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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
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
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Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Music Review Jessica Simpson goes country on CD
Jessica Simpson, "Do You Know" (Epic/Columbia Nashville)...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
UK jury finds 3 men guilty in bombing plot
Three British Muslims with ties to Pakistan were found guilty Monday of conspiracy to murder in a terrorist bombing campaign but jurors failed to reach a verdict on whether they plotted to blow up multiple trans-Atlantic airliners with liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Russia vows Georgia pullout when EU sends monitors
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged Monday to withdraw Russian troops from key areas of Georgia after 200 European Union monitors are deployed later this month...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Wilmington, NC becomes the first to go digital
With the flick of an eight-foot switch at midday Monday, this Southern city became the first market in the U.S. to make the change to digital-only broadcasting...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
US Navy reaches Haiti as floodwaters recede
The sun came out in Haiti on Monday as waters from Hurricane Ike receded and a U.S. Navy hospital ship equipped with helicopters and amphibious boats was arriving in the capital to deliver food and water to cities still marooned by flooding...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Videos show dead Afghan children after US raid
The bodies of at least 10 children and many more adults covered in blankets and white shrouds appear in videos obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, lending weight to Afghan and U.N. allegations that a U.S.-led raid last month killed more civilians than the U.S. reported...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Blasts kill 9 in Pakistan militant stronghold
Missiles fired from U.S. drone aircraft hit a seminary and houses associated with a Taliban commander, killing at least nine people, including both militants and civilians, officials and witnesses say...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Teena Marie, Chaka Khan honored with Pioneer Award
Teena Marie was first recognized as an R&B talent in the 1970s when she signed a recording deal with Motown at the tender age of 19...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Former Abramoff lobbyist, Hill aide indicted
A one-time congressional aide who went on to work with jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been indicted on public corruption charges...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Shes No. 1 again Serena Williams wins US Open
On the very first point of the match, Serena Williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
DeGeneres returns with first show since marriage
Ellen DeGeneres premiered her sixth season as host of "Ellen" with two notable changes: a new studio and a wedding ring...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stockholm names street after film director Bergman
Stockholm City Council has named a street and a square in the city after Ingmar Bergman...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Federer beats Murray for 5th US Open, 13th major
Back at his best, back at the top, Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Monday to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th Grand Slam title overall...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
A Hillary vs. Sarah smackdown? Dont bet on it
Anyone wanting a Hillary vs. Sarah smackdown might be in for a letdown...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show
LOS ANGELES _ No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Altria aims to be No. 1 in smokeless with UST deal
Altria, the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be No. 1 in smokeless products too...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stocks mostly advance on plan for mortgage giants
Stocks mostly advanced Monday as investors rushed to lay bets on a recovery in the financial and housing sectors following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government will bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 100 points but the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index declined...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Review Russell Brand hosts the VMAs with candor
Russell Brand seemed a little out of place as the host at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Landslides leave 30 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 19 others missing, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
NY Fashion Week turns celebrity central
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Justin Timberlake goes for Mr. Sexy Backwoods
Justin Timberlake is shaking his "Mr. Sexy Back" reputation for something more like "Mr. Sexy Backwoods."...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot
The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search for a Coast Guard pilot missing since his helicopter crashed during exercises near Hawaii last week...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work
This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike weakens to Cat. 2 storm over Cuba
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has weakened to Category 2 storm as it moves over Cuba...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
National parks special program for ruins in ruins
Inside the dark, cliffside cave last occupied by the people of Frijoles Canyon some 500 years ago, is evidence of more recent human activity: graffiti proclaiming "2008" and "I love you" carved into a wall...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case
Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorobilia, lawyers in his robbery-kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Evacuations called off in Florida Keys
Officials in the Florida Keys are canceling an evacuation order because new forecasts show Hurricane Ike veering south and west...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike may swipe Florida Keys
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike may slam Florida Keys
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Group dangles $50K for Jews who move to Ala. town
Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Life in prison for Ohio mom in microwave-baby case
A woman in Dayton, Ohio, has been sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole for killing her baby daughter in a microwave oven...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from Keys
Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys on Monday as a ferocious Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Ike set to bypass Keys, but Gulf Coast worries
Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Ohio mom gets life for killing baby in microwave
