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Young Catholics gather for opening Mass in Sydney
Tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims from around the world crammed into an area along Sydney Harbor Tuesday, waving flags of their home countries and singing as they awaited a Mass opening the World Youth Day festival...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Pro soccer player retires to enter priesthood
When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Release denied for dying Manson follower
The state parole board on Tuesday denied a request for compassionate release to Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death nearly 40 years ago and is dying of brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Sabathia homers for Brewers in 3-2 win over Reds
CC Sabathia gave the Brewers everything they could have hoped for in his first week as their new ace. The hitting was a bonus...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 9th straight win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 7-0 win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Kinslers streak hits 25 as Rangers edge White Sox
All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with three hits and drove in three runs for the Texas Rangers, who held on for a wild 12-11 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
A-Rods wife seeks evidence of star spying on her
The wife of Alex Rodriguez wants to know if the New York Yankees star hired private detectives or installed wiretaps installed to spy on her...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Downturn gains steam as inflation roars ahead
The U.S. economic downturn gained steam Tuesday, with a report of the highest inflation since the early 1980s, more bad news for banks and automakers and a suggestion by the Federal Reserve chief that worse days are ahead...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
P&Gs chief marketer retires
The marketing chief who directed about $8 billion a year advertising products such as Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste and Gillette shavers is stepping down, the Procter & Gamble Co. said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
McCain assailed for opposing adoptions by gays
Advocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Obama, McCain clash on what to do about Iraq war
The two major presidential rivals sharpened their long-standing dispute over the Iraq War on Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama calling it a costly distraction that must end while Republican Sen. John McCain insisted it is a conflict the United States has to win...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
McCain assailed for opposing gay adoption
Advocates for gay and lesbian families are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
NC State coach Lowes son pleads guilty in robbery
The son of North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe pleaded guilty on Monday to dozens of charges connected to a March 2007 armed robbery...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Dem Party chief to head South this week for votes
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Family Woman with 5 dead spouses obsessed by cash
Jeff Carstensen was spooked when he learned his grandmother planned to buy him a $100,000 life insurance policy _ and name herself the beneficiary...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
GM makes historic cuts in struggle to survive
General Motors Corp., struggling to survive, will slash jobs, cut production, sell assets and suspend its dividend for the first time in 86 years as it tries to ride out an unprecedented collapse of its core U.S. market...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Packer out, Kellogg in as CBS lead hoops announcer
Billy Packer is out after 27 years as the lead college basketball analyst for CBS, making way for Clark Kellogg...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Student grifter admits $116K fraud in Pa. ID theft
A 22-year-old woman will probably face six years in prison after admitting Monday that she and her boyfriend pulled off a brazen identity-theft scheme that funded trips, fancy dinners and expensive salon visits...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
DC to vote on gun bill prompted by court ruling
The District of Columbia Council planned to vote Tuesday on emergency legislation to allow handguns if they are used only for self-defense in the home and carry fewer than 12 rounds of ammunition...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Malaysia arrest warrant issued for Anwar
Malaysian police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in connection with a sodomy accusation by a former male aide, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
19 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Seven insurgents were killed in a military operation near where militants this week breached a U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Gitmo video offers glimpse of interrogations
A 16-year-old captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay sobs during his questioning, holding up his wounded arms and begging for help in a video released Tuesday that provided the first glimpse of interrogations at the U.S. military prison...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
For Israel, prisoner swap evokes raw memories
Moshe Sasson felt the gun pressed against his head, a Lebanese assailant poised to shoot, when the lights in the hall of his apartment building suddenly went out, allowing him to escape and take cover under a car...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
For Israel, prisoner swap evokes tough memories
Moshe Sasson felt the gun pressed against his head, a Lebanese assailant poised to shoot, when the lights in the hall of his apartment building suddenly went out, allowing him to escape and take cover under a car...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
28 killed in twin suicide attacks in Iraqi city
Scattered sandals and overturned bicycles were all that remained hours after suicide bombers struck the Saad military camp...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
UN body lets China import African ivory
A U.N. panel granted China permission Tuesday to import elephant ivory from African government stockpiles despite opposition from some countries and environmental groups...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Feeding Africa Key is better farms, not food aid
