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US News Archive for June 2006:
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Autopsy: Boy had heart defect
The boy who collapsed and died after riding a Disney roller coaster ride may have had a congenital heart abnormality, according to preliminary autopsy findings released Friday. "No evidence of injury was found, but congenital heart abnormalities were detected which will be further evaluated," the report from the District Nine Medical Examiner's office said. "The cause of death will be left pending until results of additional studies are obtained."...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Israeli TV: Doctor treated kidnapped soldier
A doctor told Israeli TV on Friday that he has seen kidnapped 19-year-old army Cpl. Gilad Shalit and treated him for injuries. The report by the state-run Israeli television station IBA gave no details about Shalit's injuries or condition...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Nalbandian Out at Wimbledon, Adding to Argentine Woes
David Nalbandian, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Hingis were all beaten today...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Vatican Aide Urges Excommunication for Stem Cell Scientists
"Destroying an embryo is equivalent to abortion," said Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo in an interview published today...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
As Water Recedes, Flood Cleanup Begins
The governors of New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania all plan to ask for disaster-relief funds...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Shuttle Flight Will Test Safety Improvements
Saturday's flight is only the second since the loss of the Columbia and its crew of seven in 2003...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Germany's Penalty Kicks Ace Argentina, 4-2
Germany defeated Argentina on penalty kicks after the score remained tied through 30 minutes of overtime...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Kerik Pleads Guilty for Gifts and a Loan
The former New York City police commissioner was sentenced to a total of $221,000 in fines...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
USA Today Backs Off Report on Phone Records
The original article asserted that BellSouth and Verizon had contracted to provide calling records to the N.S.A...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Judge Throws Out 'Mafia Cops' Convictions
Despite overwhelming evidence of "heinous and violent crimes," the charges were dropped because the statute of limitations had run out...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Key Investor Urges G.M. to Explore Bids
The company owned by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian said it believed Renault and Nissan would be interested in buying a minority stake...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Renault-Nissan up for expansion
The Renault-Nissan car partnership says it is open to expanding its alliance, amid calls for ailing GM to join forces...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Argentina coach Pekerman quits
Jose Pekerman steps down as coach of Argentina after their quarter-final loss to Germany...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Warrant for Mexico ex-president
A judge issues an arrest warrant for an 84-year-old former Mexican president accused of genocide...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Shock acquittal for 'Mafia cops'
A US judge overturns Mafia murder convictions against two ex-police despite acknowledging they are guilty...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Bush, Koizumi go to Graceland
With an in-flight airing of Elvis Presley's greatest hits on Air Force One and an offering of "the king's" favored grilled fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, U.S. President George W. Bush took Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi to see Elvis' home, Graceland. Ex-wife Priscilla Presley, left, and daughter Lisa Marie Presley were there to greet the two leaders and Laura Bush...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Judge rules out confession in child killing case
A judge threw out the confession of a man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. Judge Ric Howard said on Friday denying John Couey's request for a lawyer was "a profound violation of one of the most bedrock principles of criminal law."...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Israel delays Gaza push
Israel delayed a ground operation in northern Gaza on Friday while diplomats worked to end a crisis over a kidnapped soldier...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Bush, Koizumi pay their respects to 'the king'
With an in-flight airing of Elvis Presley's greatest hits and an offering of his favored grilled fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, President Bush brought Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi South Friday to see Graceland...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Doping Scandals Throw Tour de France Into Chaos
Three of last year's top four finishers were forced out of the competition just before its start...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Kerik Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Gifts and a Loan
The former New York City police commissioner entered the pleas in a Bronx courtroom and was sentenced to a total of $221,000 in fines...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Key Investor Urges G.M. to Explore 2 Bids
The company owned by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian said it believed Renault and Nissan would be interested in buying a minority stake in the world's biggest auto company...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Oil tempers US consumer spending
