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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for June 2007:
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Suicide car bomb kills 15 in Iraq
A suicide car bomber struck a local market Tuesday near Falluja, killing 15 people and wounding 13, the U.S. military said. The attack happened in Ameriya, south of Falluja in Anbar province west of the Iraqi capital, the military said...
CNN - June 5, 2007
GOP debaters begin New Hampshire battle
Ten Republican presidential hopefuls have gone into the lion's den of debate Tuesday with the shadow of well-known potential candidate Fred Thompson nipping at their heels...
CNN - June 5, 2007
French Open: Henin Defeats Williams at French Open
Serena Williams's game failed her and Justine Henin rose to the occasion in the most anticipated and potentially heated match at the French Open so far...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Dozens Killed in Violence Around Iraq
BAGHDAD, June 5 ? Up to 18 people were killed south of Falluja today when a suicide bomber driving a truck packed with high explosives plowed into a busy commercial district. The attack also wounded at least 15 people, according to a local Iraqi police official...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
4th Suspect in Kennedy Airport Plot Surrenders
Abdel Nur, charged with three others in an alleged plot to blow up jet fuel tanks, was taken into custody in Trinidad...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Chinese Stocks Rebound After Losses
The remarkable volatility underlined the extent to which investors look to the government for cues on when to buy and when to sell...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
HBO Names 4 New Top Corporate Officers
Bill Nelson and three other executives with long careers at HBO will replace Chris Albrecht, who resigned...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Economix: Doing the Lumbar Fusion Dance
The main reason so many people lack health insurance is because of its cost and a big reason for that cost is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care like knee replacements and lumbar fusion procedures...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Union claims rival Dow Jones bid
The main union at the Dow Jones group claims billionaire Ron Burkle is looking at making a rival bid for the firm...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Canada bars Winnie Mandela visit
Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela is refused entry to Canada, where she was to attend arts event...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Fourth 'JFK plot' man surrenders
The last of four suspects in an alleged plot to blow up New York's JFK airport hands himself in, Trinidad police say...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Former White House aide jailed
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for lying to investigators about what he told reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose name was leaked to the media in 2003. He also was fined $250,000...
CNN - June 5, 2007
No survivors found in transplant jet crash
A life-saving mission was cut short when a plane carrying six members of an organ transplant team went down in Lake Michigan shortly after the pilot signaled an emergency...
CNN - June 5, 2007
Libby gets 30 months in CIA leak case
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying to investigators probing the leak of a CIA operative's identity. He also was fined $250,000. Libby plans to appeal the verdict...
CNN - June 5, 2007
Tribunal System, Newly Righted, Stumbles Again
The White House?s attempt to create a justice system for terrorism suspects has yet to complete a single trial...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Basque Group Ends Ceasefire
ETA, the armed Basque separatist group, today vowed to resume its violent struggle for an independent nation...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Libby Gets 30 Months in Prison in C.I.A. Leak Case
A federal judge today sentenced I. Lewis Libby Jr., the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, for perjury and obstructing an inquiry into the leak of a C.I.A. operative?s identity...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency
The decision was a sharp rebuke for the F.C.C. and for the Bush administration...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
US telecom firm sold for $8.5bn
Telecoms equipment-maker Avaya accepts an $8.5bn takeover offer from private equity groups...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Bernanke sees US rebound
Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke expects the US economy to rebound, even as the housing slump continues...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
US lawmaker charged with bribes
US lawmaker William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 in his freezer, is charged with bribery and corruption...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
US anti-war marine punished
A US military panel recommends a marine be involuntarily discharged for taking part in an anti-war demonstration...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Bush: Don't fear missile shield
U.S. President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Russia was not his country's enemy and had nothing to fear from U.S. plans for a Europe-based missile defense program...
CNN - June 5, 2007
Legal victory for Gitmo detainees
Military judges at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, threw out war crimes charges against an aide to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and against a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier...
CNN - June 5, 2007
Avaya Deal Reached
Two equity firms, Silver Lake Partners and the Texas Pacific Group, agreed Monday night to acquire Avaya, the computer-networking company, for $8.2 billion...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
An Ad Deal for Google
The online software pioneer Salesforce.com will help the Internet search leader Google sell ads as part of a partnership...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Venture Fund to Seek Out Cost Cutters in Health Care
Dr. David J. Brailer, a former senior health official in the Bush administration, is starting a $700 million private equity fund, Health Evolution Partners...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Chinese Stocks Rebound After Drop
Share prices plunged another 7 percent this morning, only to turn around in the afternoon to finish with gains...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
The world's heaviest man
Duncan Kennedy meets the Mexican billed as the world's heaviest man and finds out about his special diet...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Brazil and India 'to boost trade'
Brazil and India set targets to substantially increase trade, after meetings between Brazil's president and Indian leaders...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Ducks close on Stanley Cup
Andy McDonald scores twice and set up a third as Anaheim edge Ottawa 3-2 to stand on the brink of winning their first Stanley Cup...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Serena & Henin set for rematch
Serena Williams and Justine Henin meet in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday - a repeat of the controversial 2003 semi-final...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Lee to make second Katrina film
Director Spike Lee says he will make a follow-up to his film about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Hilton 'doing well' in LA prison
US socialite Paris Hilton is doing well after her first night in a Los Angeles prison, according to her lawyer...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
10 charged with alleged Laos plot
Ten people, including a former general in the Laotian army, were arrested and charged in the United States with an alleged plot to overthrow the Laotian government...
