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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
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Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
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The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Archaeologists New evidence for Herods tomb site
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Astronaut who lost tool bag admits making mistake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Malkovich to film documentary about migrants
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
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Calif. man claims singer Eddy Arnold was father
A California man has filed a petition asking a Nashville court to order DNA testing he believes will prove the late singer Eddy Arnold was his father...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Ludacris is busy building his resume
Ludacris is following the footsteps of P. Diddy and Jay-Z with a laundry list of projects, including a Web site, acting gigs and a show on the Planet Green network...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Attorneys to decide bridge victims compensation
Susan Holden built her legal career trying to get everything she could for people hurt in car accidents or by defective products...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee
The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwaters moved south into Illinois and Missouri...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-inning double keeps LSU alive in CWS
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-inning double keeps LSU alive
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Deans 9th-nning double keeps LSU alive
Blake Dean hit a three-run double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep LSU alive in the College World Series with a 6-5 victory over Rice on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Cyd Charisse dies in LA at 86
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Actress-dancer Cyd Charisse dies in L.A. at 86
A publicist for Cyd Charisse says the actress-dancer has died in Los Angeles at age 86. Publicist Gene Schwam says Charisse died early Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity
Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs at the end of this year as it sharply reduces capacity to deal with the rising cost of fuel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain ad puts distance with Bush on environment
TITLE: "Global"LENGTH: 30 secondsAIRING: National cable and broadcast markets in Colorado, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Star Trek star George Takei to marry partner
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Democrat Pentagon sought abusive interrogations
A top Senate Democrat says military officials tasked with training U.S. troops to evade enemy interrogations helped Pentagon lawyers devise abusive tactics that could be used in prisons like Guantanamo Bay...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Feds 26 levees could overflow if sandbags fail
A map obtained by The Associated Press shows the federal government predicting that 26 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River in the next week if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to raise the level of the levees...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb strikes Baghdad market 11 dead, 35 hurt
Iraqi officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 35 wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens opposition arrests
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Prison is urged in Equatorial Guinea plot case
A British ex-military officer faces 30 years in prison if convicted of masterminding a failed coup plot in the oil-rich Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea, prosecutors said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Floodwaters start receding in southern China
Floodwaters began receding Tuesday in parts of southern China after killing at least 63 people, swamping 2.5 million acres of farmland and causing billions of dollars in damage, the government said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pius XII
The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Number of refugees worldwide rises to 11.4 million
Tents, sacks of food and a replica of a burnt-out village hut appeared in Trafalgar Square on Tuesday as a tourist hotspot became a refugee camp to highlight the plight of millions of people displaced in Darfur and elsewhere...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb kills more than 50 people in Baghdad
Iraqi police officials say at least 51 people were killed in a car bombing in a mainly Shiite section of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb kills more than 50 in Baghdad market
Iraqi police officials say the death toll in a car bombing in a mainly Shiite section of Baghdad has risen to at least 51 killed...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb strikes Baghdad market 12 dead, 42 hurt
A car bomb struck a busy market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 42, officials said, the deadliest such attack in three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb kills at least 51 near Baghdad market
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb shatters Baghdads calm, kills 51
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb kills more than 50 at Baghdad market
A car bomb tore through a market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozens, officials said, the deadliest such attack in more than three months...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
2 indicted in death of Palestinian leaders son
A retired Lebanese police officer and a Palestinian were indicted Tuesday for working with Israeli intelligence to assassinate the son of a radical Palestinian leader, a senior court official said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Report Iran minors sentenced to death
Iran has sentenced 177 people under the age of 18 to death over the past decade and has executed nearly three dozen of them, a human rights group said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gitmo war crimes court back in session
