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US News Archive for November 2005:
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Mourners honor Rosa Parks
Senators, African-American leaders and students both black and white packed a Detroit church Wednesday for an emotional tribute to civil rights icon Rosa Parks...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Upstart Comedians Goofing on Andy
At the second annual New York Comedy Festival, the Andy Kaufman Award is a sign that Kaufman, once known as an iconoclast, has become an icon...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Thousands Pay Final Respects to Rosa Parks in Detroit
Rosa Parks was to be laid to rest in Detroit after a lavish funeral service attended by thousands of dignitaries and ordinary people...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Moderate Democrat in Senate Sounds Positive Note on Alito
Senator Ben Nelson said President Bush's court choice had given assurances that he would not "take an agenda to the bench."...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
CNN Ousts Aaron Brown and Gives Slot to Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper has received extensive media attention in the wake of his widely publicized coverage of Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Rockefeller Center top reopens
One of the best views in New York - at the top of the Rockefeller Center - reopened to the public on Tuesday. Are you visiting it? Send us your experiences and pics...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
CIA 'running secret terror jails'
The CIA is running a covert prison network to hold terror suspects outside the US, a US media report says...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Tennis: Roddick survives scare
Top seed Andy Roddick opens his Paris Masters campaign with a three-set win over Taylor Dent...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Push for Americas trade zone
The US vows to push for a free trade zone in the Americas despite opposition from left-wing governments...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
US warns trade talks could fail
The US warns that efforts to sign a new global trade pact could fail unless agreement is reached next week...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Bomb kills 20 outside Iraq mosque
A vehicle bomb explodes outside a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad, killing 20 people and wounding 46, a police official says...
CNN - November 2, 2005
'Mother Parks, take your rest'
A soaring rendition of "The Lord's Prayer" moved thousands of mourners at the funeral of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks on Wednesday, with a preacher bidding: "Mother Parks, take your rest."...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Your advice for President Bush
Just a year ago today, President Bush won a second term in a tight election. Now, his administration faces plummeting approval ratings and troubles such as rising energy prices, an indictment of a key White House official and waning support for the war in Iraq. CNN.com readers offer their advice on how the president can turn things around...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Corzine's Mix: Bold Ambitions, Rough Edges
In his race for New Jersey governor, Senator Jon S. Corzine has had the political advantage. But polls show that he has alienated some voters...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Decisions Offer Clues to Court Pick's View of Divisive Issues
Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s thinking is shaped by a traditional concept of marriage, 15 cases involving abortion indicate...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Johnson Threatens to Drop Plan to Buy Guidant
Johnson & Johnson wants to substantially renegotiate the terms of the deal for the manufacturer of heart devices...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Microsoft hails 'strategic shift'
US software giant Microsoft announces a push into online software services, in what is seen as a countermove to Google and Yahoo...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
US award for Pakistan rape victim
Pakistan gang rape victim Mukhtar Mai is to receive a US magazine's Woman of the Year award...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Dominican arrested in Moscow
Russian police detain a student from the Dominican Republic over the fatal stabbing of an Uzbek citizen in Moscow...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
'Commuter riot' leaves 20 injured
A riot triggered by the suspension of a train service leaves more than 20 people injured in an Argentine suburb...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Unrest spreads to 9 French towns
A sixth night of violence erupts across troubled Paris suburbs as police clash with angry youths and dozens of vehicles are set on fire in at least nine towns, officials say...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Pakistan quake toll reaches 73,000
The official death toll in Pakistan from the mammoth October 8 earthquake jumped to more than 73,000, with about the same number listed as severely injured, the army's disaster relief chief said Wednesday...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Crowds prepare for Rosa Parks funeral
Thousands of people prepared to honor Rosa Parks at her funeral, after at least 60,000 paid tribute to the civil rights pioneer in her native state of Alabama, the nation's capital and her adopted city of Detroit...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Showdown in the Senate
