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US News Archive for February 2006:
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Police: Race ends with crash into clinic
A car racing another vehicle through the streets at up to 90 mph veered out of control and crashed through the front doors of a health clinic Friday, injuring 13 people, six of them critically, authorities said...
CNN - February 3, 2006
Muslims call for revenge over cartoons
Tens of thousands of angry Muslims marched through Palestinian cities, burning the Danish flag and calling for vengeance Friday against European countries where caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad were published...
CNN - February 3, 2006
Pentagon unveils 21st century strategy
The Pentagon Friday announced plans to significantly increase special operations forces, expand psychological warfare and develop a program to counter biological terrorism as part of a new broad-based military strategy for the 21st century...
CNN - February 3, 2006
Trial for Ex-Aide to Cheney Is Set for January 2007
Republicans are likely to be pleased that the trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. will be held after the Congressional elections...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest Level in More Than 4 Years
193,000 jobs were added as employment was up in virtually every sector of the economy, the Labor Department reported...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
U.S. Moves to Seize Pension Fund in Dispute With Renco
The federal government filed a lawsuit today to seize the pension plan of the bankrupt WCI Steel, saying that the plan was more than $100 million short...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
US jobs fewer than forecast
The US economy added 193,000 jobs in January, while consumer sentiment dipped slightly...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Tennis: Agassi dumped out
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez upsets top seed Andre Agassi 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals in Florida...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Brief extension for Patriot Act
The US Congress backs a brief extension of the anti-terror law known as the Patriot Act for the second time...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
UK ships in Caribbean drugs raid
British warships have seized a massive cache of drugs, in an operation in the Caribbean...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
NFL: Coaches target Bowl win
Pittsburgh's Bill Cowher and Seattle's Mike Holmgren have contrasting reasons for wanting to win Super Bowl XL...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Trial date set in CIA leak case
White House aide Lewis Libby will face trial next January in connection with the leaking of a CIA agent's identity...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Stranded Alaska oil ship rescued
A laden oil tanker that ran aground in Alaska after being struck by an ice floe has been refloated...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Campaign ends in Costa Rica
Costa Rican candidates finish campaigning ahead of Sunday's election, with ex-President Oscar Arias ahead...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
US military plans for 'long war'
The US Defence Department releases a long-awaited report on how the military will combat "new and elusive foes"...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
House Republicans pick leader
US House of Representatives Republicans elect John Boehner as their leader, after their ex-chief had to quit...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast, officials say. A number of lifeboats and survivors have been spotted...
CNN - February 3, 2006
IAEA set to vote on reporting Iran
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog appeared set to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over the Islamic state's atomic program as backroom negotiations continued Friday...
CNN - February 3, 2006
A.I.G. Order Is Extended
By Dow Jones/AP...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Judge Approves Exxon Settlement
By Reuters...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
World Briefing: Europe, Asia
EUROPE...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Settlement for Enron
Enron said Thursday that Lehman Holdings had agreed to pay the company $69.9 million in cash to settle equity transactions proceedings...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Senate Approves Legislation Cutting Taxes by $70 Billion
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (AP) — The Senate passed $70 billion in tax cuts on Thursday, one step in an effort that Republican leaders hope will preserve President Bush's tax reductions for capital gains and dividends...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Colombia farmers to rival Coke
Colombian farmers launch Coke rivals as they strive to find alternative markets for their coca leaves...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
BNFL sells nuclear clean up unit
British Nuclear Fuels sells its US nuclear clean-up unit for £51m ($ m) to Utah-based Energy Solutions...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
New Orleans 'risks extinction'
The BBC's Horizon programme speaks to the scientists investigating the worst natural disaster in American history...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
US and S Korea open trade talks
The US and South Korea launch talks aimed at creating a tree trade agreement between the two countries...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Colombian apology for 'incursion'
Colombia apologises for what it says may have been an accidental incursion into Ecuadorean airspace...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Mines take 'timeout' after 16 killed
Thousands of West Virginia miners got safety lectures at the start of their shifts and officials began a round of inspections across the No. 2 coal-producing state Thursday in a "timeout" urged by the governor...
CNN - February 3, 2006
Kidnap threats over cartoons
Palestinian gunmen shut down the European Union's office in Gaza City, demanding an apology and threatening to kidnap workers, after German, French and Norwegian newspapers reprint cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad...
CNN - February 3, 2006
Gunmen close EU's Gaza office
Palestinian gunmen shut down the European Union's office Thursday in Gaza City, Palestinian security sources said, demanding an apology in a row over European newspapers running cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammad...
