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US News Archive for June 2008:
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Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Western extras play bit parts in new Egyptian film
A motley group of foreigners _ English teachers, students of Arabic, even a journalist _ gathered on a recent chilly night in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, brought together by a love of cinema, curiosity and a furtive hope of catching a glimpse of Omar Sharif...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet for talks
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US aid arrives in NKorea food shortages loom
Thousands of tons of food from the U.S. has started flowing into North Korea, the U.N. food agency said Monday, as aid groups warned that the impoverished nation faces food shortages not seen since 2001...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Jankovic and Kuznetsova ousted at Wimbledon
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova were ousted in the fourth round Monday, leaving Wimbledon without any of the top four women in the quarterfinals for the first time...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Nadal in quarterfinals at Wimbledon
Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Iraqi notice on oil does not include contracts
The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton finally speak
The silence between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton has been broken, with the Democratic White House hopeful on Monday asking the former president to campaign for him during their first conversation since the heated primary...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Williams sisters both win on Graveyard
While Roger Federer glided to another victory on Centre Court, and Rafael Nadal won despite a scary stumble on Court 1, the Williams sisters found themselves playing back to back Monday on cozy, clattery Court 2, known as the "Graveyard of Champions."...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Food inflation may dodge Midwest flood bullet
Midwest floods may not contribute as much to food inflation as was feared...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Inundated towns along river ponder their futures
Once the Mississippi River starts to recede this week from another great flood, the tiny river towns that dot its banks in Missouri and Illinois will once again face the question: return and rebuild, or relocate?...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
West Point cadets practice by barking at civilians
Fresh-faced cadet candidates arrive Monday for buzz cuts, measurements for gray uniforms and a crash course in toeing the line, West Point style...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Vets OK sea turtle Dylan for release into wild
Weighing 150 pounds and strong enough to require five men to wrestle her out of her saltwater tank, Dylan the sea turtle is ready to be set free after nine years in captivity and a final checkup by her veterinarian...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
6 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
Two medical helicopters collided Sunday afternoon about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing at least six people and critically injuring another person, a federal official said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Army study Iraq occupation was understaffed
A nearly 700-page study released Sunday by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Sea turtle Dylan is released back into the wild
A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom on Monday after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the veterinarians who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Police Pregnant NC soldiers death is a homicide
Authorities investigating the death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier say they are treating the case as a homicide, and Army investigators are stepping in to assist in the probe...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blind Special Forces soldier determined to serve
When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Helicopter collision in northern Arizona kills 6
A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six people dead and critically injuring a nurse...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil is making millionaires in North Dakota
Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades. He never gave much thought to what lay below the grass that fattened his cattle...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Wildfires force firefighters to pick their battles
With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights
A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Medical helicopters collide, killing 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Collision of medical helicopters kills 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
At gay weddings, traditions remain strong pull
Who may now kiss the bride when there are two grooms?...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture
Former detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq are suing U.S. contractors in four states for alleged torture...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Death of 5-time widows 1st husband gets new look
Authorities are now examining the deaths of four out of five men who were once married to a woman charged with conspiring to kill one of them...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Search for missing girl turns to uncles property
The investigation of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl zeroed in on her uncle Monday, with police searching his home while he was being arraigned on sex charges in an unrelated case, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Former Fla. professor refuses to plead to contempt
A former professor once accused of being a terrorist leader has declined to enter a plea on charges that he refused to testify before a federal grand jury...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Missouri governor signs Internet harassment bill
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill Monday outlawing cyberbullying, just miles from where a 13-year-old girl committed suicide nearly two years ago after being harassed on the Internet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Western extras play bit parts in new Egyptian film
