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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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Global News Archive for June 2008:
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Italian accused of cashing in on fake Vatican ties
An Italian businessman who once dated actress Anne Hathaway was arrested Tuesday on charges he posed as a representative of the Vatican to fleece wealthy investors in a real estate company that sought to buy and redevelop Roman Catholic Church property...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Avery in Vogue NHLs No. 1 pest is mag intern
Sean Avery squeezes between two tables full of diners, careful to avoid jostling anyone. He quickly skims the menu at a favorite SoHo eatery and orders: the pizza with black truffles, please...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Jacob the Jeweler gets 2 12 years in US prison
The New York businessman known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for lying to investigators looking into a multistate drug ring...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
House fails to move gas pump price gouging bill
House Democrats failed Tuesday to resurrect a bill to punish price gouging at the gas pump, while maneuvering to block Republican attempts to expand offshore drilling, an idea gaining in popularity amid $4-a-gallon gas prices...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Fla. investigators look into husbands death in 65
Authorities said Tuesday they will re-examine the shooting death of a man in the Florida Keys more than four decades ago, after learning he was the third of five husbands to a serial widow charged in the death of one of them...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
House aims to stop price gouging at the gas pump
House Democrats resurrecting a measure to punish price gouging and curb oil market speculation said Tuesday they will block Republican calls for expanded offshore drilling, an idea gaining popularity with gasoline costing $4 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Texas governor trying to slash ethanol production
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, supported by livestock producers concerned about rising feed prices, stepped up his effort Tuesday to pressure the federal government to cut ethanol production requirements in half...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
No. 2 Nadal advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon
No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal has started his Wimbledon campaign with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0) win over German qualifier Andreas Beck...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Roddick beats Schwank to take Wimbledon opener
Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick has beaten Eduardo Schwank 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (0) to advance to the second round at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Venus opens Wimbledon title defense with easy win
Defending champion Venus Williams scraped through a tight first set and then pulled away for a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory over British teenager Naomi Cavaday to begin her bid for a fifth Wimbledon title...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
New book coming from Marley & Me author
"Marley & Me" author John Grogan is working on a prequel to the million-selling memoir about his dog...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Obama dismisses Dobson criticism about Bible
Barack Obama said Tuesday evangelical leader James Dobson was "making stuff up" when he accused the presumed Democratic presidential nominee of distorting the Bible...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Stars hit the red carpet for Obama, Democrats
The campaign trail is taking a detour down the red carpet...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
McCain to visit Colombia next month
Sen. John McCain is taking another foreign trip, this time to Colombia...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Clinton returns to Senate after presidential race
She came, she saw, she hugged.Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to Congress Tuesday for the first time since suspending her presidential campaign, to a loud round of applause and hugs from Democrats as they try to bridge the rifts left by a long, bruising presidential primary...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Dad of 2 slain Texas children charged with murder
A man who led police to the charred remains of his two children has been charged with capital murder...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Ky. diet drug fraud case deliberations to continue
Jurors deliberated a full day Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the case of three lawyers charged with defrauding clients in a $200 million diet drug settlement...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Deliberations continue in Ky. diet drug fraud case
A northern Kentucky jury will continue deliberating Wednesday in the case of three lawyers charged with defrauding clients in a $200 million diet drug settlement...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Vegas police make arrest in Javon Walker robbery
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the robbery and beating case involving NFL player Javon Walker...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Venus Williams starts title defense with victory
Venus Williams has started her title defense with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
800 missing after Philippines typhoon
Philippine officials say divers have managed to get inside an upside-down ferry but have found only bodies and no survivors...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
With three days to go before the bloated Mississippi River reaches its crest, people toiled around the clock Monday to reinforce levees already strained and saturated from the pressure of the rising water...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
Israeli police officer kills himself at airport
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Suicide mars Sarkozy trip to Israel
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
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 24, 2008
800 missing after Philippines typhoon
Philippine officials say divers have managed to get inside an upside-down ferry but have found only bodies and no survivors...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
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 24, 2008
Pandas evacuated from earthquake area
Pandas living in earthquake-hit southwest China are facing a food shortage and some have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the threat of landslides and other hazards, an official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Officials Israeli kills self at Sarkozy ceremony
