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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 May 2006:
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Baghdad police find 43 bodies
Police reported discovering dozens of bodies in Baghdad as bombs rock two cities this weekend, but Iraq's national security adviser told CNN Sunday that "sectarian-motivated violence" is isolated and beginning to decline...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Wildfires force evacuations in Florida
A second day of intense wildfires near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, prompted the evacuation of a neighborhood and the closure of a major highway Sunday afternoon, authorities said...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Lawmakers: CIA needs civilian leadership
Lawmakers from both parties expressed concern Sunday that President Bush reportedly will nominate a longtime military officer to head the CIA...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Wachovia Close to Deal to Acquire Golden West
The acquisition, for about $26 billion in cash and stock, would give Wachovia an important foothold in California...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Study Finds Gene Associated With Prostate Cancer
The finding may make possible a test to help decide which patients are the best candidates for treatment...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Key Republican Airs Concerns on C.I.A. Pick
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee bluntly called Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Bush's likely choice, "the wrong man."...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Bush 'wants to shut Guantanamo'
The US president says he wants to close Guantanamo Bay jail but must wait for a Supreme Court ruling...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Nash retains NBA MVP title
Phoenix star Steve Nash joins some exalted company by winning the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for a second straight year...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
San Francisco ferry crash injures 9
A ferry experienced a mechanical problem and crashed into a pier in a busy tourist area, injuring nine people, authorities said. The captain "screamed three times, `Hang on! Hang on! hang on!"' said passenger Bahman Azari, of Vallejo. "It was pretty dramatic."...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Political Memo: Conservative White Voters Hold Sway in New Orleans
The city's changed demographics made themselves felt all week as a tight race for mayor headed toward the May 20 runoff...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Iran Threatens to Quit Nuclear Treaty
The Iranian government said today that it would reject any U.N. resolution that punishes it for its nuclear activities...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
13 Ways of Looking at an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
On the endless, hopeful, well-financed, full-body-camouflaged and possibly quixotic trail of the most-sought-after bird alive (or not)...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Reading File: Universal Credit
Robert B. Reich, in The American Prospect, says Wal-Mart's announced intention to open in-store banks is a good idea...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Golf: Wie loses form
Michelle Wie finishes the SK Telecom Open in South Korea with a 74 after making her first cut in a male event...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Car bombs rock Iraq, 14 dead
A car bomb in the Shiite holy city of Karbala kills at least five people, while two car bombs in Baghdad leave nine dead and several wounded. The attacks come as Iraqi police tell CNN that a total of 43 bodies have been found in Baghdad...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Protests greet Egeland in Darfur
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland is greeted by protesters as he arrives in the southern Darfur city of Nyala, to assess the humanitarian crisis in the region...
CNN - May 7, 2006
In a Dentist Shortage, British (Ouch) Do It Themselves
Britain's state-financed dental service, stretched beyond its limit, no longer serves everyone and no longer even pretends to try...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
High-rise workers trapped, killed in concrete
A support frame collapsed at a high-rise construction project Saturday, killing three workers who became trapped in concrete as co-workers tried to save them, authorities said...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Dramatic rescue bid underground
Rescue crews use hand tools and low-impact explosives to try to get through the last few meters (feet) of rock and free two Australian miners trapped in a small steel cage for a 13th day...
CNN - May 7, 2006
Cabinet Moves Fail to Satisfy the Dissidents in Blair's Party
Labor Party dissidents continued to demand that Prime Minister Tony Blair set a timetable to hand over power to his heir and rival, Gordon Brown...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Suns 121, Lakers 90: Back From Brink, Phoenix Turns Los Angeles Into One-Team Town
The Suns closed out an edgy seven-game series with a 121-90 rout of the Lakers at US Airways Center on Saturday night...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Perfect Record, Perfect Run as Barbaro Romps
Barbaro won the 132nd Kentucky Derby by six and a half lengths, giving trainer Michael Matz his first Derby victory and jockey Edgar Prado his first winning ride...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Exit of C.I.A. Chief Viewed as Move to Recast Agency
The new choice for director, Gen. Michael V. Hayden, is seen as supporting a narrower role for the agency that Porter J. Goss resisted...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
'Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations,' by David Warsh: The Pin Factory Mystery
David Warsh traces the history of an enduring economic puzzle, and the effort to solve it...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
The World: Abroad at the Pump, Circumspection by the Barrel
The lack of debate about gasoline prices in Europe is instructive at a time when American politicians are scrambling to soothe angry constituents with ill-fated proposals...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Reading File: Universal Credit
Robert B. Reich, in The American Prospect, says Wal-Mart's announced intention to open in-store banks is a good idea...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
The Way We Live Now: The Other Immigration
Highly skilled migrants are much in demand. Why aren't they always welcome?...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Consumed: Shelf Improvement
Grocery-store generics that stand apart from famous brands — by design...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Go Figure: For Bush, the Economy Is a Glass Half Empty
Even as gas prices topped $3 a gallon, President Bush spent a good part of last week trying to tie himself and his party to the economy...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Barbaro wins Kentucky Derby
Barbaro pulled away in impressive fashion to take the 132nd Kentucky Derby from Bluegrass Cat and Steppenwolfer...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
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