A motley group of foreigners _ English teachers, students of Arabic, even a journalist _ gathered on a recent chilly night in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, brought together by a love of cinema, curiosity and a furtive hope of catching a glimpse of Omar Sharif...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ohio man accused of stalking teen singers
The teen sister act known as Aly & AJ continued with plans to hold a concert Friday as a man accused of stalking and threatening them appeared in court...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
President Bush, in his element on baseball field
Not every day at the White House is momentous. Some just have their moments...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Collision of medical helicopters kills 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet for talks
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US aid arrives in NKorea food shortages loom
Thousands of tons of food from the U.S. has started flowing into North Korea, the U.N. food agency said Monday, as aid groups warned that the impoverished nation faces food shortages not seen since 2001...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Wildfires force firefighters to pick their battles
With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights
A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Medical helicopters collide, killing 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Williams sisters both win on Graveyard
While Roger Federer glided to another victory on Centre Court, and Rafael Nadal won despite a scary stumble on Court 1, the Williams sisters found themselves playing back to back Monday on cozy, clattery Court 2, known as the "Graveyard of Champions."...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Jankovic and Kuznetsova ousted at Wimbledon
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova were ousted in the fourth round Monday, leaving Wimbledon without any of the top four women in the quarterfinals for the first time...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Nadal in quarterfinals at Wimbledon
Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Iraqi notice on oil does not include contracts
The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton finally speak
The silence between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton has been broken, with the Democratic White House hopeful on Monday asking the former president to campaign for him during their first conversation since the heated primary...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Food inflation may dodge Midwest flood bullet
Midwest floods may not contribute as much to food inflation as was feared...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Candace Parker wins college athlete of year award
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Johnson, Braves avoid 3-game sweep against Brewers
Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday and avoid getting swept in the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Fresno States big outburst forces Game 3 in CWS
Fresno State kept its amazing postseason run alive Tuesday night thanks to an offensive performance that was nothing short of, well, amazing...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cardinals tag Rogers for 5 runs to beat Tigers 8-4
Brian Barton, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Braden Looper (9-5) gave up four runs on three homers in six-plus innings...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Heat take Kansas States Beasley with No. 2 pick
Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bulls select Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Perry wins Buick Open at 19-under, shot ahead of 2
Kenny Perry joined a short list of multiple champions at the 50th Buick Open...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Statler Brothers Hall honor is tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Timberwolves trade Mayo to Memphis for Love
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Chrysler cuts minivan production
Chrysler announces plans to cut the production of minivans as rising fuel costs encourage drivers to switch to smaller cars...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mystery blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base
An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and a key supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Algae woes hit Chinas Olympic sailing host city
To host the Olympic sailing events, the Chinese port city of Qingdao moved a massive boat yard, relocated industries and spent about $850 million on transport links, parks, pollution controls and coastal green belts...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
28 militants are killed in southern Afghanistan
U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban commanders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service
He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
USDA reports flooding cuts corn acres
The government says farmers will harvest nearly 7 percent fewer acres of corn than last year in part because Midwest flooding has damaged the crop...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Stocks advance as oil pulls off fresh high
Stocks rose Monday, the final session of an arduous first half, as the price of oil pulled off its high and relieved some inflation worries...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama to talk on what patriotism means to him
Barack Obama is traveling to the aptly named town of Independence to give speech about patriotism...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Fla. vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages
Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, Fla., some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages
Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, Fla., some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Chinese investor pays $2.1M to eat with Buffett
A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
SF gay pride festivities inspire wedding march
Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides _ and grooms...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
SC teen struck, killed by Six Flags coaster in Ga.
