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US News Archive for April 2006:
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9/11 plotter eligible for death
Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury has decided in the first U.S. trial about the September 11, 2001, attacks. Jurors agreed with prosecutors that his lies to FBI agents resulted in 9/11 deaths. The jury now must decide whether or not Moussaoui will be executed for his role in the 9/11 deaths...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Storms kill at least 27
A line of thunderstorms spun off high winds and howling tornadoes Sunday, killing at least 27 people and leaving a swath of shredded buildings, downed trees and power lines across six states...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Jury Finds Moussaoui Eligible for Execution
The jury concluded that at least one victim of the Sept. 11 attacks died as a direct result of his deception...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Stocks Give Up Early Gains on First Day of New Quarter
News of brisk deal-making and a generally positive outlook for earnings sent stocks higher early today, but the market failed to sustain the momentum...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Testimony From Skilling and Lay Could Be Decisive
The Enron trial is approaching a make-or-break moment: the testimony of Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Mexican Companies to Buy Units From Verizon
In a strategic shift, American phone companies have been selling their foreign investments...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Novartis increases Chiron offer
Swiss drug company Novartis raises its offer for US vaccine firm Chiron in a bid to speed through a takeover deal...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Sales drop goes on at GM and Ford
US carmakers GM and Ford fail to end a drop in car sales - with GM down 14%, industry figures show...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Giant U.S. military jet crashes
A U.S. Air Force C-5 cargo jet crashed and broke into pieces while trying to make an emergency landing at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, officials said. No one was killed, but several aboard were injured...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Storms kill at least 24
A line of thunderstorms spun off high winds and howling tornadoes Sunday, killing at least 24 people and leaving a swath of shredded buildings, downed trees and power lines across six states...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat...
CNN - April 3, 2006
White House shake-up may continue
Presidential press secretary Scott McClellan and Treasury Secretary John Snow could be next in a shake-up in the Bush administration, according to White House and GOP sources...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Storms Batter 8 States, Leaving at Least 16 Dead
Thunderstorms, tornados and hailstones the size of grapefruits pounded towns in eight states in the Midwest and South Sunday night...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Justices, 6-3, Sidestep Ruling on Padilla Case
The U.S. argued that the appeal over his indefinite detention was pointless after new criminal charges...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Verizon to Sell Units in Latin America and Caribbean
The sales are part of a larger strategic shift by American phone companies, which have been selling their foreign investments...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
G.M. Makes Deal to Sell Majority Stake in Finance Unit
The sale could give G.M. some breathing room as it struggles to stabilize its finances...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Argentina unearths forgotten past
Workers renovating a plaza in Buenos Aires discover a forgotten cemetery used by early immigrants in the 19th century...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Key Enron witness 'lied in court'
A key prosecution witness lied about his part in Enron related crimes, a defence witness tells a US court...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
US court rejects Padilla appeal
The US Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Jose Padilla, a US citizen who was held as an "enemy combatant"...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Bolivian leader seeks debt relief
Bolivia is urging the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) agrees to a regional debt relief program...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Venezuela takes back oil fields
Venezuela takes back oil fields owned by Total and Eni, after the foreign firms fail to agree new deals on their control...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Rice: End Iraq political stalemate
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called for an end to the "political vacuum" in Iraq and for the Iraqis to form a new government. Speaking at a news conference with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Rice said the next Iraqi prime minister must be a "strong leader" capable of unifying the people of this fractured country...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Taylor faces war crimes court
Charles Taylor's spiritual adviser said the Liberian ex-leader feels betrayed by Nigeria. Taylor appears Monday before a U.N. tribunal to face 11 counts of war crimes, including sexual slavery and mutilation...
