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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
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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Hundreds gather year after Minn. bridge collapse
Hundreds of mourners, from victims to top state officials, have gathered on the first anniversary of the deadly Minnesota bridge collapse...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mine hits bus with Afghan wedding party 10 die
Police say a bus carrying a wedding party in southern Afghanistan has struck a mine, killing 10 people including the bride and groom...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Japans new Cabinet begins work after shake-up
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda renewed his promise to tackle reforms and address consumer concerns about rising prices Saturday as his new Cabinet held its first meeting after a shake-up intended to regain voter support...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Holocaust survivor, rescuer live like sisters
They are two silver-haired ladies with a special bond forged in the Holocaust. One is the daughter of Jews who perished under the Nazis, the other her Roman Catholic rescuer...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark side
Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer _ and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at LA chiefs gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Fielder hits 2 home runs in Brewers win
CC Sabathia pitched deep into the game in another terrific outing for Milwaukee and Prince Fielder hit two home runs Saturday, leading the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mussina, Molina lead Yanks in win over Angels
Mike Mussina got a big assist from his catcher and shut down the surging Angels...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Reed Johnson leads Cubs to 5-1 win over Pirates
Reed Johnson had three hits and Geovany Soto drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Salman Rushdie threatens to sue ex-guard over book
Author Salman Rushdie is threatening to sue a publisher over a book by a former bodyguard that he says portrays him as cheap, nasty and arrogant and depicts his police guards as drinking on duty...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama accuses McCain camp of cynicism, not racism
Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Saturday that Republican rival John McCain was attempting to distract voters from real issues with a campaign strategy that was cynical, not racist...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama opposes reparations for slavery
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mickelson, Singh, Westwood tied atop Firestone
Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh slugged it out in the trees and on the greens Saturday throughout an up-and-down day at the Bridgestone Invitational until they wound up in a tie for the lead with a far more conventional Lee Westwood...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Guillen, Butler homer as Royals hammer White Sox
Jose Guillen and Billy Butler both homered off an ineffective Mark Buehrle, and Esteban German had a two-run triple to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 9-7 win over the Chicago White Sox on a hot, muggy Saturday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Filthy Iraqi drinking water raises cholera fears
Just months after Americans repaired a sewage treatment plant in southern Baghdad, insurgents attacked the facility and killed the manager. Looters took care of the rest...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Jobless rate climbs as 51,000 jobs vanish
Stores, factories and other businesses large and small showed workers the door last month, sending unemployment to its highest rate in four years and adding to the evidence an economic recovery remains far off...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Big Oils biggest quarter ever $51.5B in all
Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports Friday, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Construction spending falls 0.4 percent in June
The goverment says construction spending fell for the 11th time in the past 13 months in June as continued steep declines in housing activity offset strength in nonresidential building activity...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Chinese cheered by eclipse a week before Olympics
Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man arrested in lakeside ambush on 3 Wis. swimmers
A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lawmakers head home after impasse on gas prices
Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue topmost in the minds of many voters: the cost of gasoline...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Analysis Race remains the political wild card
By accusing Barack Obama of playing the race card, John McCain hopes to shuffle the deck in a White House campaign that is scarcely begun, much less settled...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lindsay Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Starved, disabled girl was failed at every turn
For days before Danieal Kelly died in a fetid, airless room _ made stifling hot by a midsummer heat wave _ the bedridden teenager begged for something to drink until she could muster only one word: water...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans ponder bridge collapse a year later
Buddhist monks chanted, American Indians pounded drums, and Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and Catholic leaders offered prayers and scripture Friday, reflecting the religious backgrounds of those who died a year ago when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
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A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