A mother who burned her baby daughter to death in a microwave oven was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the chance for parole. China Arnold, 28, opted not to be in the courtroom during sentencing by Common Pleas Judge Mary Wiseman...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Police say Fort Hood soldier killed his lieutenant
Police say a Fort Hood soldier shot and killed his commanding officer before turning the gun on himself...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Simpson A tale of two very different trials
O.J. Simpson went on trial for kidnapping and robbery Monday with a judge determined to find a jury unaffected by his long-ago "Trial of the Century."...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike turns west, away from Florida Keys
Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
NJ nurse charged with killing 72-year-old patient
A nurse was charged with first-degree murder Monday for allegedly killing a terminally ill heart patient with a paralyzing drug last year...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Police Bank robber takes hostages, kills self
Police say a gunman took several hostages during a failed robbery at a Tucson, Ariz., bank and then killed himself after authorities surrounded the building...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
UN says Ethiopian food shortage now alarming
The U.N. humanitarian office said Monday that food shortages in Ethiopia have reached alarming levels following widespread drought in the country...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Wilmington, NC becomes the first to go digital
With the flick of an eight-foot switch at midday Monday, this Southern city became the first market in the U.S. to make the change to digital-only broadcasting...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
UK jury finds 3 men guilty in bombing plot
Three British Muslims with ties to Pakistan were found guilty Monday of conspiracy to murder in a terrorist bombing campaign but jurors failed to reach a verdict on whether they plotted to blow up multiple trans-Atlantic airliners with liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Russia vows Georgia pullout when EU sends monitors
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged Monday to withdraw Russian troops from key areas of Georgia after 200 European Union monitors are deployed later this month...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
US Navy reaches Haiti as floodwaters recede
The sun came out in Haiti on Monday as waters from Hurricane Ike receded and a U.S. Navy hospital ship equipped with helicopters and amphibious boats was arriving in the capital to deliver food and water to cities still marooned by flooding...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Blasts kill 9 in Pakistan militant stronghold
Missiles fired from U.S. drone aircraft hit a seminary and houses associated with a Taliban commander, killing at least nine people, including both militants and civilians, officials and witnesses say...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike turns west, away from Florida Keys
Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Videos show dead Afghan children after US raid
The bodies of at least 10 children and many more adults covered in blankets and white shrouds appear in videos obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, lending weight to Afghan and U.N. allegations that a U.S.-led raid last month killed more civilians than the U.S. reported...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stockholm names street after film director Bergman
Stockholm City Council has named a street and a square in the city after Ingmar Bergman...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Teena Marie, Chaka Khan honored with Pioneer Award
Teena Marie was first recognized as an R&B talent in the 1970s when she signed a recording deal with Motown at the tender age of 19...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Simpson A tale of two very different trials
O.J. Simpson went on trial for kidnapping and robbery Monday with a judge determined to find a jury unaffected by his long-ago "Trial of the Century."...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Former Abramoff lobbyist, Hill aide indicted
A one-time congressional aide who went on to work with jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been indicted on public corruption charges...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Shes No. 1 again Serena Williams wins US Open
On the very first point of the match, Serena Williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
DeGeneres returns with first show since marriage
Ellen DeGeneres premiered her sixth season as host of "Ellen" with two notable changes: a new studio and a wedding ring...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Federer beats Murray for 5th US Open, 13th major
Back at his best, back at the top, Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Monday to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th Grand Slam title overall...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stocks mostly advance on plan for mortgage giants
Stocks mostly advanced Monday as investors rushed to lay bets on a recovery in the financial and housing sectors following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government will bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 100 points but the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index declined...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
A Hillary vs. Sarah smackdown? Dont bet on it
Anyone wanting a Hillary vs. Sarah smackdown might be in for a letdown...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Altria aims to be No. 1 in smokeless with UST deal
Altria, the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be No. 1 in smokeless products too...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Landslides leave 30 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 19 others missing, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show
LOS ANGELES _ No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Evacuations called off in Florida Keys
Officials in the Florida Keys are canceling an evacuation order because new forecasts show Hurricane Ike veering south and west...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Review Russell Brand hosts the VMAs with candor
Russell Brand seemed a little out of place as the host at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas holds BMW lead despite double bogey
Camilo Villegas overcame a four-putt double bogey and birdied his final hole for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jim Furyk after the second round of a marathon Saturday at the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas keeps lead after 2 rounds in St. Louis
Camilo Villegas overcame a four-putt double bogey and birdied his final hole for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jim Furyk after the second round of a marathon Saturday at the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Another upset East Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Another upset as E Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
No athletic dept at Vandy, but much success