Hussein Ibrahim walked solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and trees weighed down with plump avocados...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Italy indicts Iraqi suspected of plotting attacks
A judge in Venice indicted an Iraqi on Tuesday who is suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on U.S. bases in Iraq using ultra-light aircraft...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Israel arrests 7 Hamas activists in West Bank
Israeli troops arrested seven Hamas activists Tuesday, including two municipal council members, in a widening crackdown on the Islamic militant group in Nablus, residents said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Bertha becomes longest lived July storm
Tropical Storm Bertha headed back out over open ocean and away from the U.S. mainland Tuesday after it battered Bermuda, knocking out electricity to thousands on the Atlantic tourist island...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
US Navy 30 tons of drugs seized in Gulf
Coalition warships seized 30 tons of narcotics over the past five months on Gulf patrols, cutting off possible funds for insurgents in Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy said in a statement Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Lawyer British airline plot was just a stunt
The alleged ringleader of a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners in mid-air is guilty only of planning a childish stunt to make a political point, his lawyer said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Bermuda launches cleanup as storm heads to sea
Tropical Storm Bertha headed back out over open ocean and away from the U.S. mainland Tuesday after it battered Bermuda, knocking out electricity to thousands on the Atlantic tourist island...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Canada deports US soldier who fled Iraq war duty
A U.S. Army deserter who fled to Canada three years ago was deported Tuesday to America, marking the first time a resister to the U.S war effort in Iraq has been removed by Canadian authorities...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Fugitive Saddam aide sees US troops gone by 2008
A fugitive former deputy to Saddam Hussein predicts U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of next year, according to an audio recording broadcast Tuesday by Al-Arabiya television...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq
Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq this year:...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
18 injured in Sweden theme park accident
A theme park ride collapsed Tuesday in a city in western Sweden, injuring at least 18 people, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Breast check confusion a problem
Women are still confused about the right way to check their breasts for early signs of cancer, says a charity...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Tumours 'alter devils' sex lives'
A facial disease killing thousands of Tasmanian devils triggers an abrupt change in the animals' breeding habits, a study shows...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Four arrested by armed officers
Four men are arrested after their car is stopped and impounded by armed police in Cardiff...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
£50m land deal scuppered, Paisley
A £50m land deal has been scuppered by the Department of Social Development, Ian Paisley Jnr claims...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Pay protest
Will your council be hit by the 48-hour strike?...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Landlords in the dog house as pets banned from properties
A charity for dogs says more animals are being abandoned because landlords refuse to allow pets...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Ronaldinho to sign for AC Milan
Manchester City lose out to AC Milan in the race to sign Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Life term for elderly US killers
Two elderly women are jailed for life for murdering homeless men to collect life insurance payments...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Gay worker wins £37,000 Church payout
A gay employee who suffered 'grotesque' discrimination is awarded £37,000 after a tribunal against a church in Wales...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Inflation at 11-year high of 3.8%
Rising food and fuel costs push UK inflation up to an 11-year high of 3.8% - well above the government's 2% target...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days
Apple Inc. said Monday it has sold 1 million iPhones in the three days following the release of the latest model on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Pro soccer player retires to enter priesthood
When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
California firefighters get help from NASA drone
Fire crews battling nearly 300 blazes burning across California are getting help from a pilotless plane that transmits real-time images of hot spots and flare-ups to commanders in the field...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
2 Marines charged in nurses slaying due in court
Authorities in North Carolina say a Marine charged with murder in the death of his wife, an Army nurse, is scheduled to face a first-appearance hearing in court Tuesday along with a fellow serviceman...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Alaska volcano spews huge ash plume for 3rd day
Lonnie Kennedy was taking everything in stride after he and his family were rescued from their cattle ranch near an erupting volcano. The mountain, on the other hand, remained agitated, spewing out a huge plume of ash more than 6 miles high...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Kinslers streak hits 25 as Rangers edge White Sox
All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with three hits and drove in three runs for the Texas Rangers, who held on for a wild 12-11 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Czar leads vote for greatest Russian