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Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans observe anniversary of bridge collapse
It was another perfect summer day _ so similar to and yet so different from that day a year ago when the Minneapolis freeway bridge fell...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 new whale calves thriving at SeaWorld in Texas
Two beluga whale calves are doing well after being born four days apart at SeaWorld San Antonio...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
19 firefighters injured in NYC apartment blaze
Nearly 20 New York City firefighters are recovering from injuries suffered in a blaze that consumed the top floor of an apartment building...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Airport boss Runway where jet crashed is adequate
The manager of a regional airport where eight people died in the crash of a business jet said Friday that the 5,500-foot runway is adequate, noting that similar aircraft land there routinely...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man accused of Wis. river killings in court soon
Wisconsin authorities say a man accused of killing three teens swimming in a river and wounding a fourth person is expected in court Monday or Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
AP IMPACT Long haul begins in Iraq for Minn. GIs
In the end, Chad Malmberg put his framed Silver Star on the wall and stowed away his helmet, some old uniforms and the dusty combat boots he had worn in the Iraqi desert...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Woman says man held in Wis. shootings raped her
A woman said a man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults, killing three, had raped her the night before in the same northern Wisconsin woods where the victims were slain...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Plans to send elephant to Mexico stirs debate
Jenny the elephant lazily poked her trunk into a bucket of fruit as her keepers at the Dallas Zoo hosed her during her morning bath, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she could soon be shipped far from her home of 22 years...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Theater villain charged in real-life whodunit
In the small-town dinner-theater mystery, Bruce Hummel had no trouble admitting he was the killer: "I got my revenge," he told the audience. "Tell that to the sheriff." Now he faces a murder charge in real life...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wis. manhunt nabs suspect in deadly river ambush
A gunman suspected of opening fire on a group of young swimmers gathered along a riverbank was arrested Friday after he emerged from woods near the scene where three teenagers were slain and a fourth person was wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Dad suspected in daughters kidnapping in custody
A man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was taken into custody Saturday in Baltimore, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
NY girl falls 14 stories, saved by sooty landing
A 12-year-old girl fell into a chimney on the roof of her apartment building, plummeted 14 stories down the flue and landed almost unscathed in a pile of furnace soot...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mo. Republicans battle in gubernatorial primary
Sarah Steelman had just announced her re-election bid as state treasurer when she learned indirectly of news that abruptly changed her political plans. The news also made U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof change course, but he had the advantage of hearing it directly from the source...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Fire crews close to containing fire near Yosemite
Firefighters said Saturday they were getting closer to containing a 53-square-mile wildfire that had destroyed more than 20 homes in the mountains outside Yosemite National Park...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Amateur videos capture controversial NYPD actions
In one week, three videos surfaced showing New York City police officers whacking men with batons or, in one case, violently knocking a protester off his bicycle in Times Square...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Ex-SEAL trainee seeks freedom in womans slaying
For 13 years, Dustin Turner has sat in prison claiming his fellow Navy SEAL trainee strangled a vacationing college student by himself, and for the past five years, the other suspect has admitted as much...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Tug repeatedly warned before Miss. River collision
Newly released radio transmissions during a collision on the Mississippi River indicate a tug boat involved in the wreck was repeatedly warned a massive tanker was headed toward it but did not respond...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Major figures in the longest deployment
Some of the major figures in the story of the long deployment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard to Iraq:...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Kidnapped girl found in Baltimore Father charged
A man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was arrested Saturday in Baltimore and the girl was found safe, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Men win suit against scandal-scarred Texas college
Three former Texas Southern University students credited with helping expose a spending scandal that led to indictments of top administrators won a retaliation lawsuit against school officials...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Cops Drunk driver hurts 4 at Wis. sausage parade
A drunken driver led deputies on a high-speed chase Saturday before barging through a parade route and injuring a total of four people, none seriously, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Dad accused of kidnapping daughter arrested in Md.
