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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
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Accused 911 mastermind asks judge to be executed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Olmert Israel moving toward using force in Gaza
Israel is inching toward using military force against Hamas in the Gaza Strip because Egyptian cease-fire efforts there are not "ripening," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
911 mastermind tells hearing he wants martyrdom
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Al-Qaida claims Danish Embassy attack in Pakistan
Denmark shared a video of the suicide car bombing against its embassy in Islamabad with Pakistani investigators, as an Internet posting Thursday purportedly by al-Qaida claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Gordon Ramsay opens restaurant in West Hollywood
Gordon Ramsay is in a California state of mind...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Giambis pinch-hit HR in 9th leads Yanks over Jays
Pinch-hitter Jason Giambi connected for a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Jones homers, lifts Orioles over Twins
Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Jones homers to lift Orioles over Twins 3-2
Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Continental Airlines to cut 3,000 jobs, capacity
Continental Airlines is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs and an industry in "crisis."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Oil prices hold above $122 a barrel
Oil held above $122 a barrel Thursday in Asia after dropping more than $2 overnight on worries about declining demand in the U.S. and abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Analysis Clintons efforts to foretell her future
Hillary Rodham Clinton _ former first lady, New York senator and Democratic presidential candidate who won 18 million votes _ is not your typical mouthpiece...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton disavows push to make her veep
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday disavowed efforts by some supporters who have urged Barack Obama to choose her as his running mate. The push-back came a day after the former first lady said she would end her quest for the Democratic nomination and endorse the Illinois senator...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
McCain defends position on Florida measures
Republican John McCain faced tough questions Thursday about why he opposed a measure to restore the Everglades that had broad support from Florida officials, including Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and GOP Sen. Mel Martinez...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama signals Republicans face fierce fight in Va.
Barack Obama reveled Thursday in his newfound status as the likely Democratic nominee and signaled that Republicans face a fierce fight over Virginia this fall, a state long-held by the GOP...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM closing 4 truck, SUV plants in North America
General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, affecting 10,000 workers, as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
UN chief food production must rise 50 percent by 2030
The U.N. secretary-general says world food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Foreclosures hit a record high and more coming
The foreclosure hammer is hitting ever harder. People lost their homes at the highest rate on record in the first three months of the year, and late payments soared to a new high, too _ an alarming sign that the housing crisis and its damage to the national economy may only get worse...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Vodafone confirms Verizons Alltel talks
Vodafone Group PLC confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks about acquiring U.S. carrier Alltel Communications LLC...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths across the US
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths. A woman died Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell on a vehicle in Annandale, a Washington, D.C., suburb, a fire department spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Schwarzenegger declares drought in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a statewide drought after two years of below-average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff and a court-ordered restriction on water transfers...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Illinois scandal threatens presidential race
A day after Barack Obama sealed the Democratic nomination for president, a corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who once bankrolled his campaign resurfaced to slightly dampen the festivities...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Ill. scandal threatens to cast shadow on presidential race
A day after Barack Obama sealed the Democratic nomination for president, a corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who helped bankroll his past campaigns resurfaced to slightly dampen the festivities...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in Tennessee
Authorities were searching Thursday for a man accused of shooting a deputy to death and wounding another law enforcement officer, a prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
WWII vet who earned Medal of Honor at 17 has died
Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital. He was 80...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in eastern Tenn.
Authorities were searching Thursday morning for a man accused of shooting two law enforcement officers, killing one, a local prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town
Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
4 incest charges against Warren Jeffs dropped
An Arizona judge dropped four of eight charges against Warren Jeffs, even as authorities in Texas looked into whether the polygamist sect leader had relationships with four girls at the west Texas ranch raided in April...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded serving warrant in Tenn.
