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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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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 9, 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 9, 2008
Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
When oil topped $100 a barrel earlier this year, and gasoline prices soared above $4 a gallon, Americans cried out for relief...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Hilton continues online presidential campaign
Watch out world: Paris Hilton is continuing her bid for the White House...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
UN food program finds hunger in rural Zimbabwe
Some rural Zimbabweans facing one of the hungriest years they could remember have been forced to live on a meal a day and in some cases only on wild fruits, the U.N. food aid agency said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Clashes erupt in mixed Arab-Jewish city in Israel
Arab and Jewish residents of the northern Israeli city of Acre clashed during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, police and an Arab lawmaker said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
War-divided Cyprus is close to reaching a peace settlement, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other members of an international peace initiative said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process
Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Pope defends Pius XII over Holocaust
Pope Benedict XVI gave a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII as he defended the World War II pontiff Thursday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
NKorea warns South against provoking warfare
North Korea warned South Korea against provoking war on Thursday as it reportedly deployed an arsenal of missiles near their sea border and told U.N. inspectors it plans to restart its nuclear facility...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Suspected US missile strike reported in Pakistan
Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has been reported in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Brinkley to ex Shield kids from 2020 interview
Christie Brinkley wants her ex-husband to keep their kids away from the television Friday night when his interview with Barbara Walters airs on ABC...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Christian drama Fireproof has unexpected success
When brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick were looking for inspiration for their third feature-length film, they turned to God for help...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Biden McCain plan would reward greedy bankers
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican John McCain keeps switching responses to the economic crisis and now advocates a plan for troubled mortgages that would "reward banks and lenders for their greedy behavior."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Nets beat Heat 100-98 in NBA Europe exhibition
Devin Harris scored 21 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 100-98 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday in an NBA Europe exhibition game...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Warriors stop Trail Blazers
Kelenna Azubuike scored 18 points, all in the second half, and Brandan Wright added 16 points and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-95 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Magic spoil Browns preseason debut with Bobcats
Dwight Howard scored 20 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-80 preseason rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Snowballing sell-off drives Dow down 679 points
A runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history Thursday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down a breathtaking 679 points and deepening a financial crisis that has defied all efforts to stop it...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Dow closes below 9,000 for first time in 5 years
Calm gave way to fear in financial markets Thursday, turning a relatively steady day into a rout that pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors, who had begun the day somewhat optimistic that the government was taking extraordinary steps to contain the financial crisis, turned gloomy under an onslaught of worries about the economy and corporations...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Alaska State with a long history of take and give
Alaska is awash in billions of surplus dollars from the current high oil prices and a tax hike on the oil industry, but it remains at the forefront of states feeding at the federal trough...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Dow plunges 679 for 6th triple-digit loss in a row
A runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history Thursday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down a breathtaking 679 points and deepening a financial crisis that has defied all efforts to stop it...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Dow plunges 679 to fall to lowest level in 5 years
Stocks plunged in the final hour of trading Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 679 points _ more than 7 percent _ to its lowest level in five years after a major credit ratings agency said it might cut its rating on General Motors Corp...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Somali pirates free 15 Filipino seamen, hold 67
Pirates in Somalia released 15 Filipino seamen and four other crewmen of a chemical tanker hijacked nearly two months ago, but were still holding 67 other Filipino sailors, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue
Now for the big do-over.House members get another chance to vote on a bill that many would like to avoid: a massive financial rescue plan that has infuriated millions of voters but is described by President Bush and congressional leaders as vital to keeping the economy from sliding into a deep recession...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. mall shooting that killed 1
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 9, 2008
Ky. house fire responders shot at, find 3 dead
Police and firefighters were shot at when they arrived at a burning Kentucky home where they found three family members dead inside and a toddler wandering outside, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Suspect caught in drive-by slaying of Ill. boy, 12
Authorities arrested a suspect Thursday in the death of a 12-year-old Illinois boy who investigators said was shot in his home as he did schoolwork...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bodies of US reps brother, his girlfriend found
