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Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NKorea blames SKorea for tourist death
North Korea says it regrets the death of a South Korean woman shot dead at a mountain resort in the communist nation, but blames the South for the incident...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope Benedict leaves for pilgrimage to Australia
Pope Benedict XVI has left Rome on a flight to Australia for a 10-day pilgrimage...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Levine delays kidney surgery until next week
Conductor James Levine has delayed surgery to remove a kidney until next week...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
President Clinton warns of growing polarization
Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
2-legged dog becomes symbol of trapping flap
Andre the two-legged dog was rescued last winter when a woman noticed the animal trailing blood across a country road...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Crews turn the corner against 1 Calif. wildfire
Firefighters "turned the corner" Saturday on a wildfire that destroyed part of a town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, one of the hundreds of blazes that continue to char huge swaths of California...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Harris, Mauer power Twins past Tigers, 6-5
Joe Mauer hit a home run and Brendan Harris homered and had a season-high four RBIs to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers for the third straight day, 6-5 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Creamer on top by 4 shots at Highland Meadows
Paula Creamer shot a 1-under-par 70 Saturday, 10 more shots than she needed for her first round, and held a four-stroke lead after three rounds of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Perry sets up 3-way tie at John Deere Classic
Kenny Perry finished with a flourish to move into a three-way tie for the lead through three rounds at the John Deere Classic on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Actors guild weighs strategy as studios hold firm
The Screen Actors Guild weighed bargaining strategies Friday after Hollywood producers warned a souring economy could cause them to reconsider their contract offer...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Ed McMahon recovering from neck surgery
Ed McMahon was recuperating Friday following his third neck surgery...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Office of Thrift Supervision shuts down IndyMac
The Office of Thrift Supervision says it has closed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Analysis Obama revels in contrasts with McCain
Barack Obama has found something that eluded him during the primary season _ contrast...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Road still bumpy for McCains retooled bandwagon
Every presidential campaign has its hitches. For John McCain, they felt more like full-blown lurches this week, with nearly every step forward quickly offset by a misstatement or wisecrack that seemed to blow his message off course...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Arizonas Johnson gets big hit to back 290th win
Randy Johnson helped secure his 290th victory with a two-run double to start an eight-run fourth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event
Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Investors set for another tough earnings season
Investors already disheartened about the growing problems of the financial sector and the soaring price of oil are facing more depressing news with the release of second-quarter earnings reports...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Benihana founder dies in New York from cancer
Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Second near collision at JFK prompts changes
Two airborne planes _ one landing and the other taking off _ came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Stocks end lower amid worries on Fannie, Freddie
Wall Street has ended an extremely erratic session with a sharp loss after traders tried to assess the dangers faced by mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Laura to return to General Hospital
Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital."...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pads win on Hairstons hits, Peavys pitching
Scott Hairston remained on a hot streak with a double and a triple to back Jake Peavy and help the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope worried about climate change
Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Hurricane Bertha stalls 220 miles off Bermuda
Hurricane Bertha was nearly stationary off Bermuda on Saturday but is still likely to create tropical storm conditions as it heads east of the Atlantic island, forecasters said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NATO Militants sparked border clash
A recent border clash that wounded several Pakistani and Afghan security personnel was sparked by insurgents in Afghanistan who fired at targets in both countries, apparently to stoke cross-border tensions, NATO said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope expresses worry about climate change
Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Italys food detectives sniff out the fraud trail
Inspector Giorgio Capovani laid out his array of cheese impostors...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NKorea blames SKorea for shooting death of tourist
A defiant North Korea blamed South Korea for the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the communist nation and refused Saturday to cooperate in an investigation, jeopardizing a bid to improve relations between the countries...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Korea agrees in talks to disable nuclear reactor
North Korea agreed to disable its main reactor by the end of October and allow international inspections to verify its nuclear disarmament in a deal reached Saturday at the end of six-nation talks...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Bermuda issues tropical storm warning
Hurricane Bertha was on course Saturday to create tropical storm conditions in Bermuda as it slowly approached the Atlantic island, forecasters said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope prays for end to rifts in Anglican church
Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that he is praying there will not be any more rifts in the Anglican community following the recent Church of England decision on women bishops...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Thrilling swing over Soweto
Thrill-seekers get a unique vantage point on Soweto from two 300-foot-high cooling towers _ especially when they swing by a rope suspended far above the ground...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Language tosses Belgium from crisis to crisis
At the National Botanical Gardens, office windows are cracked, doors are broken and two greenhouses have collapsed in recent years...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Hungary battles illegal migration
The border along Hungary these days is lined with police sporting night-vision goggles, heat sensors and all-terrain vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Man charged over London student deaths
Police said they charged a second man Saturday over the alleged stabbing murders of two French students in London...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Britain to press EU to act against Zimbabwe regime
British Prime Minster Gordon Brown will press the European Union to take harsher action against Zimbabwe, after Russia and China vetoed proposed new sanctions at the U.N. Security Council, his office said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Israeli PM new corruption accusations distorted
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Saturday that accusations revealed in a broadening corruption investigation that he stole thousands of dollars from charities are "distorted" and "despicable."...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
2 people found dead at music festival in Norway
Two people were found dead Saturday at a music festival in southern Norway and six others were hospitalized, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
UK investigates alleged assault of Iraqi boy
Authorities are investigating allegations that British soldiers sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Iraqi boy...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Israeli officials say report on airman delivered
Israel has received a report from the Lebanese militia Hezbollah on an Israeli airman missing for more than two decades, potentially clearing the way for a prisoner swap between the two foes, officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Private school fees 'rise by 43%'
The cost of sending a child to private school in England has risen by 43% since 2003, according to a survey...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Europe's armies chided in report
Europe's armies are under-performing and will need fresh Franco-British impetus to meet future challenges, a top think-tank's report says...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
AU warning over Darfur 'charges'
The African Union says any war-crimes charges brought against Sudanese leaders would endanger peace efforts in Darfur...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Victims in day of stabbings named
Four men who were stabbed to death in separate knife attacks in London on Thursday are named by police...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
In pictures
Briton's Tour de France glory...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
England reign despite Prince's century
South Africa close at 13-0 in their follow-on, 333 behind England after three days of the first Test at Lord's...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
In pictures
The Orange Order parades in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
German row over Obama speech plan
A leading German politician is the latest to reject a tentative plan by Barack Obama to speak at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Plans to 'shock' knife carriers
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to unveil plans to shock young people who carry knives into a greater awareness of the impact...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Abuse allegation against troops
The MoD refers an allegation that British soldiers sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Iraqi boy to the Royal Military Police...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Pope to apologise for sex scandal
Pope Benedict XVI says he will apologise for church sex abuse scandals, as he prepares to arrive in Australia...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Syria and Lebanon to open embassies
Relations between Syria and Lebanon show signs of a thaw after talks in Paris overseen by Nicolas Sarkozy...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Second man on murder charge
Police charge a 23-year-old man with the murders of two French students, tortured and stabbed in south-east London...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Armed forces 'to get free education'
Service personnel are to be allowed to study for a qualification free of charge after six years' duty, it is reported...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
No rush to retire black robes on Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens still plays tennis at 88. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75, works out regularly in the Supreme Court gym...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
At Supreme Court, no one rushes into retirement
John Paul Stevens still plays tennis at 88. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75, works out regularly in the Supreme Court gym...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
2nd near collision occurs at JFK airport in week
Two airborne planes _ one landing and the other taking off _ came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NHL star Roenick and hockey pals lead Tahoe golf
In a field filled with quarterbacks, hockey players topped the leaderboard at Lake Tahoe on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Strong finish keeps Perry in hunt at John Deere
Kenny Perry again sizzled following a sluggish start and was two strokes off the lead after the second round of the John Deere Classic on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Actors guild weighs strategy as studios hold firm