A deputy just two weeks out of law enforcement training was shot to death and another officer was wounded Thursday as they tried take a suspect into custody on a probation violation warrant...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Storms pop up in Plains as forecasters sound alarm
Severe storms popped up over the Great Plains on Thursday afternoon as forecasters warned of a potential tornado outbreak that could rival that of a June day in 1974 when 22 people were killed...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Stolen Jesus statue returned to Detroit church
A Detroit woman has found Jesus ... in an alley...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
WWII vet who earned Medal of Honor at 17 dies
Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital. He was 80...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Video shows bystanders ignoring hit-and-run victim
Police released chilling surveillance video of a hit-and-run accident in hopes of catching the unidientified driver who ran down a 78-year-old pedestrian, paralyzing him, and to show the callousness of bystanders who did nothing to help...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Former clerk gets 6-months for stadium attack hoax
A former grocery clerk must serve six months in federal prison for making bogus Internet postings warning of terrorist attacks against NFL stadiums, a judge ruled Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
2 men scale 52-story NYT building within hours
A midtown Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
NY skyscraper hosts 2 daredevil stunts in 1 day
A midtown Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
All-out manhunt on for suspected killer in Tenn.
A deputy just two weeks out of law enforcement training was shot to death and another officer was wounded Thursday as they tried take a suspect into custody on a probation violation warrant. The suspect was still at large...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs debate
Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rape, torture suspect goes on trial in NYC
An ex-convict went on trial Thursday on charges of raping, torturing and burning a Columbia University graduate student in a 19-hour attack during which her eyelids were slit and she was forced to take so many painkillers that her liver failed...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Denver pastor pleads in insurance fraud case
A prominent Denver pastor has pleaded guilty to felony theft in an insurance fraud case...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Air Force Sensor moisture caused 1st B-2 crash
The Air Force says the first crash of a B-2 stealth bomber was caused by moisture in sensors...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Correction Severe weather story
In a June 4 story about severe weather, The Associated Press, relying on information from fire officials, incorrectly reported the gender of a person who was killed when a tree fell on top of a car. Fire officials in Fairfax County, Va., now say the person was a 57-year-old man from Delaware...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Mount Rainier to hold ribbon-cutting for toilet
Mount Rainier National Park is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to activate a new bio toilet at Cougar Rock Campground...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Teen accused of trying to have schoolmate killed
A 17-year-old student tried to hire a classmate to kill a girl he suspected of interfering in his relationship with another girl, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Mass. lawmaker accused in sex case enters hospital
A state senator accused of attempting to grope one woman and of making lewd comments to another was admitted to a hospital Thursday with an undisclosed illness, hours after saying he would not seek re-election in the fall...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind asks judge to be executed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Olmert Israel moving toward using force in Gaza
Israel is inching toward using military force against Hamas in the Gaza Strip because Egyptian cease-fire efforts there are not "ripening," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
911 mastermind tells hearing he wants martyrdom
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
2 men scale 52-story NYT building within hours
A midtown Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs debate
Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Al-Qaida claims Danish Embassy attack in Pakistan
Denmark shared a video of the suicide car bombing against its embassy in Islamabad with Pakistani investigators, as an Internet posting Thursday purportedly by al-Qaida claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Jones homers to lift Orioles over Twins 3-2
Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Gordon Ramsay opens restaurant in West Hollywood
Gordon Ramsay is in a California state of mind...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
NY skyscraper hosts 2 daredevil stunts in 1 day
A midtown Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
McCain defends position on Florida measures
Republican John McCain faced tough questions Thursday about why he opposed a measure to restore the Everglades that had broad support from Florida officials, including Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and GOP Sen. Mel Martinez...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Giambis pinch-hit HR in 9th leads Yanks over Jays
Pinch-hitter Jason Giambi connected for a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Jones homers, lifts Orioles over Twins
Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Vodafone confirms Verizons Alltel talks
Vodafone Group PLC confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks about acquiring U.S. carrier Alltel Communications LLC...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Continental Airlines to cut 3,000 jobs, capacity
Continental Airlines is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs and an industry in "crisis."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Oil prices hold above $122 a barrel
Oil held above $122 a barrel Thursday in Asia after dropping more than $2 overnight on worries about declining demand in the U.S. and abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Analysis Clintons efforts to foretell her future
Hillary Rodham Clinton _ former first lady, New York senator and Democratic presidential candidate who won 18 million votes _ is not your typical mouthpiece...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton disavows push to make her veep