As president of Vanderbilt University and four other prominent schools before that, Gordon Gee perceived an unhappy trend: Student-athletes were drifting away from the core of university life. They lived, ate and studied in a jock bubble...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Young sprains knee, but Titans D dominates Jags
The Tennessee Titans are just as stingy on defense as they were a year ago. Just ask Jacksonville and David Garrard...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Camilo Villegas takes lead heading into BMW finale
Camilo Villegas gave himself his best chance of winning on the PGA Tour with a 12-foot birdie Sunday morning to complete a 4-under 66 and take a one-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship for 1st Tour title
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship with clutch putts
Camilo Villegas gave golf fans a real reason to pay attention to him _ a trophy...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
NY Fashion Week turns celebrity central
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Justin Timberlake goes for Mr. Sexy Backwoods
Justin Timberlake is shaking his "Mr. Sexy Back" reputation for something more like "Mr. Sexy Backwoods."...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Group dangles $50K for Jews who move to Ala. town
Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Music Review Jessica Simpson goes country on CD
Jessica Simpson, "Do You Know" (Epic/Columbia Nashville)...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Boeing supplier cuts production
Aerospace firms brace themselves for potential disruption as one of Boeing's largest suppliers cuts production...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
OJ Simpson trial jury pick starts
Jury selection is under way at a Nevada court in the robbery and kidnapping trial of US ex-football star OJ Simpson...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
Deadly Ike rakes Cuba, could hit Havana head-on
Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, tearing off roofs and sending waves crashing into buildings, as 900,000 Cubans fled to shelters or higher ground and Havana residents in decaying historic buildings prepared for a direct hit...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
At least 9 killed in Pakistan militant stronghold
Explosions reportedly caused by missiles fired from drone aircraft hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least nine people, officials and witnesses said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Indian flood victims to spend 6 months in camps
Hundreds of thousands of Indian flood refugees are likely to spend six months in state-run relief camps while authorities rebuild homes, roads and river embankments in the flood-ravaged north, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stephen Colbert to have his DNA sent into space
Should this world ever cease to exist, Stephen Colbert will live on...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
MSNBC says Olbermann, Matthews wont anchor
MSNBC said Sunday it is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as commentators...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Shes No. 1 again Serena Williams wins US Open
On the very first point of the match, Serena Williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Dodgers pad lead in NL West over Diamondbacks
The Dodgers found the best way to erase the memory of eight straight losses during a pennant race: eight straight wins...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Russell Simmons, T.I. get political at MTV Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards are all about unique collaborations and blowout performances, but a few show guests Sunday added a touch of politics in this hot election year...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Cheney nothing stopping Palin from doing his job
According to one man who would know, there nothing stopping Sarah Palin from doing a great job as a vice president...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Palin raises hope for parents of disabled kids
Polishing off his strawberry-banana yogurt, Jacob Moore races to his keyboard with a whoop, picks his way through "Pop Goes the Weasel" and gives his mom a high five. This is the average stuff of childhood, and it has not come easily to the 8-year-old with Down syndrome...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
US government takes on big role in mortgage market
Uncle Sam has just become the 800 pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stocks mostly advance on plan for mortgage giants
Stocks mostly advanced Monday as investors rushed to lay bets on a recovery in the financial and housing sectors following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government will bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 100 points but the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index declined...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Dow jumps more than 300 points in opening minutes
Stock prices soared in the opening minutes today after a weekend announcement that the U.S. government plans to bail out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 343.03 to 11,563.99. The Nasdaq Composite has jumped 46.62 to 2,302.50. And the Standard & Poor 500 has climbed 31.55 to 1,273.86...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stocks surge on plan for mortgage giants
Stocks are opening sharply higher as investors rush to lay bets on a broad economic recovery following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government is bailing out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 325 points...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Washington Mutual ousts CEO Kerry Killinger
Washington Mutual is ousting Chief Executive Kerry Killinger as the beleaguered savings and loan moves to overhaul its business, which has been ravaged by sour mortgage loans...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Justin Timberlake goes for Mr. Sexy Backwoods
Justin Timberlake is shaking his "Mr. Sexy Back" reputation for something more like "Mr. Sexy Backwoods."...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
NY Fashion Week turns celebrity central
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show
LOS ANGELES _ No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Saints hold on for 24-20 win over Bucs
Drew Brees threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, and Scott Fujita made a clinching interception in the final minute, lifting the New Orleans Saints to a 24-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
40 years after capture, USS Pueblo crew reunites
Ralph McClintock expected only a three-week mission when he boarded the USS Pueblo in January 1968...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Landslides leave 30 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 19 others missing, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Review Russell Brand hosts the VMAs with candor
Russell Brand seemed a little out of place as the host at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike at Cat 4 packs winds of 135 mph
