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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for January 2007:
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A 10-hour battle in Baghdad
In some of the fiercest fighting the Iraqi capital has seen in months, about 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces battled insurgents along Haifa Street in central Baghdad, a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Celebrity's Malibu beach house burns
Actress Suzanne Somers surveyed the smoldering ruins of her Malibu beach house on Tuesday and vowed to rebuild. Hers was one of four beachfront homes destroyed late Monday in a wildfire driven by fierce Santa Ana winds...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Iraqi PM 'refused' U.S. call to delay execution
Iraq's prime minister said Tuesday that he turned down a U.S. request to delay Saddam Hussein's hanging because he wanted to send a message to Iraqis that no deal was under consideration to let the former dictator escape punishment...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Corzine Seeks Action on Property Tax Overhaul
Gov. Jon S. Corzine told legislators today that they must complete the job they started to overhaul the property tax system...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Bush Drops Plans to Nominate 3 U.S. Judges
The White House announced that the three candidates, all conservatives, had themselves asked for their names to be withdrawn...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Putin Considers Diverting Oil Around Belarus
The Russian president?s warning came a day after Moscow cut off crude deliveries headed to Europe through Belarus...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Two Elected to Hall of Fame; McGwire Misses
Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn were elected, while Mark McGwire fell short, damaged by suspicion of steroid use...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Bloomberg Criticizes Security Fund Distribution
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg testified in Washington for the first time since Democrats won control of Congress...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Fissures Grow on Eve of Bush Speech on Iraq
The White House spokesman and a prominent critic, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, both said the U.S. was at a decisive moment, not just in Iraq but in American history...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
More Than 50 Die in U.S. Strikes in Somalia
Most of the dead were Islamist leaders fleeing in armed pick-up trucks, according to Somali officials...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
It?s Detroit, but Accents Are Foreign
The auto show in Detroit is living up to its global name with new players from China and a new pecking order in the U.S. market...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
U.S. Warns Europe on Air Travel Emissions Rules
An American diplomat warned the European Commission today against adopting rules that would impose emissions controls on commercial flights to and within Europe...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
New Mobile Phone Signals Apple?s Ambition
Steven P. Jobs said the phone would lead to a synthesis of communications, video, music and computing...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Dell Founder Wants to Offset Energy Consumption
Michael S. Dell, who made his name building computers, has a new goal: planting trees...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
G.M. Says It Is Losing Influence on Capitol Hill
G.M. still sells more cars than Toyota in the U.S., but it says it?s seen as nothing more than an also-ran these days...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
US Democrat's health improves
A US senator whose health cast doubts over the Democrats' control of the Senate, is now in a "fair" condition...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Female Farc leader tried in US
A female leader of Colombia's Farc rebel group goes on trial in Washington, accused of drug smuggling...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Kennedy warns Bush on Iraq troops
Senator Edward Kennedy launches a bid to prevent President Bush increasing Iraq troops numbers...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
U.S. attacks 'al Qaeda terrorists'
U.S. helicopter gunships have attack suspected al Qaeda terrorists hiding in Somalia, a Somali official says. The operation came a day after U.S. Special Operations forces launched at least two air attacks against suspected al Qaeda members in this restive Horn of Africa country...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Wildfire turns Malibu beach homes to ash
A wildfire fanned by Santa Ana winds destroyed four beach houses and significantly damaged four others as it spread Monday over more than 20 acres in the celebrity enclave of Malibu, California, authorities said. Actress Suzanne Somers says she'll rebuild...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Somalia attacks 'on al Qaeda'
U.S. helicopter gunships attack suspected al Qaeda terrorists hiding in Somalia, a Somali official says. The operation came a day after U.S. Special Operations forces launched at least two air attacks against suspected al Qaeda members in this restive Horn of Africa country...
CNN - January 9, 2007
9/11 tops House '100 hours'
House Democrats kick off their self-imposed 100-hour deadline to pass priority legislation on Tuesday, beginning with a national security bill backed by members of the 9/11 commission...