An FBI spokesman says a man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston is now in custody in Baltimore...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lawyer Brazilian confessed to killing teen
The Brazilian man accused of killing and dismembering a British teenager and stuffing her torso in a suitcase confessed to the murder on Friday in a deposition to police, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Hundreds protest Kurdish demands over Kirkuk
More than 1,000 Sunni Arabs and Turkomen rallied Saturday against Kurdish demands to incorporate the oil-rich area around Kirkuk into their autonomous region, on the eve of a special session of parliament aimed at defusing the crisis...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Palestinian infighting in Gaza escalates, 4 killed
Hamas forces battled Fatah-linked fighters with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least four dead in the worst Palestinian infighting in nine months...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Once common on skin, anthrax is deadly in lungs
Seven years ago Americans learned to fear anthrax as a white powder in the mail that claimed lives, forced the post office to change the way it handles letters and sparked contamination scares across the country...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Toyota tests Segway-like stand-up-and-ride machine
Toyota has developed a motorized stand-up-and-ride Segway lookalike designed to help people scoot around at malls and airports...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Siberian Russians marvel at solar eclipse
An enormous swath of western Siberia was submerged in darkness Friday afternoon as the moon completely blocked the sun, enrapturing huge crowds of Russians and foreign tourists...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Holocaust survivor, rescuer live like sisters
They are two silver-haired ladies with a special bond forged in the Holocaust. One is the daughter of Jews who perished under the Nazis, the other her Roman Catholic rescuer...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans observe anniversary of bridge collapse
It was another perfect summer day _ so similar to and yet so different from that day a year ago when the Minneapolis freeway bridge fell...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark side
Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer _ and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans ponder bridge collapse a year later
Buddhist monks chanted, American Indians pounded drums, and Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and Catholic leaders offered prayers and scripture Friday, reflecting the religious backgrounds of those who died a year ago when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Hundreds gather year after Minn. bridge collapse
Hundreds of mourners, from victims to top state officials, have gathered on the first anniversary of the deadly Minnesota bridge collapse...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Palestinian infighting in Gaza escalates, 9 killed
Hamas forces battled Fatah-linked fighters with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least nine dead in the worst Palestinian infighting in nine months...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
NY girl falls 14 stories, saved by sooty landing
A 12-year-old girl fell into a chimney on the roof of her apartment building, plummeted 14 stories down the flue and landed almost unscathed in a pile of furnace soot...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mo. Republicans battle in gubernatorial primary
Sarah Steelman had just announced her re-election bid as state treasurer when she learned indirectly of news that abruptly changed her political plans. The news also made U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof change course, but he had the advantage of hearing it directly from the source...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mine hits bus with Afghan wedding party 10 die
Police say a bus carrying a wedding party in southern Afghanistan has struck a mine, killing 10 people including the bride and groom...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Japans new Cabinet begins work after shake-up
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda renewed his promise to tackle reforms and address consumer concerns about rising prices Saturday as his new Cabinet held its first meeting after a shake-up intended to regain voter support...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Salman Rushdie threatens to sue ex-guard over book
Author Salman Rushdie is threatening to sue a publisher over a book by a former bodyguard that he says portrays him as cheap, nasty and arrogant and depicts his police guards as drinking on duty...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at LA chiefs gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Kidnapped girl found in Baltimore Father charged
A man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was arrested Saturday in Baltimore and the girl was found safe, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Dad suspected in daughters kidnapping in custody
A man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was taken into custody Saturday in Baltimore, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mickelson, Singh, Westwood tied atop Firestone
Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh slugged it out in the trees and on the greens Saturday throughout an up-and-down day at the Bridgestone Invitational until they wound up in a tie for the lead with a far more conventional Lee Westwood...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Guillen, Butler homer as Royals hammer White Sox
Jose Guillen and Billy Butler both homered off an ineffective Mark Buehrle, and Esteban German had a two-run triple to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 9-7 win over the Chicago White Sox on a hot, muggy Saturday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Fielder hits 2 home runs in Brewers win
CC Sabathia pitched deep into the game in another terrific outing for Milwaukee and Prince Fielder hit two home runs Saturday, leading the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Mussina, Molina lead Yanks in win over Angels
Mike Mussina got a big assist from his catcher and shut down the surging Angels...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Reed Johnson leads Cubs to 5-1 win over Pirates
Reed Johnson had three hits and Geovany Soto drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Big Oils biggest quarter ever $51.5B in all
Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports Friday, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Construction spending falls 0.4 percent in June
The goverment says construction spending fell for the 11th time in the past 13 months in June as continued steep declines in housing activity offset strength in nonresidential building activity...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama accuses McCain camp of cynicism, not racism
Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Saturday that Republican rival John McCain was attempting to distract voters from real issues with a campaign strategy that was cynical, not racist...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama opposes reparations for slavery
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lawmakers head home after impasse on gas prices
Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue topmost in the minds of many voters: the cost of gasoline...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lindsay Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Starved, disabled girl was failed at every turn
For days before Danieal Kelly died in a fetid, airless room _ made stifling hot by a midsummer heat wave _ the bedridden teenager begged for something to drink until she could muster only one word: water...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Filthy Iraqi drinking water raises cholera fears
Just months after Americans repaired a sewage treatment plant in southern Baghdad, insurgents attacked the facility and killed the manager. Looters took care of the rest...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Jobless rate climbs as 51,000 jobs vanish
Stores, factories and other businesses large and small showed workers the door last month, sending unemployment to its highest rate in four years and adding to the evidence an economic recovery remains far off...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Read More...
Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Woman says man held in Wis. shootings raped her
A woman said a man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults, killing three, had raped her the night before in the same northern Wisconsin woods where the victims were slain...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wis. manhunt nabs suspect in deadly river ambush
A gunman suspected of opening fire on a group of young swimmers gathered along a riverbank was arrested Friday after he emerged from woods near the scene where three teenagers were slain and a fourth person was wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Chinese cheered by eclipse a week before Olympics
Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man arrested in lakeside ambush on 3 Wis. swimmers
A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pujols, Looper carry Cards to 12-3 rout of Braves
Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the injury-riddled Atlanta Braves 12-3 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pacman Jones still on the field with Cowboys
On the field, he is still "Pacman" _ and embracing the nickname he seemed to be wanting to shed not so long ago. That is what his new Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches call Adam Jones at training camp...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
6-legged deer gets new home after dog attack
A six-legged deer found in north Georgia after being attacked by a dog has a new home. An Athens woman with a permit to keep unique animals in captivity has agreed to take the unusual deer. The animal was found July 18 near Armuchee and underwent surgery to repair its minor injuries...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Read More...
A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal 6-year deal
Restricted free agent forward Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to six-year contract that could be worth as much as $80 million. The Bulls e-mailed a news release Wednesday afternoon announcing the "contract signing of Luol Deng."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
NBA source says Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths
The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama and McCain trade old-school political jabs
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama and McCain go old-school in political jabs
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Plans to send elephant to Mexico stirs debate
Jenny the elephant lazily poked her trunk into a bucket of fruit as her keepers at the Dallas Zoo hosed her during her morning bath, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she could soon be shipped far from her home of 22 years...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Analysis Race remains the political wild card
By accusing Barack Obama of playing the race card, John McCain hopes to shuffle the deck in a White House campaign that is scarcely begun, much less settled...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
US girl survives 14-storey fall
A 12-year-old girl who fell 14 floors down a chimney in New York is saved by a pile of soot at the bottom...
BBC News - August 2, 2008
Antigua police 'confident' in hunt
Antigua police say every effort is being made to catch a gunman who killed a UK bride and left her husband in a coma...
BBC News - August 2, 2008
US HIV rate 'higher than thought'
The number of Americans infected with the HIV virus is much higher than current estimates, US health officials say...