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday disavowed efforts by some supporters who have urged Barack Obama to choose her as his running mate. The push-back came a day after the former first lady said she would end her quest for the Democratic nomination and endorse the Illinois senator...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM closing 4 truck, SUV plants in North America
General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, affecting 10,000 workers, as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
UN chief food production must rise 50 percent by 2030
The U.N. secretary-general says world food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Foreclosures hit a record high and more coming
The foreclosure hammer is hitting ever harder. People lost their homes at the highest rate on record in the first three months of the year, and late payments soared to a new high, too _ an alarming sign that the housing crisis and its damage to the national economy may only get worse...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths across the US
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths. A woman died Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell on a vehicle in Annandale, a Washington, D.C., suburb, a fire department spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama clinches nomination, plans celebration
Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Prosecutors say disgraced NBA ref deserves break
Just before an NBA game on Dec. 26, 2006, Tim Donaghy overheard an official scorekeeper say that one of the teams playing that night, the Memphis Grizzlies, was "all banged up" with injuries...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama clinches nomination, Clinton open to VP slot
Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House. Vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton swiftly signaled an interest in joining the ticket as his running mate...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Minor accident on the set of Hannah Montana movie
No one was seriously injured when the wind blew a projection screen against a Ferris wheel on the set of "Hannah Montana: The Movie," witnesses said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM to close 4 plants, focus on small cars
General Motors Corp. officially blew up its old business model Tuesday, closing four pickup truck and sport utility vehicle factories, announcing a new small car that could get 45 miles per gallon and shedding 8,350 jobs in the process...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rascal Flatts to appear in Hannah Montana movie
The country group Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Michelle Obama to be a guest host on The View
Michelle Obama will be a guest host on "The View" on June 18...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Pacman back on the field with Cowboys
Adam "Pacman" Jones is already showing his new teammates some of his playmaking skills...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
All-out manhunt on for suspected killer in Tenn.
A deputy just two weeks out of law enforcement training was shot to death and another officer was wounded Thursday as they tried take a suspect into custody on a probation violation warrant. The suspect was still at large...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded serving warrant in Tenn.
A deputy just two weeks out of law enforcement training was shot to death and another officer was wounded Thursday as they tried take a suspect into custody on a probation violation warrant...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama signals Republicans face fierce fight in Va.
Barack Obama reveled Thursday in his newfound status as the likely Democratic nominee and signaled that Republicans face a fierce fight over Virginia this fall, a state long-held by the GOP...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in Tennessee
Authorities were searching Thursday for a man accused of shooting a deputy to death and wounding another law enforcement officer, a prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in eastern Tenn.
Authorities were searching Thursday morning for a man accused of shooting two law enforcement officers, killing one, a local prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Fed backs bank's Countrywide buy
Bank of America is free to take over the country's biggest mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial, the Federal Reserve says...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Behind bars
UK man held in the US for 21 years loses plea for mercy...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Decision time
Who could Barack Obama pick as his running mate?...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Gay soldier's fate grips Brazil
Brazilian military police arrest a soldier who revealed he was gay to a national news magazine but deny discrimination...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Top US air force officials resign
The US air force's chief of staff and another official resign after a series of errors involving nuclear weapons and parts...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
UN states forge global food plan
Despite objections from Argentina, heads of state at a UN summit agree a global plan to tackle soaring food prices...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind wants death sentence
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he wants the death sentence. He and four alleged confederates faced a military judge Thursday in their long-awaited first appearance before a war-crimes tribunal...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
US, British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe
The U.S. Embassy says its diplomats and British colleagues were attacked as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
China arrests 16 Tibetan monks
Chinese police have arrested 16 Tibetan Buddhist monks who were allegedly involved in a series of bombings after unrest swept the Himalayan region this spring, state media said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Fuel protests erupt in India, Malaysia
Protests broke out Thursday in India and Malaysia as consumers reacted angrily to sharp fuel price hikes that could undermine governments in both countries...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Al-Qaida claims Danish Embassy attack in Pakistan
Denmark shared a video of the suicide car bombing against its embassy in Islamabad with Pakistani investigators, as an Internet posting Thursday purportedly by al-Qaida claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rays, Red Sox get testy in fight for first
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Probst Production problems on Survivor Gabon
