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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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US News Archive for August 2008:
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Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippine peace on shaky ground after attacks
The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government _ and the military _ by surprise, coming just weeks after Muslim rebels initialed a peace accord...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Rep Ed McMahon sells home, not to Trump
Ed McMahon is on the move.A spokesman for the former "Tonight" Show sidekick says McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Michael Phelps to write new book
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Harris hits grand slam, 2-run homer to lead Nats
Willie Harris hit his first career grand slam and a two-run homer, and the Washington Nationals overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 13-5 Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama prepares to name veep
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama is hours away from naming running mate
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Feds Fire took down building next to twin towers
Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor returns to court in assault case
A court hearing could determine if Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be allowed to attend the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over his shoulder with a smile...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Threat letter with powder sent to Florida governor
Florida authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist that contained a suspicious but nontoxic white powder...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
2 Marines refusing to testify ordered to court
A judge has ordered two Marines to disclose whether they will testify against their former squad leader who is the first to be tried under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former combatants for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Unsung Holocaust hero celebrates 100th
Andre Steiner was the muscle behind one of the most daring _ and overlooked _ missions to save Jews during the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Illinois community fights to save prison, jobs
When folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old Pontiac Correctional Center, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only small towns can...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ask AP Making hydrogen, baseballs trade deadline
It happens in the middle of every baseball season: The trading deadline approaches and rumors fly about pitching aces and All-Star sluggers getting sent to contending teams for a playoff run...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Universities try to control students off campus
Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Small plane hits house in Las Vegas 3 dead
An experimental aircraft crashed into a house shortly after takeoff Friday, killing the pilot and two people inside the home, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Sex offender gets life in slaying of Fla. teen
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 13-year-old Florida girl three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Death toll at 5 as Fay pours more rain on Florida
Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across Florida for a fifth day Friday as the death toll from the lingering storm rose to five in the state...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor offered plea deal in assault case
A prosecutor has offered a plea deal to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in his assault case, saying one of two charges would be dropped if Kilpatrick resigns...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Teens tough act may have had role in shooting
Tough-talking Ryan McDonald grew up in a rough blue-collar neighborhood, teased as "Mr. Clean" since childhood after an ailment left him permanently bald...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor rejects plea deal in assault case
Prosecutors made a "limited-time offer" Friday to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Resign by Sept. 3 in exchange for the dismissal of one of two assault charges against him. Kilpatrick rejected the deal, which a mayoral spokesman dismissed as grandstanding...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
On the 5th day of Fay, cleanup begins in Fla.
STEINHATCHEE, Fla. _ As Tropical Storm Fay finally got on track Friday to make its way out of Florida, flood-stricken homeowners got saw an encouraging sign: Muddy brown water lines began appearing on the sides of homes, a clue that floodwaters were receding...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawyers 2 Marines wont testify in federal trial
Attorneys for two Marines have told a judge their clients will not testify during the trial of a former squad leader...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Attys All but 1 suit over BP explosion settled
Victims of a deadly explosion at a BP PLC refinery have settled all but one of the more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed after the blast, attorneys said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Train burning after apparent derailment in Okla.
A train is on fire after apparently derailing northeast of Oklahoma City...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Infant son of slain pregnant NY traffic agent dies
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the prematurely born son of a pregnant traffic agent who was killed by a runaway van last week has died...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Soldier gets 15 months in prison for desertion
A soldier who fled to Canada rather than fight in Iraq has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in Fort Carson, Colo., to a reduced charge of desertion...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Immigration agency vows more enforcement
Federal immigration officials vowed Friday to intensify efforts to track down illegal immigrants after scrapping a trial "self-deportation" program that attracted only eight volunteers...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
In northern Greenland, a part of the Arctic that had seemed immune from global warming, new satellite images show a growing giant crack and an 11-square-mile chunk of ice hemorrhaging off a major glacier, scientists said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Train catches fire after derailment in Oklahoma
A train derailment in central Oklahoma on Friday sent fireballs into the sky but caused no injuries...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
On the 5th day of Fay, cleanup begins in Fla.