Authorities say two bodies pulled from the waters off the coast of Los Angeles are the missing brother of two Southern California congresswomen and his girlfriend...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Ohio high court inmate not too fat to be executed
The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected arguments that a death row inmate is too fat to die by lethal injection...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Scientist warns cash woes devastating to science
Famed scientist Richard Leakey warned that the worldwide credit crisis will be "just devastating" to scientific research in coming years, as endowment interest income drops and companies cut donations...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bus packed with Amish clips semi in Mich. 14 hurt
A semitrailer clipped the back of a bus overloaded with members of an Amish church group Thursday, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 14 people to the hospital, including several children, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
AP IMPACT GPS could save airlines time and fuel
A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
States cut spending, put projects on hold
With the economy in a slide and the credit markets seized up, states are slashing budgets, eliminating jobs, putting major construction projects on hold and nervously waiting to see whether their shriveled pension funds recover...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Police Mall shooting suspect upset over purchase
Police say a customer in a Knoxville mall fatally shot a clothing store employee because he was upset about a previous clothing purchase...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Ark. plans to drop unmarried foster parent ban
Arkansas is dropping a plan to prohibit unmarried or same-sex couples from taking on foster children...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
U. of Texas ends fight over dorm-room Obama signs
Facing a free-speech uproar, the University of Texas backed down Thursday from punishing two students who refused to remove political signs from their dormitory window...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Jet reports problem, lands safely in San Diego
Officials say an American Airlines jet has landed safely in San Diego after a warning light indicated a problem with an engine...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
2 Colombian warlords get lengthy US sentences
Two right-wing paramilitary warlords extradited earlier this year with 12 others with great fanfare from Colombia were ordered Thursday to spend decades behind U.S. bars after pleading guilty to roles in a far-reaching cocaine smuggling conspiracy...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Killer of 5 apparently hangs self in Ind. prison
An illegal immigrant serving five life terms for the strangling deaths of his wife, three young daughters and a neighborhood girl apparently took his own life Thursday by hanging himself, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Tenn. college student charged in e-mail threat
A 19-year-old student at Middle Tennessee State University has been arrested on terrorism charges after threatening e-mails forced the cancellation of classes...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Kan. woman pleads guilty in Mo. baby-stealing plot
A woman charged with abducting a pregnant Missouri teen and plotting to cut the child from the womb has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and first-degree assault...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
When oil topped $100 a barrel earlier this year, and gasoline prices soared above $4 a gallon, Americans cried out for relief...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Hilton continues online presidential campaign
Watch out world: Paris Hilton is continuing her bid for the White House...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
UN food program finds hunger in rural Zimbabwe
Some rural Zimbabweans facing one of the hungriest years they could remember have been forced to live on a meal a day and in some cases only on wild fruits, the U.N. food aid agency said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Clashes erupt in mixed Arab-Jewish city in Israel
Arab and Jewish residents of the northern Israeli city of Acre clashed during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, police and an Arab lawmaker said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
War-divided Cyprus is close to reaching a peace settlement, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other members of an international peace initiative said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process
Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Pope defends Pius XII over Holocaust
Pope Benedict XVI gave a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII as he defended the World War II pontiff Thursday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
NKorea warns South against provoking warfare
North Korea warned South Korea against provoking war on Thursday as it reportedly deployed an arsenal of missiles near their sea border and told U.N. inspectors it plans to restart its nuclear facility...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Suspected US missile strike reported in Pakistan
Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has been reported in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bus packed with Amish clips semi in Mich. 14 hurt
A semitrailer clipped the back of a bus overloaded with members of an Amish church group Thursday, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 14 people to the hospital, including several children, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Magic spoil Browns preseason debut with Bobcats
Dwight Howard scored 20 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-80 preseason rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Brinkley to ex Shield kids from 2020 interview
Christie Brinkley wants her ex-husband to keep their kids away from the television Friday night when his interview with Barbara Walters airs on ABC...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Christian drama Fireproof has unexpected success
When brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick were looking for inspiration for their third feature-length film, they turned to God for help...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Nets beat Heat 100-98 in NBA Europe exhibition
Devin Harris scored 21 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 100-98 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday in an NBA Europe exhibition game...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Warriors stop Trail Blazers
Kelenna Azubuike scored 18 points, all in the second half, and Brandan Wright added 16 points and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-95 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Alaska State with a long history of take and give
