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Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
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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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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Midwest worshippers hear good news River cresting
The faithful gathered for church services Sunday in towns hard-hit by flooding along the Mississippi River, and many found comfort in word that the swollen waterway had apparently started to hit its high point...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Martin homers in Dodgers 4-3 win over Indians
Russell Martin capped a four-run first inning with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep in the first series between the teams at Chavez Ravine...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Duchscherer delivers again for As
Justin Duchscherer bounced back from a first-inning home run to win his fourth straight start, Emil Brown hit a two-run single and the Oakland Athletics won the rubber game against the Florida Marlins 7-1 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Aviles double keys Royals comeback
Mike Aviles had three RBIs and Joey Gathright drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, capping off an eight-run comeback that gave the Kansas City Royals an 11-10 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mets take rubber game from Rockies, 3-1
Mike Pelfry carried a shutout into the sixth inning, Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Sunday to wrap up a winning road trip under interim manager Jerry Manuel...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Life different for documentary unit in reality world
In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had changed how they could present reality on television...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators
Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said as president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in large part for the skyrocketing price of oil...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
McCain attends services at Phoenix church
Republican presidential candidate John McCain attended services Sunday at a Baptist church in his hometown...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Veepstakes Who will, who wont and who wont say
Comments by lawmakers and others Sunday when questioned about running for vice president with either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Youkilis homers in 13th to lift Red Sox over Cards
Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run home run off of Mike Parisi in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Circuit City annual meeting comes amid buyout talk
Investors hope to gain some clarity on the future of consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. at its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Oil minister Saudi willing to increase crude output
Facing strong U.S. pressure and global dismay over oil prices, Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will produce more crude this year if the market needs it. But the vague pledge fell far short of U.S. hopes for a specific increase and may do little to lower prices immediately...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 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 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Police Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq
A female suicide bomber struck near a government compound northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, police said. Nearly 20 suicide attacks this year have been carried out by women...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Talks on new Iraq oil law to resume this week
Officials from the Iraqi central government and the self-ruled Kurdish region in the north will resume talks this week in Baghdad to try to settle their differences over a proposed new oil law, a Kurdish spokesman said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
"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 22, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe to go through with runoff
It will be an election with no opponent and little hope of endorsement from even traditional allies. But President Robert Mugabe appears determined to go through with a runoff later this week, and to extend his nearly three decades in power for as long as he can...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40
A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck outside a government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Philippines typhoon capsizes boat, 700 missing
Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 3 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Berlin Airlift Germans look back and forward
Germans who care about their relations with the United States are in an upbeat mood this week, looking both to the past and the future...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodman Insufficient oil production to blame
The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Chevron says pipeline breached in Nigeria
Chevron Corp. says a breached Nigerian pipeline has caused the company to shut down its onshore oil production...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodies of 2 Shiite brothers found in Iraq
Two Shiite brothers kidnapped just weeks after their family returned to a mainly Sunni area were found shot to death Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Report Amy Winehouse has emphysema
Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
UN atomic inspectors begin Syria mission
U.N. nuclear sleuths looking into allegations that Syria is hiding secret atomic activities expressed hope Sunday that a fact-gathering trip to Damascus will be the start of a thorough investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
More goods entering Gaza under Israel-Hamas truce
Israel allowed dozens of trucks to deliver food, diapers and clothes to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, boosting the flow of basic goods as part of a four-day-old truce with Hamas militants...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 4 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
UN warns of bad year in Darfur
U.N. agencies operating in Darfur warned Sunday that rising insecurity, a bad cereal harvest and the approaching rainy season will make for a particularly bad year for the population of the region...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Al-Qaida urges Somalis to fight UN
An al-Qaida spokesman has urged Islamist militants in Somalia to fight a United Nations peacekeeping force slated to be deployed there...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
UN inspectors face tough job in Syria
A mission to the Syrian desert by U.N. nuclear sleuths to examine a building flattened by Israeli war planes could open a new front in the search for rogue nations trying to develop atomic arms under the radar of the international community...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bosses cool on academic Diplomas
The CBI says government plans for academic Diplomas in England are "an unnecessary distraction"...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Coldplay's new single tops chart
Coldplay top the singles chart for the first time with Viva La Vida, the title track from their new album...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Mugabe regime 'has no legitimacy'