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Israeli kills himself at ceremony for Sarkozy
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Beijing gets ground-to-air defense
China has stationed a battery of ground-to-air missiles just 300 yards from a Beijing Olympic venue, the latest sign of tightening security with the games just 6 1/2 weeks away...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Pandas are evacuated from earthquake area of China
Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Israeli policeman kills self at Sarkozy ceremony
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself in the head at an airport farewell ceremony Tuesday for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, prompting bodyguards to whisk the visiting leader and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to safety, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
AP IMPACT Kenyan children abducted, tortured
Dozens of scared children filed silently into the bare room, their eyes on the cracks in the floor...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Divers find bodies in ferry that capsized in storm
A coast guard diver searching for survivors Tuesday inside a ferry that capsized in a typhoon found bodies and a bit of comfort _ a plastic rosary floating in the water...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Man in India jailed for caring for orphaned bear
It was supposed to be a heartwarming tale of a man who brought an orphaned bear cub home from the forests of India to console his 6-year-old daughter, who had just lost her mother...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Move to renew Colombia-Ecuador ties collapses
Moves to renew relations between Ecuador and Colombia collapsed on Tuesday as part of a smoldering feud between South American neighbors of the left and right...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Monet painting fetches $80 million at London auction
A water lily painting by impressionist master Claude Monet was sold for more than $80 million at auction Tuesday, kicking off a week of modern-art sales expected to reach records that defy the global economic downturn...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza shake truce
Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after it began, and Israel responded by closing vital border crossings into Gaza...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
China quake lake to be tourist spot
China plans to turn a huge lake formed from the Sichuan earthquake disaster into a tourist destination, a state news agency reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Branson says airlines should pay tax on emissions
Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson told a forum on climate change Tuesday that aviation is a dirty business and that airlines should be willing to pay for the damage they cause to the environment...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Russia frees US pastor jailed for importing bullets
An American pastor walked free Tuesday after spending nearly five months in a Russian jail for bringing hunting-rifle ammunition into the country. The release of Phillip Miles, 58, came a day after the Moscow City Court reduced his three-year sentence for smuggling and ordered him set free...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Lead from car batteries contaminates African town
A cottage industry that employed people, including many mothers, to extract poisonous lead from used car batteries has been blamed for the deaths of nearly 20 children in a Senegalese fishing town...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
US plans storm warning system for East Africa
Cell phone users in East Africa will be able to receive warnings when a storm is brewing thanks to a low-cost alert system U.S. scientists are hoping to set up in the next few years, officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Belarus tightening controls on Internet journalism
Belarusian lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a crackdown on Internet journalism, one of the last remaining independent sources of information in the repressive former Soviet republic...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
2 NATO troops killed, convoy torched near Kabul
Militants torched a convoy carrying military supplies just south of the Afghan capital on Tuesday and killed two NATO troops in the turbulent south and east...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Thousands of peaches stolen from Japanese orchard
Thousands of peaches popular as good luck gifts for newlyweds have been stolen from an orchard near Tokyo, police said Tuesday. About 5,000 of the so-called "hanayome," or "bride" peaches, disappeared from an orchard overnight at Ubaguchi just west of Tokyo, said Masaki Kanemaru, a police spokesman in Yamanashi prefecture (state)...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Some of the worlds deadliest natural disasters
A look at some of the deadliest natural disasters around the world in the past 40 years:...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Azerbaijan convicts editor, colleague of treason
A newspaper editor and his colleague in Azerbaijan were convicted Tuesday of treason Tuesday and sentenced to prison...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
McFly announce new album giveaway
Pop band McFly are to give away their new album Radio:ACTIVE with the Mail on Sunday newspaper next month...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
MPs to outline expenses changes
A series of recommendations to reform MPs' expenses will be published later by a Commons committee...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Whaling body agrees path to peace
The global whaling body opens the door to the eventual partial lifting of the commercial whaling ban...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Rockets 'violated Gaza ceasefire'
Israel says a Palestinian rocket attack on the southern town of Sderot is a "gross violation" of a six-day-old truce...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Osama hi-jack threat man jailed
A man is sentenced to 116 days in jail by a US court for threatening to blow up an airliner bound for Dublin...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Toxic fears for Senegal recyclers
The UN urges Senegal to deal with lead poisoning that has affected hundreds of battery recyclers in the capital, Dakar...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Credit crunch has 'mixed' effect
The global credit crunch is having a mixed effect on the Scottish economy, according to a new report...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Invisible crisis
Drought and civil war take their toll on Somalia...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Bidder splashes out £40.9m for Monet's water-lilies
A Claude Monet painting, Le Bassin Aux Nympheas, fetches a record £40.9m at auction in London...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Wrong gear confusion leads to flattened sports car
