight strokes...
BBC News - October 2, 2006
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