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US News Archive for January 2007:
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Pilgrims killed on final day of holiday
A string of attacks on Shiite pilgrims on the final day of the Ashura holiday kills at least 38 people and wounds more than 100 others in Iraq. The pilgrims were heading to Ashura events marking the 7th century martyrdom of the Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson...
CNN - January 30, 2007
Traces of Ancient Village Found Near Stonehenge
The 4,600-year-old ruins appear to form the largest Neolithic village ever found in Britain, archaeologists said today...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Bryant Suspended for Tonight?s Knicks Game
Kobe Bryant was suspended for one game without pay for an incident in Sunday?s game with the Spurs...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Killer of 2 N.Y. Detectives Is Sentenced to Death
A jury in Brooklyn today sentenced Ronell Wilson to death for killing two detectives during a weapons sting in 2003...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Senators Assert Right to Block Bush on Iraq
Senator Arlen Specter joined Democrats on a Senate panel in saying that President Bush cannot simply ignore Congressional opposition to his Iraq plan...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Explosion Destroys Gas Station in West Virginia
Four people were killed and five injured today in an explosion at a gasoline station in southern West Virginia...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Reporter Disputes Libby in Leak Case
Testimony today by Judith Miller, a former New York Times reporter, contradicted I. Lewis Libby Jr.?s account of when he learned the identity of a C.I.A. agent...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
F.A.A. to Propose Raising Pilots? Retirement Age
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said today that the agency would propose allowing airline pilots to fly until they are 65 years old...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Delta gains bankruptcy financing
Delta obtains a commitment of $2.5bn in bankruptcy exit financing from a number of major institutions...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
CSN and Tata fight for Corus
A behind-closed-doors auction is taking place to win a takeover of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Cuban TV shows 'stronger' Castro
Cuban TV shows pictures of an apparently stronger Fidel Castro, the first for three months...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Ex-reporter testifies in CIA case
An ex-journalist who went to jail to protect a source testifies against that source in a high-profile Washington case...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Four dead in petrol station blast
An explosion levels a petrol station near a ski resort in West Virginia, killing at least four people...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Stonehenge workers' village found
Archaeologists uncover what may have been a village for workers or festival-goers near the mysterious stone circle Stonehenge in England...
CNN - January 30, 2007
Attacks kill 38 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
A string of attacks on Shiite pilgrims on the final day of the Ashura holiday kills at least 38 people and wounds more than 100 others in Iraq. The pilgrims were en route to the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad to attend Ashura events marking the 7th century martyrdom of the Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson...
CNN - January 30, 2007
Fatalities reported as blast levels gas station
An explosion leveled a gas station near a West Virginia ski resort Tuesday morning, killing at least four people and seriously injuring at least nine others, authorities said. A firefighter and a paramedic were among the people injured at the Flat Top Little General Store...
CNN - January 30, 2007
GOP senator: Bush not 'sole decider' on war
A Senate Republican on Tuesday directly challenged President Bush's declaration that "I am the decision-maker" on issues of war. "I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider," Sen. Arlen Specter said...