STEINHATCHEE, Fla. _ As Tropical Storm Fay finally got on track Friday to make its way out of Florida, flood-stricken homeowners got saw an encouraging sign: Muddy brown water lines began appearing on the sides of homes, a clue that floodwaters were receding...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippine peace on shaky ground after attacks
The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government _ and the military _ by surprise, coming just weeks after Muslim rebels initialed a peace accord...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Michael Phelps to write new book
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor rejects plea deal in assault case
Prosecutors made a "limited-time offer" Friday to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Resign by Sept. 3 in exchange for the dismissal of one of two assault charges against him. Kilpatrick rejected the deal, which a mayoral spokesman dismissed as grandstanding...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Teens tough act may have had role in shooting
Tough-talking Ryan McDonald grew up in a rough blue-collar neighborhood, teased as "Mr. Clean" since childhood after an ailment left him permanently bald...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Rep Ed McMahon sells home, not to Trump
Ed McMahon is on the move.A spokesman for the former "Tonight" Show sidekick says McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama prepares to name veep
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama is hours away from naming running mate
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Harris hits grand slam, 2-run homer to lead Nats
Willie Harris hit his first career grand slam and a two-run homer, and the Washington Nationals overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 13-5 Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Feds Fire took down building next to twin towers
Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
Friends and family plan to pay tribute to soul singer Isaac Hayes at a memorial service filled with speeches, musical performances, photos and video clips...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Toby Keith praises Obama
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Fay hits Florida, strengthens as it moves inland
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain and high wind but no major damage...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boomerang Fay gains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boomerang Fay strengthens over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Blue Mountain returns with new album Midnight
For seminal alt-country band Blue Mountain _ torn apart by divorce _ breaking up was hard to do. Getting back together, it turned out, was pretty easy...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school
A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled
Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year _ and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boomerang Fay maintains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, maintaining its strength and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over his shoulder with a smile...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Mahan shoots 62 to take lead in The Barclays
With two perfect shots, Hunter Mahan put a terrible week at the PGA Championship behind him at The Barclays...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Brazil hands 'drug baron' to US
Brazil extradites the alleged leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels, Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, to the US...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Aide Iraqs al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Dutch, US forces seize cocaine in Caribbean
The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Typhoon Nuri weakens as it lands in Hong Kong
Typhoon Nuri weakened to a severe tropical storm as it landed in Hong Kong on Friday, bringing strong winds and rainfall...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Michael Phelps to write new book
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Wire actress arrested on minor drug charge
An actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" has been arrested on minor drug charges...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Faded rocker Glitter finally arrives in Britain
A British news agency says that disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has returned to London...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Court turns down Khodorkovsky parole bid
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama prepares to name veep
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama is hours away from naming running mate
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Feds Fire took down building next to twin towers
Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Go Away Fay Storm soaks Florida for a 4th day
For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Go Away Fay Storm hits Fla. for 4th day
For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report details fire in NYC tower rife with hazards
They had no water, hardly any air and no way out...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Judge delays execution of condemned Texas inmate
A federal judge delayed the planned execution of an inmate Thursday pending an evaluation to determine if the inmate is able to understand why he is to be put to death...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Mass. businesses battle over Lizzie Borden legacy
Two Massachusetts businesses are battling over the macabre legacy of a former Sunday school teacher who was accused in the hatchet deaths of her wealthy father and stepmother more than 110 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Threat letter with powder sent to Florida governor
Florida authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist that contained a suspicious but nontoxic white powder...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
NY police suspect duo in European graffiti spree
While other tourists were sightseeing in Europe this summer, Jim Clay Harper and Danielle Bremner spray-painted their way across the continent, police say...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Illinois community fights to save prison, jobs
When folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old Pontiac Correctional Center, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only small towns can...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor returns to court in assault case
A court hearing could determine if Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be allowed to attend the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over his shoulder with a smile...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ask AP Making hydrogen, baseballs trade deadline
It happens in the middle of every baseball season: The trading deadline approaches and rumors fly about pitching aces and All-Star sluggers getting sent to contending teams for a playoff run...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Universities try to control students off campus
Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
2 Marines refusing to testify ordered to court
A judge has ordered two Marines to disclose whether they will testify against their former squad leader who is the first to be tried under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former combatants for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Unsung Holocaust hero celebrates 100th
Andre Steiner was the muscle behind one of the most daring _ and overlooked _ missions to save Jews during the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Md. motel standoff continues, man refuses food
A burglary suspect holding police at bay at a western Maryland motel threatened to shoot a police robot bringing food and ignored a recorded plea from his mother to surrender, police said Friday as the standoff dragged on for a day and a half...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Death toll at 5 as Fay pours more rain on Florida
Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across Florida for a fifth day Friday as the death toll from the lingering storm rose to five in the state...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor offered plea deal in assault case
A prosecutor has offered a plea deal to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in his assault case, saying one of two charges would be dropped if Kilpatrick resigns...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Small plane hits house in Las Vegas 2 dead
An experimental aircraft crashed into a house shortly after takeoff Friday, killing two people and critically injuring a third as the home burst into flames, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Sex offender gets life in slaying of Fla. teen
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 13-year-old Florida girl three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Small plane hits house near Las Vegas-area airport
Authorities say an experimental aircraft with one person aboard crashed into a house and started a fire near the North Las Vegas Airport...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ex-US diplomat gets 20 years for child porn
An ex-U.S. diplomat who admitted having sex with teenage girls and taping the encounters while stationed in Brazil and the Congo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Police Man plotted to kill wife, cut off her hand
A man is accused of trying to hire someone to kill his wife and cut off her hand with a samurai sword to get her $27,000 diamond wedding ring...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Iowa meatpacking plant cited for safety violations
Iowa labor officials are citing meatpacking plant Agriprocessors with 31 new and repeat safety violations...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Md. standoff drags into 3rd day, man refuses food
A burglary suspect holding police at bay at a western Maryland motel threatened to shoot a police robot bringing food and ignored a recorded plea from his mother to surrender, police said Friday as the standoff dragged into its third day...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Small plane hits house in Las Vegas 3 dead
An experimental aircraft crashed into a house shortly after takeoff Friday, killing the pilot and two people inside the home, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Aide Iraqs al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Dutch, US forces seize cocaine in Caribbean
The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Typhoon Nuri weakens as it lands in Hong Kong
Typhoon Nuri weakened to a severe tropical storm as it landed in Hong Kong on Friday, bringing strong winds and rainfall...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ask AP Making hydrogen, baseballs trade deadline
It happens in the middle of every baseball season: The trading deadline approaches and rumors fly about pitching aces and All-Star sluggers getting sent to contending teams for a playoff run...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Faded rocker Glitter finally arrives in Britain
A British news agency says that disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has returned to London...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Death toll at 5 as Fay pours more rain on Florida
Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across Florida for a fifth day Friday as the death toll from the lingering storm rose to five in the state...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor offered plea deal in assault case
A prosecutor has offered a plea deal to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in his assault case, saying one of two charges would be dropped if Kilpatrick resigns...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Michael Phelps to write new book
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Wire actress arrested on minor drug charge
An actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" has been arrested on minor drug charges...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Court turns down Khodorkovsky parole bid
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama prepares to name veep
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama is hours away from naming running mate
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Feds Fire took down building next to twin towers
Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
Friends and family plan to pay tribute to soul singer Isaac Hayes at a memorial service filled with speeches, musical performances, photos and video clips...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Toby Keith praises Obama
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Fay hits Florida, strengthens as it moves inland
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain and high wind but no major damage...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boomerang Fay gains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boomerang Fay strengthens over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Blue Mountain returns with new album Midnight
For seminal alt-country band Blue Mountain _ torn apart by divorce _ breaking up was hard to do. Getting back together, it turned out, was pretty easy...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled
Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year _ and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boomerang Fay maintains strength over Florida
Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, maintaining its strength and threatening _ once again _ to become a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Mahan shoots 62 to take lead in The Barclays
With two perfect shots, Hunter Mahan put a terrible week at the PGA Championship behind him at The Barclays...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school
A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over his shoulder with a smile...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Shock tactics
Dramatic success of Montana campaign against meth abuse...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
How important is a running mate?