Jeff Probst says the upcoming season of "Survivor" has already hit a few snags...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Ozzy Osbourne accepts libel damages and apology
Ozzy Osbourne has accepted undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a newspaper claim that he was ill at the Brit Awards...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama
Her path to the nomination inevitable no more, Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to announce she is ending her groundbreaking candidacy and supporting Barack Obama, her rival in a presidential quest for the ages...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Safina beats Kuznetsova to reach French Open final
Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Votto and Volquez lead Reds
Joey Votto had the hit that gave Edinson Volquez the little room he needed...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Vodafone confirms Verizons Alltel talks
Vodafone Group PLC confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks about acquiring U.S. carrier Alltel Communications LLC...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Continental Airlines to cut 3,000 jobs, capacity
Continental Airlines is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs and an industry in "crisis."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Oil prices hold above $122 a barrel
Oil held above $122 a barrel Thursday in Asia after dropping more than $2 overnight on worries about declining demand in the U.S. and abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM closing 4 truck, SUV plants in North America
General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, affecting 10,000 workers, as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton open to VP nod
Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues Tuesday she would be consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate, and advisers said she was withholding a formal departure from the race partly to use her remaining leverage to press for a spot on the ticket...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Next up for Kennedy Chemo, radiation treatments
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was recovering Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center, a day after undergoing an aggressive surgery that experts said was designed to reduce his brain tumor and give chemotherapy and radiation treatments a chance to work...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
3 dead in severe weather across nation
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Lawyer Patriots player arrested, turns informant
A starting lineman for the New England Patriots worked as an informant for federal drug agents after he was arrested in New York on a charge of carrying the powerful painkiller oxycodone without a prescription, an attorney said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Jury Rezko guilty of 16 counts in corruption case
A federal jury has found a prominent political fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of 16 of 24 counts in his corruption trial...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Mistrial in case of Seattle Jewish center shooter
A mistrial has been declared for the man accused of the 2006 shootings at a Seattle Jewish center that left a woman dead and five others wounded...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths across the US
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths. A woman died Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell on a vehicle in Annandale, a Washington, D.C., suburb, a fire department spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Illinois scandal threatens presidential race
A day after Barack Obama sealed the Democratic nomination for president, a corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who once bankrolled his campaign resurfaced to slightly dampen the festivities...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Army US chemical weapons incineration on track
When the Army began building incinerators to destroy tons of deadly chemical weapons, many feared the worst...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Chemical blaze sent Californians indoors
A raging fire that engulfed three truck tankers at a Northern California chemical plant Wednesday kept residents in about 2,500 homes indoors for several hours before firefighters extinguished the flames...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Blaze at Fairfield chemical plant extinguished
A raging fire that engulfed three truck tankers at a Northern California chemical plant Wednesday kept residents in about 2,500 homes indoors for several hours before firefighters extinguished the flames...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Political fundraiser convicted in corruption trial
A prominent fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted of fraud, money laundering and bribery Wednesday after a trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in eastern Tenn.
Authorities were searching Thursday morning for a man accused of shooting two law enforcement officers, killing one, a local prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town
Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
4 incest charges against Warren Jeffs dropped
An Arizona judge dropped four of eight charges against Warren Jeffs, even as authorities in Texas looked into whether the polygamist sect leader had relationships with four girls at the west Texas ranch raided in April...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Schwarzenegger declares drought in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a statewide drought after two years of below-average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff and a court-ordered restriction on water transfers...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kennedy getting honorary degree from Harvard
Sen. Edward Kennedy is being awarded an honorary degree by Harvard University...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Former clerk gets 6-month term for stadium attack hoax
A former Wisconsin grocery clerk must serve six months in federal prison for making bogus Internet postings warning of terrorist attacks against NFL stadiums, a judge ruled Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Stolen Jesus statue returned to Detroit church
A Detroit woman has found Jesus ... in an alley...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
WWII vet who earned Medal of Honor at 17 dies
Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital. He was 80...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Ill. scandal threatens to cast shadow on presidential race
A day after Barack Obama sealed the Democratic nomination for president, a corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who helped bankroll his past campaigns resurfaced to slightly dampen the festivities...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in Tennessee
