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Madonna, Ritchie to begin divorce in London Friday
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck tours refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Palestinian leader appeals to Israelis in peace ad
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ethnic Turk wins political prominence in Germany
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Salvador archbishop nixes probe of killed Jesuits
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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US News Archive for April 2006:
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Hussein defends death orders
A grinning and poetic Saddam Hussein is cross-examined for the first time in his trial, saying he approved 1980s death sentences against Shiites because they were trying to assassinate him. The session came a day after prosecutors indicted Hussein on separate charges of genocide, accusing him of trying to exterminate Kurds in a 1980s campaign...
CNN - April 5, 2006
Giuliani to testify at 9/11 trial
Rudy Giuliani, who led New York through its darkest days after the September 11 terrorist attacks, will be among the first witnesses when the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui resumes on Thursday, CNN has learned...
CNN - April 5, 2006
Mayor Asks Donors to Back His Agenda
Michael R. Bloomberg said today that candidates who don't support his priorities should be denied funding...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Frist: Dems put immigration bill at risk
The Senate majority leader accused Democrats of blocking debate on immigration and warned that the body could fail to produce legislation...
CNN - April 5, 2006
Immigration Bill Stalls in Senate
Senator Bill Frist, the Republican majority leader who has imposed an end-of-the-week deadline for a vote, said today that time was running out...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
City Council Backs Yankees' Plan for New Stadium
The vote was the biggest hurdle facing the team's ambitious plan to replace its storied Bronx home...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
$14 Million for Research on Stem Cells
LOS ANGELES, April 4 — California's stem cell research program has arranged for a stopgap infusion of $14 million from philanthropic foundations started by some of California's wealthiest businesspeople...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Merck Raises Quarterly Earnings Forecast
By Reuters...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Witness Says Skilling Tried To Put Some Rein on Fastow
HOUSTON, April 4 — A defense witness in the Enron trial chipped away yesterday at government claims that a former chief executive, Jeffrey K. Skilling, allowed off-the-books partnerships to be used to manipulate Enron's books...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Merrill Expects A Cut in Profit
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
US lawmaker claims police racism
A US congresswoman accuses police on Capitol Hill of racism after an altercation with a policeman...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Bush pushes his immigration plan
The US president urges senators to pass controversial immigration reform, including a guest worker plan...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Colombian rebels kill 15 soldiers
At least 15 Colombian troops are killed in a series of clashes with Farc rebels, military officials say...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Minnesota town fights flood
Red River and Wild Rice River crept toward flood crests Wednesday near Hendrum, Minnesota, but a stout earthen dike kept the community mostly dry, allowing flood-fighters focus on sandbagging around farmhouses...
CNN - April 5, 2006
Bush: Guest-worker plan 'not amnesty'
As Senate Democrats moved to force a procedural vote on a controversial immigration bill, President Bush on Wednesday urged senators to pass "a guest worker provision that is not amnesty." ...
CNN - April 5, 2006
Last Gasp of Winter Arrives With Supersized Snowflakes
The snow began around 11 a.m. in Manhattan. National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Morrin predicted it would result in no more than a dusting of white on grassy areas or car tops...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Apple Allows Windows on Its Machines
The move, a recognition of the growing interest, turns a decades-long rivalry on its head...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Couric Announces Departure From 'Today' Show
At CBS, Katie Couric will become the first woman ever to lead an evening newscast on her own...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
US service sector grows strongly
The US service sector grew at an unexpectedly fast pace in March, according to closely-watched new data...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
NBA: Carter helps Nets land title
New Jersey Nets win their fourth NBA Divisional title in five years...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Woods questions Augusta length
Tiger Woods says the decision to lengthen Augusta National has narrowed the field of potential Masters winners...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Couric to become sole news anchor
Katie Couric is to become the first woman to solely present a US evening news bulletin as she leaves NBC's Today...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Hussein is cross-examined
A grinning and poetic Saddam Hussein was cross-examined for the first time in his trial Wednesday, saying he approved 1980s death sentences against Shiites because they were trying to assassinate him...