The Foreign Secretary David Miliband says President Mugabe cannot be the legitimate leader of Zimbabwe...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Nigerian militants call ceasefire
The militant group behind major attacks on Nigeria's oil network announces a unilateral ceasefire, beginning on Tuesday...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Sarkozy urges Palestinian state
French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for the creation of a Palestinian state, on the first such visit to Israel for 12 years...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Burglary victim has heart attack
A 97-year-old west Belfast man suffers a suspected heart attack after being robbed by a gang in his home...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Hero Casillas puts Spain in semis
Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties to set up a Euro 2008 semi-final with Russia as Spanish keeper Iker Casillas saves two spot-kicks...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Johnson aide quits over race row
An adviser to London Mayor Boris Johnson quits after making an apparently racist remark to a journalist...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Hundreds missing as ship capsizes
More than 700 people are missing from a ferry which capsized off the Philippines in heavy seas in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Fuel, feed costs crippling US catfish industry
Rick Moyer gazes at the sun-charred bottom of the pond next to his 600-acre catfish farm and shakes his head _ another farmer scrambling to stay solvent has drained the pond and will till it for row crops...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents
For four centuries, they were the ultimate pack rats...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paparazzo sues Woody Harrelson for $2.5 million
Woody Harrelson has been sued for $2.5 million by a paparazzo who accused the actor of assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mississippi crests at hard-hit Mo., Ill. towns
The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Protected natl park bay in NYC is boat graveyard
Jamaica Bay is located within the only national park in New York City, a place where herring gulls pirouette overhead, Canada geese sail in naval formation in quiet coves and harbor seals frolic on the shoreline...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas 3-run double in 9th lifts Marlins past As
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas bases-clearing double lifts Florida
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama raps McCain on flood prevention programs
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama, McCain spar on levees
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Typhoon Fengshen kills 17 in Philippines
Navy and coast guard ships battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a stranded ferry carrying more than 740 people after Typhoon Fengshen battered the country killing 17...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues Saturday in Calif.
A blistering heat wave blanketing much of the California coast over the past week showed no signs of letting up Saturday as temperatures headed back toward triple digits...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Red Cross 155 dead in Philippines typhoon
The Philippine Red Cross says the death toll from Typhoon Fengshen has risen to at least 155...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Israel lets more goods into Gaza as truce holds
Israel was set to increase the number of trucks bringing badly needed supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a truce with Hamas militants entered its fourth day, a military spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
IAEA inspector hopes Syria trip is start to probe
U.N. nuclear sleuths probing allegations that Syria is hiding secret atomic activities expressed hope Sunday that a trip to Damascus will be the start of a thorough investigation into the accusations...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO returns fire following attack from Pakistan
NATO says its forces have launched artillery across the Afghan border at attackers who fired at them from Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
US energy chief Low oil production drives prices
The U.S. energy secretary said Saturday that insufficient oil production, not financial speculation, was driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
"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 22, 2008
Talks on new Iraq oil law to resume this week
Officials from the Iraqi central government and the self-ruled Kurdish region in the north will resume talks this week in Baghdad to try to settle their differences over a proposed new oil law, a Kurdish spokesman said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Saudi king blames oil prices on speculators, taxes
King Abdullah has blamed soaring oil prices on speculators, high fuel taxes in consuming countries and increased consumption in developing countries...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Police Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq
Iraqi police say a female suicide bomber has blown herself up in front of a government compound northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 35...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Police Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq
A female suicide bomber struck near a government compound northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, police said. Nearly 20 suicide attacks this year have been carried out by women...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Chevron says pipeline breached in Nigeria
Chevron Corp. says a breached Nigerian pipeline has caused the company to shut down its onshore oil production...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodies of 2 Shiite brothers found in Iraq
Two Shiite brothers kidnapped just weeks after their family returned to a mainly Sunni area were found shot to death Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
IAEA chief warns against attack on Iran
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency is warning that any attack on Iran could turn the Mideast into a "ball of fire."...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bombs kill 5 from US-led force in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 3 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Berlin Airlift Germans look back and forward
Germans who care about their relations with the United States are in an upbeat mood this week, looking both to the past and the future...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
UN inspectors face tough job in Syria
A mission to the Syrian desert by U.N. nuclear sleuths to examine a building flattened by Israeli war planes could open a new front in the search for rogue nations trying to develop atomic arms under the radar of the international community...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodman Insufficient oil production to blame
The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Fuel drivers accept 14% pay rise
Tanker drivers delivering fuel for Shell, who were on strike last week, formally accept a 14% pay rise over two years...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Travel hit as gales sweep Wales
Strong winds up to 55mph hit north and mid Wales, bringing travel problems as trees fall, roads are blocked and ferries cancelled...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Man, wife injured in town attack
A 65-year-old man and his wife are injured after being attacked by a gang of men in a County Down town...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