Authorities were searching Thursday for a man accused of shooting a deputy to death and wounding another law enforcement officer, a prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
WWII vet who earned Medal of Honor at 17 has died
Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital. He was 80...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
French daredevil scales New York Times building
A French skyscraper climber has been taken into custody after scaling the New York Times building in midtown Manhattan to draw attention to global warming...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Video shows bystanders ignoring hit-and-run victim
Police released chilling surveillance video of a hit-and-run accident in hopes of catching the unidientified driver who ran down a 78-year-old pedestrian, paralyzing him, and to show the callousness of bystanders who did nothing to help...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Mass. senator not seeking re-election amid sex case
A Massachusetts state senator recently arrested on charges that he groped and made lewd comments to two women says he will not seek re-election...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Storms cut power, roads from Midwest to Washington
Crews worked Thursday to restore power and clear roads cut by flash floods and landslides after waves of heavy storms crossed from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, leaving one West Virginia county without its only grocery stores and gas stations...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
NC wildlife refuge fire grows, spreads ash, smoke
A wildfire in a national wildlife refuge in rural eastern North Carolina grew to more than 16 square miles Thursday, spreading smoke and ash that affected parts of neighboring Virginia...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Study secretly tracks cell phone users outside US
Researchers secretly tracked the locations of 100,000 people outside the United States through their cell phone use and concluded that most people rarely stray more than a few miles from home...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
3 bodies found on Wyo. reservation were teen girls
A coroner says the three people found dead on an Indian reservation were teenage girls...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind wants death sentence
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he wants the death sentence. He and four alleged confederates faced a military judge Thursday in their long-awaited first appearance before a war-crimes tribunal...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
US, British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe
The U.S. Embassy says its diplomats and British colleagues were attacked as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Fuel protests erupt in India, Malaysia
Protests broke out Thursday in India and Malaysia as consumers reacted angrily to sharp fuel price hikes that could undermine governments in both countries...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Ill. scandal threatens to cast shadow on presidential race
A day after Barack Obama sealed the Democratic nomination for president, a corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who helped bankroll his past campaigns resurfaced to slightly dampen the festivities...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
WWII vet who earned Medal of Honor at 17 has died
Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital. He was 80...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Al-Qaida claims Danish Embassy attack in Pakistan
Denmark shared a video of the suicide car bombing against its embassy in Islamabad with Pakistani investigators, as an Internet posting Thursday purportedly by al-Qaida claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
China arrests 16 Tibetan monks
Chinese police have arrested 16 Tibetan Buddhist monks who were allegedly involved in a series of bombings after unrest swept the Himalayan region this spring, state media said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Probst Production problems on Survivor Gabon
Jeff Probst says the upcoming season of "Survivor" has already hit a few snags...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Ozzy Osbourne accepts libel damages and apology
Ozzy Osbourne has accepted undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a newspaper claim that he was ill at the Brit Awards...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Stolen Jesus statue returned to Detroit church
A Detroit woman has found Jesus ... in an alley...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
WWII vet who earned Medal of Honor at 17 dies
Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital. He was 80...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama
Her path to the nomination inevitable no more, Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to announce she is ending her groundbreaking candidacy and supporting Barack Obama, her rival in a presidential quest for the ages...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Safina beats Kuznetsova to reach French Open final
Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Votto and Volquez lead Reds
Joey Votto had the hit that gave Edinson Volquez the little room he needed...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rays, Red Sox get testy in fight for first
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Continental Airlines to cut 3,000 jobs, capacity
Continental Airlines is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs and an industry in "crisis."...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Oil prices hold above $122 a barrel
Oil held above $122 a barrel Thursday in Asia after dropping more than $2 overnight on worries about declining demand in the U.S. and abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton open to VP nod
Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues Tuesday she would be consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate, and advisers said she was withholding a formal departure from the race partly to use her remaining leverage to press for a spot on the ticket...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Next up for Kennedy Chemo, radiation treatments
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was recovering Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center, a day after undergoing an aggressive surgery that experts said was designed to reduce his brain tumor and give chemotherapy and radiation treatments a chance to work...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Vodafone confirms Verizons Alltel talks