CNN - January 9, 2007
U.S. Airstrike Aims at Qaeda Cell in Somalia
Somalia?s transitional president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, said that he had given the American forces permission to carry out the strike...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Fierce Fighting Erupts in Baghdad
American military officials said that the goal of the operation was to disrupt insurgent activity after repeated attacks on Iraqi security forces. Iraqi officials said at least 50 people had been killed...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Thailand Tightens Foreign Investment Laws
Thailand ignored warnings that the move could damage the country?s fragile economy...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Cycling: Comments anger Landis
Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis hits back at comments made about him by World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
U.S. 'strikes al Qaeda in Somalia'
A U.S. aerial gunship has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said. The AC-130 flew its mission within the last 24 hours, the official told CNN...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Fire destroys Malibu homes
A wildfire fanned by Santa Ana winds destroyed four seaside mansions and significantly damaged four others as it spread Monday over more than 20 acres in the celebrity enclave of Malibu, California, authorities said...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Gunfight in heart of Baghdad
About 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces engaged in a fierce firefight with insurgents along Haifa Street in central Baghdad, a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency, CNN's Arwa Damon reported. Fifty militants are reported dead...
CNN - January 9, 2007
Dems consider blocking war escalation
Some congressional Democrats say they would consider using their newly gained power to block escalation of the Iraq war, as President Bush prepares to announce a new strategy for U.S. troops fighting there.
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CNN - January 9, 2007
Strands of Undesirable DNA Roam With Buffalo
Wild bison have returned, but cattle genes have spread into many of the remaining herds, meaning the battle for long-term preservation is not over...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Democrats Split Over Iraq Approach
Democrats are exploring ways to block financing for a military expansion without being accused of abandoning U.S. forces...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
The Energy Challenge: Paying in Pollution for Energy Hunger
India and China have explored alternatives, but too often the diesel generator is the favorite way to provide energy...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
United 93 takes online film prize
A drama about the events of 9/11, United 93, is named best movie of 2006 by the Online Film Critics Society...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Leak drives Florida to shock win
Florida shocks top-ranked Ohio State to win American Football's college title game in Arizona...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Tennis: Serena wins again
Serena Williams beats Lucie Safarova at the Hobart International...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Malibu mansions hit by wildfires
A wildfire destroys four mansions in the exclusive seaside enclave of Malibu near Los Angeles in California...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Lopez Obrador starts own TV show
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who lost Mexico's presidential election, launches a late night TV programme...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
Democrats consider ways to block escalation of war
Two days before President Bush is expected to announce an increase in the number of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq, some Democrats say they would consider blocking funding for the escalation.
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CNN - January 9, 2007
U.S. Sub and Japanese Vessel Collide
Only slight damage was reported from the collision, which occurred south of the Strait of Hormuz...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
9/11 Associate Is Sentenced in Germany to 15 Years
The sentencing is a potentially decisive milestone in a case that has been in the German courts for five years...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
A Rotten Smell Raises Alarms and Questions
An odor that lingered in Manhattan left officials with a mystery and a few conspiracy theories to sort through...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
At Universities, Plum Post at Top Is Now Shaky
A series of ousters reflect the uneasy relationship between those running colleges and those teaching at them...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Florida 41, Ohio State 14: Florida Shows It Belongs by Winning Title With Ease
The Gators surprised Ohio State and football fans everywhere with a victory in the B.C.S. National Championship Game...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Reagan Lawyer Ready to Return to White House
President Bush chose as the new chief White House lawyer Fred F. Fielding, a longtime Washington legal hand...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
California?s Governor Seeks Universal Care
Under a plan by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California would become the largest state to attempt to provide near universal health coverage...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
House Democrats? Security Bill Draws Doubts
Some Senate Democrats and the Bush administration object to security mandates in the plan, citing concerns about cost and practicality...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Advertising: Reins Off, French Retailers Rush to Buy TV Time