The Screen Actors Guild weighed bargaining strategies Friday after Hollywood producers warned a souring economy could cause them to reconsider their contract offer...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Ed McMahon recovering from neck surgery
Ed McMahon was recuperating Friday following his third neck surgery...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Levine delays kidney surgery until next week
Conductor James Levine has delayed surgery to remove a kidney until next week...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Easleys homer lifts Mets to seventh straight win
Damion Easley twisted away from an inside pitch and backed away from the plate to give his sore left leg a brief rest. The New York Mets second baseman felt much better moments later...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Easleys homer leads Mets to 2-1 win over Rockies
Damion Easley provided some unlikely power with an eighth-inning home run that carried the New York Mets past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday night, their seventh straight win...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Investors set for another tough earnings season
Investors already disheartened about the growing problems of the financial sector and the soaring price of oil are facing more depressing news with the release of second-quarter earnings reports...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Benihana founder dies in New York from cancer
Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Office of Thrift Supervision shuts down IndyMac
The Office of Thrift Supervision says it has closed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Road still bumpy for McCains retooled bandwagon
Every presidential campaign has its hitches. For John McCain, they felt more like full-blown lurches this week, with nearly every step forward quickly offset by a misstatement or wisecrack that seemed to blow his message off course...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Laura to return to General Hospital
Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital."...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pads win on Hairstons hits, Peavys pitching
Scott Hairston remained on a hot streak with a double and a triple to back Jake Peavy and help the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event
Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Second near collision at JFK prompts changes
Two airborne planes _ one landing and the other taking off _ came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Stocks end lower amid worries on Fannie, Freddie
Wall Street has ended an extremely erratic session with a sharp loss after traders tried to assess the dangers faced by mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope expresses worry about climate change
Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope worried about climate change
Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
North Korea blames South Korea for tourist death
North Korea says it regrets the death of a South Korean woman shot dead at a mountain resort in the communist nation, but blames the South for the incident...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NKorea blames SKorea for tourist death
North Korea says it regrets the death of a South Korean woman shot dead at a mountain resort in the communist nation, but blames the South for the incident...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope Benedict leaves for pilgrimage to Australia
Pope Benedict XVI has left Rome on a flight to Australia for a 10-day pilgrimage...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Bermuda issues tropical storm warning
Hurricane Bertha was on course Saturday to create tropical storm conditions in Bermuda as it slowly approached the Atlantic island, forecasters said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope prays for end to rifts in Anglican church
Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that he is praying there will not be any more rifts in the Anglican community following the recent Church of England decision on women bishops...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Hurricane Bertha stalls 220 miles off Bermuda
Hurricane Bertha was nearly stationary off Bermuda on Saturday but is still likely to create tropical storm conditions as it heads east of the Atlantic island, forecasters said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NATO Militants sparked border clash
A recent border clash that wounded several Pakistani and Afghan security personnel was sparked by insurgents in Afghanistan who fired at targets in both countries, apparently to stoke cross-border tensions, NATO said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Taiwan leader US weapons needed
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday that the island needs to secure defensive weapons from the United States, despite warming relations with rival China...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
China executes Uighurs for terrorist links
China has executed two ethnic Uighur men and imprisoned another 15 for alleged terrorist links, a U.S-funded radio station reported Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
US searches for World War II dead in East Europe
For more than six decades, the family of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Archibald Kelly had no way of being certain he was killed when his bomber smashed into a rocky cliff in Croatia in World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
US searches for WW2 dead in East Europe
For more than six decades, the family of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Archibald Kelly had no way of being certain he was killed when his bomber smashed into a rocky cliff in Croatia in World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NKorea blames SKorea for shooting death of tourist
A defiant North Korea blamed South Korea for the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the communist nation and refused Saturday to cooperate in an investigation, jeopardizing a bid to improve relations between the countries...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Korea agrees in talks to disable nuclear reactor
North Korea agreed to disable its main reactor by the end of October and allow international inspections to verify its nuclear disarmament in a deal reached Saturday at the end of six-nation talks...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Gunmen kill 2 police, injure another in north Iraq