BBC News - August 2, 2008
Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark side
Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer _ and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Japans new Cabinet begins work after shake-up
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda renewed his promise to tackle reforms and address consumer concerns about rising prices Saturday as his new Cabinet held its first meeting after a shake-up intended to regain voter support...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at LA chiefs gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wie misses cut at Reno McLachlins 62 ties record
Michelle Wie failed in her eighth attempt to make the cut on the PGA Tour, shooting a second-round 80 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open Friday. Parker McLachlin tied the course record with a 62 to take a four-stroke lead over 1987 Masters winner Larry Mize and three others...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Salman Rushdie threatens to sue ex-guard over book
Author Salman Rushdie is threatening to sue a publisher over a book by a former bodyguard that he says portrays him as cheap, nasty and arrogant and depicts his police guards as drinking on duty...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Construction spending falls 0.4 percent in June
The goverment says construction spending fell for the 11th time in the past 13 months in June as continued steep declines in housing activity offset strength in nonresidential building activity...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama opposes reparations for slavery
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama says he opposes slavery reparations, apology
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama opposes slavery reparations, apology
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Filthy Iraqi drinking water raises cholera fears
Just months after Americans repaired a sewage treatment plant in southern Baghdad, insurgents attacked the facility and killed the manager. Looters took care of the rest...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lindsay Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Jobless rate climbs as 51,000 jobs vanish
Stores, factories and other businesses large and small showed workers the door last month, sending unemployment to its highest rate in four years and adding to the evidence an economic recovery remains far off...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Big Oils biggest quarter ever $51.5B in all
Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports Friday, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Chinese cheered by eclipse a week before Olympics
Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lawmakers head home after impasse on gas prices
Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue topmost in the minds of many voters: the cost of gasoline...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Analysis Race remains the political wild card
By accusing Barack Obama of playing the race card, John McCain hopes to shuffle the deck in a White House campaign that is scarcely begun, much less settled...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
NTSB Minn. crash cockpit recorder in good shape
The cockpit voice recorder from a business jet crash that killed eight people was recovered in good condition, federal investigators said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Graffiti vandals turn violent in LA
One man got stabbed. Another got shot in the chest. A 6-year-old boy was temporarily blinded when he was spray-painted in the face...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man arrested in lakeside ambush on 3 Wis. swimmers
A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
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A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
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Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Starved, disabled girl was failed at every turn
For days before Danieal Kelly died in a fetid, airless room _ made stifling hot by a midsummer heat wave _ the bedridden teenager begged for something to drink until she could muster only one word: water...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans ponder bridge collapse a year later
Buddhist monks chanted, American Indians pounded drums, and Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and Catholic leaders offered prayers and scripture Friday, reflecting the religious backgrounds of those who died a year ago when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man arrested in river ambush on 3 Wis. swimmers
A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a river. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Hundreds gather year after Minn. bridge collapse
Hundreds of mourners, from victims to top state officials, have gathered on the first anniversary of the deadly Minnesota bridge collapse...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pa. is 3rd state to charge truck driver in attacks
Authorities say DNA found on a pair of discarded gloves helped implicate a North Carolina trucker in two separate attacks _ one fatal _ on Pennsylvania women in their homes...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wis. manhunt nabs suspect in deadly river ambush
A gunman suspected of opening fire on a group of young swimmers gathered along a riverbank was arrested Friday after he emerged from woods near the scene where three teenagers were slain and a fourth person was wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans observe anniversary of bridge collapse
It was another perfect summer day _ so similar to and yet so different from that day a year ago when the Minneapolis freeway bridge fell...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 new whale calves thriving at SeaWorld in Texas
Two beluga whale calves are doing well after being born four days apart at SeaWorld San Antonio...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
19 firefighters injured in NYC apartment blaze
Nearly 20 New York City firefighters are recovering from injuries suffered in a blaze that consumed the top floor of an apartment building...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Airport boss Runway where jet crashed is adequate
The manager of a regional airport where eight people died in the crash of a business jet said Friday that the 5,500-foot runway is adequate, noting that similar aircraft land there routinely...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
RI driver who cops say blew 0.49 pleads not guilty