CNN - April 5, 2006
What's in a Building's Name? More Than Meets the Eye
The MONY Building, a Midtown Manhattan office tower named more than a half century ago for the Mutual of New York insurance company and the inspiration for the 1960's pop hit "Mony Mony," may soon have a new name...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
World Business Briefing: Europe, Asia
EUROPE...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Europe Weakens Its Proposal on Single Market for Services
The watered-down proposal comes as the European Commission tries to stop efforts by national governments to protect local companies from foreign competitors...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Microsoft Wins Big Order for Cellphone Software
Microsoft has won its biggest contract ever for mobile phone software, an order from the U.S. Census Bureau for 500,000 handsets...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Spitzer Files Suit Over Pop-Up Ads
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of New York filed a lawsuit accusing Direct Revenue of secretly installing spyware to monitor computer users' online activity...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Speculation on Biomet Sale
Shares of Biomet, which makes artificial hips and knees, rose 9.7 percent on speculation that the company might be sold...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
International Paper to Sell Most of Its Forestland
The International Paper Company said it believed the deal was the largest private forestland sale in United States history...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Tenet Trial Ends in a 2nd Deadlock
It is the second time a jury deadlocked on charges that Tenet HealthSystem Hospitals funneled money to doctors who then made referrals to a company hospital...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Market Place: Citigroup Free Again to Do Deals
After more than a year of mopping up a mess of regulatory scandals, Citigroup said yesterday that the Federal Reserve had cleared it to pursue big deals...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
A Terrain That Peaks at $33,392 and Bottoms at $21
Wealth measured by dividend income is not just concentrated among the rich, it is also concentrated geographically...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Computer Sciences, Exploring a Sale, Hires Goldman Sachs
The Computer Sciences Corporation shares set a 52-week high after the company said it had hired Goldman Sachs for advice on a possible sale of the company...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Arcelor Defends Against Takeover by Mittal Steel
The steel company Arcelor presented what investors said were its most effective weapons to date in an attempt to repel a $23 billion takeover bid by MittalSteel...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Disney Phone Service Has Parents in Mind
The Walt Disney Company will introduce a wireless phone service that will allow parents to set limits on their children's cellphone use and track them on a map...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Child Sex as Internet Fare, Through Eyes of a Victim
Witnesses testified that the sexual exploitation of children on the Internet is a $20 billion industry that continues to expand in the U.S. and abroad...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
NBC Is Poised to Hire Couric's Replacement
NBC is near an agreement with Meredith Vieira of ABC to replace Katie Couric as co-host of the "Today" show...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Dipping Into History for Inspiration
One of the best-known adverstising campaigns, for Polaroid cameras and film, will be the featured at The Museum of Television and Radio...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Lifting Rates in '00, Fed Knew of Market Risk
In May 2000, the Federal Reserve raised its main interest rate by the most in five years, even as its chief forecaster warned of a possible stock market collapse...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
David Leonhardt: The Economics of Henry Ford May Be Passé
Henry Ford's idea that the best way to a healthy economy is through high wages to rank-and-file workers is increasingly falling by the wayside...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
A Suburban Builder Heads for the City
Toll Brothers, perhaps the best-known builder of luxury homes in the country, is developing 5 sites in New York City...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Nasdaq Hits 5-Year High in Broad Rally
The Nasdaq rose 8.62 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,345.36, its highest close since February 2001...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
6,000 Pilots at Delta Air Vote to Strike
The pilots at Delta Air Lines resisted more concessions by voting to approve a strike should their contract be voided by an arbitration panel...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
At the Enron Trial, Skilling Then vs. Skilling Now
Jeffrey K. Skilling, Enron's former chief executive, will have to confront his own past testimony as he moves from the defense table to the witness stand...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Wal-Mart Offers Aid to Rivals
The giant discount retailer announced a wide-ranging effort to support small businesses near its new urban stores, including those with which it competes...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Patchy Recovery in New Orleans
There are signs of a steady but unsure recovery in New Orleans, but these signs only bring into sharp relief the sluggish pace of the city's economic recovery...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Netflix sues Blockbuster
Online movie-rental service Netflix sues Blockbuster claiming its rival copied its way of doing business...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Abducted boys killed in Venezuela
The bodies of three Canadian boys, kidnapped more than a month ago in Venezuela, are found...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
Thaksin quits, but turmoil remains
Thailand's political crisis may have come to a head with the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but the weeks ahead promise further turmoil. Thaksin made the announcement in a televised speech shortly after meeting with Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
CNN - April 5, 2006
DeLay calling it quits
Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay said Tuesday he's dropping his bid for re-election, while insisting he's never acted improperly...
CNN - April 5, 2006
Possible Crack in the Boycott of Danish Goods
A group of prominent Islamic scholars said one company had worked to reach out to Muslims and so should not be boycotted...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Families With Full Plates, Sitting Down to Dinner
Many parents are marshaling their best organizational skills to arrange family dinners at least once a week...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Low-Calorie Diet May Lead to Longer Life
The study's findings lend support to the theory that eating less may prolong life same for people...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Maryland 78, Duke 75, O.T.: Young and Fabulous, Maryland Stuns Duke for Title
Kristi Toliver scored the game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation and helped fuel Maryland's comeback from a 13-point deficit for its first N.C.A.A. women's basketball championship...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Big Gain for Rich Seen in Tax Cuts for Investments
President Bush's tax cuts reduced the bills of taxpayers with incomes greater than $10 million by $500,000...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Massachusetts Sets Health Plan for Nearly All
Combining ideas from across the political spectrum, the state would be the first to require its citizens to have insurance...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
News Analysis: A Partisan Leaves; Will an Era Follow Suit?
Representative Tom DeLay, perhaps more than any other politician, embodied the intense polarization of his times...
New York Times - April 5, 2006
Rap producer files for bankruptcy
US rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight files for bankruptcy in an effort to save his Death Row label...
BBC News - April 5, 2006
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