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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
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Luxury goods industry ready for hard times
Savoring a rustic lunch of tuna salad, veal stew, and red wine, Benoit Gouez, chief vintner at Champagne house Moet & Chandon, took a long view of the financial crisis rocking the global economy...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Scientists win Nobel for green jellyfish protein
Three U.S.-based scientists won a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for turning a glowing green protein from jellyfish into a revolutionary way to watch the tiniest details of life within cells and living creatures...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nobel physics prize goes to 2 Japanese, 1 American
Two Japanese scientists and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Attacks on Christians in Iraqi city raise concern
An Iraqi archbishop expressed concern Wednesday over what he called a "campaign of killings and deportations" against Christians in the northern city of Mosul after police reported seven Christians killed in separate attacks this month...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Laureates Financial crisis may hit AIDS funding
Two French researchers who shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the AIDS virus are voicing fears that the world financial crisis will hurt funding to fight the disease...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
NATO to meet as Afghan war effort founders
When NATO defense ministers meet in Budapest on Thursday, they will face a worsening situation in Afghanistan and vexing questions about whether the war can be won...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Movie tells tale of a young Billy Graham
Robby Benson knows how it sounds. But his reason for making a movie about the life of a young Billy Graham, the director says, is simple: "I wanted to make a movie about goodness."...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
World peacemakers offer support for Cyprus talks
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other international leaders voiced their support Wednesday for peace talks to reunify war-divided Cyprus...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Thai protesters call for revenge for violence
Anti-government protesters vowed Wednesday to avenge those killed and injured in clashes with the police...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Calm returns to Bangkok after bloody rioting
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand vowed revenge Wednesday, a day after their blockade of Parliament triggered wild melees with police that left two people dead and more than 400 injured...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
UK lawmakers discuss US election, West Wing
Does life imitate "The West Wing"?Ron Silver, who played a political strategist on the Emmy-winning drama series, said parallels with the 2008 U.S. presidential race "are kind of spooky in a way."...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Tonys announce the Isabelle Stevenson Award
The 2009 Tony Awards will include a new honor, the Isabelle Stevenson Award, to be given to a member of the theater community for philanthropic efforts...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
RI woman seeks return of portrait in Nazi-era case
A lawyer asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to overturn a decision forcing a woman to surrender a portrait to the estate of a late Jewish art dealer who fled the Nazis seven decades ago...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nalbandian ousts Reynolds in Stockholm
Top-seeded David Nalbandian cruised past American Bobby Reynolds 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday and advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Jazz open preseason with win over Lakers
Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Artest scores 15 in Rockets debut
Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bench players keys Hawks to win over Orlando
Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Stocks zigzag, end lower after emergency rate cut
Wall Street has tried but failed to find some stability from an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. Stocks wavered throughout the day, moving in and out of positive territory and finally closing with another loss...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Missouri officials suspect fake voter registration
Officials in Missouri, a hard-fought jewel in the presidential race, are sifting through possibly hundreds of questionable or duplicate voter-registration forms submitted by an advocacy group that has been accused of election fraud in other states...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama compete for voters trust on economy
With the deepening U.S. economic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem to agree the question facing voters is: Who do you trust?...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Rivals competing for voters trust on economy
With the deepening U.S. economic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem to agree the question facing voters is: Who do you trust?...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bailout hopes rise as more no votes switch
Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Fed slashes interest rates, but stocks lose again