England braced as gales move in
Unusually high winds for this time of year have begun to hit parts of England and the rest of the UK, a BBC forecaster says...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Anglican angst
Jerusalem meeting threatens to widen the Anglican rift...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
In pictures
The battle to win the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Krishna carnival
Colourful chariot parade lights up London streets...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Which politician says he is very happy to be seen as a Chihuahua
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he is quite happy with a poll in which people say he reminds them of a Chihuahua...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Blackburn appoint Ince as manager
Blackburn Rovers appoint Milton Keynes Dons boss Paul Ince as their new manager...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Raikkonen problem gifts Massa win
Ferrari's Felipe Massa wins the French Grand Prix after team-mate Kimi Raikkonen suffers a broken exhaust, as Lewis Hamilton finishes 10th...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Ministers pressed on child labour
Activists say the government must act after UK High Street clothing firm Primark fires three Indian suppliers because they used child labour to finish goods...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Two schoolboys stabbed in attack
Two boys aged 10 and 12 are treated after being stabbed in a south-east London street...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Bug ward closure 'took too long'
A medical worker at the hospital where patients died from the deadly C.diff bug says bosses should have acted sooner...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Oil summit calls for supply boost
Top oil officials acknowledge the need for action to curb soaring prices but stop short of pledges on more output...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Suicide bombing rocks Iraqi city
Fifteen people are killed by a female suicide bomber outside a government building in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition pulls out of election
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he is pulling out of the presidential run-off because the vote would not be fair, handing automatic victory to President Robert Mugabe...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes
Lightning sparked as many as 400 fires that burned around Northern California on Sunday, as officials farther south were close to containing a blaze that had destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues in California
A blistering heat wave blanketing much of the California coast over the past week showed no signs of letting up Saturday as temperatures headed back toward triple digits...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paparazzo sues Woody Harrelson for $2.5 million
Woody Harrelson has been sued for $2.5 million by a paparazzo who accused the actor of assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama raps McCain on flood prevention programs
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas 3-run double in 9th lifts Marlins past As
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas bases-clearing double lifts Florida
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama, McCain spar on levees
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues Saturday in Calif.
A blistering heat wave blanketing much of the California coast over the past week showed no signs of letting up Saturday as temperatures headed back toward triple digits...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
2 charged on Wall Street in mortgage meltdown
Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were hauled into jail Thursday and charged with lying to investors about the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, perhaps signaling the start of a wave of prosecutions arising from the housing meltdown...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue
South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
"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 22, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Thai PM will resign if Parliament votes him out
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Sunday agreed to resign if he lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament, but he remained defiant in the face of anti-government protesters who have surrounded his office, vowing to oust him...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Typhoon Fengshen kills 17 in Philippines
Navy and coast guard ships battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a stranded ferry carrying more than 740 people after Typhoon Fengshen battered the country killing 17...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodman Insufficient oil production behind prices
The U.S. energy secretary said Saturday that insufficient oil production, not financial speculation, was driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Sadrists accuse Iraqi govt of targeting movement
Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr accused the government Saturday of targeting their political movement as security forces arrested 20 policemen linked to the anti-American cleric...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
IAEA inspector hopes Syria trip is start to probe
U.N. nuclear sleuths probing allegations that Syria is hiding secret atomic activities expressed hope Sunday that a trip to Damascus will be the start of a thorough investigation into the accusations...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NATO returns fire following attack from Pakistan
NATO says its forces have launched artillery across the Afghan border at attackers who fired at them from Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
US energy chief Low oil production drives prices
The U.S. energy secretary said Saturday that insufficient oil production, not financial speculation, was driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Typhoon Fengshen kills 80 in Philippines
Typhoon Fengshen lashed the Philippines for a second day Sunday leaving at least 80 people dead, but the death toll could rise significantly after a passenger ferry capsized carrying more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
S. Korea, US agree on beef deal protests continue
South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Officials Typhoon kills 80 in Philippines
A Philippine governor says 59 people have drowned in one central province that has been battered by Typhoon Fengshen...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Police Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq
Iraqi police say a female suicide bomber has blown herself up in front of a government compound northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 35...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Red Cross 155 dead in Philippines typhoon
The Philippine Red Cross says the death toll from Typhoon Fengshen has risen to at least 155...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Israel lets more goods into Gaza as truce holds
Israel was set to increase the number of trucks bringing badly needed supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a truce with Hamas militants entered its fourth day, a military spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodman Insufficient oil production to blame
The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Chevron says pipeline breached in Nigeria