Ninety years after he was executed, Czar Nicholas II is leading a tight race to be named the greatest Russian in history...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Fed Chief Bernanke to brief Congress on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is briefing Congress on the economy, which has been walloped by high energy prices and fallout from the housing slump and credit crunch...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Obama says Afghanistan a war that we have to win
Contending that the U.S. is not pursuing a sound strategy for keeping Americans safe, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Tuesday that fighting al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan would be his top priority after ending the war in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Obama says US strategy in Iraq is unsound
Democrat Barack Obama is calling U.S. policy in Iraq single-minded and open-ended, and not a sound strategy for keeping Americans safe...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Sabathia homers for Brewers in 3-2 win over Reds
CC Sabathia gave the Brewers everything they could have hoped for in his first week as their new ace. The hitting was a bonus...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 9th straight win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 7-0 win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Bush calls on Congress to pass housing, energy
President Bush is calling on Congress to move quickly to put into force legislation designed to help prop up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Oil prices tumble more than $10 per barrel
Oil prices are tumbling as traders dump the commodity amid concerns about the economy that are also driving the stock market sharply...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Dem Party chief to head South this week for votes
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Bulls top pick Rose pleads guilty to speeding
The Chicago Bulls No. 1 draft choice Derrick Rose pleaded guilty Monday to driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit on an Illinois highway back in April...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Family Woman with 5 dead spouses obsessed by cash
Jeff Carstensen was spooked when he learned his grandmother planned to buy him a $100,000 life insurance policy _ and name herself the beneficiary...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha knocks out power in Bermuda
White-capped storm surf thundered against beaches and high winds knocked out power to thousands of Bermudans on Monday as Tropical Storm Bertha swept over the Atlantic tourist island before heading back out over open ocean...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Packer out, Kellogg in as CBS lead hoops announcer
Billy Packer is out after 27 years as the lead college basketball analyst for CBS, making way for Clark Kellogg...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
DC to vote on gun bill prompted by court ruling
The District of Columbia Council planned to vote Tuesday on emergency legislation to allow handguns if they are used only for self-defense in the home and carry fewer than 12 rounds of ammunition...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Young Catholics gather for opening Mass in Sydney
Tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims from around the world crammed into an area along Sydney Harbor Tuesday, waving flags of their home countries and singing as they awaited a Mass opening the World Youth Day festival...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Police Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits in the city of Baqouba on Tuesday, killing at least 28 people, Iraqi police said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
SKorea presses North to probe shooting
South Korea said Tuesday it would keep pressing North Korea to cooperate in the investigation into the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the North and help resolve a slew of unanswered questions surrounding case...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
South Korea presses North to probe shooting
South Korea said Tuesday it would keep pressing North Korea to cooperate in the investigation into the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the North and help resolve a slew of unanswered questions surrounding case...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Malaysia arrest warrant issued for Anwar
Malaysian police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in connection with a sodomy accusation by a former male aide, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
19 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Seven insurgents were killed in a military operation near where militants this week breached a U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Gitmo video offers glimpse of interrogations
A 16-year-old captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay sobs during his questioning, holding up his wounded arms and begging for help in a video released Tuesday that provided the first glimpse of interrogations at the U.S. military prison...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Feeding Africa Key is better farms, not food aid
Hussein Ibrahim walked solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and trees weighed down with plump avocados...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Sunday shopping banned in Croatia
The Croatian parliament has passed a law forcing shops to close on Sundays in a concession to the Roman Catholic church...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Spain moves to block Basque referendum
The Spanish government says it has filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court to block plans by the Basque region to hold a referendum seen by many as a move toward independence...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Israel arrests 7 Hamas activists in West Bank
Israeli troops arrested seven Hamas activists Tuesday, including two municipal council members, in a widening crackdown on the Islamic militant group in Nablus, residents said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
40 injured as Swedish theme park ride collapses
Officials say a theme-park ride has collapsed in a city in western Sweden, injuring 40 people...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Skepticism precedes Saudi-led interfaith meeting