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Army study Iraq occupation was understaffed
A nearly 700-page study released Sunday by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Inundated towns along river ponder their futures
Once the Mississippi River starts to recede this week from another great flood, the tiny river towns that dot its banks in Missouri and Illinois will once again face the question: return and rebuild, or relocate?...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
West Point cadets practice by barking at civilians
Fresh-faced cadet candidates arrive Monday for buzz cuts, measurements for gray uniforms and a crash course in toeing the line, West Point style...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Commuter colleges go residential, gain enrollment
The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Helicopter collision in northern Arizona kills 6
A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six people dead and critically injuring a nurse...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil is making millionaires in North Dakota
Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades. He never gave much thought to what lay below the grass that fattened his cattle...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Vets OK sea turtle Dylan for release into wild
Weighing 150 pounds and strong enough to require five men to wrestle her out of her saltwater tank, Dylan the sea turtle is ready to be set free after nine years in captivity and a final checkup by her veterinarian...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
6 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
Two medical helicopters collided Sunday afternoon about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing at least six people and critically injuring another person, a federal official said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Report details shooting death of NC student leader
An unsealed autopsy report shows that the slain student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was shot several times, including a blast to her head from a shotgun...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bus taking students to church camp crashes in Ala.
More than two dozen people were injured when a pickup truck hydroplaned on a wet road and crossed into the path of a church bus, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Sea turtle Dylan is released back into the wild
A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom on Monday after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the veterinarians who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Police Pregnant NC soldiers death is a homicide
Authorities investigating the death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier say they are treating the case as a homicide, and Army investigators are stepping in to assist in the probe...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blind Special Forces soldier determined to serve
When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Buffalo man gets 25 years to life for 1993 killing
A judge says a former Buffalo bartender must serve 25 years to life in prison for strangling a mother of three children in 1993...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Army, Marine units heading to Iraq in 2009
Army brigades from Texas, New York and Pennsylvania, and two Marine units from North Carolina have been ordered to deploy to Iraq early next year, the Pentagon announced Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
River cresting above flood stage at St. Louis
The National Weather Service says the swollen Mississippi River is about to crest at just under nine feet above flood stage at St. Louis...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
River cresting below flood stage at St. Louis
The National Weather Service says the swollen Mississippi River is about to crest at just under nine feet below flood stage at St. Louis...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
9 young hikers rescued from western NY gorge
A helicopter saved nine young hikers from a ledge in a western New York gorge where they spent the night after getting stranded...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Georgia Six Flags ride reopens after death of teen
A popular ride at a Georgia amusement park is reopening after a South Carolina teenager was decapitated by the roller coaster after climbing two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend _ for now...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ohio man accused of stalking teen singers
The teen sister act known as Aly & AJ continued with plans to hold a concert Friday as a man accused of stalking and threatening them appeared in court...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mystery blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base
An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and a key supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Algae woes hit Chinas Olympic sailing host city
To host the Olympic sailing events, the Chinese port city of Qingdao moved a massive boat yard, relocated industries and spent about $850 million on transport links, parks, pollution controls and coastal green belts...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
28 militants are killed in southern Afghanistan
U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban commanders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Sea turtle Dylan is released back into the wild
A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom on Monday after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the veterinarians who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Police Pregnant NC soldiers death is a homicide
Authorities investigating the death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier say they are treating the case as a homicide, and Army investigators are stepping in to assist in the probe...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blind Special Forces soldier determined to serve
When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service
He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama to talk on what patriotism means to him
Barack Obama is traveling to the aptly named town of Independence to give speech about patriotism...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
USDA reports flooding cuts corn acres
The government says farmers will harvest nearly 7 percent fewer acres of corn than last year in part because Midwest flooding has damaged the crop...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Stocks advance as oil pulls off fresh high
Stocks rose Monday, the final session of an arduous first half, as the price of oil pulled off its high and relieved some inflation worries...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rose, Beasley set to lead fab freshmen into NBA
Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Fresno States big outburst forces Game 3 in CWS
Fresno State kept its amazing postseason run alive Tuesday night thanks to an offensive performance that was nothing short of, well, amazing...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cardinals tag Rogers for 5 runs to beat Tigers 8-4
Brian Barton, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Braden Looper (9-5) gave up four runs on three homers in six-plus innings...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Candace Parker wins college athlete of year award
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation
Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Johnson, Braves avoid 3-game sweep against Brewers
Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday and avoid getting swept in the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Heat take Kansas States Beasley with No. 2 pick
Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bulls select Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Statler Brothers Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Statler Brothers Hall honor is tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Timberwolves trade Mayo to Memphis for Love
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Perry wins Buick Open at 19-under, shot ahead of 2
Kenny Perry joined a short list of multiple champions at the 50th Buick Open...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Yahoo defends Microsoft decision
In the face of shareholder opposition, Yahoo defends its decision not to do a deal with Microsoft...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Golf: Perry claims Buick success
Kenny Perry wins the Buick Open in Michigan, finishing one stroke ahead of Woody Austin and Bubba Watson...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Anglican conflict
The traditionalists taking on the church liberals...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Tennis: Venus marches on
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams both move ominously into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon after easing through their fourth-round matches on Court Two...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Athletics: Bolt and Gay excel in trials
World 100m record holder Usain Bolt seals a sprint double as American rival Tyson Gay runs a wind-assisted 9.68 seconds in qualifying for Beijing...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Crews battle California wildfires
Firefighters in northern California struggle to contain more than 1,000 wildfires that have been burning for more than a week...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Mugabe looks for support at African summit
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe sought a boost of political legitimacy at a summit of African leaders Monday after his re-election was condemned by much of the rest of the world as a sham...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mens Paris fashions blur gender boundaries
The French menswear collections ended on Sunday in a sea of sequins, silk and all things pink, challenging the adage that boys will be boys...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Protests over shrine continue in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Shipping woes cut Chinese fireworks exports
Chen Tiezhong will likely spend the Fourth of July worrying about the future of his sprawling fireworks factory. China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Explosion at militant compound in Pakistan
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
8 killed in Pakistani tribal region
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service
He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame
Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with a musical tribute...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama gets in works out, hair cut, hoops
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a break from campaigning Sunday, but still had a busy day...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
White Sox get even with Cubs
Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rookies carry Rangers past Phillies 5-1
Eric Hurley pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first major league win and Chris Davis homered to lead the Texas Rangers past the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Lackey, Angels beat Dodgers 1-0
John Lackey held the Dodgers to three hits for 8 2-3 innings, Francisco Rodriguez retired James Loney with the bases loaded for the final out and the Angels beat the Dodgers 1-0 Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are limited
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs
Even for an industry awash in bad news, the newspaper business went through one of its most severe retrenchments in recent memory last week...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Report North Korea destroys reactor tower
North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, according to a news report, in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages
Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, Fla., some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Chinese investor pays $2.1M to eat with Buffett
A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
SF gay pride festivities inspire wedding march
Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides _ and grooms...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
SC teen struck, killed by Six Flags coaster in Ga.
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Army study Iraq occupation was understaffed
A nearly 700-page study released Sunday by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Inundated towns along river ponder their futures
Once the Mississippi River starts to recede this week from another great flood, the tiny river towns that dot its banks in Missouri and Illinois will once again face the question: return and rebuild, or relocate?...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
West Point cadets practice by barking at civilians
Fresh-faced cadet candidates arrive Monday for buzz cuts, measurements for gray uniforms and a crash course in toeing the line, West Point style...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Commuter colleges go residential, gain enrollment
The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Fla. vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages
Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, Fla., some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Helicopter collision in northern Arizona kills 6
A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six people dead and critically injuring a nurse...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil is making millionaires in North Dakota
Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades. He never gave much thought to what lay below the grass that fattened his cattle...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Vets OK sea turtle Dylan for release into wild
Weighing 150 pounds and strong enough to require five men to wrestle her out of her saltwater tank, Dylan the sea turtle is ready to be set free after nine years in captivity and a final checkup by her veterinarian...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
6 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
Two medical helicopters collided Sunday afternoon about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing at least six people and critically injuring another person, a federal official said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Child dies at Ala. air show as wind topples tents
A county coroner in Alabama says a 5-year-old was killed when strong winds blew over a row of tents at an air show in Huntsville...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Plane crashes in Alabama after takeoff, killing 4
An Alabama sheriff says four people have died after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff about 40 miles north of Birmingham...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
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