Vodafone Group PLC confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks about acquiring U.S. carrier Alltel Communications LLC...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths across the US
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths. A woman died Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell on a vehicle in Annandale, a Washington, D.C., suburb, a fire department spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Bush honors basketball champs
Nice comeback, Kansas. Pretty sweet welcome back, too...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM to close 4 truck, SUV plants, focus on getting smaller
General Motors Corp. officially blew up its old business model Tuesday, closing four pickup truck and sport utility vehicle factories, announcing a new small car that could get 45 miles per gallon and shedding 10,000 jobs in the process...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM closing 4 truck, SUV plants in North America
General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, affecting 10,000 workers, as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM to close 4 plants, focus on small cars
General Motors Corp. officially blew up its old business model Tuesday, closing four pickup truck and sport utility vehicle factories, announcing a new small car that could get 45 miles per gallon and shedding 8,350 jobs in the process...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama clinches nomination, plans celebration
Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Prosecutors say disgraced NBA ref deserves break
Just before an NBA game on Dec. 26, 2006, Tim Donaghy overheard an official scorekeeper say that one of the teams playing that night, the Memphis Grizzlies, was "all banged up" with injuries...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama clinches nomination, Clinton open to VP slot
Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House. Vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton swiftly signaled an interest in joining the ticket as his running mate...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Michelle Obama to be a guest host on The View
Michelle Obama will be a guest host on "The View" on June 18...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Pacman back on the field with Cowboys
Adam "Pacman" Jones is already showing his new teammates some of his playmaking skills...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Minor accident on the set of Hannah Montana movie
No one was seriously injured when the wind blew a projection screen against a Ferris wheel on the set of "Hannah Montana: The Movie," witnesses said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in Tennessee
Authorities were searching Thursday for a man accused of shooting a deputy to death and wounding another law enforcement officer, a prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
1 officer killed, another wounded in eastern Tenn.
Authorities were searching Thursday morning for a man accused of shooting two law enforcement officers, killing one, a local prosecutor said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rascal Flatts to appear in Hannah Montana movie
The country group Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Bolivia to pay for seized shares
Bolivia agrees to pay Shell and Ashmore Energy International $240m for their shares in a key gas firm...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Fuel bill sees Continental cuts
Continental Airlines becomes the latest carrier to scale back because of its soaring fuel bill, cutting 3,000 jobs...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Verizon buys Alltel in $28bn deal
Verizon Wireless says it is buying Alltel to become the largest mobile phone network in the US, overtaking AT&T...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
US Open puts Woods with Mickelson
World number one Tiger Woods has been paired with number two Phil Mickelson and third-ranked Adam Scott for the US Open...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Detroit seal Stanley Cup victory
Detroit hold off a Pittsburgh fightback to clinch a 3-2 victory in game six and win the Stanley Cup...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Biofuel row 'stalls UN food text'
Latin American countries are refusing to sign a UN food declaration in a row over biofuels, officials tell the BBC...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
US inquiry for 'torture' deportee
The US is to investigate how it deported a Syrian-born Canadian to Syria where he was allegedly tortured...
BBC News - June 5, 2008
Study secretly tracks cell phone users outside US
Researchers secretly tracked the locations of 100,000 people outside the United States through their cell phone use and concluded that most people rarely stray more than a few miles from home...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
UN Security Council visits Darfur
The United Nations Security Council got a firsthand look Thursday at the conflict in Darfur, which has killed some 300,000 people, forced 2.5 million to flee their homes, and shows no sign of a political solution...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
China arrests 16 Tibetan monks
Chinese police have arrested 16 Tibetan Buddhist monks who were allegedly involved in a series of bombings after unrest swept the Himalayan region this spring, state media said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Fuel protests erupt in India, Malaysia
Protests broke out Thursday in India and Malaysia as consumers reacted angrily to sharp fuel price hikes that could undermine governments in both countries...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
White Sox beat Royals in 15 on Konerko homer
Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer in the 15th inning Wednesday night, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kelsey Grammer out of hospital after heart attack
The publicist for Kelsey Grammer says the actor has returned home from the hospital, four days after suffering a mild heart attack...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rascal Flatts to appear in Hannah Montana movie
The country group Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Obama, McCain work to expand battlefield
Democrat Barack Obama hopes Virginia, a former GOP stronghold with a legacy of slavery and segregation, is fertile ground as he seeks to crack the Republican bastion of the South and become the first black president...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
McCain Dont call me Bush
Barack Obama is fond of using a four-letter word to describe John McCain: Bush...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Analysis Obama, McCain set up hot campaign issue