Wall Street bounced higher and lower Wednesday trying to make up its mind about an unprecedented coordinated interest rate cut by central banks around the world. In the end it settled on a familiar feeling _ fear _ and plunged again...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Driver Castroneves pleads not guilty in tax case
Race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Pelosi raises idea of $150 billion stimulus bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a second economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she puts the price at $150 billion...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Raptors down Cavaliers 104-84 as James rests
LeBron James spent a rare night relaxing on the bench, Mo Williams showed why Cleveland traded for him this summer, and the Cavaliers opened their exhibition season with a 104-84 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Oden makes strong preseason debut for Blazers
Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Divers reach steamship that sank off Mass. in 1898
Five Massachusetts men became the first divers to reach the wreck of a 19th-century steamship that sank in one of the most destructive storms in New England history, and say they saw an array of artifacts like dishes and mugs but no human remains...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Killings put counselors on alert about money woes
Mental health counselors were on the alert Tuesday for calls from people depressed or possibly suicidal about money woes, after an unemployed financial manager killed five family members and himself...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Defense Phoenix suspects roommate is real killer
The former roommate of the man accused of leading the notorious Serial Shooter attacks two years ago is the real person responsible for killing eight people and attacking 20 others across Phoenix, a defense attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Museum agrees to ax Lizzie Borden name, ending row
A museum and a bed and breakfast have settled a trademark dispute over the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden, a Sunday school teacher accused in the hatchet deaths of her father and stepmother, a museum official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Ex-aide in Pa. bonus scandal cites Dem. leader
The former chief of staff for a legislative leader testified Wednesday his boss knew bonuses were paid to reward employees for their help on political campaigns...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
1998 school shooter pleads guilty to theft charges
One of two young men who killed four students and a teacher at a middle school a decade ago faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft and marijuana possession...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Defense in SoCal yacht killings says client did it
Defending a man accused of killing three people, attorney Gary Pohlson took an odd angle in his opening statement...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Hurricane Norbert becomes Category 3 storm
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Norbert has strengthened to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Feds to use computer chips to foil cactus thieves
Anyone thinking of swiping a stately saguaro cactus from the desert could soon be hauling off more than just a giant plant...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Down market hits 1-year mark with no clear bottom
The bear market that is ravaging investor portfolios is now one of the worst in modern U.S. history and has wiped out more than $7 trillion in shareholder value, with no bottom clearly in sight...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Sharpton convicted in NYC police-shooting protests
A New York judge has convicted the Rev. Al Sharpton of disorderly conduct during protests over a police shooting and sentenced him to time served...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Customer opens fire at Tenn. mall, killing worker
A customer opened fire in a crowded shopping mall Wednesday afternoon, killing a clothing store employee before he was shot and wounded by police officers, authorities said. Witnesses said the gunfire sent people "stampeding" for cover...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
FBI Body of missing NYC mobster found in NY field
William "Wild Bill" Cutolo was a feared mobster who vanished nearly a decade ago during a bloody struggle for control of the Colombo crime family. It had been widely believed that after rival gangsters killed him, his body was dumped off the side of a boat in the Atlantic Ocean...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Community torn apart by SC immigration raid
When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to this South Carolina city nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Ark. school shooter again facing prison sentence
Jonesboro school shooter Mitchell Johnson could get as many as 30 years in prison for stealing a debit card and possessing marijuana, though his attorney says the slayings he committed as a 13-year-old should not be considered at sentencing...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Man convicted of murder in Mo. Precious Doe case
A man has been convicted in Missouri of killing a 3-year-old girl who became known as "Precious Doe" after her decapitated body was found in 2001...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Pregnancy pact schools to vote on contraceptives
Schools in the Massachusetts city where girls reportedly made a "pregnancy pact" are considering whether contraceptives should be distributed at the high school...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Storm spawns tornado in Fla., possibly one in Ala.
