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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Police: Gunman felt cheated over invention
A gunman who fatally shot three people in a law firm's high-rise office before he was killed by police told witnesses he was cheated over his invention of a toilet used in trucks, authorities said Saturday...
CNN - December 9, 2006
Second Russian hospital fatal fire
A fire at a mental health hospital in Siberia killed eight people a day after a fire at a Moscow drug treatment facility killed 45 women...
CNN - December 9, 2006
Aide: Democrat chief heard of Foley e-mails in 2005
The Democrats' House campaign chief, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, heard of former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate e-mails to a teenage boy a year before they became public, a campaign committee aide told CNN. But Emanuel, who said earlier this year that he knew nothing of the messages before the scandal, never saw the correspondence and did not have enough information to raise concerns, the aide said...
CNN - December 9, 2006
NASA Plans Second Shot at Shuttle Launching
Despite threatening weather, NASA has decided to go for a second attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery tonight...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Surf in Cleveland, Before Lake Freezes
In December, as temperatures dip into the 20s, Cleveland surfers have Lake Erie almost entirely to themselves...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
DNA Gatherers Hit Snag: Tribes Don’t Trust Them
At issue is whether scientists using DNA from aboriginal populations are underselling the risks to donors...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
The Boss: Have Fun. Start Companies.
Kenny Dichter, founder and C.E.O. of Marquis Jet, learned early on to keep expenses under control...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
DataBank: Hints of a Strong Economy Help Stocks
The stock market rose for the week as upbeat economic news offset concerns about inflation and interest rates...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Economic View: As the Dollar Falls, Some Dominoes Don’t
The plunging dollar: so far, so good...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Square Feet | Ventures: Deals, Deals, Deals (and a Great Year for REITs)
The onslaught of takeovers has helped to lift prices of most REIT shares...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Career Couch: Financial Side Effects of On-the-Job Injuries
When it comes to workers' compensation, different states offer different benefits...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: When Winning Feels a Lot Like Losing
If you’re an investor who has filed an arbitration case against your stockbroker, you would be wise to steel yourself for an irrational and unjust outcome...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
The Goods: Clearing the Mind in Comfort
A new meditation zafu, or cushion, aims to ease the physical strain of sitting cross-legged and motionless for upwards of 35 minutes at a time...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
A Wiring War Among Giants
As Verizon enters the television market in the region, archrivals are moving to lure phone customers away with discounts...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Suits: Here’s Your Honda. What’s Your Hurry?
Honda's reputation for precision and efficiency on a shoestring was an adjustment last week for people accustomed to lavish Motor City ways...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Healthy Babies Need Irony
A Web site on sex branches out to one on babies. Surprise!...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
On the Contrary: Profiting With Honor
The latest worry is that smart people are being seduced away from more socially useful work by the lure of the almighty dollar...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Market Week: Which Economy Will Guide The Fed?
When it comes to calculating the odds of rate cuts next year, the math no longer seems simple...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
The Count: At More Offices, a Plan to Stick With That Old PC
Businesses are expected to be less willing to open their wallets for new technology in 2007...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
At Lunch With Sid Kirchheimer: Calling All Cheats: Meet Your Enemy
From a working family, with no tolerance for a swindler...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Everybody's Business: Out of the Clubhouse and Into the Classroom
While the income of the bottom 60 percent of Americans has barely budged since 1979, the income of the top dogs has risen by more than a factor of three...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Fundamentally: If You Cheer for the Tortoise, Applaud for Dividends
There is nothing unusual about year-end stock-market rallies. But there is something strange about this latest surge...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Gumshoe Work and Luck in E. Coli Case
A plastic bag of cut green onions provided the break for investigators tracking E. coli infections last week...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Spending: The Perfect Tree Awaits in the Field, or in the Computer
Point, click and add the tinsel: Christmas trees online...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Investing: Democrats May Give Alternative Energy a New Push
The fortunes of alternative energy companies have been linked to two factors outside their control: oil prices and politics...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Media Frenzy: The Hat Trick That Didn’t Happen
High-definition TV is great, but just how many people watch it?...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Poisoned by Scandal, Craving an Antidote
Even the most virtuous decisions have unforeseen, often damaging, consequences, and full disclosure may create as many problems as it solves...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
A House Divided: Uncivil War on E. 73rd
A feud worthy of the Hatfields and the McCoys — a standoff that has involved housing inspectors, police officers and private investigators, not to mention whopping legal fees...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
In God’s Name: Religion for Captive Audiences, With Taxpayers Footing the Bill
A growing number of programs use taxpayer funds to pay for evangelism aimed at prisoners, recovering addicts, job seekers and teenagers...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Canada pig farmer denies murder
A pig farmer alleged to be Canada's worst serial killer denies six charges of murder at a court in Vancouver...
BBC News - December 9, 2006
Taiwan Leader’s Party Ekes Out Win
President Chen Shui-bian’s Democratic Progressive Party eked out the narrowest victory in Taiwanese political history in crucial mayoral elections today...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
45 Die in Fire at Moscow Hospital
A fire in a drug-treatment hospital early this morning killed 45 women who were trapped behind a blocked emergency exit and locked window grilles as smoke suffocated them, Russian officials said...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Report on Iraq Exposes Divide Within G.O.P.
Fissures over Iraq could make it more difficult for Republicans to coalesce on national security policy and avoid a bitter intraparty fight going into 2008...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
F1: Andretti gets Honda chance
Marco Andretti, the grandson of motorsport legend Mario, will drive for Honda in Jerez next week...
BBC News - December 9, 2006
Carey fights porn star over name
Singer Mariah Carey threatens legal action against a porn star to stop her trademarking her similar stage name...