A Saudi-sponsored conference that will bring together Israeli and American rabbis with clerics from the strict Wahhabi sect of Islam _ as well as global religious leaders of nearly every persuasion _ is either a rare opportunity for dialogue or a cynical publicity stunt...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Legal battle over school closure
The National Union of Teachers is taking a council to the High Court over alleged failure to consult over school closure plans...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
China gets ivory imports go-ahead
The UN has given China the green light to bid in a one-off sale of a 108 tonnes stockpile of African elephant ivory...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Mamma Mia! takes box office crown
Musical Mamma Mia!, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, dances its way to the top of the UK box office...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Taleban set up 'Pakistan courts'
Taleban militants in Pakistan's Mohmand tribal area say they have set up permanent Islamic courts...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Plans to lift UK mortgage lending
Mortgage lenders draw up a plan to help kick-start the mortgage market as the credit squeeze continues...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Firms need protection - Cameron
David Cameron calls for US-style protection laws for firms at risk of going bust - and does not rule out future tax rises...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Sudan 'will block genocide case'
Sudan vows to block the work of an international criminal court that has accused its president of genocide in Darfur...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Fed boss warns of growth 'risks'
US Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke warns there are still "downside risks" to growth in the world's largest economy...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Police find teenage murder victim
A murder inquiry is started after the body of a 19-year-old woman is found in a property in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Sisters among three dead in crash
Two sisters and one of their boyfriends are killed in a crash between a car and a van in Aberdeenshire...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Gay man's £37,000 sex case award
A gay employee who suffered 'grotesque' discrimination is awarded £37,000 after a tribunal against the Presbyterian Church in Wales...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Woman is assaulted in city centre
Police appeal for information after a woman in her late 20s is sexually assaulted in Armagh city centre...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
My lost years
A Briton injured by police at a G8 demo tells his story...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Blood feud
World's richest brothers are fighting again...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Painful truth
Can sleeping in hotel beds really cause a bad back?...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Feeling the pinch
Seven families chart the effects of the economic slowdown...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
David v Goliath
The no-hopers taking on the US election giants...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Iran in Charlton Athletic 'friendly' row
Iran's national football federation protests over the cancellation of a football match with English Championship side, Charlton Athletic...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Relief in Olympic sailing venue as battle against algae won
Chinese officials use nets and a boom to clear thick algae from the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Harrington will defend Open title
Defending champion Padraig Harrington says he will play at the Open despite suffering from a wrist injury...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Madeleine suspect in damages win
Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat settles a six-figure damages claim over UK newspaper allegations...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Warning over phone calls database
A central database holding details of phone calls and e-mails could be a "step too far for the British way of life", ministers are warned...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Ex-Gurkhas win High Court review
Ex-Gurkhas who claim they are racially discriminated against win the right to a High Court challenge...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Obama vows to end US role in Iraq
Senator Barack Obama pledges to end the Iraq war as it is distracting the US from facing other security threats...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Canoe sons' anger at 'betrayal'
The sons of a canoeist who faked his own death tell a court their mother "betrayed" them by pretending she was a widow...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
First Guantanamo video released
A video of a 16-year-old being questioned at Guantanamo Bay prison camp is released - the first such footage to be made public...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Pro soccer player retires to enter priesthood
When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Fed Chief Bernanke to brief Congress on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is briefing Congress on the economy, which has been walloped by high energy prices and fallout from the housing slump and credit crunch...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
California firefighters get help from NASA drone
Fire crews battling nearly 300 blazes burning across California are getting help from a pilotless plane that transmits real-time images of hot spots and flare-ups to commanders in the field...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
2 Marines charged in nurses slaying due in court
Authorities in North Carolina say a Marine charged with murder in the death of his wife, an Army nurse, is scheduled to face a first-appearance hearing in court Tuesday along with a fellow serviceman...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Alaska volcano spews huge ash plume for 3rd day
Lonnie Kennedy was taking everything in stride after he and his family were rescued from their cattle ranch near an erupting volcano. The mountain, on the other hand, remained agitated, spewing out a huge plume of ash more than 6 miles high...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 7-0 win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Kinslers streak hits 25 as Rangers edge White Sox