Forecasters say a tornado blew out windows and knocked down power lines in the Florida Panhandle, and another suspected twister damaged a civic center in a southeastern Alabama town...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Deliberations begin in Mo. Precious Doe case
Jurors began deliberating the case Wednesday of a man accused of kicking a 3-year-old girl in the head, waiting hours without seeking help while she died, then decapitating the girl and dumping her body...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors
The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight people and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
1 dead in Tenn. mall shooting suspect caught
Police in Tennessee say one man has died after numerous gunshots were fired inside a shopping mall...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Appeals court Search violated NY womans rights
A federal appeals court said Wednesday that police violated the rights of a woman who claims her strip search was broadcast in a police station in glitzy Southampton...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Atlantic City moves closer to delaying smoking ban
The latest casualty of the economic crisis may be the ban on smoking in Atlantic City casinos...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Castrated Texas molester accused of having porn
A convicted child molester who pushed for the Texas law that allowed him to be voluntarily castrated more than a decade ago may go back to prison for allegedly possessing sexually explicit material...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Luxury goods industry ready for hard times
Savoring a rustic lunch of tuna salad, veal stew, and red wine, Benoit Gouez, chief vintner at Champagne house Moet & Chandon, took a long view of the financial crisis rocking the global economy...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Court denies appeal in Britney case
Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nobel physics prize goes to 2 Japanese, 1 American
Two Japanese scientists and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Scientists win Nobel for green jellyfish protein
Three U.S.-based scientists won a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for turning a glowing green protein from jellyfish into a revolutionary way to watch the tiniest details of life within cells and living creatures...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Laureates Financial crisis may hit AIDS funding
Two French researchers who shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the AIDS virus are voicing fears that the world financial crisis will hurt funding to fight the disease...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
NATO to meet as Afghan war effort founders
When NATO defense ministers meet in Budapest on Thursday, they will face a worsening situation in Afghanistan and vexing questions about whether the war can be won...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Movie tells tale of a young Billy Graham
Robby Benson knows how it sounds. But his reason for making a movie about the life of a young Billy Graham, the director says, is simple: "I wanted to make a movie about goodness."...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
World peacemakers offer support for Cyprus talks
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other international leaders voiced their support Wednesday for peace talks to reunify war-divided Cyprus...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Attacks on Christians in Iraqi city raise concern
An Iraqi archbishop expressed concern Wednesday over what he called a "campaign of killings and deportations" against Christians in the northern city of Mosul after police reported seven Christians killed in separate attacks this month...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Thai protesters call for revenge for violence
Anti-government protesters vowed Wednesday to avenge those killed and injured in clashes with the police...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Calm returns to Bangkok after bloody rioting
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand vowed revenge Wednesday, a day after their blockade of Parliament triggered wild melees with police that left two people dead and more than 400 injured...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
FBI Body of missing NYC mobster found in NY field
William "Wild Bill" Cutolo was a feared mobster who vanished nearly a decade ago during a bloody struggle for control of the Colombo crime family. It had been widely believed that after rival gangsters killed him, his body was dumped off the side of a boat in the Atlantic Ocean...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Community torn apart by SC immigration raid
When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to this South Carolina city nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Ark. school shooter again facing prison sentence
Jonesboro school shooter Mitchell Johnson could get as many as 30 years in prison for stealing a debit card and possessing marijuana, though his attorney says the slayings he committed as a 13-year-old should not be considered at sentencing...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Tonys announce the Isabelle Stevenson Award
The 2009 Tony Awards will include a new honor, the Isabelle Stevenson Award, to be given to a member of the theater community for philanthropic efforts...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
RI woman seeks return of portrait in Nazi-era case
A lawyer asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to overturn a decision forcing a woman to surrender a portrait to the estate of a late Jewish art dealer who fled the Nazis seven decades ago...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors
The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight people and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bench players keys Hawks to win over Orlando
Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
UK lawmakers discuss US election, West Wing
Does life imitate "The West Wing"?Ron Silver, who played a political strategist on the Emmy-winning drama series, said parallels with the 2008 U.S. presidential race "are kind of spooky in a way."...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama compete for voters trust on economy
With the deepening U.S. economic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem to agree the question facing voters is: Who do you trust?...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Rivals competing for voters trust on economy
With the deepening U.S. economic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem to agree the question facing voters is: Who do you trust?...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nalbandian ousts Reynolds in Stockholm
Top-seeded David Nalbandian cruised past American Bobby Reynolds 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday and advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Jazz open preseason with win over Lakers
Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Stocks zigzag, end lower after emergency rate cut
Wall Street has tried but failed to find some stability from an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. Stocks wavered throughout the day, moving in and out of positive territory and finally closing with another loss...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Missouri officials suspect fake voter registration
Officials in Missouri, a hard-fought jewel in the presidential race, are sifting through possibly hundreds of questionable or duplicate voter-registration forms submitted by an advocacy group that has been accused of election fraud in other states...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Fed slashes interest rates, but stocks lose again
Wall Street bounced higher and lower Wednesday trying to make up its mind about an unprecedented coordinated interest rate cut by central banks around the world. In the end it settled on a familiar feeling _ fear _ and plunged again...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Driver Castroneves pleads not guilty in tax case
Race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Pelosi raises idea of $150 billion stimulus bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a second economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she puts the price at $150 billion...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Raptors down Cavaliers 104-84 as James rests
LeBron James spent a rare night relaxing on the bench, Mo Williams showed why Cleveland traded for him this summer, and the Cavaliers opened their exhibition season with a 104-84 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bailout hopes rise as more no votes switch
Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Oden makes strong preseason debut for Blazers
Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Heatley scores 2 more, Senators shine in Sweden
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Heatley scores 2 more as Senators shine in Sweden
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series in Sweden...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Stonewall Jackson, Grand Ole Opry settle lawsuit
Country singer Stonewall Jackson has settled his federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry and its management...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Tuberville Auburn still searching for answers
No. 20 Auburn woke up Sunday morning to several harsh realities...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Trailing Obama, McCain hopes to gain in debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Leading in the polls, Barack Obama hopes to cement his standing while John McCain is trying to turn his fortunes around in their second presidential debate _ with economic turmoil bordering on chaos suddenly serving as the backdrop...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
AP Blog Miami-Florida State has lost some luster
The NCAA football season is in full swing and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain in debate US should renegotiate home loans
Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Tuesday night in campaign debate to require the federal government to renegotiate the mortgages of individual homeowners and make them more affordable, a sweeping proposal to help families in the grip of a financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Obama, McCain engage in second debate
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are squaring off in their second debate with the economic meltdown the top concern among voters...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Venus Williams upset in 1st round at Kremlin Cup
Venus Williams was upset in the opening round at the Kremlin Cup, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Flavia Pennetta...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Palin hack Tenn. Democrats son pleads not guilty
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Artest scores 15 in Rockets debut
Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Customer opens fire at Tenn. mall, killing worker
A customer opened fire in a crowded shopping mall Wednesday afternoon, killing a clothing store employee before he was shot and wounded by police officers, authorities said. Witnesses said the gunfire sent people "stampeding" for cover...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Son of Tenn. Democrat indicted in Palin hacking
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Mexican-bound storm strengthens
Hurricane Norbert strengthens to a Category-Four storm and is forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California at the weekend...
BBC News - October 8, 2008
US citizens 'missing in Lebanon'
Two American citizens are missing in Lebanon, the US embassy in Beirut says in an appeal for information on their whereabouts...