CNN - January 30, 2007
Palestinian Factions Try to Observe New Truce
While Gaza was mostly calm during the day, several previous cease-fires have broken down...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
After Marketing Frenzy, a Tame Release for Vista
Last night at midnight, Microsoft put its latest successor on sale...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Admiral Calls for ?New? Approach in Iraq
Adm. William J. Fallon also warned about Iran?s ?support? for terrorism beyond its borders...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
F.A.A. Review Is Expected on Pilots? Age at Retirement
Airlines and pilots? unions expect a review of a rule requiring pilots to retire at age 60, now that an international organization has raised the age to 65...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Memo Pad
SHOELESS IN RENO? Unisys plans to open its first Registered Traveler program kiosk at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in mid-February. But it is unlikely that the program will initially offer shoe-scanning technology, said Larry Zmuda, the company?s partner for homeland-security-related business. In an interview, Mr. Zmuda said the major concern for Unisys was ensuring the program?s ?predictability? for members, who will undergo a federal background check and pay an annual fee to receive biometrically encoded I.D. cards and access to a special lane for expedited passage through the security checkpoint. Mr. Zmuda cited early snags with shoe-scanning technology being tested in Orlando by Verified Identity Pass, which already operates a Registered Traveler program called Clear at Orlando and four other airports. The Clear shoe-scanning technology, developed by General Electric Security, was intended to detect traces of explosives and suspicious metal, and to allow most travelers to pass through Clear lanes without having to remove their shoes. But the scanner rejected an unexpectedly high number of travelers? shoes in Orlando, requiring members to remove their shoes just as they would at regular checkpoints. Mr. Zmuda said Unisys, which plans to be operating in 6 to 10 airports within a year, will probably offer only a special lane for the I.D. cards in Reno while the company continues to study options that will provide more benefits. Steven Brill, the founder of Verified Identity, has said that not having to remove shoes is the biggest potential benefit sought by customers. But Mr. Zmuda said that ?all of our survey data? show that not having to remove laptops from cases is the biggest benefit sought by potential members...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
A Researcher for Microsoft Is Reported Missing at Sea
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29 ? The Coast Guard is searching for a computer scientist from Microsoft who left for a daylong sailing trip off the coast of San Francisco on Sunday and did not return...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Baquet Rejoins Times as Washington Bureau Chief
The former editor of The Los Angeles Times replaces Phil Taubman, who becomes associate editor of The Times...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
G.M. Shifts Saturn Ad Account to Deutsch
General Motors, once reluctant to change agencies on its principal brands, is doing so again for the second time in four months...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Icahn eyes seat on Motorola board
US billionaire investor Carl Icahn is looking to win a seat on Motorola's board, the mobile phone maker says...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Tesco gets ready to open US shops
Tesco, the largest retailer in the UK, will carry on its global expansion with a wave of small US stores called Fresh and Easy...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Bonds signs new Giants contract
Star hitter Barry Bonds will hope to become baseball's all-time leading scorer after signing on for one more year with the San Francisco Giants...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Iraq warning from US commander
George Bush's choice to command US forces in the Mid-East calls for a new Iraq approach...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
Profit Slips at Sony on Losses for PlayStation 3
Sony faulted a strategic decision to set the price of the PlayStation 3 below the cost of production as a way to bolster market share...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Emergency pill for Chilean girls
Chile's president signs a decree allowing 14-year olds to be given the morning-after pill without parental consent...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
In Connecticut, World?s Oldest Woman Dies at 114
Born to former slaves in North Carolina, Emma Faust Tillman briefly held the title of the oldest person in the world...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Chinese United by Common Goal: A Hot Stock Tip
A record bull market is pulling in new investors but causing concern among the country?s senior officials...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
After 8 Months, Setback Ends Barbaro?s Battle
The Kentucky Derby winner was euthanized today after complications from his injury at the Preakness last May...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Spitzer?s Education Agenda Promises Aid Increase
Gov. Eliot Spitzer also said he would seek vastly expanded oversight of local school districts in New York State...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Ex-Bush Aide, in Testimony, Disputes Libby
Ari Fleischer was the fifth witness to give testimony conflicting with I. Lewis Libby Jr.?s version...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Bush Directive Increases Sway on Regulation
An order strengthens the hand of the White House in shaping rules often generated by civil servants and scientific experts...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Italy: Government Takes 11 Bids for Part of Stake in Alitalia