Alaska is awash in billions of surplus dollars from the current high oil prices and a tax hike on the oil industry, but it remains at the forefront of states feeding at the federal trough...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Biden McCain plan would reward greedy bankers
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican John McCain keeps switching responses to the economic crisis and now advocates a plan for troubled mortgages that would "reward banks and lenders for their greedy behavior."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Dow plunges 679 for 6th triple-digit loss in a row
A runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history Thursday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down a breathtaking 679 points and deepening a financial crisis that has defied all efforts to stop it...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Snowballing sell-off drives Dow down 679 points
A runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history Thursday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down a breathtaking 679 points and deepening a financial crisis that has defied all efforts to stop it...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Dow closes below 9,000 for first time in 5 years
Calm gave way to fear in financial markets Thursday, turning a relatively steady day into a rout that pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors, who had begun the day somewhat optimistic that the government was taking extraordinary steps to contain the financial crisis, turned gloomy under an onslaught of worries about the economy and corporations...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Dow plunges 679 to fall to lowest level in 5 years
Stocks plunged in the final hour of trading Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 679 points _ more than 7 percent _ to its lowest level in five years after a major credit ratings agency said it might cut its rating on General Motors Corp...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Somali pirates free 15 Filipino seamen, hold 67
Pirates in Somalia released 15 Filipino seamen and four other crewmen of a chemical tanker hijacked nearly two months ago, but were still holding 67 other Filipino sailors, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue
Now for the big do-over.House members get another chance to vote on a bill that many would like to avoid: a massive financial rescue plan that has infuriated millions of voters but is described by President Bush and congressional leaders as vital to keeping the economy from sliding into a deep recession...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Haywood needs wrist surgery Jamisons knee OK
Wizards center Brendan Haywood will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist, but it was not clear Wednesday how much of the regular season he will miss...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. mall shooting that killed 1
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 9, 2008
Police Cowboys Adam Jones involved in fight
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was involved in a fight with one of his bodyguards, according to Dallas police, the night before attending a previously scheduled team meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Second presidential debate watched by 63.2 million
The second presidential debate drew more viewers than the first but still proved less of a draw than the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin matchup...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Phillips Pacman will play despite incident
Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is still in the lineup for the Dallas Cowboys after his latest incident involving police...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Cindy McCain claims Obama is waging dirty campaign
Cindy McCain has accused Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama of running "the dirtiest campaign in American history."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
AP IMPACT GPS could save airlines time and fuel
A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Norbert loses strength off Mexico
Hurricane Norbert weakens to a Category One but meteorologists warn it is still dangerous as it heads for Mexico...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
Syria releases American reporters
Two US journalists arrested for entering Syria illegally are released in Damascus, the state department says...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
Peru's government poised to quit
Peruvian cabinet ministers are poised to tender their resignation to the president over an oil corruption scandal...
BBC News - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Hilton continues online presidential campaign
Watch out world: Paris Hilton is continuing her bid for the White House...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Frances Le Clezio wins Nobel literature prize
French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for his poetic adventure and "sensual ecstasy."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition Power-sharing deadlocked
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says power-sharing talks with longtime ruler Robert Mugabe are deadlocked over the division of Cabinet posts...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
North Korea prepares to restart nuclear facility
North Korea announced Thursday that it is preparing to restart the facility that produced its atomic bomb, clearly indicating that it plans to completely pull out of an international deal to end its nuclear program...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bombs aimed at police kill 10, hurt 14 in Pakistan
Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least four in Pakistan on Thursday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on the militant threat facing the country...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Pope defends Pius XII over Holocaust
Pope Benedict XVI gave a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII as he defended the World War II pontiff Thursday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Prosecution to call extra witness at Stevens trial
A judge says prosecutors can call an additional witness at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Test for Stevens Make the Hulk a likable guy
Lawyers for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens face several challenges as they prepare to present evidence at his corruption trial. Among them: Making jurors like a man who has described himself as a "mean, miserable S.O.B."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Oliver Platt will star in Guys and Dolls revival