BBC News - October 8, 2008
Court denies appeal in Britney case
Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nobel physics prize goes to 2 Japanese, 1 American
Two Japanese scientists and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California
He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of an indefinite curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir to prevent a pro-independence rally...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Georgian official says Russian pullout incomplete
A Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman says Russian forces have pulled out from all but one disputed area outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Betancourt makes emotional plea to EU parliament
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt made an emotional appeal to EU lawmakers Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
US 2 American journalists missing in Lebanon
Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur
Israel came to a virtual standstill at sundown Wednesday as Jews across the country began observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their calendar...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess
Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Meltdown advances despite efforts to limit damage
With financial markets still tumbling, the Federal Reserve is signaling that it might cut interest rates after a series of bold steps by federal regulators failed to stem the slide. Neither presidential candidate offered a solution...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Calm returns to Bangkok after bloody rioting
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand vowed revenge Wednesday, a day after their blockade of Parliament triggered wild melees with police that left two people dead and more than 400 injured...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bench players keys Hawks to win over Orlando
Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
My Morning Jacket singer released from hospital
My Morning Jacket singer-guitarist Jim James has been released from the hospital after being injured in a fall during a concert at the University of Iowa...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Exhibit on cigarette advertising opens in NYC
A phalanx of white-coated doctors endorses Camel cigarettes in an exhibit that opened this week at the New York Public Library...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Linkin Park cancels China tour over back injury
Linkin Park is canceling its China tour because lead singer Chester Bennington has suffered a back injury...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nick Nolte escapes his burning home in Malibu
Actor Nick Nolte jumped out a window and used a hose to fight a fire that broke out in his Malibu home Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Jazz open preseason with win over Lakers
Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Artest scores 15 in Rockets debut
Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Trading on both Russian stock markets halted
Trading on both Russian stock markets was halted on Wednesday after shares plunged within an hour of opening on fears the credit crisis will take a heavy toll on growth...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Iceland struggles, abandons fixed exchange rate
Iceland plunged further into financial crisis on Wednesday as it scrapped plans to nationalize a major bank, instead placing it into receivership, and abandoned attempts to put a floor under its falling currency by fixing the exchange rate...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Stocks rise tentatively after rate cut
Wall Street managed a tentative advance in early trading Wednesday as investors questioned whether an emergency interest would be enough to revive credit markets and ward off a global recession...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Palin hack Tenn. Democrats son pleads not guilty
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bailout hopes rise as more no votes switch
Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Raptors down Cavaliers 104-84 as James rests
LeBron James spent a rare night relaxing on the bench, Mo Williams showed why Cleveland traded for him this summer, and the Cavaliers opened their exhibition season with a 104-84 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Oden makes strong preseason debut for Blazers
Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Driver Castroneves pleads not guilty in tax case
Race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Prosecutor Phoenix shooting suspect kept records
The man accused of leading the notorious Serial Shooter attacks two years ago watched with excitement as news reports logged his alleged killings and fear spread through neighborhoods across the Phoenix area, a prosecutor said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing
Federal prosecutors have asked to delay the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko indefinitely...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Grieving son welcomes trial in yacht killings
Ryan Hawks held a memorial service after his father and stepmother vanished at sea four years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
NJ Well become a world leader in wind power
New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Divers reach steamship that sank off Mass. in 1898
Five Massachusetts men became the first divers to reach the wreck of a 19th-century steamship that sank in one of the most destructive storms in New England history, and say they saw an array of artifacts like dishes and mugs but no human remains...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
NYC takes calorie-counting campaign to the rails
Craving a burrito with sour cream and guacamole? What if you knew it had more than half the calories you should eat in a day?...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Mind training helps troops with combat, then PTSD
The explosion of practice mortars sent Army Spc. Kade Williams into panic attacks, and nightmares plagued his sleep. The ravages of post-traumatic stress had left the veteran of the war in Afghanistan vulnerable, and he was desperate for help...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
6 die in family murder-suicide in Los Angeles
The only hints of trouble in the big beige house on Como Lane were the newspapers in the driveway and the lack of any activity behind the front door...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Museum agrees to ax Lizzie Borden name, ending row
A museum and a bed and breakfast have settled a trademark dispute over the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden, a Sunday school teacher accused in the hatchet deaths of her father and stepmother, a museum official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Defense in SoCal yacht killings says client did it