A Rhode Island man who authorities say had a blood-alcohol level more than six times the legal limit has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man accused of Wis. river killings in court soon
Wisconsin authorities say a man accused of killing three teens swimming in a river and wounding a fourth person is expected in court Monday or Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
AP IMPACT Long haul begins in Iraq for Minn. GIs
In the end, Chad Malmberg put his framed Silver Star on the wall and stowed away his helmet, some old uniforms and the dusty combat boots he had worn in the Iraqi desert...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Woman says man held in Wis. shootings raped her
A woman said a man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults, killing three, had raped her the night before in the same northern Wisconsin woods where the victims were slain...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Plans to send elephant to Mexico stirs debate
Jenny the elephant lazily poked her trunk into a bucket of fruit as her keepers at the Dallas Zoo hosed her during her morning bath, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she could soon be shipped far from her home of 22 years...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Theater villain charged in real-life whodunit
In the small-town dinner-theater mystery, Bruce Hummel had no trouble admitting he was the killer: "I got my revenge," he told the audience. "Tell that to the sheriff." Now he faces a murder charge in real life...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
AP IMPACT PART I The long haul begins
In the end, Chad Malmberg put his framed Silver Star on the wall and stowed away his helmet, some old uniforms and the dusty combat boots he had worn in the Iraqi desert...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wayward vehicle hits parade watchers in Sheboygan
Police in Sheboygan, Wis., say some people have been injured by a vehicle running into the crowd along a parade route...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Driver who cops say blew 0.49 pleads not guilty
A Rhode Island man who authorities say had a blood-alcohol level more than six times the legal limit has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Former US prosecutor accused of shoplifting in ND
A former federal prosecutor with a history of shoplifting was arrested Friday on charges that he stole a hunting knife from a sporting goods store and scuffled with employees...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Once common on skin, anthrax is deadly in lungs
Seven years ago Americans learned to fear anthrax as a white powder in the mail that claimed lives, forced the post office to change the way it handles letters and sparked contamination scares across the country...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Toyota tests Segway-like stand-up-and-ride machine
Toyota has developed a motorized stand-up-and-ride Segway lookalike designed to help people scoot around at malls and airports...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Major figures in the longest deployment
Some of the major figures in the story of the long deployment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard to Iraq:...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans ponder bridge collapse a year later
Buddhist monks chanted, American Indians pounded drums, and Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and Catholic leaders offered prayers and scripture Friday, reflecting the religious backgrounds of those who died a year ago when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Hundreds gather year after Minn. bridge collapse
Hundreds of mourners, from victims to top state officials, have gathered on the first anniversary of the deadly Minnesota bridge collapse...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
For Jerusalem Palestinians, home not always home
Like her father before her, Zeina Ashrawi was born in Jerusalem. Her mother represented the city in the Palestinian parliament for 10 years...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Tensions run high in Iraq over disputed Kirkuk
More than 1,000 Sunni Arabs and Turkomen staged a demonstration Saturday to protest calls by Kurds to annex the oil-rich city of Kirkuk to their autonomous region as Iraqi officials met in Baghdad to defuse tension over the disputed city...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Japans new Cabinet begins work after shake-up
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda renewed his promise to tackle reforms and address consumer concerns about rising prices Saturday as his new Cabinet held its first meeting after a shake-up intended to regain voter support...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Minnesotans observe anniversary of bridge collapse
It was another perfect summer day _ so similar to and yet so different from that day a year ago when the Minneapolis freeway bridge fell...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark side
Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer _ and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man accused of Wis. river killings in court soon
Wisconsin authorities say a man accused of killing three teens swimming in a river and wounding a fourth person is expected in court Monday or Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
AP IMPACT Long haul begins in Iraq for Minn. GIs
In the end, Chad Malmberg put his framed Silver Star on the wall and stowed away his helmet, some old uniforms and the dusty combat boots he had worn in the Iraqi desert...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Salman Rushdie threatens to sue ex-guard over book
Author Salman Rushdie is threatening to sue a publisher over a book by a former bodyguard that he says portrays him as cheap, nasty and arrogant and depicts his police guards as drinking on duty...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at LA chiefs gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama opposes reparations for slavery
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama says he opposes slavery reparations, apology
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama opposes slavery reparations, apology
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wie misses cut at Reno McLachlins 62 ties record
Michelle Wie failed in her eighth attempt to make the cut on the PGA Tour, shooting a second-round 80 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open Friday. Parker McLachlin tied the course record with a 62 to take a four-stroke lead over 1987 Masters winner Larry Mize and three others...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Filthy Iraqi drinking water raises cholera fears
