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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 January 2006:
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DeLay leaves leadership post
Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay today abandoned his bid to remain as House majority leader, clearing the way for leadership elections among Republicans eager to shed the taint of scandal...
CNN - January 7, 2006
DeLay won't reclaim leadership post
Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay today abandoned his bid to remain as House majority leader, clearing the way for leadership elections among Republicans eager to shed the taint of scandal. In a letter to rank-and-file Republicans, DeLay said, "I have always acted in an ethical manner."...
CNN - January 7, 2006
Miners Steering Next Generation to Different Jobs
Urged by parents years ago to stay out of the mines, many current coal miners don't want to see their children go underground...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
DeLay Ends Bid to Regain Post as G.O.P. Leader
Representative Tom DeLay's decision sets the stage for a battle over the House Republican leadership...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Dying miner 'logged final hours'
One of the 12 men who died in a US mining accident left details of the group's fight for survival, it is revealed...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
Morales seeks French support
Bolivia's President-elect Evo Morales holds talks with French President Jacques Chirac in Paris...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
Sharon's condition still critical
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's condition is still serious following his massive stroke, a Hadassah hospital spokesman said Saturday. The latest scan of Sharon's brain showed "very slight improvement," Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said, but he is not out of danger...
CNN - January 7, 2006
Elders Urge Their Children to Avoid Mines
Urged by parents years ago to stay out of the mines, many current coal miners are reluctant to see their children go underground...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Florida Lions Roam No More
A small drive-through Florida wildlife park now has a fence to separate its African lions from visitors who broke rules and opened car windows...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags
Low-income Medicare beneficiaries were often overcharged and some were turned away in the first week of Medicare's new drug benefit...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Plan Would Open All New Orleans for Rebuilding
The city's blueprint for redevelopment will recommend that residents be allowed to rebuild anywhere they like...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Jackson sued for unpaid vet bills
Singer Michael Jackson faces legal action for allegedly failing to pay veterinary bills...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
Fire destroys historic US church
A church known as the birthplace of US gospel music is destroyed in a fire in Chicago...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
Israel eyes future without Sharon
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was in stable condition Saturday after a third round of brain surgery to treat a major stroke. Meanwhile, Israel contemplated life without a man who had directly or indirectly guided its policy for decades...
CNN - January 7, 2006
Yao Wenyuan, 74, Member of Gang of Four, Is Dead
Yao Wenyuan was the last surviving member of China's notorious Gang of Four, the powerful group that was blamed for many of the excesses of the Cultural Revolution...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Short Cuts: Stranded on the Highway and Looking for Help
AAA used to be the only game in town, but today it’s a lot more complicated...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Tennis: Clijsters beats Davenport
Kim Clijsters beats Lindsay Davenport at the Champions Challenge...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
S Korean held over oil-for-food
The US arrests a South Korean lobbyist accused of working for Iraq to establish the UN oil-for-food scheme...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
Deadly attack on Sri Lanka navy
A nearly 4-year-old cease-fire between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels is coming under pressure after at least 13 sailors are killed when an explosives-laden boat hits a navy vessel on Saturday...