Defending a man accused of killing three people, attorney Gary Pohlson took an odd angle in his opening statement...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Hurricane Norbert becomes Category 3 storm
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Norbert has strengthened to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Feds to use computer chips to foil cactus thieves
Anyone thinking of swiping a stately saguaro cactus from the desert could soon be hauling off more than just a giant plant...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Killings put counselors on alert about money woes
Mental health counselors were on the alert Tuesday for calls from people depressed or possibly suicidal about money woes, after an unemployed financial manager killed five family members and himself...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Defense Phoenix suspects roommate is real killer
The former roommate of the man accused of leading the notorious Serial Shooter attacks two years ago is the real person responsible for killing eight people and attacking 20 others across Phoenix, a defense attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Girls strip-searched at Mich. school, parents say
Three seventh-grade girls at a school in Monroe were ordered to strip to their underwear while a teacher investigated the alleged theft of $42, their parents charge...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Yo-Yo amusement park rides recalled
An amusement park ride manufacturer Wednesday recalled about 85 Yo-Yo rides to repair defects involved in two accidents...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Body found in suitcase contained 50 heroin packets
An autopsy has revealed that a man found dead in a suitcase in a suburban park was a drug "mule" who had 50 packets of heroin in his body and probably died when one or two of them broke open...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
1998 school shooter pleads guilty to theft charges
One of two young men who killed four students and a teacher at a middle school a decade ago faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft and marijuana possession...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
NRA to settle suit over Katrina gun seizures
City officials have agreed to return hundreds of firearms that police officers confiscated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, part of a deal to resolve a lawsuit filed by gun lobbying groups...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Death row inmate blames prison food for obesity
An Ohio death row inmate says prison food is partly responsible for making him too fat to be executed humanely...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Tornado touches down near Fla. park, no one hurt
Forecasters say a tornado has blown out windows and knocked down trees and power lines near a state park in the Florida Panhandle...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Correction Iraq Vet Suicide story
In an Oct. 7 story about a lawsuit filed by the widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide, The Associated Press erroneously reported the year of the suicide. The former soldier, Donald Woodward, killed himself in March 2006, not March 2003...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
2nd rock slide reported in Yosemite National Park
A second rock slide in as many days is being reported in Yosemite National Park in California...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Character attacks emerge in McCain-Obama race
The two men who supposedly exemplified a different kind of politics are engaged in an increasingly bitter campaign as character attacks are emerging to compete with issues like the troubled economy...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Court denies appeal in Britney case
Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
US 2 American journalists missing in Lebanon
Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nobel physics prize goes to 2 Japanese, 1 American
Two Japanese scientists and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of an indefinite curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir to prevent a pro-independence rally...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Georgian official says Russian pullout incomplete
A Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman says Russian forces have pulled out from all but one disputed area outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Betancourt makes emotional plea to EU parliament
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt made an emotional appeal to EU lawmakers Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur
Israel came to a virtual standstill at sundown Wednesday as Jews across the country began observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their calendar...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess
Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California
He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Calm returns to Bangkok after bloody rioting
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand vowed revenge Wednesday, a day after their blockade of Parliament triggered wild melees with police that left two people dead and more than 400 injured...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Hurricane Norbert becomes Category 3 storm
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Norbert has strengthened to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Defense in SoCal yacht killings says client did it
Defending a man accused of killing three people, attorney Gary Pohlson took an odd angle in his opening statement...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Feds to use computer chips to foil cactus thieves
Anyone thinking of swiping a stately saguaro cactus from the desert could soon be hauling off more than just a giant plant...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Meltdown advances despite efforts to limit damage
With financial markets still tumbling, the Federal Reserve is signaling that it might cut interest rates after a series of bold steps by federal regulators failed to stem the slide. Neither presidential candidate offered a solution...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
My Morning Jacket singer released from hospital
My Morning Jacket singer-guitarist Jim James has been released from the hospital after being injured in a fall during a concert at the University of Iowa...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Exhibit on cigarette advertising opens in NYC