Police are investigating a crash in which a £30,000 jeep ended up parked on top of two other cars, one of them a Porsche sportscar worth up to £45,000...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Murray gets past tricky Santoro
Britain's Andy Murray is safely through to round two of Wimbledon after a straight-sets win over veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Pompey's £9m Crouch bid rejected
Liverpool reject a £9m bid for Peter Crouch from Portsmouth, reports BBC Radio Merseyside...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Bill Clinton endorses Obama bid
Bill Clinton's spokesman says the former US president is committed to helping Barack Obama win the US presidential election...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Jury sent home in Entwistle trial
The US jury considering its verdict in the double murder trial of Briton Neil Entwistle is sent home for the night...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
New witness law plans 'in days'
Plans for new laws on anonymous court witnesses could be announced within days, the government says...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Mugabe defiant as criticism grows
Zimbabwe's president vows to press on with a run-off presidential poll despite the opposition's withdrawal...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Controversial diet drug approved
An obesity drug has been approved for NHS use, despite links to an increased risk of depression and suicide...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Report warning on UK dam breaches
The public needs to be given more information about the dangers of flooding if dams fail, a government review says...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Heathrow 'needs a third runway'
Jam-packed Heathrow needs a third runway to remain competitive, operator BAA's boss will say...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Don Imus says he was making a sarcastic point
Don Imus is defending a remark he made about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, saying he was trying to "make a sarcastic point."...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
No new evacuations as another levee fails
The swollen Mississippi River burst through yet another levee Tuesday, not endangering any towns but proving to anxious Midwesterners that the high water is still a threat...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Researchers seek health aid for Rainbow youth
They are a mysterious, almost mythical group, the Rainbow Family of Living Light, gathering again this summer to party and pray for peace, many appearing wild and unwashed, barefoot and bearded, secretive and standoffish...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Housing aid bill clears key Senate hurdle
A massive foreclosure rescue bill has cleared a key Senate test, drawing broad support from Democrats and Republicans alike...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Swollen Mississippi defeats another levee
The swollen Mississippi River burst another levee Tuesday, submerging farmland and threatening a residential area whose occupants had already moved out in anticipation of a flood...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Senate plans vote today on anti-foreclosure plan
A plan to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners avoid foreclosure is drawing bipartisan support in the Senate, setting the stage for high-stakes negotiations among congressional Democrats...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Sharapova through to 2nd round
Third-seeded Maria Sharapova has advanced to the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4 win over French qualifier Stephanie Foretz...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Venus Williams wins Wimbledon opener
Defending champion Venus Williams scraped through a tight first set and then pulled away for a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory over British teenager Naomi Cavaday to begin her bid for a fifth Wimbledon title...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Venus Williams wins her opener at Wimbledon
Venus Williams has started her Wimbledon title defense with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Jacob the Jeweler gets 30 months in US prison
The New York businessman known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for lying to investigators looking into a multistate drug ring...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Nelly, Scott among guests at BET Awards pre-party
Beneath towering arches in an old cathedral downtown, a 20-member choir welcomed guests at the BET Awards pre-party with a rousing gospel tune...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
London police seize mayors cigar case
Scotland Yard has a new mystery: the case of the London mayor and the red leather Iraqi cigar box...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
S&P US home prices fall in April at record rate
A closely watched index shows U.S. housing prices dropped in April at the fastest rate ever, with prices tumbling to levels not seen in nearly four years...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
McCain calls for energy efficient government
Republican John McCain said Tuesday the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for office buildings...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Bill Clinton offers support to Obama
Former President Clinton is making his first comments in support of Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Nadal advances into second round
No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal has started his Wimbledon campaign with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0) win over German qualifier Andreas Beck...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Dad of 2 slain Texas children charged with murder
A man who led police to the charred remains of his two children has been charged with capital murder...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Kroger 1Q profit rises 15 pct, shares jump
Kroger Co. said Tuesday that food, gas and drug discounts helped draw budget-conscious consumers into its stores for one-stop shopping, boosting its first-quarter profit by 15 percent...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
US home prices tumble in April at record rate
U.S. home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since a widely followed index was begun in 2000 with all 20 metropolitan areas surveyed posting annual declines for the first time...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Consumer confidence skids more than expected
U.S. consumer confidence fell unexpectedly sharply in June, sinking to the fifth-lowest level ever, according to a private industry group...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Stocks fall sharply after consumer confidence data
