|
|
|
|
US News Archive for January 2006:
|
 |
Residents clash with Katrina cleanup crews
Angry residents and protesters in New Orleans' devastated Lower 9th Ward clashed with workers who were using bulldozers to clear debris from a sidewalk Thursday...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Florida Court Strikes Down School Voucher Program
The court said the state constitution bars Florida from using taxpayer money to finance a private alternative to the public system...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
I.B.M. Plans to Freeze Pension Plan
The company will offer its employees 401(k) retirement benefits in the future, citing the need for a "more predictable cost structure."...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Two Win Prestigious Engineering Award
Two former Bell Laboratories researchers were named winners of the 2006 Charles Stark Draper Prize, the engineering equivalent of a Nobel award...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Retailers Post 3.4% Sales Gains; Wal-Mart Trails Rivals
The nation's merchants, waving deep discounts in the final days before Christmas, drummed up enough last-minute sales to deliver a decent 3.4 percent gain for December...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Ford's junk rating cut further
Credit rating agency S&P cuts the debt ratings of US carmaker Ford once again, pushing it further into 'junk' territory...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Padilla leaves military custody
US suspect Jose Padilla is transferred from military to a civilian custody to face terror charges...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Deadly day: 134 killed across Iraq
In the deadliest day in Iraq in nearly four months, at least 134 people are killed and scores wounded in separate insurgent-bomb attacks, authorities say...
CNN - January 5, 2006
134 killed in Iraq attacks
In the deadliest day since the December 15 elections, at least 134 people were killed in Iraq and scores were wounded in separate insurgent-bomb attacks, authorities say...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Relative: Trapped miners left notes
Some of the 12 coal miners who died following an explosion left notes behind assuring family members that their final hours trapped underground were not spent in agony, a relative said Thursday...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Bush discusses Iraq with former secretaries
President Bush reached Thursday beyond his tight circle of trusted aides to solicit the views on Iraq of former secretaries of state and defense, including some who have publicly criticized his policy there...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Doctors Believe Surviving Miner Suffered Brain Damage
Randal McCloy, the lone survivor among a group of men trapped in a West Virginia coal mine, remains in critical condition...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Last flight for US budget airline
Budget airline Independence Air prepares to make its final flight as it closes down its operations just 19 months after its launch...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Sound of 2006
US indie darlings Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are runners-up in the BBC News website's Sound of 2006 new music poll...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
The buzz comes from lobbyists
Washington is like a giant beehive in which the buzz comes from lobbyists seeking access to the queen bee - the US Congress and government...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Peru recalls Caracas envoy
Peru withdraws its envoy to Caracas after what it says is interference by Hugo Chavez in its election campaign...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Microsoft dismisses Google threat
Bill Gates plays down the threat posed to Microsoft by growing competition from internet search giant Google...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Chavez bloc begins work unopposed
Venezuelan lawmakers sit for the first time after elections produce a parliament with no seats for the opposition...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
UN to debate Haiti election delay
The UN Security Council calls an urgent session to debate the continuing postponements of Haiti's polls...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Sharon fights for life after stroke
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is fighting for his life, undergoing further surgery after suffering a major stroke, a hospital official said today...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Sharon in Critical Condition After Serious Stroke
Ariel Sharon's power as prime minister was transferred to Deputy Premier Ehud Olmert...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Manta Journal: Hidden Cost of Shark Fin Soup: Its Source May Vanish
This taste for fins is ridding the world's oceans of one of its most ancient creatures...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Texas 41, U.S.C. 38: Texas Ends U.S.C.'s 34-Game Streak in Rose Bowl Victory
Quarterback Vince Young rushed for three touchdowns and helped Texas overcome a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to win the Rose Bowl and a national title...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
American football: Longhorns win
Vince Young runs in a late touchdown as Texas upset USC 41-38 to win the US college football title...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Tennis: Agassi quits Aussie Open
Four-times former champion Andre Agassi withdraws from the Australian Open with an ankle injury...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Top US carmakers see sales fall
US carmakers report falling sales in December, marking the end of a turbulent year for America's Big Three auto firms...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Peru recalls Caracas ambassador
Peru withdraws its ambassador to Caracas after what it considers interference by Venezuela in its election campaign...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Ex-Enron bosses raise bias fears
Two former Enron bosses ask to have their fraud trials moved from Houston because they say potential jurors are biased against them...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
US court agrees Padilla move
The US Supreme Court agrees rules that terror suspect Jose Padilla can be transferred to civilian custody...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Spain to write off Bolivian debt
Spain tells Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales that it will cancel most of the country's debt to Madrid...
BBC News - January 5, 2006
Mine boss: Moans drew rescuers
Rescuers found the sole survivor of an explosion that trapped 13 miners in a West Virginia coal mine "by the sound of moans," mining officials said Wednesday...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Sharon in surgery fighting for life
The director of Hadassah Hospital says bleeding in Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's brain has not stopped and the operation will continue for several more hours...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Sharon's stroke surgery continues
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was fighting for his life early Thursday after suffering a "significant" stroke. After more than six hours of surgery, a hospital director said "the situation is a serious one."...