A phalanx of white-coated doctors endorses Camel cigarettes in an exhibit that opened this week at the New York Public Library...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Linkin Park cancels China tour over back injury
Linkin Park is canceling its China tour because lead singer Chester Bennington has suffered a back injury...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nick Nolte escapes his burning home in Malibu
Actor Nick Nolte jumped out a window and used a hose to fight a fire that broke out in his Malibu home Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Jazz open preseason with win over Lakers
Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bench players keys Hawks to win over Orlando
Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Trading on both Russian stock markets halted
Trading on both Russian stock markets was halted on Wednesday after shares plunged within an hour of opening on fears the credit crisis will take a heavy toll on growth...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Iceland struggles, abandons fixed exchange rate
Iceland plunged further into financial crisis on Wednesday as it scrapped plans to nationalize a major bank, instead placing it into receivership, and abandoned attempts to put a floor under its falling currency by fixing the exchange rate...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Stocks rise tentatively after rate cut
Wall Street managed a tentative advance in early trading Wednesday as investors questioned whether an emergency interest would be enough to revive credit markets and ward off a global recession...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Raptors down Cavaliers 104-84 as James rests
LeBron James spent a rare night relaxing on the bench, Mo Williams showed why Cleveland traded for him this summer, and the Cavaliers opened their exhibition season with a 104-84 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Driver Castroneves pleads not guilty in tax case
Race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bailout hopes rise as more no votes switch
Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Heatley scores 2 more, Sens shine in Sweden
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series in Sweden...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Titans use late score, big defense to beat Ravens
The Tennessee Titans are still unbeaten, thanks to a late touchdown drive and a defense that outperformed the top-ranked unit in the league...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Oden makes strong preseason debut for Blazers
Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Tuberville Auburn still searching for answers
No. 20 Auburn woke up Sunday morning to several harsh realities...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Heatley scores 2 more, Senators shine in Sweden
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Heatley scores 2 more as Senators shine in Sweden
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series in Sweden...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Stonewall Jackson, Grand Ole Opry settle lawsuit
Country singer Stonewall Jackson has settled his federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry and its management...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Trailing Obama, McCain hopes to gain in debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Leading in the polls, Barack Obama hopes to cement his standing while John McCain is trying to turn his fortunes around in their second presidential debate _ with economic turmoil bordering on chaos suddenly serving as the backdrop...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
AP Blog Miami-Florida State has lost some luster
The NCAA football season is in full swing and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
McCain in debate US should renegotiate home loans
Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Tuesday night in campaign debate to require the federal government to renegotiate the mortgages of individual homeowners and make them more affordable, a sweeping proposal to help families in the grip of a financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Obama, McCain engage in second debate
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are squaring off in their second debate with the economic meltdown the top concern among voters...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Venus Williams upset in 1st round at Kremlin Cup
Venus Williams was upset in the opening round at the Kremlin Cup, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Flavia Pennetta...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Palin hack Tenn. Democrats son pleads not guilty
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Artest scores 15 in Rockets debut
Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Bootleg bounty?
Alaskan attitudes to "drug of choice" alcohol...
BBC News - October 8, 2008
Hurricane churns towards Mexico
Hurricane Norbert strengthens to a Category Three storm and is forecast to hit Baja California at the weekend...
BBC News - October 8, 2008
Character attacks emerge in McCain-Obama race
The two men who supposedly exemplified a different kind of politics are engaged in an increasingly bitter campaign as character attacks are emerging to compete with issues like the troubled economy...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nobel physics prize goes to 2 Japanese, 1 American
Two Japanese scientists and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of an indefinite curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir to prevent a pro-independence rally...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Justices attend Red Mass before new term
The law is a guide to an orderly society, an American cardinal said an a church service Sunday that included five Supreme Court justices ahead of the start of their new term...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Calm returns to Bangkok after deadly rioting
Soldiers stood guard on street corners Wednesday as an uneasy calm returned to Bangkok after fierce clashes between anti-government protesters and police left at least two dead and more than 400 injured...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
China sets melamine levels for milk products
China on Wednesday announced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety scare...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess
Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California
He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach...
Southern Ledger - October 8, 2008
Meltdown advances despite efforts to limit damage
With financial markets still tumbling, the Federal Reserve is signaling that it might cut interest rates after a series of bold steps by federal regulators failed to stem the slide. Neither presidential candidate offered a solution...< | | | | |