There was anger on Capitol Hill as Democrats forced the Senate into a temporary closed session Tuesday to pressure the Republican majority into completing an investigation of the intelligence underpinning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Republicans decried the move as "a stunt."...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Letter From Syria: In the Fief of the Assads, Friends Melt Away
Faced with a United Nations investigation, Syria's leadership is relying on the faded concept of Arab nationalism to rally support...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
GM and Toyota said to hold talks
The chiefs of car giants Toyota and General Motors are reportedly discussing co-operation efforts...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Boxing: Ruiz sues Toney
WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz files a lawsuit against James Toney...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
NBA: Iverson follows clothes code
Allen Iverson sports "smart-casual" attire as he arrives for the season opener against Milwaukee...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Lautrec painting sells for $22.4m
A Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec painting sells for $22.4m (£12.6m), breaking the sales record for his work...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
US civil rights icon to be buried
The funeral of US civil rights icon Rosa Parks is due to take place in Detroit, her home since 1957...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Rabid vampire bats kill in Brazil
At least 23 people die of rabies after being attacked by vampire bats in Brazil's remote Amazon regions...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
US Senate in secret Iraq debate
Democrats force the US Senate into a closed session to debate intelligence used to justify the Iraq war...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Bolivia decrees new election date
The Bolivian president sets elections for 18 December in a bid to end a dispute threatening to delay the vote...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Venezuela warns US over F-16s
Caracas could give its F-16 fighter jets to Cuba or China if the US does not supply spare parts, the president warns...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Australia issues new terror threat
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday that authorities have received specific intelligence that terrorists are planning an attack on the country...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Bush's $7.1 billion flu plan
Amid fears that the deadly Asian bird flu could become a global crisis, President Bush announced Tuesday a $7.1 billion federal plan to prepare the country for a possible pandemic of flu. The president says the urgency is posed by the H5N1 strain of influenza virus...
CNN - November 2, 2005
Drought Deepens Poverty, Starving More Africans
Malawi is the epicenter of Africa's second hunger crisis in five months, and the world has responded with painful slowness...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
The Candidates: Attacks Escalate in Final Debate of Mayor's Race
Michael R. Bloomberg belittled Fernando Ferrer as a complainer who lacked solutions for schools and economic development...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Is New York Worth a Trip? Oui
Michelin announced its first ratings for restaurants in New York City, prompting a variety of reactions from chefs and restaurateurs...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Detainee Policy Sharply Divides Bush Officials
The debate is over whether a set of rules for handling terror suspects should adopt language from the Geneva Conventions...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
The Overview: G.O.P. Reaches to Other Party on Court Pick
The White House has turned to moderate Democrats who could be crucial to the confirmation of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Partisan Quarrel Forces Senators to Bar the Doors
Democrats forced the Senate into a closed session over the Bush administration's use of intelligence to justify the Iraq war...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Viacom, Preparing to Divide Itself, Exceeds Profit Forecast
Viacom's revenue also rose, led by strong results at its cable networks unit, which includes MTV and Nickelodeon...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
An Elevator to Your Floor, With No Local Stops
The best way to see the future of New York elevators may be to visit the Marriott Marquis Hotel, the behemoth in Times Square...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Shares Slip on Dell's Forecast of Weakened Earnings
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
InterActive Profit Off
IAC/InterActiveCorp, the television and Internet-services company, said that third-quarter profit fell 25 percent on costs of spinning off the Expedia travel business...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Beyond Gasoline: Taking the Future for a Drive
A California family is the first in the world to drive a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells, the technology that many automakers see as a solution to energy woes...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Acquisitions Help to Narrow Loss at Sun
The maker of computer servers and software reported that its quarterly revenues rose slightly as it benefited from two acquisitions...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
ATA Expects to Stop Flights From Its Hometown in January
CHICAGO, Nov. 1 - ATA Airlines, once the busiest carrier in Indianapolis but shrinking during bankruptcy proceedings in the last year, said yesterday that it would cancel its last three daily flights out of the city, which is its headquarters, as of Jan. 10...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Toshiba Takes a Risk to Push Its DVD Technology