Iraqi police say gunmen have killed two policemen and injured another in the northern city of Mosul...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
14 police injured in Northern Ireland
Violent overnight clashes in Northern Ireland left 14 policemen and five other people injured early Saturday as the volatile "marching season" reached its climax with Protestant parades...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Thompson rejects calls to cut BBC
BBC director general Mark Thompson rebuffs suggestions that the corporation should reduce its output...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
PM criticises UN Zimbabwe failure
Gordon Brown criticises the UN Security Council for failing to impose new sanctions on Zimbabwe...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Militants kill Pakistani soldiers
At least seven soldiers are killed by militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Brazil's judges in corruption row
A major row breaks out among Brazil's judges over a probe that sees a businessman arrested and freed twice in two days...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Iran 'to target Israel, US bases'
Iran will target Israel and 32 US bases in the Gulf if the country is attacked, says an aide to Iran's supreme leader...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Fairways damaged by weedkiller
A golf course in Haywards Heath is left with scorched fairways after the grass is watered with weedkiller...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Experts clearing landslide road
Specialist tree removal contractors begin work to clear a key Scottish road closed by a landslide...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Man remanded over Belfast murder
A 28-year-old man charged with the murder of a man in south Belfast earlier this week is remanded in custody...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Sound and fury
Cutting through the fog of Israel's war of words with Iran...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Bullet blockers
Why sales of bulletproof cars are rocketing in Brazil...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Socks away! Golf club ends 113-year dress rule
An Essex golf club allows men to wear ankle socks with shorts for the first time in 113 years...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Are Mexico's hitmen turning to the internet to find work?
Police in Mexico are investigating online classified ads purporting to offer contract killings...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Chambers storms to 100m victory
Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers powers to victory in the 100m at the British Olympic trials to move a step closer to securing a place in Beijing...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Second day of air show cancelled
Day two of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is cancelled following heavy rain...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Sarkozy welcomes Assad in Paris
France's President Sarkozy welcomes Syria's Bashar Assad to the Elysee Palace, and announces a visit to Damascus...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Bush ex-spokesman Tony Snow dies
Former White House press secretary Tony Snow has died of cancer, US television station Fox News announces...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Zimbabwe hails sanctions failure
Zimbabwe welcomes the failure of a UN Security Council resolution to impose new sanctions on its leaders...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
More time to quiz man over deaths
Police are given more time to question a 23-year-old man over the deaths of two French students in south-east London...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Little yellow submarine studies ocean
Far out in the Atlantic, a little yellow submarine is trying to slip from current to current, gliding across the ocean beneath the waves...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Former Bush spokesman Tony Snow dies of cancer
Fox News is reporting that conservative commentator and former White House press secretary Tony Snow has died of cancer...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Calif. aquafarmers cash in on demand for abalone
Carlsbad Aquafarm is growing a multimillion-dollar investment in abalone in a row of tanks alongside a tidal lagoon just outside San Diego...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Overseas crews coming to battle Calif. wildfires
As hundreds of blazes continue to char California, additional National Guard troops and overseas crews are being called in to assist exhausted firefighters, and President Bush has scheduled a visit to the state...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Creamer follows 60 with 65 at Jamie Farr event
Picking up where she left off after a course-record 60, Paula Creamer shot a 6-under-par 65 Friday to build a six-stroke lead through two rounds of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Marlins Volstad pitches into ninth, beats Dodgers
Chris Volstad came within one out of a shutout in his first major league start, Jeremy Hermida and Jorge Cantu hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, and the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Actors guild weighs strategy as studios hold firm
The Screen Actors Guild weighed bargaining strategies Friday after Hollywood producers warned a souring economy could cause them to reconsider their contract offer...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Ed McMahon recovering from neck surgery
Ed McMahon was recuperating Friday following his third neck surgery...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Levine delays kidney surgery until next week
Conductor James Levine has delayed surgery to remove a kidney until next week...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Easleys homer leads Mets to 2-1 win over Rockies
Damion Easley provided some unlikely power with an eighth-inning home run that carried the New York Mets past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday night, their seventh straight win...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NHL star Roenick and hockey pals lead Tahoe golf