A ban on TV ads by French retailers expired at the end of 2006, loosening one of the most restrictive marketing regulations in Europe...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Switzerland: UBS Names U.S. Official
UBS, the Swiss bank, said it had appointed Teresa Mullett Ressel, a former United States Treasury assistant secretary, to be the chief executive of its United States brokerage unit, UBS Securities. Ms. Ressel will maintain her role as chief operating officer for the company?s United States investment banking unit, UBS said. Based in Zurich, UBS hired Ms. Ressel in 2004 from the Treasury, where she was assistant secretary and chief financial officer...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Romania: a Bid for Dracula?s Castle
Dracula?s castle may sell for 60 million euros ($78 million) after the local government offered to buy the Transylvanian fortress to increase tourism revenue. The Brasov County Council in central Romania is in talks with a foreign bank on a 10-year loan for that amount to get back the castle from its current owners living abroad, Aristotel Cancescu, president of the municipality, said in a telephone interview. Built in 1212 by Teutonic knights, the castle was briefly used two centuries later by the Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler, who inspired Bram Stoker?s legend of Count Dracula. The castle?s current owners are Dominic von Habsburg, an industrial designer who lives in New York, and his sisters, Elisabeth Sandhofer and Maria-Magdalena Holzhausen, who both live in Austria...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Momofuku Ando, 96, Dies; Invented Instant Ramen
Momofuku Ando?s invention was the delight of dormitory students and other kitchen-resistant customers worldwide...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Czech Republic: Busch-budvar Thaw
The Anheuser-Busch Companies and the Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar announced a joint distribution deal, even as they vowed to continue their international legal fight over the Budweiser trademark. Anheuser-Busch, which is based in St. Louis, said it had agreed to distribute Budvar?s Czechvar Premium Czech Lager, which is currently sold in 30 states. That means the Czech company will get access to Anheuser-Busch?s unrivaled network of 600 independent wholesalers. The deal is part of Anheuser-Busch?s plan to add more high-end imported beers to its portfolio. Anheuser-Busch and Budvar agreed that the distribution deal would have no effect on their legal dispute...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Germany: Manufacturing Orders Rise
Manufacturing orders rose for the first time in three months in November, led by an increase in demand for trucks and cars. Orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, rose 1.5 percent from October, when they declined 0.7 percent, the Economy and Technology Ministry said. The figure for October factory orders was revised up from an initially reported decline of 1.1 percent. Domestic orders gained 0.6 percent in November, and foreign orders rose 2.3 percent. Demand for consumer goods advanced 2.7 percent...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: South Korea: Samsung Forecast
The Samsung Electronics Company forecast record profit from consumer electronics this year, helped by television sales. Profit this year from the digital media division, including earnings from overseas affiliates, will probably exceed 1 trillion won ($1.1 billion) for the first time, Choi Gee Sung, president of the division, said in a statement. Samsung plans to sell 11 million L.C.D. televisions in 2007, up from 6.2 million units last year, the company said. Samsung, which is based in Suwon, South Korea, also forecast its shipments of plasma TVs to rise to 2.5 million units this year, compared with 1.3 million sets in 2006...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Frequent Flier: I?ll Have Fries and a Glass of Your Best Champagne
Matching food with wine is an art. And while not everyone can agree on good art, everyone can agree on what is bad art...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Memo Pad
MISHANDLED BAGS Customer complaints in November about bags mishandled by domestic airlines rose to 6.32 percent per 1,000 passengers, from 5.04 percent in November 2005, the Transportation Department said. Of 20 airlines in the report, the five with the fewest complaints per thousand passengers were Aloha, Hawaiian, AirTran, Continental and JetBlue. The five with the most complaints were Mesa, SkyWest, American Eagle, Comair and Atlantic Southeast. A mishandled bag is one that was reported lost, delayed, damaged or subject to pilfering...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Belarus and Russia Spar Over Crude Oil Cutoff
The head of Russia?s oil pipeline monopoly accused Belarus of illegally siphoning off oil on Saturday...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Aircraft Orders for Airbus and Boeing
Singapore Airlines and AirAsia of Malaysia agreed to buy $8 billion worth of airplanes from Airbus and Boeing. AirAsia agreed to buy 50 A320 planes from Airbus and obtained options on 50 more. Airbus also separately announced a deal for 12 wide-body A330s with options for 10 more from the Spanish tourism and transport company Grupo Marsans...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Citigroup Cutback in Japan
Citigroup will shut about 270 consumer finance branches after a new local law capped the interest rate nonbank lenders can charge...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Turnaround Expert Is Named Quiznos Chief
Gregory D. Brenneman, credited with revitalizing Burger King and Continental Airlines, was named president and chief executive...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Kraft Takes a Charge for a Poor-Selling Coffee Machine
Weaker-than-projected sales of its Tassimo coffee-brewing machines led to a noncash charge of $245 million in the fourth quarter...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