Stocks are falling sharply after a report that consumer confidence has fallen sharply this month...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Venus Williams starts title defense with victory
Venus Williams has started her title defense with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
800 missing after Philippines typhoon
Philippine officials say divers have managed to get inside an upside-down ferry but have found only bodies and no survivors...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
800 missing after Philippines typhoon
Philippine officials say divers have managed to get inside an upside-down ferry but have found only bodies and no survivors...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
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 24, 2008
Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
With three days to go before the bloated Mississippi River reaches its crest, people toiled around the clock Monday to reinforce levees already strained and saturated from the pressure of the rising water...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Taiwan considers letting Chinese stars perform
Taiwan is considering letting mainland Chinese stars perform on the island amid warming ties between the two rivals, a Taiwanese official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Only bodies under toppled ferry in Philippines
Divers managed to get inside an upside-down ferry Tuesday but found only bodies and no survivors three days after the vessel capsized during a powerful typhoon with more than 800 people aboard, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
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 24, 2008
Pandas evacuated from earthquake-hit area in China
Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Pandas are evacuated from earthquake area of China
Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Israeli police officer kills himself at airport
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Suicide mars Sarkozy trip to Israel
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Guards whisk away Israeli, French leaders
Israeli security guards have whisked French President Nicholas Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert away during an airport departure ceremony...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Divers find bodies in ferry that capsized in storm
A coast guard diver searching for survivors Tuesday inside a ferry that capsized in a typhoon found bodies and a bit of comfort _ a plastic rosary floating in the water...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Man in India jailed for caring for orphaned bear
It was supposed to be a heartwarming tale of a man who brought an orphaned bear cub home from the forests of India to console his 6-year-old daughter, who had just lost her mother...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Pandas evacuated from earthquake area
Pandas living in earthquake-hit southwest China are facing a food shortage and some have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the threat of landslides and other hazards, an official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Officials Israeli kills self at Sarkozy ceremony
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Israeli kills himself at ceremony for Sarkozy
An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Beijing gets ground-to-air defense
China has stationed a battery of ground-to-air missiles just 300 yards from a Beijing Olympic venue, the latest sign of tightening security with the games just 6 1/2 weeks away...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Japan police arrest man accused of killing family
Japanese police on Tuesday arrested a 77-year-old man suspected of killing his entire family with a hammer, including a 4-year-old granddaughter, a police official said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Shanghai to restrict dissidents during Olympics
Shanghai has banned dissidents, Falun Gong members and other regime critics from leaving the city during the August Olympics, a human rights group said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Heinz pulls mayo ad after complaints
Heinz Co. said viewer complaints prompted it to pull a British television advertisement for mayonnaise that showed two men kissing...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Polish court upholds convictions in 81 crackdown
In a nationally televised ruling, a Polish appeals court gave the final word Tuesday on the fate of 14 police officers involved in a deadly communist crackdown on the Solidarity movement in 1981 _ the convictions stand, and most of the sentences will be increased...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Thousands of peaches are stolen from Japan orchard
Thousands of peaches popular as good luck gifts for newlyweds have been stolen from an orchard near Tokyo, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Nokia to take control of Symbian
Finnish phone giant Nokia is paying £209m to acquire total control of handset software firm Symbian...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Ethnic infant mortality 'higher'
Infant mortality rates are much higher among some ethnic groups in England and Wales, figures show...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Africa fish fall blamed on Japan
A coalition of conservation groups and a leading fisheries scientist have accused Japan of damaging the fisheries interests of poorer countries...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
EU sanctions illegal, says Iran
Iran condemns as illegal the latest raft of European Union sanctions over its uranium enrichment programme...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Niger clears way to charge ex-PM
Niger's MPs lift the immunity of ex-Prime Minister Hama Amadou so that he can be prosecuted for alleged corruption...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Two rockets 'strike Israeli town'
Two Palestinian rockets hit the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Israeli police say, the first since last week's truce...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Mother defends secret witnesses
The mother of one of two girls murdered at a New Year party in Birmingham says witnesses to crime are "too scared" to come forward...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Figures show hospital drink cases
Glasgow has Scotland's highest rate of hospital admissions from alcohol-related conditions, figures show...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Ambulance service's final warning
The Welsh ambulance service is given six months to improve in the wake of "unacceptable" response times...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Mother jailed for daughter abuse
A 28-year-old mother-of-three found guilty of sexually assaulting her young daughter is jailed for two years...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Conservative NHS
Do Tory plans for new targets herald big change?...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Winning wife?