The U.S. war crimes court goes back into session this week as lawyers for defendants look for ways to use a new Supreme Court ruling to derail the prosecution of suspected terrorists...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Kobi Alexander appears in Namibian court
Businessman Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, accompanied by his wife, appeared in a Namibian court Tuesday as part of his nearly two-year battle to stop his extradition to the United States...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Chad official accuses Sudan army of helping rebels
A Chadian minister on Tuesday accused the Sudanese army of assisting rebels in an attack on an army post in eastern Chad, an allegation Sudan denied and that was bound to complicate already tense relations between the neighbors...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Some deadly bombings in Baghdad this year
Some deadly bombings in Baghdad this year:_June 17: A car bomb tears through a market area in Hurriyah, a mainly Shiite neighborhood, killing at least 51 people...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,101
As of Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at least 4,101 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 - June 17, 2008
Details of Israel-Hamas truce
Details of a truce that Hamas says it worked out with Israel, halting rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza and Israeli reprisal raids:...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dementia burden 'could break NHS'
The predicted rise in dementia over the next two decades could spell the end of the NHS, leading scientists say...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
'Oldest' computer music unveiled
A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep is thought to be the oldest known recording of computer generated music...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Blears PC loss - officials blamed
Information on a computer stolen from minister Hazel Blears had been sent in breach of data security rules, it emerges...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
West Bank 'attackers' arrested
Israeli police arrest two Jewish settlers over an apparent assault of Palestinians that was captured on film...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Firm boss sorry for canoe death
An inquest into the death of a girl while canoeing is told of the sorrow felt by the hire company's owner...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Grave found in search for woman
Police searching woods in rural Perthshire for a missing pensioner find what they believe could be a grave site...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Cyd Charisse
Life and career of the glamorous US musical star...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
'Gay wedding'
How will the Church of England deal with blessing row?...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Oil wealth
Riches that lured coup plotters to Equatorial Guinea...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Daily bread
Whose wallet is being hit by inflation?...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Italy beat France as Romania exit
Italy will meet Spain in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals after beating 10-man France 2-0 in their final group game...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Netherlands maintain 100% record
Goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persie end Romania's hopes of making the Euro 2008 quarter-finals...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Archbishops regret gay 'wedding'
The Church of England's two most senior figures express concern at the "marriage" of two gay priests...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Olympic stadium 'hits £525m mark'
Predicted costs for London's main Olympic stadium reaches the £525m mark, a new report reveals...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
England rugby stars face NZ probe
New Zealand police investigate a "serious allegation" against up to four England rugby players after an alleged incident in a hotel room...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Abu Qatada released from prison
The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada is freed from jail under strict bail conditions, after winning a deportation fight...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51'
A car bomb at a busy bus stop in northern Baghdad kills 51 people and leaves another 75 wounded, say police...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Deal struck in petrol tanker row
Tanker drivers working for Shell settle a pay dispute with employers, averting a further strike later this week...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Flooding stalls bridge travel between Iowa, Ill.
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding closes bridge between Iowa and Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge between Iowa and Illinois and the partial shutdown of another Tuesday as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Flooding interrupts bridge travel between Iowa, Illinois
The rising Mississippi River forced the closure of one bridge and partial shutdown of another between Iowa and Illinois as residents of the two states and other parts of the Midwest stacked sandbags to prepare for the possibility of more flooding...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Taylor Dayne pleads no contest to reckless driving
Taylor Dayne has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in connection with her March 6 arrest...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Amy Winehouse still in London hospital for tests
A spokesman says soul diva Amy Winehouse is having more tests in a London hospital after fainting at home...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Spears paparazzo blamed for having foot run over
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Special-effects maestro Stan Winston dies at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Helicopter saves sandbaggers from Midwest flooding
The rising Mississippi River interrupted travel on two bridges between Iowa and Illinois and forced the helicopter rescue of more than a dozen people sandbagging a levee before it broke near the western Illinois village of Gulfport...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Miller shuts down Mariners in Florida win