Eleven private investors, including a rival carrier, a private equity fund in the United States and an Italian industrialist are interested in buying the struggling Italian airline Alitalia, the economy ministry said. AP Holding, led by the chairman of Air One, Carlo Toto; the Texas Pacific Group; and the private equity fund Management and Capitali, which is operated by Carlo De Benedetti, are among those having expressed interest in Alitalia, the ministry said. The Italian government holds 49.9 percent of the airline and is seeking to sell at least 30.1 percent. The ministry said that others interested in Alitalia included a private equity fund, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers; an Italian banking group, UniCredit; and an Italian investor, Paolo Alazraki...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Awaiting Fed, Market Is Mixed and Tepid
Stocks ended mixed yesterday after yields on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly reached 5 percent and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserve?s first interest rate meeting of the year...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Factory Output Rose to a Record in December
Japan?s factory output in December rose more than expected, to a record, fueled by higher overseas demand for automobiles and machinery. Industrial production climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in Tokyo. In the labor market, Japan?s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.1 in December, slightly more than the 4.0 percent that was expected. In a sign of an improving employment market, the jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.08 in December, meaning 108 jobs were available per 100 applicants...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Disagreement Over Trade Talks Within European Union
Splits appeared within the European Union over the role of the bloc?s trade chief, Peter Mandelson, in getting global trade talks moving again last weekend. Mr. Mandelson and other ministers from trade powers met Saturday in Davos, Switzerland, and agreed to push ahead with negotiations aimed at getting a deal for the World Trade Organization?s Doha round. The round was suspended last July as a result of big differences, chiefly over farm trade, and it risks running out of time soon. France, a longtime defender of Europe?s agricultural interests, criticized Mr. Mandelson over the Davos meeting, accusing him of going beyond his authority. France?s criticisms were echoed by Austria?s farm minister. Germany, which holds the European Union presidency, supports Mr. Mandelson, said Michael Glos, the German economics minister...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Tyson Returns to Profit
Tyson Foods, the meat processor, reported yesterday that it made its first profit in a year on improving beef and pork sales and the closing of plants to save money...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Verizon Profit Drops 38%, but Wireless Shows Growth
Verizon?s wireless businesses added 2.3 million new customers in the quarter, the bulk of them on long-term contracts...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Sports Business: Not All Icons Are Created Equal
Tiger Woods is from a country that invented marketing excess, while Roger Federer is from a nation renowned for its neutral stance against bellicosity...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
2 Former Cendant Executives Spared Prison Sentences
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 29 (AP) ? Two former executives were spared prison time on Monday for their roles in an accounting scandal at the Cendant Corporation that cost the company and its investors more than $3 billion...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Sara Lee Plans to Cut Work Force by 3%
CHICAGO, Jan. 29 (Reuters) ? The Sara Lee Corporation said on Monday that it planned to cut nearly 1,700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its work force, in its latest effort to reduce costs...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Earnings at Schering-Plough Climbed 75% in 4th Quarter
The drug maker Schering-Plough Corporation said yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit surged 75 percent as strong sales of its cholesterol, arthritis and allergy medicines helped offset rising research and marketing spending...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Tesoro to Buy Shell Refinery
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday that it would sell its Los Angeles refinery and related assets to the Tesoro Corporation...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
?House,? Already Strong, Gets a Boost
This season ?House? has reached as many as 17.5 million viewers a week. And those numbers were scored before the show enjoyed what it will enjoy again, starting this Tuesday ? the adjacency to ?Idol.?...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Mattel Profit Rises 2.6%
Mattel Inc., the world?s largest toy maker, said yesterday that fourth-quarter profit unexpectedly rose 2.6 percent on holiday sales of Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price toys...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
MBIA to Pay $75 Million in Settlement
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (AP) ? MBIA, the large insurer of municipal bonds, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle civil securities-fraud charges by federal and New York State authorities over what they said was a sham $170 million transaction in 1998, the company and regulators announced Monday...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Rewriting the Room Service Menu
At the hotels where most business travelers stay, room service has not gotten the kind of attention that has been lavished on fancy spas ? at least not yet...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
6-Month Home Detention for Executive