All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with three hits and drove in three runs for the Texas Rangers, who held on for a wild 12-11 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
New animated show Cleveland goes multiethnic
A "Family Guy" spinoff show featuring the character of Cleveland Brown is mixing up its voice cast, ethnically speaking...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Obama sets stage for trip with major Iraq speech
Barack Obama is setting the stage for his upcoming visit to Iraq with a high-profile explanation of his opposition to the war there and his pledge to complete a U.S. troop pullout within 16 months of becoming president...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Dem Party chief to head South this week for votes
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Sabathia homers for Brewers in 3-2 win over Reds
CC Sabathia gave the Brewers everything they could have hoped for in his first week as their new ace. The hitting was a bonus...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 9th straight win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Bulls top pick Rose pleads guilty to speeding
The Chicago Bulls No. 1 draft choice Derrick Rose pleaded guilty Monday to driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit on an Illinois highway back in April...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Asia, Europe stocks drop on credit woes
Asian and European stock markets fell sharply Tuesday as investor confidence in the U.S. financial system eroded even further despite a government-backed plan to help beleaguered mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Asian stocks tumble on US financial woes
Asian stock markets fell sharply Tuesday as investor confidence in the U.S. financial system eroded even further despite a government-backed plan to help beleaguered mortgage financiers Fannie May and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Oil holds above $145 a barrel in Asia
Oil held above $145 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a series of threats to supply in a finely balanced market continues to keep a floor under prices...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Arkansas cotton growers hope for good weather
Arkansas cotton growers, who had to wait to plant this year because of a cool and rainy spring, are watching the weather and keeping an eye out for pests as they hope the crop will mature enough for a good harvest...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Obama says US strategy in Iraq is unsound
Democrat Barack Obama is calling U.S. policy in Iraq single-minded and open-ended, and not a sound strategy for keeping Americans safe...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale
Belgian brewer InBev has announced it will buy Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Study As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop
High gas prices could turn out to be a lifesaver for some drivers. The authors of a new study say gas prices are causing driving declines that could result in a third fewer auto deaths annually, with the most dramatic drop likely to be among teen drivers...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Attack on US base in Afghanistan kills 9 US troops
A multi-pronged assault by more than 100 militants on a remote U.S. base close to the Pakistan border killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha hits Bermuda with high winds
Tropical Storm Bertha raked Bermuda with high winds Monday while kicking up choppy surf along the East Coast of the United States. U.S. forecasters warned that the system was close to regaining hurricane strength...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
DC to vote on gun bill prompted by court ruling
The District of Columbia Council planned to vote Tuesday on emergency legislation to allow handguns if they are used only for self-defense in the home and carry fewer than 12 rounds of ammunition...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
SKorea presses North to probe shooting
South Korea said Tuesday it would keep pressing North Korea to cooperate in the investigation into the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the North and help resolve a slew of unanswered questions surrounding case...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
South Korea presses North to probe shooting
South Korea said Tuesday it would keep pressing North Korea to cooperate in the investigation into the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the North and help resolve a slew of unanswered questions surrounding case...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha knocks out power in Bermuda
White-capped storm surf thundered against beaches and high winds knocked out power to thousands of Bermudans on Monday as Tropical Storm Bertha swept over the Atlantic tourist island before heading back out over open ocean...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Young Catholics gather for opening Mass in Sydney
Tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims from around the world crammed into an area along Sydney Harbor Tuesday, waving flags of their home countries and singing as they awaited a Mass opening the World Youth Day festival...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Police Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits in the city of Baqouba on Tuesday, killing at least 28 people, Iraqi police said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Malaysia arrest warrant issued for Anwar
Malaysian police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in connection with a sodomy accusation by a former male aide, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Pakistan govt wants restrictions on Khan
Disgraced scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan should remain under de facto house arrest because he risks implicating the Pakistani state in nuclear proliferation, government lawyers said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Pakistan government wants restrictions on Khan
Disgraced scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan should remain under de facto house arrest because he risks implicating the Pakistani state in nuclear proliferation, government lawyers said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Blair postpones Gaza trip, cites threats