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, ponders the importance, or not, of a presidential running mate...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Paraguay leader replaces military
Paraguay's new President, Fernando Lugo, replaces the commanders of the country's army, navy, and air force...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Storm lashes Florida for fifth day
Tropical Storm Fay hits Florida for a fifth day, becoming the first storm to make landfall three times in the US state for 50 years...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Bernanke warning on US inflation
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the inflation outlook for the nation is "highly uncertain"...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Israeli police quiz Olmert on graft suspicions
An Israeli police spokesman says investigators are quizzing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption probe that has already forced him to announce his resignation...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report Al-Qaida claims deadly Algeria attacks
The pan-Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera says a North African branch of Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for recent attacks in Algeria that killed 55 people...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Over 40 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan officials said Friday. Another 11 militants reportedly died in a separate clash in the south...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Attack forces Indonesian Christians off campus
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
La Misma Luna sweeps Imagen Awards
"La Misma Luna" swept the honors at the 23nd annual Imagen Awards...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Faded rocker Glitter finally arrives in Britain
A British news agency says that disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has returned to London...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Analysis Iraq deal hovers over campaign
Republican presidential candidate John McCain prides himself on being gung-ho about pursuing the Iraq war even if it hurts him politically. Recent events in Baghdad threaten to put him still farther out on a limb, however, as the Bush administration works toward a troop withdrawal schedule that is more aggressive than McCain envisions...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Iraq deal hovers over presidential campaign
Republican presidential candidate John McCain prides himself on being gung-ho about pursuing the Iraq war even if it hurts him politically. Recent events in Baghdad threaten to put him still farther out on a limb, however, as the Bush administration works toward a troop withdrawal schedule that is more aggressive than McCain envisions...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Court turns down Khodorkovsky parole bid
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian oil tycoons parole bid rejected
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Billionaires say US debts need attention
Two billionaires used the screening of a documentary in theaters across the United States on Thursday to urge the country to come to grips with its staggering debt load...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Giants beat Marlins 4-3 on wild pitch in 9th
Emmanuel Burriss scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Warship tracks 3 ships, 57 crew seized off Somalia
A warship from an international naval force has been deployed to track three vessels and their 57 crew members that were hijacked in an unprecedented spate of attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia, a maritime official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Go Away Fay Storm soaks Florida for a 4th day
For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Go Away Fay Storm hits Fla. for 4th day
For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
2 NJ girls trapped in Georgia now safe with Dad
Two little girls from New Jersey were reunited with their father Thursday and will be returning home soon after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school
A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Judge delays execution of condemned Texas inmate
A federal judge delayed the planned execution of an inmate Thursday pending an evaluation to determine if the inmate is able to understand why he is to be put to death...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Mass. businesses battle over Lizzie Borden legacy
Two Massachusetts businesses are battling over the macabre legacy of a former Sunday school teacher who was accused in the hatchet deaths of her wealthy father and stepmother more than 110 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Threat letter with powder sent to Florida governor
Florida authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist that contained a suspicious but nontoxic white powder...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
NY police suspect duo in European graffiti spree
While other tourists were sightseeing in Europe this summer, Jim Clay Harper and Danielle Bremner spray-painted their way across the continent, police say...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report details fire in NYC tower rife with hazards
They had no water, hardly any air and no way out...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Illinois community fights to save prison, jobs
When folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old Pontiac Correctional Center, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only small towns can...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor returns to court in assault case
A court hearing could determine if Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be allowed to attend the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over his shoulder with a smile...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ask AP Making hydrogen, baseballs trade deadline
It happens in the middle of every baseball season: The trading deadline approaches and rumors fly about pitching aces and All-Star sluggers getting sent to contending teams for a playoff run...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Universities try to control students off campus
Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
2 Marines refusing to testify ordered to court
A judge has ordered two Marines to disclose whether they will testify against their former squad leader who is the first to be tried under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former combatants for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
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