A former executive at Computer Associates was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with a scheme to artificially bolster the company?s quarterly revenue...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Symantec to Buy Software Tracker
Symantec, a maker of computer antivirus products, will buy Altiris for about $1.03 billion to gain programs that track corporate software use...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Frequent Flier: Take a Stand Even if It Means Not Getting a Seat
Nothing gives your principles a workout like a business trip. Taking a stand for your beliefs isn?t easy when you?re outside of your comfort zone, but the rewards can be significant...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
McDonald?s Selects New Oil for Frying
CHICAGO, Jan. 29 (AP) ? McDonald?s has selected a new trans-fat-free oil for cooking its famous French fries, the fast-food chain said Monday...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Merrill to Buy First Republic, Seeking to Add Wealthy Clients
Merrill Lynch said yesterday it had agreed to buy the First Republic Bank for $1.8 billion in cash and stock to gain clients with an average net worth of $20 million...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Adware Suit Is Settled
Priceline.com, Travelocity and Cingular Wireless have agreed to change the way they advertise on the Internet in settlements announced by the office of the New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
In Survival Mode, 2 Newsprint Makers Merge
Two leaders of the struggling North American newsprint industry, Abitibi Consolidated and Bowater, announced that they would merge through a stock-based transaction...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
2 Plan a Production Company
Two Hollywood executives who formerly ran network entertainment divisions have created a company to produce entertainment for TV, films and the Internet...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Cyberonics Elevates 3 Backed by Icahn
The medical device maker Cyberonics said that it had appointed three directors backed by dissident shareholders...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Battle Pits Patent Rights Against Low-Cost Generic Drugs
The supply of low-cost generic versions of cancer and AIDS treatments for the developing world could be blocked if Novartis wins a legal challenge to India?s patent law...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
CNet Restatement Goes Back to 1996
The online publisher of technology news and reviews has restated earnings going back to 1996 to reflect $105.7 million in costs for backdated stock options...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Citigroup to Buy Online Bank in Britain to Expand Retail Presence
Citigroup agreed to buy Egg Banking, a British online bank, for $1.13 billion, the latest in a series of small deals to expand its retail presence abroad...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Nickelodeon Begins a Web Site Focusing on Interactive Play
The popular children?s cable network is pushing hard into the online world with a new Web site that will let its young users enter their own world of Internet activities...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Advertising: Non-Celebrities on the Web, Seeming to Make Non-Pitches
Marketers are turning to unusual personalities who offer the kind of novelty and freshness that young people might blog about, link to and comment on in chats...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Market Place: Rumors Fly About Bristol, Lifting Stock
Shares of both Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis traded heavily on speculation that the companies might merge to form one of the world?s largest drug companies...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Fed Has Yet to Set Target on Inflation
As as Ben S. Bernanke celebrates his first anniversary as Fed chief, the Fed is still far away from acting on his major proposal of setting an explicit target for inflation...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Air America to Be Acquired by New York Investor
Stephen L. Green has been providing interim financing to help the liberal network, which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, meet current costs...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
On the Road: After 8 Hours on the Taxiway, You Might Want a Bill of Rights
Some outraged passengers have gotten together to demand federal legislation to hold the airlines more accountable for service disruptions...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
A Lively Market, Legal and Not, for Software Bugs
Software vulnerabilities are bought and sold online, both by legitimate security companies and by thieves...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
A Global Balancing Act
Dani Rodrik, a Harvard trade economist, has built a reputation for favoring eclectic solutions that mix government and the private sector in pragmatic ways...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
As Airlines Surge, Pilots Want Share
With most of the industry returning to profitability, pilots are demanding that they should recoup some of the pay and other benefits they gave up in recent years...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
First the Wait for Microsoft Vista; Now the Marketing Barrage
Skeptics were drowned out by the marketing campaign for Microsoft?s operating system on the eve of its arrival...
New York Times - January 30, 2007
Hubble's main camera shuts down
The camera on the Hubble space telescope responsible for taking clear pictures of the early galaxy breaks down...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
US wolves 'no longer endangered'
Wolves are removed from the endangered species list in three US states, paving the way for hunting...
BBC News - January 30, 2007
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