Chevron Corp. says a breached Nigerian pipeline has caused the company to shut down its onshore oil production...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bodies of 2 Shiite brothers found in Iraq
Two Shiite brothers kidnapped just weeks after their family returned to a mainly Sunni area were found shot to death Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
IAEA chief warns against attack on Iran
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency is warning that any attack on Iran could turn the Mideast into a "ball of fire."...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bombs kill 5 from US-led force in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Saudi king blames oil prices on speculators, taxes
King Abdullah has blamed soaring oil prices on speculators, high fuel taxes in consuming countries and increased consumption in developing countries...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
UN inspectors face tough job in Syria
A mission to the Syrian desert by U.N. nuclear sleuths to examine a building flattened by Israeli war planes could open a new front in the search for rogue nations trying to develop atomic arms under the radar of the international community...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
MP grant 'may replace home cash'
MPs may get a £24,000-a-year grant to replace the present second home allowances, it is reported...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Saudi oil price summit under way
Top officials from key oil producing and consuming nations meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss soaring oil prices...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Burglar victim has heart attack
A 97-year-old man is recovering after his house in west Belfast was broken into by a gang of burglars...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Farc rebels release hostage video
Colombian rebels release a video designed to show that a politician they have been holding hostage is alive...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Nuclear inspectors in Syria probe
UN nuclear watchdog inspectors arrive in Syria to examine an alleged nuclear site bombed by Israel...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Britain braced as gales move in
Unusually high winds for this time of year have begun to hit parts of the UK, BBC forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker says...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Prison 'picnic'
Bali bombers enjoy soft Indonesian-style death row...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Hiddink pride in Russia 'miracle'
Russia boss Guus Hiddink pays tribute to his side's 'huge achievement' in reaching the Euro 2008 semi-finals...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Batsmen blamed for England defeat
Paul Collingwood says England's batsmen made some bad decisions as they lost to New Zealand in the third one-dayer...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
UK bishop 'will boycott Lambeth'
The Bishop of Rochester will decline an invitation to the Anglicans' Lambeth Conference, it has been reported...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Ward shuts following C.diff cases
A ward at a Glasgow hospital is closed to new admissions after three patients test positive for a potentially lethal bug...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Auction of an ex-pat's "entire life" attracts the bidders
An auction of an ex-pat's lifestyle, including house, friends and job, attracts 70 bids hours after opening...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Darling calls for pay restraint
The chancellor says pay rises from "the boardroom to the shopfloor" must be "consistent" with the 2% inflation target...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Iraqi police hit by suicide bomb
At least 15 people are killed by a female suicide bomb attack on police outside a court building in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Plea by PM at talks on oil price
Gordon Brown calls for a "new deal" on energy at an international oil conference in Saudi Arabia...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Armed men disrupt Zimbabwe rally
Zimbabwe government supporters armed with clubs occupy a stadium where the opposition had planned an election rally...
BBC News - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Blistering heat wave continues in California
A blistering heat wave blanketing much of the California coast over the past week showed no signs of letting up Saturday as temperatures headed back toward triple digits...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Gay couples across California trade weekend vows
Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paparazzo sues Woody Harrelson for $2.5 million
Woody Harrelson has been sued for $2.5 million by a paparazzo who accused the actor of assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Naomi sorry for assault, mad at airline
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama raps McCain on flood prevention programs
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Obama, McCain spar on levees
With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Analysis McCain hampered by campaign missteps
Call it campaign growing pains. Or bad luck. Or a combination of the two...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas 3-run double in 9th lifts Marlins past As
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ugglas bases-clearing double lifts Florida
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the ninth, and the Florida Marlins got to Oakland closer Huston Street for the second straight game in a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Rembrandt Laughing is self-portrait
The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ford delays new pickup 2 months, cuts sales view
Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Winnebago profit skids 73 pct in 3Q
Winnebago Industries Inc. said Friday its third quarter profit skidded 73 percent as high gas prices, tighter credit and a soft economy drive motor homes sales lower industrywide...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Mars team ponders whether lander sees ice or salt
Is the white stuff in the Martian soil ice or salt?...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paul supporters fall short of claiming Montana delegates
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Paul supporters fall short in Montana
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Sri Lankan journalists cite intimidation
With civil war raging in Sri Lanka, the journalists trying to cover the conflict find themselves increasingly under siege...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
"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 22, 2008
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control
Is everything spinning out of control?Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Relief in sight as California continues to swelter
A blistering heat wave persisted across much of California on Saturday and kept energy demand high, while forecasters gave hope that the misery might let up soon...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
US energy chief Low oil production drives price
The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
Supporters of slain leader Bhutto mark birthday
Supporters of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto commemorated her 55th birthday Saturday in mournful ceremonies at her mausoleum in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - June 22, 2008
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