In a field filled with quarterbacks, hockey players topped the leaderboard at Lake Tahoe on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Strong finish keeps Perry in hunt at John Deere
Kenny Perry again sizzled following a sluggish start and was two strokes off the lead after the second round of the John Deere Classic on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Investors set for another tough earnings season
Investors already disheartened about the growing problems of the financial sector and the soaring price of oil are facing more depressing news with the release of second-quarter earnings reports...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Benihana founder dies in New York from cancer
Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Office of Thrift Supervision shuts down IndyMac
The Office of Thrift Supervision says it has closed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event
Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Military Gunmen kill 4 on Sri Lanka bus
Suspected rebel gunmen ambushed a crowded passenger bus Friday as it traveled down a small rural road in southern Sri Lanka, killing a 9-year-old boy and three women, the military said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Laura to return to General Hospital
Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital."...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pads win on Hairstons hits, Peavys pitching
Scott Hairston remained on a hot streak with a double and a triple to back Jake Peavy and help the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Second near collision at JFK prompts changes
Two airborne planes _ one landing and the other taking off _ came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Stocks end lower amid worries on Fannie, Freddie
Wall Street has ended an extremely erratic session with a sharp loss after traders tried to assess the dangers faced by mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Guantanamoabuse blamed for weight loss
An Afghan prisoner suffered significant weight loss and other health problems when the military subjected him to two weeks of sleep deprivation at Guantanamo in 2004, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Raul Castro Communism is not egalitarianism
President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a "realistic" brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Castro communism is not egalitarianism
President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a "realistic" brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
As violence recedes in Iraq, rebuilding gets tough
Violence in Iraq is at its lowest level in four years, but ask Capt. Mike Forbes, and he will tell you his job as a troop commander in Baghdad has gotten harder, not easier...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NKorea blames SKorea for tourist death
North Korea says it regrets the death of a South Korean woman shot dead at a mountain resort in the communist nation, but blames the South for the incident...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope Benedict leaves for pilgrimage to Australia
Pope Benedict XVI has left Rome on a flight to Australia for a 10-day pilgrimage...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Palestinian PM complains to US on West Bank raids
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Friday that he sent a letter to an American peace monitor complaining that recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank undermine his administration...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
NATO Militants sparked border clash
A recent border clash that wounded several Pakistani and Afghan security personnel was sparked by insurgents in Afghanistan who fired at targets in both countries, apparently to stoke cross-border tensions, NATO said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope expresses worry about climate change
Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
North Korea blames South Korea for tourist death
North Korea says it regrets the death of a South Korean woman shot dead at a mountain resort in the communist nation, but blames the South for the incident...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
US searches for World War II dead in East Europe
For more than six decades, the family of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Archibald Kelly had no way of being certain he was killed when his bomber smashed into a rocky cliff in Croatia in World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pope worried about climate change
Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
US searches for WW2 dead in East Europe
For more than six decades, the family of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Archibald Kelly had no way of being certain he was killed when his bomber smashed into a rocky cliff in Croatia in World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Cambodian journalist gunned down
A journalist working for a pro-opposition Cambodian newspaper and his son were killed in a drive-by shooting in the capital, police said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Japan to test missile interceptor in US
Japan will conduct its first test-firing of a land-to-air missile interceptor in the United States in September to ensure that a missile shield for the Japanese capital will function properly if it falls under attack, the Defense Ministry said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,118
As of Friday, July 11, 2008, at least 4,118 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Miliband defends Zimbabwe tactics
The foreign secretary tells the BBC that Britain's attempt to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders was not "ill-judged"...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Sarkozy to welcome Assad in Paris
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to welcome his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, to the Elysee Palace...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Pyongyang criticised over killing
Seoul complains that North Korea is failing to co-operate with a proble into the shooting of a South Korean tourist...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Orange Order on parade across NI
Thousands of Orangemen and supporters attend the annual Twelfth of July parades in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Hospital cleared over baby death