Michelle could clinch or scupper Obama's White House bid...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Divine divisions
Opposing views on six issues that may split Anglicanism...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Nazi paedophile
'Racial war' terrorist who viewed child abuse images...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Cutty Sark is saved by £3.3m gift
The Cutty Sark will be fully restored thanks to a £3.3m donation from an Israeli shipping tycoon...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Live - Santoro v Murray
British number one Andy Murray takes the first set against veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro on Centre Court...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Examiner dropped course criticism
An external examiner who criticised a course was later persuaded to change her mind, e-mails reveal...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Bill Clinton 'committed to' Obama
Former US President Bill Clinton says he is committed to helping Barack Obama win the US presidential election...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Man guilty over nail bombs plot
A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs and knives under his bed is convicted of three terrorism offences...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Leslie denies new rape allegation
Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie brands accusations of rape as "totally untrue", and says he fears a "trial by media"...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Scare as Sarkozy departs Israel
Confusion mars the French president's departure from Israel as a policeman guarding the airport shoots himself dead...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed in fighting with the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
ANC 'dismayed' by Zimbabwe crisis
South Africa's governing ANC accuses the authorities in neighbouring Zimbabwe of "riding roughshod" over democracy...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Stars, relatives honor special-effects wiz Winston
Friends, relatives and show-business colleagues gathered Sunday to remember Oscar-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston, the man responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Next battle over border fence may be Texas
A U.S. Supreme Court decision paving the way for a 670-mile federal fence along the U.S.-Mexico border drew swift criticism from environmentalists, who promised to make another legal stand in Texas...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
More than 800 wildfires burning in California
Fire officials say there are 800 wildfires burning around California, sparked by an unprecedented lightning storm...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Autistic man recovering after 7 days in Wis. woods
An autistic man who could barely speak and had wandered off without medicine for his transplanted kidney likely had just hours to live when he was found after a week in the woods, a doctor said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Bannister earns decision over Rockies
Brian Bannister picked up his third straight victory, Mark Teahen hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Monday night for their eighth win in nine games...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Don Imus says he was making a sarcastic point
Don Imus is defending a remark he made about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, saying he was trying to "make a sarcastic point."...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks
Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by on-air remarks about race...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Political Play Obama carries lucky charms
Presidential campaigns use all sorts of sophisticated operations against their opponents, but Barack Obama is also relying on some good, old-fashioned lucky charms...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Royals Bannister earns decision over Rockies
Brian Bannister picked up his third straight victory, Mark Teahen hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Monday night for their eighth win in nine games...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
Oil prices steady as market eyes Nigeria
Oil prices steadied near $137 a barrel Tuesday, supported by concerns over supply disruptions out of Nigeria and new European Union sanctions against Iran...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Mortgage crisis spooking high-end developments
With the developer forced into bankruptcy, Hugh Smith worries about the $1 million he and a partner sunk into bare lots at Promontory, a half-built, sprawling residence club in a post-Olympic town saturated with second homes for wealthy Boomers...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady
Straddling risky economic crosscurrents, the Federal Reserve is expected to stand still this week on interest rates...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Dad of 2 slain Texas children charged with murder
A man who led police to the charred remains of his two children has been charged with capital murder...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
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 24, 2008
Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
With three days to go before the bloated Mississippi River reaches its crest, people toiled around the clock Monday to reinforce levees already strained and saturated from the pressure of the rising water...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Pakistan Court bars ex-PM Sharif from election
A Pakistani court ruled Monday that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not eligible to run in upcoming parliamentary by-elections because he had been convicted of a crime...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Ferry survivors drifted at sea for 24 hours
Roiling seas stalled efforts Monday to get inside a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon while survivors recalled drifting at sea for more than 24 hours, first in a raft and then in life jackets...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
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 24, 2008