Mideast envoy Tony Blair on Tuesday called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas-ruled Gaza, citing a "specific security threat."...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Official claims Thai troops enter Cambodia
A Cambodian official claimed that about 40 Thai troops entered Cambodia on Tuesday as tension escalated between the two countries over disputed land around an ancient temple. The Thai military denied any border violation...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Israeli Cabinet approves Hezbollah prisoner swap
An Israeli government spokesman says the Cabinet has overwhelming approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Iraq opens contest to design new flag
Iraq has announced a competition to design a new national flag and is calling on Iraqis and artists and designers inside and outside of the country to take part...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Viacom 'backs off' YouTube demand
Google and Viacom reach a deal to protect the personal details of YouTube viewers while evidence is collected for a legal case...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Cameron's business support plan
US-style laws should be introduced to protect firms at risk of going bust during the credit crunch, David Cameron says...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Sex infections in young up again
Half of the total 6% rise in sexually transmitted infections in the UK in 2007 were among young people...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Village People singer back home
Former Village People lead singer Victor Willis is released from a San Diego hospital after vocal cord surgery...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Indian state 'backing vigilantes'
A US-based rights group asks India to take action against state-backed vigilantes active in the central state of Chhattisgarh...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Morgan to outline new Welsh laws
The First Minister is expected to unveil new Welsh laws on child poverty, home care charging and affordable housing...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Bombers kill Iraq army recruits
At least 35 people die in a twin suicide bombing at an army recruitment centre north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials say...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Indonesia regrets E Timor wrongs
Indonesia's president expresses "remorse" for violence in East Timor during its vote for independence in 1999...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Three dead in head-on collision
Two young women - believed to be sisters - and a young man are killed in a head-on crash...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Councils' millions on hired help
Welsh councils are criticised for spending millions of pounds on management consultants...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Three held over police shooting
Three men are arrested in Londonderry over the attempted murder of an off-duty policeman in the city last year...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Crosses to bear
What it's like to be a gay priest in the Anglican church...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Canoe wife 'maintained deception'
The wife of canoeist John Darwin continued to lie to her family even after he reappeared, a court hears...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Harrington suffers injury scare
Ireland's Padraig Harrington is suffering from a wrist injury which could prevent him from defending his Open title this week...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
One wot I drew
Phill Jupitus on the art of telling a story in just four pictures...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Stars' tributes to Ledger's Joker
Stars Michael Caine and Gary Oldman pay tribute to the late Heath Ledger at The Dark Knight premiere in New York...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Entomologists can't identify a bug in their own back garden
Experts at Natural History Museum can't identify bug in their own back garden...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
This new fruit has six times more vitamin C than oranges
Fruit from a native African tree, the baobab, is to be sold in the UK after the EU gave permission for it to be imported for use in smoothies and cereal bars...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Flintoff must play, insists Gooch
Graham Gooch believes Andrew Flintoff should replace Paul Collingwood in the England team...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
EU to challenge roaming 'rip-off'
The cost of sending international text messages is set to fall under new EU laws which are due to be unveiled by policymakers later...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Youth crime plan targets families
The government sets out what it calls its first ever cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
BT to pump £1.5bn into broadband
BT says it plans to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables to give millions of homes access to much faster broadband...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
'First Guantanamo video' released
A video of a 16-year-old detainee being questioned at the US's Guantanamo Bay prison camp is made public for the first time...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Boxes of Sats 'remain unmarked'
Despite promises that delayed Sats tests were now marked, boxes of papers lie uncollected in a primary school...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
China 'could reach moon by 2020'
China is capable of sending a manned mission to the Moon within the next decade, Nasa chief Michael Griffin tells the BBC...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Inflation climbs to 3.8% in June
The UK inflation rate was 3.8% in June up from 3.3% in May, pushed higher by rising food and fuel costs...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days
Apple Inc. said Monday it has sold 1 million iPhones in the three days following the release of the latest model on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Pro soccer player retires to enter priesthood
When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Giant cross arrives for popes visit to Australia