US consumer spending rises a fractional 0.1% last month, tempered by increasing energy prices...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Tennis: Nalbandian and Blake out
Seeds David Nalbandian and James Blake are upset in the third round of Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
'We dodged a bullet'
Residents in northeast Pennsylvania and New York are breathing sighs of relief Friday after flood walls and levees held their own against flooding that has killed at least 14 people in four states. "It appears that we have dodged a bullet," said Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Bin Laden tape praises al-Zarqawi
An audiotape purportedly of Osama bin Laden mourns the death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whom the al Qaeda leader calls "one of our greatest knights." The voice on the tape also taunts President Bush and warns him that al-Zarqawi's cause will not die with him...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Airstrikes, artillery pound Gaza
Israeli forces pounded northern Gaza early Friday with artillery and airstrikes, but they suspended further incursions into the territory in search of an Israeli soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Dispute Over Minister Topples Dutch Government
The center-right government collapsed after a coalition party failed to force the country's controversial immigration minister to resign...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
The Road Back: In Battered Parish, Officials Bear the Brunt of Neighbors' Anguish
The elected officials of Cameron Parish, La., listen to pain and frustration, nod and say they will take care of it...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
President v press
The White House attack on the New York Times for revealing a secret programme is the latest in a long line of disputes...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
New Microsoft delay as posts go
Software giant Microsoft is to cut sales jobs, as it reveals a delay to the launch of its new business software...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Digital music fans reach new peak
One in five Americans over the age of 12 now own a portable MP3 player, a survey reveals...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Stock option trouble hits Apple
Apple Computer finds "irregularities" in the way it issues stock options to staff, including founder Steve Jobs...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
House condemns media leaks
The House of Representatives attacks US media reports revealing covert government programmes...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Airstrikes, artillery pound Gaza
Israel rounds up members of the Hamas-led Palestinian government as warplanes fire a rocket into the Palestinian Authority's Interior Ministry building in Gaza City...
CNN - June 30, 2006
Israel rounds up Hamas lawmakers
Israel rounded up members of the Hamas-led Palestinian government Thursday, and warplanes fired a rocket into the Palestinian Authority's Interior Ministry building in Gaza City...
CNN - June 30, 2006
V.A. Laptop Is Recovered, Its Data Intact
The F.B.I. said that it appeared that data on millions of veterans and military personnel had not been accessed...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Panel Unanimously Recommends Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls 11 and Up
The vote all but commits the federal government to buy the vaccine for the nation's poorest girls from 11 to 18...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
In Mid-Atlantic, Flooding's Fury Goes Downriver
A day after the floods, the waters slowly started to recede. But trouble did not go with them...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Ex-Governor and Executive Convicted of Bribery
A jury in Alabama convicted Don E. Siegelman and a former HealthSouth chief executive, Richard M. Scrushy...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
After Ruling, Uncertainty Hovers at Cuba Prison
The Defense Department said that a ruling against military tribunals did not prevent the government from holding suspects indefinitely and without charge...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Aventine Shares Fall in First Day of Trading
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Addenda: Euro RSCG Worldwide Gets Reckitt Benckiser Account
Euro RSCG Worldwide Gets...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Transportation Screeners Can Unionize, Board Says
The National Labor Relations Board rejected the argument that airport screeners should not be able to unionize because they work in national security...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
World Business Briefing: Europe, Asia
EUROPE...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Tenet in $900 Million Settlement
The hospital operator, has reached a $900 million settlement with federal officials to end investigations into accusations of overbilling Medicare...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Treo Sales Lift Palm Profit
Palm said that its fourth-quarter profit surged again on strong sales of its Treo smart phones...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Microsoft Delaying Release of Product
The release of Office 2007 is being delayed in order to put in improvements received from customer feedback during testing, the company said...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
EMC Is to Acquire RSA
The EMC Corporation agreed to buy RSA Security for about $2.1 billion to expand its security software business...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
T. H. Black, 77, Former Executive of Ingersoll Rand, Is Dead