CNN - June 5, 2007
Legal wins for two Guantanamo detainees
Military judges dismissed charges Monday against a Guantanamo detainee who chauffeured Osama bin Laden and another who allegedly killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, marking a setback to Washington's attempts to try detainees in military court...
CNN - June 5, 2007
Organ-transplant jet crashes in Lake Michigan
A medical transport jet carrying six people went down Monday afternoon in Lake Michigan shortly after the pilot signaled an emergency, authorities said. There was no word on survivors...
CNN - June 5, 2007
GOP 10 jostle for spotlight
Ten Republican presidential hopefuls go into the lion's den of debate Wednesday with the shadow of another possible runner hanging at their shoulders. One issue that could provide fireworks is the immigration bill supported by President Bush but which has sharply divided Republicans. Meanwhile, former Sen. Fred Thompson, who is not yet officially running, is already being attacked, reflecting the frustrations of the lesser known candidates...
CNN - June 5, 2007
The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive
A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Ruling Helps Prosecutors in Death Penalty Cases
A Supreme Court decision makes it easier to remove potential jurors who express ambivalence about the death penalty...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Congressman Sought Bribes, Indictment Says
The indictment said that William J. Jefferson sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming Dies at 74
Under Wyoming?s election laws, the state Republican Party will nominate three people to be his successor...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
A Point System for Immigrants Incites Passions
As Congress resumes work on the immigration bill, a point system to evaluate would-be immigrants based on job and language skills will be at the heart of the debate...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Military Judges Dismiss Charges for 2 Detainees
The rulings, the latest legal setbacks for the government?s effort to bring war crimes charges against detainees, could stall the military?s prosecutions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
S.E.C. Charges Settled
Two former directors at Putnam Investments have agreed to pay $400,000 each to settle charges that they had engaged in improper trading...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
April Factory Orders and Capital Goods Send Mixed Signals
Orders placed with American factories rose less than forecast in April, while gains in capital-goods spending might presage stronger business investment...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Asset Manager to Oppose Biomet Takeover Offer
At least one significant investor in Biomet, an artificial joint maker, plans to vote against a proposed $10.9 billion deal for the company...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Post Slight Gains as Slide in China Is Shrugged Off
Wall Street recovered from a mostly down session on Monday, eking out a gain as investors brushed off another slide in Chinese stocks...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Dominion Resources to Sell Most of Its Onshore Oil and Gas Units
The gas and electric company Dominion Resources said that it would sell some of its operations in the United States for a combined $6.5 billion...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Palm Investor Sees Hand-Held Free-for-All
The private equity investment in Palm Inc. is a gamble that the history of two companies in the personal computer industry won?t repeat itself...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Warner Group in Deal to Offer Free Music via Internet Site
The Warner Music Group has made a deal with an Internet start-up, Lala.com, that will allow anyone to listen to its music free...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Panel to Advise F.D.A. on Medical Risks
The Food and Drug Administration will appoint a panel of outside specialists to advise the agency on how to tell the public about medicines...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Advertising: Star Power Backfires, Costing Agency a Client
When a London agency featured images of Kurt Cobain and other dead rock stars in ads for Dr. Martens footwear, it and its client got burned...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Competing as Software Goes to Web
In the battle between Apple and Microsoft, two men are in charge of competing efforts to ensure that the PC?s basic software stays relevant in a Web-centered world...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Ex-Cisco Executive to Lead Joost, Internet TV Provider
The high-profile Internet start-up Joost plans to announce today that it has hired Michelangelo Volpi, 40, as its new chief executive...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Inquiry Into Jackson Hewitt?s Tax Return Practices Widens
Federal authorities have expanded an investigation into allegations that Jackson Hewitt offices helped prepare fraudulent income-tax returns...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
On The Road: A Summer Sequel That No One Wants to See
The air travel system is already a mess, and it?s only springtime...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Europe Moves to Make Big Polluters Pay for Emissions
Europe is moving toward forcing large polluters to pay for most, if not all, permits to produce climate-changing gases...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Ex-Official for Enron?s Internet Unit Sentenced to 2 Years
Kevin P. Hannon was sentenced to time in federal prison for his role in the fraud that led to the company?s collapse...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Accents on the Wrong Syl-LA-ble
Many educated nonnative English speakers working in the United States take voice training and accent reduction...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
Conrad Black Defense Balks on Trump
A decision not to call as a witness Donald J. Trump underscored that the trial of Conrad M. Black has been mostly a muted affair...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
China Stocks Extend Loss, Falling 8.3%
China?s stock markets have tumbled again, worsening one of the biggest sell-offs in years after the government?s move to impose a higher tax on stock trades...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
2 Sides Meet Face to Face on Dow Jones
Rupert Murdoch made clear that he would not accept a sale proposal that would keep The Wall Street Journal out of his editorial control...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
When Fakery Turns Fatal
Food scares are the latest indications that producing fake goods is still woven into the fabric of China?s economy...
New York Times - June 5, 2007
America's great faith divide
Justin Webb in the US finds some Americans are worried about the trend towards religiosity in public life...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
Laos 'coup plot' uncovered in US
US prosecutors charge nine people with plotting a coup in Laos, including a prominent former Laotian general...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
US condemns Venezuela over TV
The US Secretary of State say Venezuela's decision to close an opposition TV station is "undemocratic"...
BBC News - June 5, 2007
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