Pilgrims cheered, sang and wept as a giant wooden cross serving as the symbol of a Roman Catholic youth festival that will be led by Pope Benedict XVI sailed into Sydney Harbor on Monday, the culmination of a yearlong journey through Australia...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Fire moves away from Big Sur, but caution doesnt
A large wildfire in a national forest spread farther away from the storied coastal town of Big Sur on Monday but forced residents of another community to stay away from their homes for a third day...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Committee says fuzzy memories hurt Tillman probe
A "striking lack of recollection" by White House and military officials prevented congressional investigators from determining who was responsible for misinformation spread after the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, a House committee said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Calif. blazes called states largest fire event
Officials say the recent California wildfires have burned more area than a devastating series of blazes in October 2003...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
DC to vote on gun bill prompted by court ruling
The District of Columbia Council planned to vote Tuesday on emergency legislation to allow handguns if they are used only for self-defense in the home and carry fewer than 12 rounds of ammunition...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
SKorea says it will recall ambassador from Japan
South Korea said Monday it will recall its ambassador from Japan over rekindled claims to disputed islands between the countries, as the new Seoul government seeks to lift its sagging popularity at home with an appeal to nationalism...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Kinslers streak hits 25 as Rangers edge White Sox
All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with three hits and drove in three runs for the Texas Rangers, who held on for a wild 12-11 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
New animated show Cleveland goes multiethnic
A "Family Guy" spinoff show featuring the character of Cleveland Brown is mixing up its voice cast, ethnically speaking...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Jessica King out, Comfort Fedoke in on Dance
Jessica King is out and Comfort Fedoke is getting another shot on "So You Think You can Dance," Fox TV said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
McCain touts free trade agenda to Hispanic group
Republican presidential candidate John McCain in one of his strongest endorsements of free trade called himself "an unapologetic supporter of NAFTA," an agreement that many Americans feel has cost them jobs...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Sabathia homers for Brewers in 3-2 win over Reds
CC Sabathia gave the Brewers everything they could have hoped for in his first week as their new ace. The hitting was a bonus...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 9th straight win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 7-0 win
Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Fannie-Freddie lifeline puts taxpayers on the hook
Now that the federal government has thrown a lifeline to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers could be on the hook for billions more if the crisis of confidence spreads...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
InBev snags Anheuser-Busch and its marketing clout
The King of Beers, the folks who spent lavishly to bring you the Bud Bowl, the Talking Frogs, the Whassup Guys and the Clydesdales, is being swallowed by a Belgian brewer known for its frugality...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 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 15, 2008
Study As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop
High gas prices could turn out to be a lifesaver for some drivers. The authors of a new study say gas prices are causing driving declines that could result in a third fewer auto deaths annually, with the most dramatic drop likely to be among teen drivers...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 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 15, 2008
Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 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 15, 2008
Sudanese president charged with genocide in Darfur
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed genocide charges Monday against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of masterminding attempts to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Oil little changed near $145 a barrel in Asia
Oil prices were little changed Monday in Asia on expectations the dollar will continue to slide as a slowing U.S. economy lessens the likelihood of an interest rate hike...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 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 15, 2008
A gentle descent to Baghdads airport
The corkscrew landing is a rite of passage for travelers to Iraq, who feel the pull of gravity as their airplane makes a rapid, spiraling descent to avoid ground fire...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Israel readies to free Lebanese prisoners in swap
Israeli prison authorities moved four Lebanese captives to a new facility on Monday, placing them with a convicted Lebanese killer in preparation for a swap with the Hezbollah guerrilla group later this week...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
86 suspects indicted in alleged Turkey coup plot
Prosecutors on Monday indicted 86 secular Turks _ including high-ranking ex-military officials _ on terrorism charges for their alleged involvement in plots to topple the Islamic-rooted government...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Slow-moving Tropical Storm Bertha rakes Bermuda
Tropical Storm Bertha raked Bermuda with high winds on Monday while kicking up choppy surf along the East Coast of the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
3 plead to charges in plot that changed air travel
In a case that changed the face of air travel, three men charged with a plot to kill trans-Atlantic airline passengers with bombs in soda bottles admitted Monday they intended to cause explosions...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Dubai detains 79 for indecent behavior on beaches