Theodore H. Black became chairman, president and chief executive of Ingersoll Rand in October 1988...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
General Mills Profit Off but Meets Forecasts
MINNEAPOLIS, June 29 (AP) — General Mills said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings were cut in half but met analyst expectations, and that its outlook for the coming year depends on cheaper gas and grain and higher cereal sales...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Monsanto Profit Rises on Strong Seed Sales
ST. LOUIS, June 29 (AP) — The Monsanto Company, the biotechnology seed company, reported on Thursday that third-quarter profit increased sevenfold as sales in both its seed and agricultural chemical segments grew...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
House Assails Media Report on Tracking of Finances
In a largely party-line vote, lawmakers called on the media to cooperate in keeping classified programs secret...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
House Votes for Expansion of Oil and Gas Exploration
The largely party-line vote would sharply expand efforts to make use of energy supplies in coastal waters other than the Gulf of Mexico...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Boy Dies After Ride at Disney World
A 12-year-old boy fell ill immediately after he got off the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, an official said...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
VC Nation: Seed Money, It Seems, Doesn't Need Much Rain
In 2005, venture capitalists invested $2.54 billion in the San Diego area and in Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside and Orange Counties, a 17 percent increase in dollars over 2004...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Error Disrupts Bond Trading in Japan
The error raises new concerns about the ability of Japan to handle its role as Asia's largest and most sophisticated financial market...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Michaels Stores Is Said to Be Weighing Offers
The directors of the nation's largest arts and crafts retailer are expected to meet today to consider two takeover bids...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
India to Import Wheat After a 6-Year Hiatus
India's efforts to import a large quantity of grain, after a gap of six years, is seen by some as the beginning of the end of food security in the country...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Europe Official Considers Telecom Breakup
The E.C. official responsible for telecommunications said that she was unveiling a series of proposals aimed at increasing competition...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
KPMG Defendants' Unity Starts to Fray at the Edges
Defendants in the government's mammoth tax shelter case are quietly embracing separate defense strategies, a shift that could reshape the case...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Market Place: After Losses, Turkey Faces Its Investors
The new governor of the central bank of Turkey faced a room full of investors in Manhattan earlier this week, many of whom were nursing losses from a recent plunge in Turkish markets...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Street Scene: S.E.C. Lost Its Hedge-Fund Authority and Will Be Glad It Did
After a court ruling that curbed S.E.C. authority, hedge fund managers have reason to celebrate. That is, until a fund collapses...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Advertising: Baseball, Hot Dogs and Chevy, Redux
Chevrolet is reviving a popular 1970's campaign featuring the musical theme "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet," which is being substantially updated...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Ford Plans Shift in Focus Away From Hybrids
The Ford Motor Company confirmed that it would not meet its widely publicized goal of selling 250,000 hybrid vehicles a year by 2010...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Boeing Ethics Woes Take Toll on the Bottom Line
The aircraft maker announced yesterday that it would take second-quarter charges of up to $1.15 billion as a result of a settlement of ethics investigations...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Shares Rise on Words From Fed
After weeks of being tugged between worries of slower growth and higher inflation, investors showed that they had regained a measure of optimism Thursday...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Wal-Mart's British Unit Agrees to a Union Contract
Employees at Asda's distribution centers were threatening a five-day strike during what is expected to be one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Fed Raises Rates, but Scales Back Talk of Inflation
The move kicked off a powerful celebration in the stock market by lowering its alarms about inflation...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Apple Tells of Problems on Options
Apple Computer said Thursday that it had uncovered irregularities related to stock options awarded between 1997 and 2001...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
A Refinery Clears the Air to Grow Roses
A number of leading oil executives now say that how their industry manages carbon emissions will become as important to their business prospects as replenishing energy reserves...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Klinsmann out to upset Argentina
Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann promises a physical encounter with Argentina in Friday's quarter-final...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Court frees Stang murder suspect
Brazil's Supreme Court has freed a suspect in the murder of activist nun Dorothy Stang ahead of his trial...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
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