Andrew Miller limited Seattle to one run and six hits over seven innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the Mariners 6-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Jones raises average to .403, Braves beat Rockies
Chipper Jones hit a two-run single in the fifth to break open a scoreless game, Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity
Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs at the end of this year as it sharply reduces capacity to deal with the rising cost of fuel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Wholesale prices post biggest gain in 6 months
The government says wholesale prices bolted ahead in May at the fastest pace in six months as energy and food prices marched higher...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes
Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Feds 26 levees could overflow if sandbags fail
A map obtained by The Associated Press shows the federal government predicting that 26 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River in the next week if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to raise the level of the levees...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Woman arrested in cold case has other dead spouses
For two decades, Al Gentry begged investigators to take another look at the mystery of who killed his brother, Harold, and left his gunshot-ridden body sprawled on the floor of the home he shared with his wife...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted murderers
A serial killer who mutilated the bodies of four young girls and reportedly drank the blood of one of his victims was among three convicted murderers executed in Japan on Tuesday for crimes an official called indescribably cruel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted killers
Japan executed three murderers Tuesday, including a serial killer who mutilated the bodies of young girls in the late 1980s in a case that triggered calls for tighter restrictions on violent pornographic videos...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Philippine kidnappers extend deadline
Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
South Korea union federation to strike
A South Korean union federation said Tuesday it will launch a strike next month, the latest blow to the new administration already reeling from anti-government protests and strikes by truckers and construction workers over rising fuel costs...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Settlement reached in Austria cable car deaths
Relatives of 155 people who died when fire raged through a crowded alpine cable car in 2000 will share euro13.9 million (US$21.5 million) in compensation, Austrian authorities announced Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pius XII
The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Car bomb strikes Baghdad market 11 dead, 35 hurt
Iraqi officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 35 wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe threatens opposition arrests
President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, state radio reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Prison is urged in Equatorial Guinea plot case
A British ex-military officer faces 30 years in prison if convicted of masterminding a failed coup plot in the oil-rich Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea, prosecutors said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Floodwaters start receding in southern China
Floodwaters began receding Tuesday in parts of southern China after killing at least 63 people, swamping 2.5 million acres of farmland and causing billions of dollars in damage, the government said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Norway passes law approving gay marriage
Gay couples in Norway will be granted the same rights as heterosexuals to marry, adopt and undergo artificial insemination under a new equality law passed Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mexico to have public trials, presumed innocence
Mexico is adopting U.S.-style public trials and a presumption of innocence...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Brazilian cop denies torturing journalists
A police officer accused of heading a paramilitary militia has denied any part in the kidnapping and torture of two journalists...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Number of refugees worldwide rises
Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, driving up the global number of refugees after several years of decline, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
British woman wins appeal of terror-related charge
A British woman won her appeal on Tuesday against a conviction for collecting information which would be useful to a terrorist...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
ITV takes swearing Rivers off air
US comedienne Joan Rivers has an appearance on ITV's Loose Women cut short after swearing live on air...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
PM hits back over civil liberties
Gordon Brown says CCTV, the DNA database and ID cards all increase rather than infringe people's civil liberties...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Baghdad blast death toll leaps
The death toll from a car bomb in northern Baghdad rises dramatically to 51, with another 75 wounded, according to Iraqi police...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
More floods threaten south China
Mass evacuations and river reinforcements are under way in southern China amid fears of more bad flooding...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Mother's 'little angels' tribute
The mother of two children gassed to death by their father says they were "a reason for living"...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Gang link to £8.4m cannabis haul
Chinese criminal gangs are thought to be behind an £8.4m cannabis haul in Northern Ireland, police say...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Chad town 'under attack by Sudan'
Chad's government accuses the Sudanese army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
US producer prices up 1.4% in May
US producer prices jumped by more than many analysts expected in May amid soaring fuel and food prices...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Fighting fit?