800 missing after Philippines typhoon
Philippine officials say divers have managed to get inside an upside-down ferry but have found only bodies and no survivors...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Freed of militias, Basra has new problems
Men and women can openly study and party together for the first time in years at Basra University, free from the threat of Shiite gunmen enforcing extreme Islamic views...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Divers will try to enter capsized ship off Philippines
Two teams of rescuers prepared Monday to dive into typhoon-roiled waters off the Philippines to find a way inside a capsized ferry in a desperate effort to locate some 800 people believed to be aboard...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Only bodies under toppled ferry in Philippines
Divers managed to get inside an upside-down ferry Tuesday but found only bodies and no survivors three days after the vessel capsized during a powerful typhoon with more than 800 people aboard, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
800 missing after Philippines typhoon
Philippine officials say divers have managed to get inside an upside-down ferry but have found only bodies and no survivors...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
US searches for salmonella in Mexico
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Monday the United States wants to open an office in Latin America to monitor food safety...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Gunman in Iraq kills 2 American soldiers, wounds 4
A disgruntled local official opened fire Monday on U.S. soldiers attending a municipal council meeting southeast of Baghdad, killing two of them and wounding four other Americans, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Pandas evacuated from earthquake-hit area in China
Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Taiwan considers letting Chinese stars perform
Taiwan is considering letting mainland Chinese stars perform on the island amid warming ties between the two rivals, a Taiwanese official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
US Navy sailors left behind in Hong Kong
About 100 American sailors were left behind in Hong Kong after a Navy aircraft carrier departed early because of weather concerns, an official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Spanish court asked to charge 4 alleged Nazis
A human rights group has asked a Spanish court to indict four alleged former Nazi concentration camp guards and seek their extradition from the United States over the deaths of Spanish citizens, a lawyer said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
EU publishes Iran sanctions blacklist
The European Union has published an updated blacklist of nuclear experts and companies in Iran being targeted under new sanctions...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Mortar fired from Gaza, violating truce
Palestinians fired a mortar into southern Israel in the first violation of a fragile truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants, the military said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Bee Gees may return, singer says
Robin Gibb says he and brother Barry may return as The Bee Gees, five years after their brother Maurice died...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Big energy price increases likely
Big increases in gas and electricity bills are likely this year, leading energy suppliers have confirmed...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Planning Bill concessions offered
Ministers reach agreement with a key Labour rebel ahead of a crunch Commons vote on the Planning Bill...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Trusts 'ignoring' IVF guidelines
Most NHS trusts in England refuse to fund the recommended three cycles of IVF for infertile couples, figures show...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
School exclusions 2,200 per day
Short-term exclusions for bad behaviour rise while long-term exclusions continue to decline...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Court rules on Guantanamo inmate
In a landmark ruling, a US court overturns the designation of a Guantanamo inmate as an "enemy combatant"...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Israelis 'kill two in West Bank'
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, including a militant, in a raid on a university building in the West Bank...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Berlin hosts Palestinian summit
Officials from 40 countries meet in the German capital to earmark funds for the Palestinian police and justice system...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Taleban's '$100m opium takings'
Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan took more than $100m from the opium trade in 2007, a top UN official tells the BBC...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Men to be screened for aneurysms
The first NHS screening programme offered just to men is to be rolled out in three years' time...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Teenager's 'explosion of anger'
A murder jury hears of a "brutal and sustained" attack on a dog walker by a youth she had not met before...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Man dead following city shooting
A man dies in a shooting in Londonderry after he was reportedly pursued by a number of people...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Rush to markets
Boat customers range from security forces to the rich...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Wimbledon photos
The latest pictures as SW19 hots up...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Double amputation for bridge girl
A 15-year-old girl has both legs amputated after they became trapped in a swing bridge she was sitting on...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Live - Wimbledon day two
Britain's Anne Keothavong is in action early on day two at Wimbledon, when Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova also play...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
In my tribe
The mum who went from Milton Keynes to living in a jungle...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
The good life?