CNN - April 3, 2006
'Fair Trade for All,' by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton: The Poor Get Poorer
A Nobel economist and a British researcher argue that free trade isn't really free, to the detriment of the developing world...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Telenovelas conquer the world
The BBC's Javier Lizarzaburu examines telenovelas - arguably the number one worldwide form of entertainment...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Immigration dominates summit
The economic gulf between Mexico and the US is nowhere more obvious than in Cancun - an appropriate backdrop for a summit dominated by the thorny issue of immigration...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Golf: Mickelson snubs sand iron
Phil Mickelson says he will compete with two drivers and no sand wedge at the Masters...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
White Sox open season with a win
World Series winners the Chicago White Sox begin their quest for a second straight title with a 10-4 win over Cleveland...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Buble rules at Canadian Grammys
Singer Michael Buble wins four prizes including best singer, at the Junos, Canada's top music awards ceremony...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
Australia, China sign uranium deal
Australia has agreed to sell uranium to China for power generation as part of what Australian Prime Minister John Howard called a "remarkable transformation" of bilateral ties during the past decade...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Immigration battle lines set
Even if the Senate manages to pass an immigration bill this week, as Majority Leader Bill Frist predicts, another fight likely would follow in the Conference Committee, with some House members fighting for a tougher bill. A GOP senator calls it "a defining moment" for his party...
CNN - April 3, 2006
Frist Is Treading a Perilous Path Leading to 2008
As he plots a possible presidential bid, Bill Frist is having mixed results leading the Senate and developing a national standing...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
In Death of Bronx Charter School, a Wider Problem
Charter schools' greatest assets — freedom and flexibility — can allow operators to get in over their heads...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Prosecution of Midwife Casts Light on Home Births
A baby's death prompted charges against a midwife in Indiana, one of 10 states with laws restricting midwifery...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
New York City Losing Blacks, Census Shows
New York City's black population declined for the first time since the draft riots during the Civil War...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Addenda
People and accounts of note...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Two Funeral Giants Make Deal to Merge
Service Corporation International is expected to announce today that it has agreed to buy the outstanding shares of Alderwoods Group in an $856 million deal that would combine the nation's largest and second-largest funeral and cemetery companies...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
At Last, Movies to Keep Arrive on the Internet
Six major studios plan to begin selling movies that can be downloaded and kept indefinitely...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Newsday Reporters Are Finding Intramural Rivals in Their Pages
Editorial staffers at Newsday were caught off-guard earlier this year when they saw bylines from amNew York crop up in their paper...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
The Math Whiz vs. the Media Moguls in a Battle for Millions
Henry C. Yuen is in a protracted legal struggle with Rupert Murdoch over Mr. Yuen's management of Gemstar and its troubled accounting...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Link by Link: Countless Dens of Uncatchable Thieves
American identity thieves tend to be easy to catch. Not so their overseas counterparts...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Air America Founders Seek Their Own Stations
Anita and Sheldon Drobny, two of the founders of Air America Radio, are taking the next step to ensure that liberal programming stays on the air: obtaining radio stations...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
As Magazine Readers Increasingly Turn to the Web, So Does Condé Nast
These investments mark a new level of commitment to the Web by Condé Nast and reflect the new reality: The Internet is an indispensable companion to print...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Advertising: At the Four A's, a Focus on Getting Stronger
The advertising industry is confronting some of its most daunting changes since the mid-20th Century, when television replaced radio as the mainstream medium of choice...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Every Click You Make, They'll Be Watching You
Would you trust a company enough to let it follow your every click online? Claria is betting its business that the answer is yes...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Hollywood's Road Trip
With movie theater ticket sales in the United States down again in 2005, more Hollywood studios are looking to the burgeoning market for local-language films...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Merger Deal Is Reached With Lucent and Alcatel
Lucent and Alcatel say they reached an agreement to merge in $13.4 billion deal...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
David Carr: Mourning Becomes Habitual
If a magazine as smart and cunning as Budget Living could not break through the newsstand, is the independent magazine no longer viable?...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Mitsubishi Harnesses Colored Lasers to Produce New-Generation Lightweight HDTV
At the heart of the first generation of this new television is an existing rear-projection technology called digital light processing...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Labor Shortage in China May Lead to Trade Shift
Shortages at hundreds of factories have led experts to conclude that the economy is undergoing a profound change...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
G.M. to Sell Majority Stake in Finance Unit
General Motors is expected to announce a deal today to sell a majority stake in its financing arm, GMAC, to a consortium of investors for $8 billion...
New York Times - April 3, 2006
Schiavo controversy still rages
A year after the death of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, the recriminations and rows continue...
BBC News - April 3, 2006
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