An inquest rules doctors are not to blame for the death of a premature baby who died when her feeding tube leaked...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Orange rebrand
The changing face of Belfast's 12 July commemorations...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Pioneering US heart surgeon dies
Dr Michael DeBakey, the heart surgeon who gained fame for his procedures developing bypass surgery, dies aged 99...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Live - England v South Africa
Stuart Broad takes the second South Africa wicket, removing Hashim Amla on the third morning of the first Test at Lord's...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Villa agree deal for keeper Guzan
Aston Villa are set to sign USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan after agreeing a fee with MLS side Chivas...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
N Korea agrees to nuclear checks
Negotiators from six-nation talks in China have agreed steps to verify North Korea's nuclear disarmament...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Victims of day of stabbings named
Three of the four men stabbed in London in separate knife attacks on Thursday are named by police...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Murder charge for prison van man
The driver of a prison van who is accused of murdering a woman is due to appear in court...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Fury as Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed
The US and UK condemn China and Russia for vetoing a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Card fault hits London transport
The Oyster system used on London's transport network is hit by a fault, rendering the cards inoperable on Saturday morning...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Laura to return to General Hospital
Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital."...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Senate passes mortgage rescue plan
A mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and get more affordable, safer loans passed the Senate overwhelmingly Friday, but it faces a bumpy road amid continuing turmoil in the housing market...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses
The case of 14 babies who received accidental overdoses while in intensive care has raised new questions about how a common blood-thinning medication could be given to infants repeatedly in the wrong dosage...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
1 killed in Calif. fires more Guard troops coming
Firefighting officials said Friday that one person died when a wildfire swept through a rural area of Northern California, a rare human casualty among the hundreds of blazes that have tormented the state for weeks...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pads win on Hairstons hits, Peavys pitching
Scott Hairston remained on a hot streak with a double and a triple to back Jake Peavy and help the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Werths single gives Phillies win over Arizona
Jayson Werth hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Friday night in a matchup of NL division leaders...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Wild pitches, errors doom Brewers in 6-5 loss
Jay Bruce scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on the third wild pitch by the Brewers, allowing the Cincinnati Reds to edge Milwaukee 6-5 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Levine delays kidney surgery until next week
Conductor James Levine has delayed surgery to remove a kidney until next week...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Negotiations continue over Verne Troyer sex tape
Lawyers for Verne Troyer are negotiating with a porn broker and distributor on a settlement to try to prevent the distribution of a sex tape the actor made with a former girlfriend...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Ex-Hollywood Madam hit with felony drug charge
Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss is facing felony drug use and possession charges stemming from a February traffic stop in the rural Nevada town where she lives...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event
Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Marlins Volstad pitches into ninth, beats Dodgers
Chris Volstad came within one out of a shutout in his first major league start, Jeremy Hermida and Jorge Cantu hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, and the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Gallagher wins in Oakland debut
Sean Gallagher allowed two hits over seven innings in his Oakland debut and fellow newcomer Mike Murton drove in two runs as the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-2 on Friday might...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Apple iPhone goes on sale in Japan
The new iPhone model went on sale in the Asia-Pacific region Friday, making its debut in Japan amid swirling smoke after a 30-second countdown chanted by hundreds of people lined up, some for days, snaking around the block...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Pakistan says its serious in fighting militants
A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Benihana founder dies in New York from cancer
Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Office of Thrift Supervision shuts down IndyMac
The Office of Thrift Supervision says it has closed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Oil sets new record near $147 a barrel
Oil prices spiked Friday as continued tensions in the Middle East and concerns of renewed violence in Nigeria pushed the price for a barrel of oil to a record near $147...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Betancourt greets France with tears, joy
"I cry with joy," Ingrid Betancourt said. And she did...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Second near collision at JFK prompts changes
Two airborne planes _ one landing and the other taking off _ came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Tourists killing clouds SKorean appeal to North
A soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a resort in North Korea, prompting the South to suspend a high-profile tourism program just as the president was seeking to repair strained ties with his communist neighbor...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Some Iraqis protest security deal with US
Hundreds of followers of a radical Shiite cleric in Iraq have taken to the streets to protest a proposed security agreement between Iraq and the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Morocco says it foils plot aimed at tourist hotels
Moroccan security forces foiled a terrorist plot to attack tourists this summer, in what has become a "near-daily" struggle to root out extremist cells increasingly linked to al-Qaida in Iraq, a top security official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Israeli police air new allegations against premier
Police revealed stinging new allegations against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday, accusing him of pocketing tens of thousands of dollars by deceiving multiple sources into paying for the same trips abroad...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Canadian models murder raises questions in China
In the two short weeks the 22-year-old Canadian model was in China, she found only disappointment, and then a violent death during a robbery...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Military Gunmen kill 4 on Sri Lanka bus
Suspected rebel gunmen ambushed a crowded passenger bus Friday as it traveled down a small rural road in southern Sri Lanka, killing a 9-year-old boy and three women, the military said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Ukraine grapples with alarming rise in hate crimes
Nigerian medical student George Itoro Ebong says he was waiting for a bus in central Kiev last year when three young men ran up, shouted racially charged insults at him and smashed a bottle over his head...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Raul Castro Communism is not egalitarianism
President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a "realistic" brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Castro communism is not egalitarianism
President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a "realistic" brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Al-Qaida tape warns of Afghan attacks
An Internet audiotape purported to be from an al-Qaida commander who escaped from a U.S.-run prison in Afghanistan warns of increased attacks against international forces in the violence-plagued nation...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Colombia rebels denounce betrayal
Colombian rebels on Friday blamed two guerrillas who were guarding hostages for the success of a rescue mission by the military that freed three U.S. defense contractors, a former presidential candidate and 11 others...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Gitmo abuse blamed for weight loss
An Afghan prisoner suffered significant weight loss and other health problems when the military subjected him to two weeks of sleep deprivation at Guantanamo in 2004, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Russian oil slows to Czechs after accord with US
Russia has reduced its oil shipments to the Czech Republic without providing an explanation, the Industry and Trade Ministry announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Guantanamoabuse blamed for weight loss
An Afghan prisoner suffered significant weight loss and other health problems when the military subjected him to two weeks of sleep deprivation at Guantanamo in 2004, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Japan to test missile interceptor in US
Japan will conduct its first test-firing of a land-to-air missile interceptor in the United States in September to ensure that a missile shield for the Japanese capital will function properly if it falls under attack, the Defense Ministry said...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,118
As of Friday, July 11, 2008, at least 4,118 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Palestinian PM complains to US on West Bank raids
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Friday that he sent a letter to an American peace monitor complaining that recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank undermine his administration...
Southern Ledger - July 12, 2008
Drug charge for 'Hollywood madam'
Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss is charged with possession and use of illegal drugs in rural Nevada...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Polo on the coast
Getting in the saddle at UK's most exclusive beach...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Week in pictures
The most striking images from around the world...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Dig for knowledge
Forensics students learn craft at replica of mass grave...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Positive changes
Saving nurses time to reinvest in patient care...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
New mission for 'Combat Barbie' - the soldier aiming for Miss England
A female soldier who once fought off a suspected Iraqi insurgent has won a place in the final of Miss England...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Disabled 'wrongly denied' benefit
Disability campaigners say thousands of people who are unable to work are being wrongly denied incapacity benefit...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
'Serious concern' over seabirds
The poor breeding of Scotland's seabirds is causing "serious concern", according to RSPB Scotland...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Key US mortgage lender goes bust
One of the largest mortgage lenders in the US, the California-based IndyMac Bank, collapses amid a growing credit crisis...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Warning on power bill estimates
Energy customers could be racking up debts of hundreds of pounds without realising it, according to Citizens Advice...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Gangs use violence to steal pets
An animal charity says criminal gangs are becoming increasingly prepared to use violence to steal pets...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
Uribe and Chavez hail 'new era'
The leaders of Venezuela and Colombia say they want to put aside their differences and improve co-operation...
BBC News - July 12, 2008
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