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Ike has intensified to a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds sustained at 135 mph...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
High-resolution satellite launched in California
A super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain
Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
New England braces for Hannas drenching rains
Southern New England is bracing for drenching rain and gusts near 50 mph as Tropical Storm Hanna runs up the Eastern Seaboard...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
London calling at New York Fashion Week
Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it plodded on an uncertain path that forced millions along an arc of coastline from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico to nervously wonder where it would end up...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work
This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
National parks special program for ruins in ruins
Inside the dark, cliffside cave last occupied by the people of Frijoles Canyon some 500 years ago, is evidence of more recent human activity: graffiti proclaiming "2008" and "I love you" carved into a wall...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case
Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorobilia, lawyers in his robbery-kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot
The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search for a Coast Guard pilot missing since his helicopter crashed during exercises near Hawaii last week...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from Keys
Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys on Monday as a ferocious Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Evacuations called off in Florida Keys
Officials in the Florida Keys are canceling an evacuation order because new forecasts show Hurricane Ike veering south and west...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike may swipe Florida Keys
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike may slam Florida Keys
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike weakens to Cat. 2 storm over Cuba
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has weakened to Category 2 storm as it moves over Cuba...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Shopping center ablaze in Baltimore no injuries
Firefighters in Baltimore are trying to contain a growing blaze at a shopping center...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
3 dead at NJ house, 1 had been shot
Officials in New Jersey say three bodies were found after a house fire in Irvington and at least of the three had been shot...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
1 hospitalized after cyanide leak at Mass. company
Officials in Attleboro, Mass., say one person has been hospitalized after a cyanide leak at a business that makes gold and silver alloys...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Father, son rescued after night in ocean off Fla.
A father and his 12-year-old son are safe after spending more than 12 hours overnight treading water in the Atlantic miles from the central Florida coast...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Life in prison for Ohio mom in microwave-baby case
A woman in Dayton, Ohio, has been sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole for killing her baby daughter in a microwave oven...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
1 burned in chemical explosion at Mass. company
One person was hospitalized with burns and 19 others were taken to hospitals for evaluation Monday after a chemical mixture used to clean jewelry exploded at a business that makes gold and silver alloys...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
AP names 9 Gramling Award winners for excellence
The Associated Press has named nine members of its global staff, including two involved in the high-profile tracking of delegates in the U.S. presidential race, as winners of its 2008 Oliver S. Gramling Awards for excellence...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
3 dead, 1 injured at NJ house fire, 2 were shot
Three bodies and one injured person were found after a house fire Monday morning and detectives said at least two of the four victims had been shot...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Deadly Ike rakes Cuba, could hit Havana head-on
Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, tearing off roofs and sending waves crashing into buildings, as 900,000 Cubans fled to shelters or higher ground and Havana residents in decaying historic buildings prepared for a direct hit...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and _ to top it all off _ no girls...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
At least 9 killed in Pakistan militant stronghold
Explosions reportedly caused by missiles fired from drone aircraft hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least nine people, officials and witnesses said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Indian flood victims to spend 6 months in camps
Hundreds of thousands of Indian flood refugees are likely to spend six months in state-run relief camps while authorities rebuild homes, roads and river embankments in the flood-ravaged north, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary _ and pressure the communist authorities...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike may swipe Florida Keys
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Ike may slam Florida Keys
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Russell Simmons, T.I. get political at MTV Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards are all about unique collaborations and blowout performances, but a few show guests Sunday added a touch of politics in this hot election year...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stephen Colbert to have his DNA sent into space
Should this world ever cease to exist, Stephen Colbert will live on...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
MSNBC says Olbermann, Matthews wont anchor
MSNBC said Sunday it is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as commentators...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from Keys
Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys on Monday as a ferocious Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Shes No. 1 again Serena Williams wins US Open
On the very first point of the match, Serena Williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Dodgers pad lead in NL West over Diamondbacks
The Dodgers found the best way to erase the memory of eight straight losses during a pennant race: eight straight wins...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Cheney nothing stopping Palin from doing his job
According to one man who would know, there nothing stopping Sarah Palin from doing a great job as a vice president...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Palin raises hope for parents of disabled kids
Polishing off his strawberry-banana yogurt, Jacob Moore races to his keyboard with a whoop, picks his way through "Pop Goes the Weasel" and gives his mom a high five. This is the average stuff of childhood, and it has not come easily to the 8-year-old with Down syndrome...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Dow jumps more than 300 points in opening minutes