Why cuts in the French military are no retreat...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Father thanks canoe death fireman
A TV presenter says an emotional thank you to a firefighter who searched for his daughter after a canoe capsized...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Murder was 'savage assassination'
The murder of an Orkney waiter in 1994 was a "merciless and pointless" crime, a court hears...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Villagers in Romania elect a dead man as their mayor
Villagers in north-eastern Romania elect a dead man as their mayor, to avoid giving votes to his living rival...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Uefa rules out Group C shoot-out
Italy and France will not face a penalty shoot-out on Tuesday no matter what the results are in the final games in Group C...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
MCC gives switch-hit green light
The MCC says it has no plans to change to laws of cricket to outlaw the controversial switch-hit...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Blears computer theft 'alarming'
The theft of a PC containing restricted files from minister Hazel Blears' office is "alarming', the Tories say...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
E Guinea seeks 30 years for Mann
Prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea call for British mercenary Simon Mann to serve 30 years in jail for his 2004 coup plot...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Spelman facing expenses inquiry
Parliament's standards watchdog is to investigate Caroline Spelman's payments to her nanny...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
NHS top-up care ban under review
The policy of denying NHS services to patients who top up their care with private treatment is to be reviewed in England, the government says...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Abu Qatada's release 'imminent'
The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada is to be released from prison on bail within the next 24 hours, officials say...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Whistleblower warning on degrees
Degrees are being awarded to overseas students who speak almost no English, claims a lecturer...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce'
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a truce starting this Thursday, Israeli and Palestinian officials say after Egyptian-brokered talks...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurrasic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Analysis Law schools growing, but jobs arent
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gore endorses Obama and promises to help him
Al Gore is endorsing Barack Obama and promising to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him _ the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Miller shuts down Mariners in Florida win
Andrew Miller limited Seattle to one run and six hits over seven innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the Mariners 6-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Jones raises average to .403, Braves beat Rockies
Chipper Jones hit a two-run single in the fifth to break open a scoreless game, Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Twain, Wharton homes join others in financial peril
Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these hard financial times:...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes
Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Obama to visit Iraq, Afghanistan before election
Barack Obama says he is going to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November election...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gay couples rush to get married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
New numbers on wholesale inflation are due today
The Labor Department reports this morning on the producer price index for May, the Commerce Department reports on housing starts for May and the first-quarter current account, and the Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for May...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Probe Officials warned about harsh interrogation
Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Special-effects maestro Stan Winston dies at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
EU ready to issue stronger sanctions against Iran
An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Another body found Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers pulled the body of a 58-year-old man Monday from a hot spring inn knocked down by a landslide in northern Japan, bringing the death toll in a weekend earthquake to 10...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Iraqi violence down and govt confidence rising
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Iraqi violence down wars root causes unresolved
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
More than 1M homeless from flooding in China
Weeks of rain pushed rivers over their banks in southern China, displacing more than 1.27 million people and forcing some to huddle on rooftops Monday as the region braced for more downpours...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted killers
Japan executed three murderers Tuesday, including a serial killer who mutilated the bodies of young girls in the late 1980s in a case that triggered calls for tighter restrictions on violent pornographic videos...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Paraguay drops same-sex wedding charges
A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
France A new defense plan for new threats
France announced a vision Monday for its 21st-century military _ a leaner, smarter and more high-tech force capable of detecting threats like terrorism early and deploying quickly to battlefields abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Israel-Syria talks in Turkey end
Two days of peace talks involving Israel and Syria concluded Monday and more talks were planned, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Philippine kidnappers extend deadline
Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
South Korea union federation to strike
A South Korean union federation said Tuesday it will launch a strike next month, the latest blow to the new administration already reeling from anti-government protests and strikes by truckers and construction workers over rising fuel costs...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted murderers
A serial killer who mutilated the bodies of four young girls and reportedly drank the blood of one of his victims was among three convicted murderers executed in Japan on Tuesday for crimes an official called indescribably cruel...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan arrests 4 over Web threats
Japanese police arrested four people for allegedly threatening copycat killings online after a man posted similar messages on Web sites before stabbing seven people to death, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Pakistan Gunmen kill 4 Shiite Muslims