CNN - January 5, 2006
Gain Reported in Combating Ovary Cancer
A rarely used abdominal procedure can extend the lives of many women with advanced cases of ovarian cancer...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
A Big Government Fix-It Plan for New Orleans
The housing recovery plan would make the federal government the biggest landowner in New Orleans - for a while, at least...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Lobbyist's Guilty Plea Seen as Threat to DeLay Return
Representative Tom DeLay's return as majority leader was dashed when Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Texas 41, U.S.C. 38: Young Rallies Texas to National Title
Vince Young scrambled for an 8-yard touchdown with 19 seconds left and the No. 2 Longhorns stunned the top-ranked Trojans at the Rose Bowl...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
The Overview: In Miners' Town, Grief, Anger and Questions
Many residents and miners' families said Wednesday that the mining company should have told them sooner about the deaths...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Advertising: Networks See Telenovelas as Maybe the Next Salsa
In recent weeks, two broadcast networks said they were exploring the creation of English-language versions of telenovelas...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Bid to Move Enron Trial
HOUSTON, Jan. 4 (Reuters) - Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former Enron executives, asked a judge on Wednesday to move their coming trial out of Houston, arguing that nearly all potential jurors there are biased against them...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Toshiba Pricing HD-DVD Unit Under $500
With the announcement, the fight for control of the market for new high-definition DVD players intensified Wednesday...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
ABN Amro Mortgage Unit Settles U.S. Case
The deal settle charges that the company made false claims on federally insured home loans, federal officials said Wednesday...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Big Board Sells Licenses
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Album Sales Shift Back to a Decline
Sales of digital tracks are increasing rapidly, but not enough to compensate for the decline...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Small Business: The 'Build a Better Mousetrap' Path to Growth
Small businesses may be the best and most able to adapt to new ideas or technology, people who advise entrepreneurs say...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Aetna Announces New Chief Executive
Ronald A. Williams will succeed John W. Rowe as chief executive next month...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Two Win Prestigious Engineering Award
Two former Bell Laboratories researchers were named winners of the 2006 Charles Stark Draper Prize, the engineering equivalent of a Nobel award...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Markets Rise, but Modestly, on Mixed Economic Data
Stocks rose moderately yesterday as investors digested Tuesday's gains...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Demand for Jets Bolsters U.S. Factories
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (AP) - Orders to United States factories posted the biggest gain in three months in November, with the strength concentrated in commercial aircraft...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Sempra Agrees to Settle Energy Lawsuits
Sempra Energy said Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $377 million and change its business practices to settle class-action lawsuits...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Ex-Executives at Symbol Go on Trial
They are charged with fraudulently reporting inflated sales and earnings to meet analysts' expectations...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
President of Nickelodeon Networks to Leave Company
No specific reason was given for the departure of Herb Scannell, who built Nickelodeon into one of the nation's highest-rated cable services...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Chief Editor at People Magazine Is Promoted
Martha Nelson will now be responsible for expanding the People magazine's role as Time's leading profit generator...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Speculators Turn Away From China, Making Revaluation Less Pressing
Economists said it is becoming harder for the Bush administration to push the authorities in Beijing to allow their currency to rise against the dollar...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Economic Scene: New (and Sometimes Conflicting) Data on the Value to Society of the Job Corps
The new data raise several puzzles and paint a less optimistic picture over all...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
KPMG Hits Roadblocks in Resolving Tax Shelters
KPMG is encountering a number of obstacles as it tries to push through a settlement with investors who bought certain questionable tax shelters...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
An I.R.S. Audit May Be Cheaper Than I.R.S. Advice
Many fee discounts that taxpayers of modest means received in the past will be reduced or eliminated, the I.R.S. announced...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Wal-Mart in Their Sights, States Press for Health Benefits
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce legislation that would require large corporations to increase spending on employee health insurance...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Russia and Ukraine Reach Compromise on Natural Gas
The solution allowed both nations to save face, although Ukraine walked away with cheaper prices than most of Russia's other gas customers...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Market Place: Who's Too Busy for the Annual Meeting?
Sovereign Bancorp took the unusual step Wednesday of postponing its annual shareholder meeting...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Fashion House to Lose Creative Director
Chloé is expected to announce Thursday that its creative director, Phoebe Philo, has resigned and will leave the company...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
A Comeback for the Car Species
Sales by the major automakers, tallied Wednesday, reflected shifting consumer tastes and the effect of higher gasoline prices...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Four Years Later, Enron's Shadow Lingers as Change Comes Slowly
The lack of major debacles lately is due as much to the current stage in the economic expansion as to major changes in corporate governance...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
Crime and Consequences Still Weigh on Corporate World
The Securities and Exchange Commission agreed on a set of principles for fining companies for fraud...
New York Times - January 5, 2006
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