Stock prices soared in the opening minutes today after a weekend announcement that the U.S. government plans to bail out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 343.03 to 11,563.99. The Nasdaq Composite has jumped 46.62 to 2,302.50. And the Standard & Poor 500 has climbed 31.55 to 1,273.86...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stocks surge on plan for mortgage giants
Stocks are opening sharply higher as investors rush to lay bets on a broad economic recovery following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government is bailing out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 325 points...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Washington Mutual ousts CEO Kerry Killinger
Washington Mutual is ousting Chief Executive Kerry Killinger as the beleaguered savings and loan moves to overhaul its business, which has been ravaged by sour mortgage loans...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show
LOS ANGELES _ No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Saints hold on for 24-20 win over Bucs
Drew Brees threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, and Scott Fujita made a clinching interception in the final minute, lifting the New Orleans Saints to a 24-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
US government takes on big role in mortgage market
Uncle Sam has just become the 800 pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Stocks mostly advance on plan for mortgage giants
Stocks mostly advanced Monday as investors rushed to lay bets on a recovery in the financial and housing sectors following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government will bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 100 points but the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index declined...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Evacuations called off in Florida Keys
Officials in the Florida Keys are canceling an evacuation order because new forecasts show Hurricane Ike veering south and west...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Landslides leave 30 dead or missing in Philippines
Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 19 others missing, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Review Russell Brand hosts the VMAs with candor
Russell Brand seemed a little out of place as the host at the MTV Video Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas 65 gives him lead at BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas in the lead, Ryder Cup duo in the hunt
Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, lashes Cuba
Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it killed 48 more people...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Another upset as E Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
No athletic dept at Vandy, but much success
As president of Vanderbilt University and four other prominent schools before that, Gordon Gee perceived an unhappy trend: Student-athletes were drifting away from the core of university life. They lived, ate and studied in a jock bubble...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas holds BMW lead despite double bogey
Camilo Villegas overcame a four-putt double bogey and birdied his final hole for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jim Furyk after the second round of a marathon Saturday at the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas keeps lead after 2 rounds in St. Louis
Camilo Villegas overcame a four-putt double bogey and birdied his final hole for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jim Furyk after the second round of a marathon Saturday at the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Young sprains knee, but Titans D dominates Jags
The Tennessee Titans are just as stingy on defense as they were a year ago. Just ask Jacksonville and David Garrard...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Camilo Villegas takes lead heading into BMW finale
Camilo Villegas gave himself his best chance of winning on the PGA Tour with a 12-foot birdie Sunday morning to complete a 4-under 66 and take a one-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Another upset East Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3
Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship for 1st Tour title
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship with clutch putts
Camilo Villegas gave golf fans a real reason to pay attention to him _ a trophy...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Justin Timberlake goes for Mr. Sexy Backwoods
Justin Timberlake is shaking his "Mr. Sexy Back" reputation for something more like "Mr. Sexy Backwoods."...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Villegas wins BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas has won the BMW Championship, a wire-to-wire victory made possible by three big putts Sunday on the back nine at Bellerive for his first PGA Tour title...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
NY Fashion Week turns celebrity central
The stars descended on New York Fashion Week on Sunday, with Olympian Dara Torres hitting the catwalk, Justin Timberlake putting on a runway show and the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman lining the front rows...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
In pictures
Venezuela festival sees human bodies turned into art...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
In pictures
Historic amusement park shuts for good at Coney Island...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
Global forests
Guyana's president on forests' role to curb climate shift...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
The redneck vote
Proud redneck Joe Bageant on Sarah Palin's pull...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
US Open: Murray eyes historic title
Andy Murray will try to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1936 when he faces Roger Federer in the US Open final on Monday...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
Russian navy to visit Venezuela
The Russian navy says it will visit Venezuela in November and may hold joint exercises in its territorial waters...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
Al-Qaeda 'marks 9/11 with video'
The Islamic militant network al-Qaeda marks seven years since 9/11 with a new video, an Arabic TV channel reports...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
Jury pick starts OJ Simpson trial
Jury selection begins at a court in Nevada in the robbery and kidnapping trial of US ex-football star OJ Simpson...
BBC News - September 8, 2008
Death toll in Egypt rock slide at 38
The death toll from a devastating rock slide that buried a shanty town has risen to 38, officials said Monday as efforts to find any remaining survivors continued to lag...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
European spacecraft flys by asteroid, camera stops
The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said...
Southern Ledger - September 8, 2008
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