Turning mini urban spaces into agricultural plots...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Winehouse begins gig rehearsals
Amy Winehouse begins rehearsals despite being treated in hospital for traces of lung disease emphysema...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Mayor's Iraq cigar case 'taken into custody'
London Mayor Boris Johnson says he has had to give police a cigar case belonging to Saddam's deputy Tariq Aziz...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Sun-loving frogs aid fungus fight
Sunbathing tree frogs may hold the key to understanding how a deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Leslie quizzed on rape allegation
Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie is arrested and bailed over a rape allegation...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Arrests over Jersey abuse claims
A 70-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman are arrested over claims of abuse of children in care on Jersey...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Degree grades arbitrary - watchdog
The universities' watchdog warns of problems with degree grades and overseas student over-recruitment...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Tsvangirai gets safety assurances
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will leave the Dutch embassy in Harare over the next 48 hours...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Witness ruling halts murder trial
A £6m murder trial collapses at the Old Bailey following a Law Lords ruling on witnesses giving evidence anonymously...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Bank mortgage lending falls 20%
Bank mortgage lending to house buyers in the UK fell by 20% in May to a record low, a banking group says...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Man guilty of having 13 in Volvo
A man is found guilty of dangerous driving after being stopped with 13 people in his car...
BBC News - June 24, 2008
Appreciation Carlin, from straight comic to icon
When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV," George Carlin became more than just the countercultural comedian...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
More than 800 wildfires burning in California
Fire officials say there are 800 wildfires burning around California, sparked by an unprecedented lightning storm...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Stars, relatives honor special-effects wiz Winston
Friends, relatives and show-business colleagues gathered Sunday to remember Oscar-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston, the man responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Political Play Obama carries lucky charms
Presidential campaigns use all sorts of sophisticated operations against their opponents, but Barack Obama is also relying on some good, old-fashioned lucky charms...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
McCain disavows aides comment about terrorism
John McCain distanced himself Monday from a top adviser who said another terrorist attack on the United States in this election year would benefit the Republican presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Cindy McCain to headline fundraiser in London
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, was hosting a campaign fundraiser in London on Thursday after she completes a humanitarian visit to southeast Asia...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Royals Bannister earns decision over Rockies
Brian Bannister picked up his third straight victory, Mark Teahen hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Monday night for their eighth win in nine games...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Bannister earns decision over Rockies
Brian Bannister picked up his third straight victory, Mark Teahen hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Monday night for their eighth win in nine games...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Wilkinson holds off Ishimatsu to earn third trip to Olympics
Laura Wilkinson crawled out of the water, bowed toward the pool, then looked up at the scoreboard...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Mortgage crisis spooking high-end developments
With the developer forced into bankruptcy, Hugh Smith worries about the $1 million he and a partner sunk into bare lots at Promontory, a half-built, sprawling residence club in a post-Olympic town saturated with second homes for wealthy Boomers...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady
Straddling risky economic crosscurrents, the Federal Reserve is expected to stand still this week on interest rates...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Spain beats Italy in shootout after 0-0 draw
Cesc Fabregas scored the decisive penalty kick in a shootout Sunday night, sending Spain past Italy 4-2 after a 0-0 draw, setting up a semifinal against Russia in the European Championship...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 2008
Dad of 2 slain Texas children charged with murder
A man who led police to the charred remains of his two children has been charged with capital murder...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
Autistic man recovering after 7 days in Wis. woods
An autistic man who could barely speak and had wandered off without medicine for his transplanted kidney likely had just hours to live when he was found after a week in the woods, a doctor said...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2008
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County...
Southern Ledger - June 24, 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 24, 2008
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