CNN - January 7, 2006
Basis for Spying in U.S. Is Doubted
President Bush's rationale for eavesdropping on Americans rests on questionable legal ground, a Congressional analysis said...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Miners Went by Book, but Time and Air Ran Out
Investigators are slowly piecing together the events surrounding the 12 miners who died deep inside the mine in Sago, W.Va...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
New Orleans Delays Razing Houses 2 Weeks
A federal judge on Jan. 19 will hear arguments in a lawsuit over whether New Orleans can demolish houses without homeowners' permission...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Coming Soon to TV Land: The Internet, Actually
The Internet is making the leap from the den to the living room, fueled by the rise of digital televisions...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
[TS] His Airline Didn't Skimp on the Cheese
At a time when so many airlines are struggling, it is almost criminal to see Gordon M. Bethune, the best unemployed airline executive in the U.S., on the sidelines...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
For Best Buy and Circuit City, It Was a Good December
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Big Board Selects Trader for Its Shares
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
The Indexes Surge to Their Highest Closes Since 2001
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Ex-Premier of Ukraine Attacks Gas-Price Deal
Ukraine's former prime minister, Yulia V. Tymoshenko, is emerging as a leading critic of the deal that ended the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Pataki Wants Drivers to Fill Up With Ethanol or Biodiesel
Some 200,000 New Yorkers own vehicles that can run on corn-based ethanol instead of gasoline, but many don't know it...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Victims of Bombings in Israel Seek Damages in New York
Victims of suicide bombings in Israel filed a federal lawsuit against a major British bank, claiming that money was transferred to Hamas...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
More and More Bang for More and More Bucks
In the supersized world of modern communications, cellphone plans are bulging with minutes, cable channels are proliferating and high-speed connections are, well, zippier than ever. Consumers are spending more than ever, but some are wondering if they are being showered with necessary advances or force-fed features they cannot hope to use...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
2 Bids Show New Boldness After Long German Slump
Germany has begun 2006 on an uncharacteristically bold note, pursuing two major trans-Atlantic takeover bids...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
What's Offline: Get a Life or Get a Coach
According to Jane magazine, a lot of women in their 20's are opting to hire a life coach to help them figure out what they want to do with their lives...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
AOL to Settle Billing Complaints
America Online agreed to pay customers as much as $25 million to settle claims that it wrongly billed them for some online services and products...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
2 to Oversee Night Operations at The Times
The New York Times appointed Charles Strum, the obituary editor, as associate managing editor in charge of nighttime operations. It also promoted Paul Winfield, a deputy news editor, to news editor...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Sales Off Again at Wendy's; Chain to Test Breakfast Menu
By Reuters...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Guidant Filing Says It Expects Merger With Johnson Soon
The Guidant Corporation, the maker of implantable heart-rhythm devices, said that it expected a proposed $21.5 billion takeover by Johnson & Johnson to be completed in the first quarter...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Saturday Interview: A Digital Evolution at Kodak
Antonio M. Perez, Eastman Kodak's chief executive, is frustrated. The way he sees it, everyone in his industry - yes, including Kodak - talks a good game about the liberating possibilities of digital photography. But no one has really followed through...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Five Days: Days of Rising Interest Rates May Be Numbered
RARELY do new years and significant changes coincide as they did this week. The year was less than a week old when it emerged that the Federal Reserve appeared to be easing off the brakes on the economy, the airline industry might be poised for revival and traditional company pensions took a significant step closer to extinction...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Hedge Funds With Losing Records to Liquidate
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
World Bank Suspends Loans to Chad Over Use of Oil Money
The World Bank president said the government had breached an agreement with the bank by altering an oil revenue law...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
In Japan, American Beef Is Once Again on the Menu
American beef is reappearing on Japanese tables and supermarket shelves for the first time since Tokyo banned it in 2003 after the discovery of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Washington State...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Market Values: All Primed for Revival in Tech Stocks
Now that the holidays are over, you can give your wallet a rest. For managers of corporate technology departments, however, the spending may have just started...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
What's Online: A Blog That Blogs Corporate Blogs
The Fortune 500 Blogging Wiki has the ambitious goal of collecting blogs by company employees about the company and/or it's products. But such a task can quickly become complicated...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Bush Cites 2 Million New Jobs in 2005 and Healthy Economy
The nation added 108,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate edged down to 4.9 percent, the Labor Department reported...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Court Rejects Appeal by Martha Stewart
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of Martha Stewart for lying about selling stock that plunged in price soon after her trade...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Ex-Wal-Mart Executive Expected to Plead Guilty to Fraud
Thomas M. Coughlin has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he defrauded the company of at least $350,000, people close to the negotiations said...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
G.M. Chief Says Early '06 Could Show Signs of an Upturn
Rick Wagoner said he hoped the automaker's struggling North American operations would begin to improve this quarter...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Off the Charts: In 2005, Companies Set a Record For Sharing With Shareholders
American companies have plenty of cash, and they are sharing it with their owners...
New York Times - January 7, 2006
Fujimori registered for Peru poll
Former President Alberto Fujimori is registered for Peru's presidential election, but may not be allowed to stand...
BBC News - January 7, 2006
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