In the battle over the next generation of DVD players, Toshiba is encouraging low-cost Chinese competitors to crank out machines using its standard...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Judge Deals a Setback to Grasso
A New York state judge indicated yesterday that he would deny a motion by Richard A. Grasso, the former New York Stock Exchange chairman, to limit a lawsuit that seeks the return of more than $100 million of Mr. Grasso's compensation...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Ex-Official at Wal-Mart Wins Ruling
A judge in Arkansas yesterday tossed out part of Wal-Mart's lawsuit against its former vice chairman, Thomas M. Coughlin, citing an agreement that bars the former executive and the company from suing each other. Mr. Coughlin has been accused by Wal-Mart of misusing up to $500,000 of company money...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Revision of 24-Year Prison Term Ordered in Accounting Fraud
HOUSTON, Nov. 1 - Jamie Olis, a former midlevel executive at Dynegy who was sentenced last year to 24 years in prison for accounting fraud, can breathe a little easier...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Medco Earnings Rise 33%
NEWARK, Nov. 1 (AP) Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefits management company, said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose 33 percent, helped by a tax benefit and new clients...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
A Knight Ridder Shareholder Demands That Chain Be Sold
The demand came from Private Capital Management, a money management firm, citing a 14 percent decline in the stock of the company...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Advertising: Skewering Tradition to Sell a New Battery to the Young
Panasonic is betting that offbeat characters called Oxymites can help pull off a mighty feat: persuade younger consumers to buy a new brand of battery...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Square Feet: Trading the Car for the Train
Los Angeles may be the car capital of America, but there is a growing interest in mixed-use complexes near - or right on top of - transit stations...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Profit Higher For P.& G. and Colgate
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Marsh's Net Rises While Sales Drop
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Market Place: Copper's Recent Declines Stir Talk of Boom's End
With the copper rally stuttering in recent weeks, some analysts and investors say they see signs that a bubble is about to burst...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Mixed Reports on the Economy
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Cox to Sell Cable TV Systems
Cox Communications agreed to sell cable television systems to Cebridge Connections in a deal that would more than triple Cebridge's customer base...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Video Games Are Facing Soft Demand
Electronic Arts became the second major video game maker this week to warn that it was seeing soft demand from retailers as it heads into the holiday season...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Qwest Loss Narrows in Quarter
Qwest Communications reported a smaller loss for the third quarter and announced a tentative $400 million settlement of shareholder lawsuits...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Wal-Mart Movie Opens With Fracas in Manhattan
At the premiere of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," a Wal-Mart consultant was told to leave the theater after the director accused him of trying to secretly record the film...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Icahn Investment in BKF
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
UBS Posts 71% Profit Increase on Rise in Oil-Related Wealth
Europe's largest bank reported a 71 percent increase in third-quarter profit, benefiting from a boom in oil-related wealth in the Middle East and Asia...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
E.D.S. Shifts to a Profit
The Electronic Data Systems Corporation reported a third-quarter profit after it worked out differences with the federal government on a huge Naval contract...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Big Drop in October for Detroit
Hurt by imports, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler held their lowest shares of the American automobile market ever in October...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
The Fed Lifts Rates Again, Despite Rise in Fuel Price
Undaunted by hurricanes and higher oil prices, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates for the 12th time in a row...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Microsoft Introduces Web Services, Competing With Google and Yahoo
Microsoft is offering two new advertising-supported Web services, Windows Live and Office Live, as a direct response to competitors' challenges...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Jury Begins to Deliberate Vioxx Case
After seven weeks of often heated legal wrangling, a jury began deliberations in Humeston v. Merck, the second Vioxx-related lawsuit to go to trial...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Aetna to Pay for Program to Manage Depression
Prompted in part by employers who cite depression as a cause of absenteeism and low productivity, Aetna will begin paying for a depression management program...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
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