CNN - February 3, 2006
Women, Secret Hamas Strength, Win Votes at Polls and New Role
Women of the radical Palestinian group hold 6 of the party's 74 seats in Parliament, giving them a new and unaccustomed public role...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Being a Patient: When Trust in Doctors Erodes, Other Treatments Fill the Void
In ways large and small, millions of people are taking active steps to venture outside the mainstream of traditional health care...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police
The officers are charging that the police procedures at their demonstrations violated their First Amendment rights...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Talk About Renting a Hole in the Wall
Think your space is small? Check out the mattress stuffed into a hole in the wall in Brooklyn that's going for $35...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
New Orleans Facing Election and New Order
Mitch Landrieu is expected to announce any day his entry into a mayoral race that will help define a radically reshaped city...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
News Analysis: A Cry of Concern by Republicans at Voter Unease
The election of John A. Boehner as House majority leader left the impression of a Republican Party on the defensive...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Denis McInerney, 80, Antitrust Lawyer, Dies
Denis McInerney was a specialist in antitrust law whose clients included the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, W. R. Grace & Company and Goodyear Tire...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
The iPod Ecosystem
The forest of products includes a baby stroller from Kolcraft with a slot for an iPod and a belt called the TuneBuckle with an iPod holder as the buckle...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
[TS] High Profits, Sluggish Investments
As oil company earnings soar, the real issue is not how much the oil companies are making, but what they are doing with the money...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
ADVERTISING: Two Women's Magazines Shift Focus to 'Millennials'
Jane and Marie Claire are revamping to lure readers that other women's magazines often neglect: smart, 20-something women...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Goldman Sachs Rediscovers Russia
Goldman Sachs was the first major Wall Street bank to stake out opportunities in post-Soviet Russia. It has fallen back in the banking pack since, and is now striving to catch up...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
A Hard-Learned Lesson on Dealing With U.S. Regulators
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — The Food and Drug Administration holds thousands of meetings a year with drug and device makers, but few have as much at stake for a company as the one planned for Friday with Boston Scientific...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Jitters About Inflation Put Investors in a Selling Mood
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Profit Drops 31% at Top Maker of Video Games
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2 (AP) — Electronic Arts, America's largest video game publisher, reported significantly lower profit on Thursday and missed already downgraded expectations...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Mayor's Companion Suggests 'Machinations' Cost Her a Job
Diana L. Taylor, the New York State banking superintendent, said she was mystified about why she was passed over to head the F.D.I.C...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Oil Habit Is Hard to Break Under New York Tax Code
President Bush's call for less dependence on oil faces a challenge in New York State, where gasoline and diesel tax breaks total more than $1 billion...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
G.M. Shifts Information Technology Contracts
G.M. said it will outsource up to $15 billion of information technology work to several companies in an attempt to cut costs...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Europe Hints That It May Raise Rates
The European Central Bank hinted at a rate increase next month, citing Europe's continuing growth and the ongoing threat of inflation...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Microsoft Says Europe Blocks Its Defense
Microsoft accused the European Commission of denying it access to documents needed for its defense. The commission said the claim was premature...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Legal Beat: Earnings Restated? Don't Blame a Lawsuit for It
WASHINGTON...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Shell's Profit Declines After Storm Damage
Shell's facilities in the Gulf of Mexico suffered heavy hurricane damage last year, leaving it unable to take advantage of near-record crude oil prices...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Tyco International Posts 22% Profit Decline
TRENTON, Feb. 2 (AP) — Tyco International reported on Thursday that first-quarter profit plummeted 22 percent as it recorded a loss on asset sales and problems in its health care sector. The company's stock price slid nearly 5 percent...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Witness Says Enron Hid Huge Loss From Investors
A witness said former Enron chief executives boasted about the retail energy services unit but failed to mention losses there to investors or employees...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Net Income Declines 69% in Fourth Quarter at Comcast
The nation's largest cable company said profits slid because investment losses and a higher tax rate offset gains in its core businesses...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Retail Sales Increased 5% In January
Retailers reported their biggest monthly sales gain since June as shoppers redeemed gift cards and bought spring fashions...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Loral Names New Chief
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Productivity Rose More Slowly in '05; Wages Rose More Quickly
The combination of slowing productivity and rising labor costs could set off inflation, and is expected to attract the attention of the Federal Reserve...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Pension Battle May Entangle Mogul's Home
Ira L. Rennert's oceanfront estate may be seized to make sure he delivers on pensions promised to a group of steelworkers in Ohio...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Gains Seen in Redesign of S.U.V.'s
Deaths fell by nearly half when S.U.V.'s were lowered by as little as half an inch or equipped with impact-absorbing bars below the bumpers...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
After Dreary '05, Drug Makers See Brighter Year Ahead
Drug companies say they are filling their pipelines with promising new treatments, and prescription growth seems to be accelerating slightly, as well...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Device Maker Moves to Appease the F.D.A.
The F.D.A. cited quality-control problems and inadequate responses to earlier warnings at factories operated by Boston Scientific...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Charges May Raise Pressure on Greenberg
A grand jury indicted three former executives of General Re and one former executive of A.I.G. with charges of fraud and conspiracy...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
Amazon's Profit Fell 43% in Its 4th Quarter
Amazon reported lower than expected revenue along with much higher expenses, but blamed the profit drop on a reduced tax benefit...
New York Times - February 3, 2006
NFL: Detroit steels for Super Bowl
Super Bowl XL pits the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
Basketball: LeBron tops All-Stars
Cleveland ace LeBron James will lead the Eastern Conference in the 20 February All-Star game in Houston...
BBC News - February 3, 2006
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