BBC News - December 9, 2006
NBA: Iverson set to quit 76ers
Allen Iverson is poised to end his 11-year association with the Philadelphia 76ers after the club agree to trade him...
BBC News - December 9, 2006
Blast shakes Shiite holy city in Iraq
A car bomb explosion rocked the southern Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday morning, killing at least five people and wounding another 44, Karbala police and hospital sources said...
CNN - December 9, 2006
The Saturday Profile: For New U.N. Chief, a Past Misstep Leads to Opportunity
Incoming U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon got his new job in an unlikely manner for a man known for head-of-the-class performances...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Superman producer faces sex case
Jon Peters, producer of Superman Returns, is sued by his former assistant for alleged sexual harassment...
BBC News - December 9, 2006
Gunman, 3 others die in office tower shootings
Four men, including the gunman, were killed Friday when a man opened fire and took a hostage on the top floor of a downtown Chicago skyscraper, police said. The late afternoon shootings sent office workers fleeing and stranded rush-hour commuters...
CNN - December 9, 2006
Moscow hospital fire kills 45
A fire broke out in a women's ward of a Moscow drug treatment hospital early Saturday, filling the ward with heavy smoke and killing 45 women who found themselves trapped between the fire and a locked gate, officials said. It was the deadliest fire in the Russian capital in three years. Russia's chief fire inspector, Yuri Nenashev, said he was "90 percent certain" that the fire was caused by arson. But Moscow city prosecutor Yuri Syomin said that investigators were looking into other possibilities, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported...
CNN - December 9, 2006
Panel Urges Caution Concerning Coated Stents
A panel recommended that doctors and patients be given stronger warnings about the dangers associated with the use of drug-coated stents...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Romney’s Gay Rights Stance Draws Ire
Gov. Mitt Romney’ s standing among conservatives is being hurt by a letter he sent to the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts, a gay Republican organization...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Poachers in West Hunt Big Antlers to Feed Big Egos
A wave of poaching has alarmed state and federal wildlife officials in several Western states...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Failure to Navigate: Billions Later, Plan to Remake the Coast Guard Fleet Stumbles
The initial venture has been canceled after hull cracks and engine failures made the first eight boats unseaworthy...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
F.C.C. Commissioner Can Vote on AT&T
Robert M. McDowell will be permitted to cast the tie-breaking vote on the proposed acquisition of BellSouth by AT&T...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Deloitte and Banks to Pay $455 Million to Adelphia Investors
Deloitte & Touche, Bank of America and 38 other banks have agreed to pay $455 million to settle a lawsuit with Adelphia investors...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
E. Coli Fears Inspire a Call for Oversight
Three major produce industry groups have called for government regulation...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Saturday Interview: He’s Hoping for a Brown Christmas
Michael L. Eskew, chairman and chief executive of United Parcel Service, discussed friction with some of his franchisees, advancing technology and the Christmas season...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Off the Charts: Signs of Lean Times for Home Equity, the American Piggy Bank
The equity of Americans in their homes rose a scant 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the smallest gain in more than a decade...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Market Values: Domesticity Helping Bank Take on Citi
Bank of America replaced Citigroup last month as the bank with the highest stock market valuation, but some expect Bank of America to pull ahead again...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Five Days: Wall St. Gets Gifts From Deal Makers and Court
Merger fever and cooling concern about inflation lifted stocks, while a federal appeals court appeared to save big investment firms from having to defend against a huge class-action lawsuit...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Partner at Law Firm Resigns to Focus on Criminal Charges Against Him
Steven G. Schulman of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman resigned to devote time to defending himself in a federal indictment...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
What’s Online: Madison Avenue Fires Back
An ad association thinks doctors should keep out of advertisers’ business, even when those doctors think that advertisers are harming children...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
What’s Offline: The Year of the Dividend
One reason Wall Street is poised to turn in a solid performance in 2006 may surprise you...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Senate Passes Bill to Criminalize Pretexting
The Senate passed legislation that would make it a federal crime to obtain a person’s telephone records without permission...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Shortcuts: Have Life Insurance? Maybe. Cellphone Coverage? Of Course.
Cellphones, complex and small, often break or go missing. When does it pay to have insurance?...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Out to Maximize Social Gains, Not Profit
Muhammad Yunus, the micro credit pioneer who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, spoke about his persistent and tireless efforts on behalf of the poor...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Shares Up Modestly on Jobs Report
Wall Street ended an erratic week with a moderate advance after a job report eased concerns that the economy was losing steam too quickly...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Looking for a Gambit to Win at Google’s Game
Microsoft’s online chief wants to change the way his company runs its Internet business. But he is finding that redirecting such a behemoth is slow going...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Rocky Return to the Roots at Wal-Mart
Julie Roehm’s downfall exposes deeper tensions within the Wal-Mart empire, as the company tries to appeal to more affluent Americans...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Northwest Air to Hire Adviser, and Talk of a Merger Starts
Northwest Airlines plans to hire Evercore Partners as a financial adviser, signaling that Northwest may be considering a merger...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Heavy Day of Trading in 2 Banks
Talk of possible major changes at Citigroup and Bank of America set off heavy trading in the shares of the two banking giants...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Employers Added 132,000 Jobs Last Month
A demand for workers outpaced big losses from the unwinding of the housing boom and a slowing economy...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Your Money: Complaining Correctly Can Pay Off
Some advice from call center managers and supervisors on the best methods for getting what you want...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
Democrats Plan Oil Royalties Inquiry
House Democrats vowed to pursue a broad overhaul of tax breaks and other subsidies to oil companies in January...
New York Times - December 9, 2006
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