Police say gunmen have killed four Shiite Muslims in northwestern Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Clashes in eastern Lebanon kill 3
Lebanese security officials say that clashes between pro- and anti-government supporters overnight left three people dead and four wounded in the east of the country...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
EastEnders' McFadden hurt on set
EastEnders star Steve McFadden, who plays Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap, has surgery after injuring his hand...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Firefox aims for download record
The creators of Firefox 3.0 are aiming to set a world record for the most downloads in 24 hours...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Ministers give up 2008 pay rises
Downing Street has announced that all Cabinet ministers will give up their pay rise for this financial year...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Egg-freezing technique 'is safe'
A method of storing human eggs to allow women to delay motherhood is found to be as safe as conventional IVF...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
'Blind eye' turned to exam cheats
Universities are turning a blind eye to cheating to boost degree results, a leading academic says...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Greenland whale hunt 'commercial'
Animal welfare campaigners say Greenland's "subsistence" whalehunt is too commercially motivated...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Afghans flee amid fears of battle
Hundreds of people flee their homes in a district of southern Afghanistan fearing fighting between troops and the Taleban...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Christmas savings firm 'recovers'
Christmas savings firm Park Group says sales are recovering after the failure of hamper firm Farepak...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Three dead in fresh Lebanon clash
Fierce fighting breaks out between Lebanese government supporters and opposition supporters in the eastern Bekaa...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Petrol station drops £1.99 charge
A petrol station which charged £1.99 a litre drops its prices after coming under fire for cashing in on fuel shortages...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Alcohol clampdown plans unveiled
Proposals to tackle Scotland's binge-drinking culture are announced by the Scottish Government...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
'Bangle' girl case reaches court
A teenager banned from a school for wearing a religious bangle sees her case reach the High Court...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
£8.4m cannabis operation revealed
Details of a major operation in which £8.4m worth of cannabis is seized across Northern Ireland are released by the police...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Chad anger at EU as rebels attack
Chad's president accuses an EU peace force of co-operating with rebels trying to advance on the capital...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Woods could miss Open at Birkdale
US Open champion Tiger Woods does not know whether his injured knee will have recovered in time for next month's Open...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Ballack relieved after scare
Goal hero Michael Ballack says Germany overcame to beat Austria and reach the last eight...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
The squeeze
What single issue is making you feel the pinch?...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Memory failure
You saw it, but were your eyes fooling you?...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Gassed father planted hoax bomb
A man who gassed himself and his two children on Father's Day planted a hoax bomb at the family home and reportedly told his wife: "I've left you a present."...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Talks restart as fuel strike ends
A strike by fuel tanker drivers over pay ends and talks aimed at averting further industrial action resume...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
French defence to counter terror
President Nicolas Sarkozy says terrorism is the greatest threat to France as he presents a new defence strategy...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Footballers charged with burglary
Two footballers are charged with burglary after items were allegedly stolen from a Portsmouth nightclub...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Cancer deaths 'higher in north'
Death rates from cancer are higher among people living in the north than the rest of England, research shows...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Consumer inflation 'could top 4%'
Rising food and energy prices could push UK consumer inflation above 4% this year, the Bank of England warns...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
UK mercenary on trial in E Guinea
British mercenary Simon Mann goes on trial in Equatorial Guinea, accused of plotting a coup in 2004...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
'Wrong victim' murder pair guilty
Two men are found guilty of murdering a teenager in his home after they mistook him for his older brother...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples wed in Calif. after ruling
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples get married in California
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a historic ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Judges wife calls Web porn story outright lies
A federal appeals court judge under scrutiny for sexually explicit videos and photos posted on a personal Web site is the victim of distortions and "outright lies" published by the Los Angeles Times, his wife charged Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Jones raises average to .403, Braves beat Rockies
Chipper Jones hit a two-run single in the fifth to break open a scoreless game, Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Special-effects maestro Stan Winston dies at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurrasic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gore endorses Obama and promises to help him
Al Gore is endorsing Barack Obama and promising to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him _ the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Gore endorses Obama
Al Gore says he is backing Barack Obama and will do whatever he can to help him get to the White House...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Beltran homers twice to back Pelfrey in Mets win
Carlos Beltran homered his first two times up as a DH this season, Mike Pelfrey won for the first time in 11 starts and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 Monday night in the opener of a six-game road trip...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Miller shuts down Mariners in Florida win
Andrew Miller limited Seattle to one run and six hits over seven innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the Mariners 6-1 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Twain, Wharton homes join others in financial peril
Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these hard financial times:...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Same-sex couples in California get married
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
EU ready to issue stronger sanctions against Iran
An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Another body found Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers pulled the body of a 58-year-old man Monday from a hot spring inn knocked down by a landslide in northern Japan, bringing the death toll in a weekend earthquake to 10...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Mugabe warns he will not cede power in Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe, campaigning for re-election in a presidential runoff June 27, reiterated that he will not cede power to Western-backed opponents, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Iraqi violence down and govt confidence rising
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Iraqi violence down wars root causes unresolved
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
More than 1M homeless from flooding in China
Weeks of rain pushed rivers over their banks in southern China, displacing more than 1.27 million people and forcing some to huddle on rooftops Monday as the region braced for more downpours...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Paraguay drops same-sex wedding charges
A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
France A new defense plan for new threats
France announced a vision Monday for its 21st-century military _ a leaner, smarter and more high-tech force capable of detecting threats like terrorism early and deploying quickly to battlefields abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Another human foot washes up on Canadian shore
Yet another human foot has washed up along the British Columbia coast...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,099
As of Monday, June 16, 2008, at least 4,099 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 - June 17, 2008
Venezuela probes slaying of journalist
Venezuelan prosecutors said Monday that they are investigating the killing of a television anchorman who apparently was stabbed to death...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Brazil soldiers accused in gang killings
Eleven Brazilian soldiers were arrested after allegedly turning over three shantytown residents to a drug gang that executed them and left their bodies in a garbage dump, police said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan hangs 3 convicted killers
Japan executed three murderers Tuesday, including a serial killer who mutilated the bodies of young girls in the late 1980s in a case that triggered calls for tighter restrictions on violent pornographic videos...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Japan arrests 4 over Web threats
Japanese police arrested four people for allegedly threatening copycat killings online after a man posted similar messages on Web sites before stabbing seven people to death, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Pakistan Gunmen kill 4 Shiite Muslims
Police say gunmen have killed four Shiite Muslims in northwestern Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Israel-Syria talks in Turkey end
Two days of peace talks involving Israel and Syria concluded Monday and more talks were planned, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 17, 2008
Scotland budget method 'perverse'
The process to decide the level of cash Scotland gets from the Treasury is "perverse", an expert says...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Neonatal nurse shortage warning
Many hospitals lack the staff or facilities to cope with rising demand for neonatal intensive care, warn MPs...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Tests make science dull - Ofsted
Teachers should make science lessons more interesting with more experiments, says England's inspectorate...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Police out as torch hits Xinjiang
Security is very tight as the Olympic torch begins its passage through the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Gore backs Obama for presidency
Former US Vice-President Al Gore endorses the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Barack Obama...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Torch relay
The flame arrives in Urumqi, the Uighur Muslim homeland...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Political unrest over drink plan
Plans to clamp down on alcohol sales are expected to face political opposition when they are unveiled later...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
'Boss speak'
50 office phrases that drive you to distraction...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Audio slideshow
A huge archive of WWII aerial photography...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Ascot fashion
The dos and don'ts at the race meeting...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Shearer shortage
How to get young people to shear sheep in Scotland?...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Bail for crime suspects reviewed
A review of bail laws is to be launched later, after uproar over crimes by suspects released while awaiting trial...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Tory military care plan due out
Measures to help military families with education and healthcare are recommended by a Tory commission...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Binge-drinking adverts launched
A campaign warning young people about the consequences of
binge-drinking is launched by ministers...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Rome churches bar Da Vinci Code prequel filming
Rome's diocese bans filming in its two churches of the prequel to the controversial Da Vinci Code film...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Experts to champion better maths
A report on primary school maths in England calls for more expertise and a focus on mental maths...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
First California gay couples wed
Same-sex couples in California exchange vows following a court ruling legalising gay marriage in the state...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Doctors 'ignoring dementia drugs warning'
GPs are prescribing anti-psychotic drugs to dementia patients despite a safety warning, the BBC learns...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Inflation could break 3% barrier
The UK's latest inflation rate is to be announced, and some analysts expect it to be more than 1% above the official target...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Talks due as fuel strike draws to close
A strike by fuel tanker drivers ends, with talks aimed at averting further industrial action set to resume...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
Young offender academies plan
Young offender "academies" offering healthcare, education and family support are proposed by criminal justice experts...
BBC News - June 17, 2008
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