The hot dispute between John McCain and Barack Obama about the wisdom of talking to Iran appears likely to retain its heat through the presidential campaign and enliven it...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Votto and Volquez lead Reds
Joey Votto had the hit that gave Edinson Volquez the little room he needed...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Rays, Red Sox get testy in fight for first
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kuznetsova, Kanepi advance in Paris
Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the third year in a row Tuesday by completing a fourth-round victory over Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 6-3...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Vodafone confirms Verizons Alltel talks
Vodafone Group PLC confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks about acquiring U.S. carrier Alltel Communications LLC...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Oil prices hold above $122 a barrel
Oil held above $122 a barrel Thursday in Asia after dropping more than $2 overnight on worries about declining demand in the U.S. and abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Chrysler may be next to announce production cuts
With truck and sport utility vehicle sales tumbling and its U.S.-based competitors either closing factories or cutting production, Chrysler LLC may be the next automaker to announce further cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama
Her path to the nomination inevitable no more, Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to announce she is ending her groundbreaking candidacy and supporting Barack Obama, her rival in a presidential quest for the ages...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
GM closing 4 truck, SUV plants in North America
General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, affecting 10,000 workers, as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Iraq war creats shortage of night vision gear in US
The war in Iraq is creating a major _ and perhaps deadly _ shortage of night vision goggles for civilian pilots who fly medical helicopters in the U.S...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Jury Rezko guilty of 16 counts in corruption case
A federal jury has found a prominent political fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of 16 of 24 counts in his corruption trial...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Brother FEMA trailer occupant was mentally ill
A man fatally shot by police after a 10-hour standoff Wednesday had suffered with mental illness for much of his life, and it worsened in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a family member said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
9 arrests in NY Colombo crime family takedown
A reputed acting mob boss and eight other suspected gangsters were arrested Wednesday on federal charges accusing them of coast-to-coast Mafia crimes, ranging from gangland hits in New York to a home invasion by police impersonators in Los Angeles, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Iraq war creates shortage of night vision gear in US
The war in Iraq is creating a major _ and perhaps deadly _ shortage of night vision goggles for civilian pilots who fly medical helicopters in the U.S...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Blaze at Fairfield chemical plant extinguished
A raging fire that engulfed three truck tankers at a Northern California chemical plant Wednesday kept residents in about 2,500 homes indoors for several hours before firefighters extinguished the flames...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Political fundraiser convicted in corruption trial
A prominent fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted of fraud, money laundering and bribery Wednesday after a trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Mistrial in case of Seattle Jewish center shooter
A mistrial has been declared for the man accused of the 2006 shootings at a Seattle Jewish center that left a woman dead and five others wounded...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths across the US
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths. A woman died Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell on a vehicle in Annandale, a Washington, D.C., suburb, a fire department spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
3 dead in severe weather across nation
Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Lawyer Patriots player arrested, turns informant
A starting lineman for the New England Patriots worked as an informant for federal drug agents after he was arrested in New York on a charge of carrying the powerful painkiller oxycodone without a prescription, an attorney said...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Schwarzenegger declares drought in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a statewide drought after two years of below-average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff and a court-ordered restriction on water transfers...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Illinois scandal threatens presidential race
A day after Barack Obama sealed the Democratic nomination for president, a corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who once bankrolled his campaign resurfaced to slightly dampen the festivities...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Army US chemical weapons incineration on track
When the Army began building incinerators to destroy tons of deadly chemical weapons, many feared the worst...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Chemical blaze sent Californians indoors
A raging fire that engulfed three truck tankers at a Northern California chemical plant Wednesday kept residents in about 2,500 homes indoors for several hours before firefighters extinguished the flames...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Philly unveils plan to fight home foreclosures
Courts here will launch a pilot program next week requiring mediation between homeowners and lenders before foreclosure can occur...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
Woman who cut forest trees gets 4 minute probation
At one point this year, Patricia Vincent faced up to 20 years in prison for hiring a company to chop down trees on national forest land next to her home to improve her view of Lake Tahoe...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
A look at chemical weapons destruction in the US
Percentages of the chemical weapons stockpiles that have been destroyed either by incineration or chemical neutralization at five active sites in the United States:...
Southern Ledger - June 5, 2008
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