Broadway has found its Nathan Detroit for the upcoming revival of "Guys and Dolls" _ Oliver Platt...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Second presidential debate watched by 63.2 million
The second presidential debate drew more viewers than the first but still proved less of a draw than the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin matchup...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Deal for alleged Cusack stalker falls through
A woman accused of stalking actor John Cusack will go to trial after a last-minute plea deal fell through...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bush signs order to ease switch to next president
A piece of paper that President Bush signed Thursday helps ease his way out of the White House when his term ends and clears the way for his successor...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
National Rifle Association endorses McCain
The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Magic spoil Browns preseason debut with Bobcats
Dwight Howard scored 20 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-80 preseason rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Stocks mostly lower as GM declines techs rise
Stocks mostly declined Thursday, though with far less severity than in recent sessions, as weakness in the financial, energy and health care sectors overshadowed gains by technology issues...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Us government may take part ownership in banks
News that the Bush administration is considering taking part ownership in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financial markets Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Administration ponders part ownership in banks
News that the Bush administration is considering taking part ownership in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financial markets Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Stocks fluctuate as economic worries dog investors
Stocks fluctuated Thursday as Wall Street weighed the prospects for the economy after IBM Corp. affirmed its profit forecast and investors hoped the government might take ownership stakes in banks to help stabilize the financial industry...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Wall Street opens higher a day after heavy selling
Stocks are opening higher after IBM Corp. reaffirmed its profit forecast and investors hoped the government might take ownership stakes in banks to help stabilize the financial industry...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Somali pirates free 15 Filipino seamen, hold 67
Pirates in Somalia released 15 Filipino seamen and four other crewmen of a chemical tanker hijacked nearly two months ago, but were still holding 67 other Filipino sailors, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue
Now for the big do-over.House members get another chance to vote on a bill that many would like to avoid: a massive financial rescue plan that has infuriated millions of voters but is described by President Bush and congressional leaders as vital to keeping the economy from sliding into a deep recession...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Ohio high court inmate not too fat to be executed
The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected arguments that a death row inmate is too fat to die by lethal injection...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Scientist warns cash woes devastating to science
Famed scientist Richard Leakey warned that the worldwide credit crisis will be "just devastating" to scientific research in coming years, as endowment interest income drops and companies cut donations...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. mall shooting that killed 1
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 9, 2008
Ky. house fire responders shot at, find 3 dead
Police and firefighters were shot at when they arrived at a burning Kentucky home where they found three family members dead inside and a toddler wandering outside, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Clarification Immigration Raid story
In an Oct. 8 story about the aftermath of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a poultry processing plant, The Associated Press reported that an agency spokeswoman said the raid occurred because people were violating immigration law...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Police arrest man in Texas car salesmans slaying
A car salesman was pushed or fell to his death along a highway as he went on a test-drive with a customer, authorities said. A 42-year-old man with a history of mental illness was charged with murder...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Friend confirms identity of girls found in freezer
Police in southern Maryland say a family friend has confirmed that two girls found encased in ice in a basement freezer are the adopted daughters of a woman suspected of killing them...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Conviction in Precious Doe case brings relief
For seven years a community waited to bring to justice the killers of a little victim it had come to know as "Precious Doe."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Drunken man finds his way home just not his home
Unlike Goldilocks, a man who stumbled into the wrong suburban Washington, D.C., home after drinking too much found the bed there just right...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Man who killed his family found dead in prison
An Indiana man convicted of raping and killing a 10-year-old neighborhood girl, then slaying his wife and three young daughters, has died in prison of an apparent suicide...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bodies of US reps brother, his girlfriend found
Authorities say two bodies pulled from the waters off the coast of Los Angeles are the missing brother of two Southern California congresswomen and his girlfriend...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Groups demand W.Va. plant dismantle chemical piles
A coalition of environmental groups wants Bayer to dismantle stockpiles of chemicals it says are so deadly they present a safety risk to residents near a southwestern West Virginia plant that was the site of a deadly explosion in August...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Hilton continues online presidential campaign
Watch out world: Paris Hilton is continuing her bid for the White House...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Frances Le Clezio wins Nobel literature prize
French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for his poetic adventure and "sensual ecstasy."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition Power-sharing deadlocked
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says power-sharing talks with longtime ruler Robert Mugabe are deadlocked over the division of Cabinet posts...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Bombs aimed at police kill 10, hurt 14 in Pakistan
Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least four in Pakistan on Thursday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on the militant threat facing the country...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Pope defends Pius XII over Holocaust
Pope Benedict XVI gave a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII as he defended the World War II pontiff Thursday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
North Korea prepares to restart nuclear facility
North Korea announced Thursday that it is preparing to restart the facility that produced its atomic bomb, clearly indicating that it plans to completely pull out of an international deal to end its nuclear program...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Ohio high court inmate not too fat to be executed
The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected arguments that a death row inmate is too fat to die by lethal injection...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Prosecution to call extra witness at Stevens trial
A judge says prosecutors can call an additional witness at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Test for Stevens Make the Hulk a likable guy
Lawyers for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens face several challenges as they prepare to present evidence at his corruption trial. Among them: Making jurors like a man who has described himself as a "mean, miserable S.O.B."...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Scientist warns cash woes devastating to science
Famed scientist Richard Leakey warned that the worldwide credit crisis will be "just devastating" to scientific research in coming years, as endowment interest income drops and companies cut donations...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Oliver Platt will star in Guys and Dolls revival
Broadway has found its Nathan Detroit for the upcoming revival of "Guys and Dolls" _ Oliver Platt...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Deal for alleged Cusack stalker falls through
A woman accused of stalking actor John Cusack will go to trial after a last-minute plea deal fell through...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Magic spoil Browns preseason debut with Bobcats
Dwight Howard scored 20 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-80 preseason rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Bush signs order to ease switch to next president
A piece of paper that President Bush signed Thursday helps ease his way out of the White House when his term ends and clears the way for his successor...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
National Rifle Association endorses McCain
The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Us government may take part ownership in banks
News that the Bush administration is considering taking part ownership in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financial markets Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Administration ponders part ownership in banks
News that the Bush administration is considering taking part ownership in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financial markets Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Stocks fluctuate as economic worries dog investors
Stocks fluctuated Thursday as Wall Street weighed the prospects for the economy after IBM Corp. affirmed its profit forecast and investors hoped the government might take ownership stakes in banks to help stabilize the financial industry...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Wall Street opens higher a day after heavy selling
Stocks are opening higher after IBM Corp. reaffirmed its profit forecast and investors hoped the government might take ownership stakes in banks to help stabilize the financial industry...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue
Now for the big do-over.House members get another chance to vote on a bill that many would like to avoid: a massive financial rescue plan that has infuriated millions of voters but is described by President Bush and congressional leaders as vital to keeping the economy from sliding into a deep recession...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Stocks mostly lower as GM declines techs rise
Stocks mostly declined Thursday, though with far less severity than in recent sessions, as weakness in the financial, energy and health care sectors overshadowed gains by technology issues...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Somali pirates free 15 Filipino seamen, hold 67
Pirates in Somalia released 15 Filipino seamen and four other crewmen of a chemical tanker hijacked nearly two months ago, but were still holding 67 other Filipino sailors, officials said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. mall shooting that killed 1
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 9, 2008
Police Cowboys Adam Jones involved in fight
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was involved in a fight with one of his bodyguards, according to Dallas police, the night before attending a previously scheduled team meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Second presidential debate watched by 63.2 million
The second presidential debate drew more viewers than the first but still proved less of a draw than the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin matchup...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 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 9, 2008
Haywood needs wrist surgery Jamisons knee OK
Wizards center Brendan Haywood will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist, but it was not clear Wednesday how much of the regular season he will miss...
Southern Ledger - October 9, 2008
Mexico unveils emergency plan
Mexico's president announces plans to spend $4.3bn on infrastructure to help offset the effects of the global credit crunch...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
Driven away
How the car capital of the US slid off the tracks...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
'I made Madonna'
Star-maker Seymour Stein on his career in music...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
Whale traditions
Alaska community celebrates first catch of season...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
Mexico-bound storm loses strength
Hurricane Norbert is downgraded to a Category Three but meteorologists warn it is still dangerous as it heads for Mexico...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
Foos fight McCain over song use
US rock band the Foo Fighters tell Republican John McCain to stop using song My Hero in his presidential campaign...
BBC News - October 9, 2008
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