Westerners were getting too racy on the beaches of this Persian Gulf tourist haven, and a police crackdown on topless sunbathing, nudity and other indecent behavior has resulted in 79 arrests in recent days...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Israelis gripped by new photos of missing airman
Israelis pored Monday over every detail of 20-year-old pictures just received of their most famous missing soldier _ his injured arm held close, the length of his beard and the Arabic writing on a wall in the background...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Court drama and sex farce merge in F1 bosss suit
The ingredients are explosive: an affluent Englishman, a handful of dominatrices, a tabloid newspaper and allegations of Nazi role-play...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha knocks out power in Bermuda
White-capped storm surf thundered against beaches and high winds knocked out power to thousands of Bermudans on Monday as Tropical Storm Bertha swept over the Atlantic tourist island before heading back out over open ocean...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha hits Bermuda with high winds
Tropical Storm Bertha raked Bermuda with high winds Monday while kicking up choppy surf along the East Coast of the United States. U.S. forecasters warned that the system was close to regaining hurricane strength...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
More evidence of Gitmo sleep deprivation
The U.S. military subjected a former driver for Osama bin Laden to a sleep-deprivation program in 2003, his defense lawyers said Monday, raising the latest allegations of a tactic criticized as inhumane...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
2 Algerians missing since Gitmo transfer
Two Algerians released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have not been heard from since they were transferred two weeks ago to the custody of the North African country, a human rights group said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,119
As of Monday, July 14, 2008, at least 4,119 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 15, 2008
New Zealand teen fined in Penn computer hack
A New Zealand teenager who admitted to hacking into the University of Pennsylvania computer system was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $11,000 in fines but avoided a conviction so that he can help police solve computer crimes...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Australian court strikes ban on annoying pilgrims
A court struck down a new law Tuesday that banned people from annoying participants of a Roman Catholic youth festival in Australia that the pope plans to attend, ruling that the law restricted free speech...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Italian officials convicted of abuse at G-8 summit
A court on Monday convicted 15 Italian officials of abusing protesters held in at police garrison following violent demonstrations during a Group of Eight summit in Genoa seven years ago, lawyers said...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha rakes Bermuda
White-capped storm surf thundered against beaches and high winds knocked out power to thousands of Bermudians on Monday as Tropical Storm Bertha swept over the Atlantic tourist island before heading back out over open ocean...
Southern Ledger - July 15, 2008
IAEA sets date for India proposal
The world nuclear watchdog will meet next month to consider India's plan for safeguarding its civilian nuclear facilities...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
EU farm subsidy 'errors persist'
There are still problems with the distribution of EU farming subsidies to British farmers, MPs have said...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Exercise 'slows down Alzheimer's'
Being physically fit could hold back the development of Alzheimer's disease, US researchers suggest...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Leaders to admit E Timor abuses
The leaders of East Timor and Indonesia prepare to formally acknowledge crimes against humanity committed in 1999...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Belgian PM offers his resignation
Belgium's PM tenders his government's resignation to the king after failing to push through reforms, his spokesman says...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Birthday girl
Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby, turns 30...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Metal bashing
The risks that come with processing scrap in India...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Feuding faithful
Australia's World Youth Day is marred by rows...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Football conmen
The young Nigerian fooled by hopes of Premiership glory...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Another storm?
The tabloid editor in the spotlight over the Mosley case...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Council puts £500,000 value on 300-year-old oak tree
A tree worth £500,000 is found in Surrey after the introduction of a new valuation system...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Youth crime plan to be unveiled
The government is to set out its first ever cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Food and fuel 'to hit inflation'
Rapid rises in food and fuel prices are expected to push up the inflation rate when figures for June are released...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Obama team decries cartoon image
Barack Obama's team voices outrage at a US magazine cover depicting him in Muslim dress and his wife as an armed terrorist...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Sudan angered by genocide claims
Sudan's government responds angrily after violence and genocide allegations are made against Sudan's leader...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Nigerian football conmen exposed
An undercover BBC investigation exposes how African footballers are being conned by Nigerian fraudsters...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
Cameron urges bankruptcy support
David Cameron outlines changes the Tories would make which he says would protect firms in difficult economic times...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
'Harsher terms' for death drivers
Courts in England and Wales are to be urged to impose harsher jail terms on motorists who cause death by dangerous driving...
BBC News - July 15, 2008
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