Just months after Americans repaired a sewage treatment plant in southern Baghdad, insurgents attacked the facility and killed the manager. Looters took care of the rest...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lindsay Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Jobless rate climbs as 51,000 jobs vanish
Stores, factories and other businesses large and small showed workers the door last month, sending unemployment to its highest rate in four years and adding to the evidence an economic recovery remains far off...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Big Oils biggest quarter ever $51.5B in all
Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports Friday, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Construction spending falls 0.4 percent in June
The goverment says construction spending fell for the 11th time in the past 13 months in June as continued steep declines in housing activity offset strength in nonresidential building activity...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Wis. manhunt nabs suspect in deadly river ambush
A gunman suspected of opening fire on a group of young swimmers gathered along a riverbank was arrested Friday after he emerged from woods near the scene where three teenagers were slain and a fourth person was wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Chinese cheered by eclipse a week before Olympics
Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lawmakers head home after impasse on gas prices
Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue topmost in the minds of many voters: the cost of gasoline...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Man arrested in lakeside ambush on 3 Wis. swimmers
A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Starved, disabled girl was failed at every turn
For days before Danieal Kelly died in a fetid, airless room _ made stifling hot by a midsummer heat wave _ the bedridden teenager begged for something to drink until she could muster only one word: water...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pacman Jones still on the field with Cowboys
On the field, he is still "Pacman" _ and embracing the nickname he seemed to be wanting to shed not so long ago. That is what his new Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches call Adam Jones at training camp...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
6-legged deer gets new home after dog attack
A six-legged deer found in north Georgia after being attacked by a dog has a new home. An Athens woman with a permit to keep unique animals in captivity has agreed to take the unusual deer. The animal was found July 18 near Armuchee and underwent surgery to repair its minor injuries...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
2 die in Pa. warehouse shooting fired worker held
Two people are dead and a recently fired worker in custody after a shooting outside a book warehouse in suburban Philadelphia...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
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A dragnet ended Friday with the arrest of a man accused of emerging from woods in camouflage and opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers who had gathered at a lake. Three were killed and another wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
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Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Woman says man held in Wis. shootings raped her
A woman said a man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults, killing three, had raped her the night before in the same northern Wisconsin woods where the victims were slain...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
NBA source says Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Pujols, Looper carry Cards to 12-3 rout of Braves
Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the injury-riddled Atlanta Braves 12-3 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama and McCain trade old-school political jabs
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Obama and McCain go old-school in political jabs
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal 6-year deal
Restricted free agent forward Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to six-year contract that could be worth as much as $80 million. The Bulls e-mailed a news release Wednesday afternoon announcing the "contract signing of Luol Deng."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Analysis Race remains the political wild card
By accusing Barack Obama of playing the race card, John McCain hopes to shuffle the deck in a White House campaign that is scarcely begun, much less settled...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths
The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Plans to send elephant to Mexico stirs debate
Jenny the elephant lazily poked her trunk into a bucket of fruit as her keepers at the Dallas Zoo hosed her during her morning bath, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she could soon be shipped far from her home of 22 years...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
One held over Antigua shootings
Police interview one person as a critically ill man shot on his honeymoon and the body of his wife are flown home to the UK...
BBC News - August 2, 2008
Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark side
Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer _ and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Japans new Cabinet begins work after shake-up
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda renewed his promise to tackle reforms and address consumer concerns about rising prices Saturday as his new Cabinet held its first meeting after a shake-up intended to regain voter support...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
IAEA approves deal for Indias nuclear inspection
India and the U.S. moved a decisive step closer to implementing a landmark nuclear deal Friday following approval of an inspections plan by the International Atomic Energy Agency...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at LA chiefs gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
Lohan fires back at police gay remark
Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue _ in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."...
Southern Ledger - August 2, 2008
LaBeouf lawyers Left hand was crushed
Lawyers for Shia LaBeouf say his hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications...
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