NCR Says It Will Spin Off Its Data Management Business
The company said it would spin off its data management business, Teradata, in what it expects to be a tax-free deal...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Ex-Chief of Aspen Technology Accused of Inflating Revenue
David L. McQuillin faces charges that he inflated the company?s software revenues as he competed to become its chief executive...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Lasik Surgery Company Will Buy a Rival
Advanced Medical Optics said it would buy a rival, the IntraLase Corporation, for about $808 million...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Drop in Oil Price and Some More Mergers Lift Shares
Wall Street overcame early losses as a drop in oil prices and a fresh round of acquisition activity helped raise investors? confidence...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Australian Utility Giant Gets Buyout Offer From Managers
Alinta Ltd. has received a management buyout proposal backed by Macquarie Bank Ltd. in what would be the country?s largest utility buyout...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Home Depot to Review Pay
Home Depot said that its board would require that two-thirds of its independent directors approve any compensation granted to Robert L. Nardelli...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Despite Sales Uptick, Boston Scientific Will Cut Jobs
The company will eliminate 500 to 600 jobs from its cardiac rhythm division, with most of the cuts coming at a Minnesota-based office...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
United Surgical to Be Bought by Equity Firm for $1.8 Billion
United Surgical will be acquired by a unit of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, the company?s founding shareholder...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Sprint Nextel Says It Will Eliminate 5,000 Jobs
Sprint Nextel said its cellphone business suffered a net loss of 300,000 monthly subscribers in the fourth quarter and that it would cut 5,000 jobs...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Leader of Revived Fidelity Unit to Retire
Stephen P. Jonas engineered a makeover in less than two years as head of the investment management unit...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Forest Oil Will Pay $1.5 Billion to Acquire Houston Exploration
The deal will strengthen Forest Oil?s North American asset base with about 3,200 additional drill sites...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Borrowing Rose in November
The increase was the most in three months as Americans loaded up on credit card debt to purchase holiday gifts...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Doctors Fault Designers? Stance Over Thin Models
An international doctors? organization criticized designers for not soliciting medical opinion beyond a panel assembled by Vogue magazine...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
On the Road: That Charter Jet Is Available, but How Good Is the Pilot?
Two well-publicized accidents brought into question the assumption that all charter flights operate under tough standards...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
G.E. Is Said to Be Seeking a Buyer for Its Plastics Unit
General Electric is said to have begun shopping its plastics business to private equity funds...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Barbs Traded in Nasdaq Bid for Exchange in London
Nasdaq has been trying to take over the London exchange since March, but has failed to lure London executives to the negotiating table...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Market Place: Express Scripts Moves to Derail a Merger
Express Scripts opened a proxy war in the pharmacy benefits industry, moving to derail the pending acquisition of its rival Caremark Rx...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Some Progress in Global Trade Effort
Trade envoys from the U.S. and Europe said they made progress in resolving differences to break an impasse on global trade negotiations...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Yahoo Introduces Mobile Service Software
Yahoo?s Go for Mobile 2.0 will let users find information like news, stock quotes and sports scores more quickly on their cellphones...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Gap Is Said to Explore Selling Itself
Gap is said to be exploring strategies ranging from the sale of its 3,000 stores to spinning off a single division, like Banana Republic...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
The Energy Challenge: Clean Air or TV: Paying in Pollution for Energy Hunger
India and China have explored alternatives, but too often the cheap diesel generator has become the favorite way to provide electricity...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
When the Fur Flies
Business travelers are increasingly taking along their dogs, cats, birds and, occasionally, even their alligators...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
State Farm Is Settling Gulf Claims
The nation?s biggest home insurer is close to settling hundreds of lawsuits over its payments for homes hit by Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
Mortgage Applications Up as Home Buyers See a Break in Rates
Low mortgage interest rates are buoying the housing market even as experts are debating whether the market has hit bottom...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
It?s Detroit, but Accents Are Foreign
The auto show in Detroit is living up to its global name with new players from China and a new pecking order in the U.S. market...
New York Times - January 9, 2007
US sub collides with Japan ship
A US nuclear submarine collides with a Japanese ship near the Straits of Hormuz, but no injuries are reported...
BBC News - January 9, 2007
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