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Police Disabled Palestinian siblings hidden away
BEIT AWWA, West Bank _ A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter away for decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Western nations warn Russia to change course
Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could even raise U.S. chicken prices from blossoming into a new Cold War...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
UN 1 more year for peacekeepers in Lebanon
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year, calling for stepped-up efforts to achieve a permanent cease-fire and long-term resolution of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes
Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Government forces killed two Islamic rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, a police official said late Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new 90210
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty say they were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills, 90210."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Burn After Reading opens Venice Film Festival
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Suge Knight arrested in Vegas drug, assault case
Police say rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is in a Las Vegas jail on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Minnesota rallies, holds on to beat Seattle 6-5
Denard Span his part to keep the Minnesota Twins from falling further behind in their playoff chase...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gerut gets go-ahead RBI as Padres edge Dbacks 5-4
Jody Gerut singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres denied Randy Johnson his 295th career win with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gerut lifts Padres past Diamondbacks 5-4
Jody Gerut singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres denied Randy Johnson his 295th career win with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LA airport
Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf
Oil prices settled above $118 a barrel Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dems choose Obama in thunderous acclamation
Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dems choose Obama Clinton joins in acclamation
Barack Obama, standing where no black has ever stood before, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates cheered his improbable triumph...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama Dems rip McCain
Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote the final chapter in her failed campaign for the White House on Tuesday, making way for Barack Obama as Democrats accused Republican John McCain of indifference to the working class and coziness with big oil...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
A-Rod flops, Wakefield pitches Red Sox past Yanks
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fannie Mae shakes up management team
Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Questions follow Mattels $100M Bratz verdict
The $100 million jury award in the three-month legal battle between Mattel Inc. and Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. left one key issue unresolved...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stocks rise following durable goods report
Wall Street rose moderately Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than expected. Stocks pulled off their steepest gains late in the session on light trading, which tends to exaggerate price moves...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Feds doubt Colo. men were credible Obama threat
Authorities investigating a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention have three men in custody _ including one found with high-powered rifles, three fake IDs and two wigs in a truck _ but they expressed doubts Tuesday that the suspects had posed a credible threat...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
DA NM escaped inmates may have had inside help
Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail _ including a killer and a man accused of murder _ remained on the loose Tuesday, and a prosecutor said investigators were focusing on the possibility that someone inside aided in the weekend escape...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87
Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy
A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern Idaho boy after federal jurors who watched video of some of the brutality deliberated just three hours...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Duncan gets death penalty for murder of Idaho boy
Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a northern Idaho boy...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Border Patrol struggles to keep newly hired agents
Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
LA park to stand as tribute to Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles officials have broken ground on a new pocket park at the site where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 40 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Louisiana Gov. declares emergency as Gustav nears
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard in advance of storm Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Factory had tension between union, immigrants
Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Product Recalls indoor lighting fixtures
The following recalls have been announced:_About 1,400 indoor lighting fixtures, made in the U.S. by Lithonia Lighting, because the glass reflector can separate from the fixture and fall, posing a risk of injury to consumers. There has been one report of a reflector falling. No injuries have been reported. The recalled Hi-Bay Indoor High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Fixtures have the model Nos. PG16A and PG21A. The product was sold by electrical distributors and sales representatives nationwide from January 2007 through May this year. For more information, visit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct
Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist who has been accused of falsifying claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
2nd supervisor at Iowa meat plant pleads guilty
A second supervisor arrested after a large raid at a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa has pleaded guilty to immigration charges...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
2 US military accused of Afghan contract bribery
Two U.S. military personnel and four contractors have been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges involving Department of Defense contracts in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
New charges for driver in fatal Ariz. rollover
A 33-year-old Mexican man previously charged with transporting illegal immigrants in a vehicle crash that killed nine people has been indicted on more serious charges...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
4 inmates accused of helping with NM jailbreak
Four jail inmates who authorities say helped eight others make a brazen escape were charged Wednesday, as officials kept up the search for the five prisoners who remain on the loose, including a convicted murderer...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clooney, Pitt leave personal questions open
George Clooney and Brad Pitt: Bachelor and family man...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SoCal jury gets case of ex-Marine in Iraq deaths
A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether a former Marine squad leader committed manslaughter in Iraq, marking the first time in which civilians will decide whether the actions of a military service member during combat were criminal...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets
Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Police Disabled Palestinian siblings hidden away
BEIT AWWA, West Bank _ A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter away for decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Western nations warn Russia to change course
Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could even raise U.S. chicken prices from blossoming into a new Cold War...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
UN 1 more year for peacekeepers in Lebanon
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year, calling for stepped-up efforts to achieve a permanent cease-fire and long-term resolution of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes
Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Louisiana Gov. declares emergency as Gustav nears
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard in advance of storm Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Factory had tension between union, immigrants
Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Government forces killed two Islamic rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, a police official said late Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Burn After Reading opens Venice Film Festival
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Suge Knight arrested in Vegas drug, assault case
Police say rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is in a Las Vegas jail on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LA airport
Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new 90210
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty say they were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills, 90210."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Minnesota rallies, holds on to beat Seattle 6-5
Denard Span his part to keep the Minnesota Twins from falling further behind in their playoff chase...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gerut gets go-ahead RBI as Padres edge Dbacks 5-4
Jody Gerut singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres denied Randy Johnson his 295th career win with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gerut lifts Padres past Diamondbacks 5-4
Jody Gerut singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres denied Randy Johnson his 295th career win with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dems choose Obama in thunderous acclamation
Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dems choose Obama Clinton joins in acclamation
Barack Obama, standing where no black has ever stood before, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates cheered his improbable triumph...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Questions follow Mattels $100M Bratz verdict
The $100 million jury award in the three-month legal battle between Mattel Inc. and Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. left one key issue unresolved...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stocks rise following durable goods report
Wall Street rose moderately Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than expected. Stocks pulled off their steepest gains late in the session on light trading, which tends to exaggerate price moves...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf
Oil prices settled above $118 a barrel Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
A-Rod flops, Wakefield pitches Red Sox past Yanks
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fannie Mae shakes up management team
Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87
Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fays leftovers soak Southern states
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are soaking parts of the Southeast and emergency officials were watching out for potential flooding...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fla. residents evacuated from homes as waters rise
Rescue teams are evacuating people from 180 homes in a Florida town about 25 miles north of Orlando due to flooding from what was Tropical Storm Fay...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
McCains campaign nourished by humble pie
Republicans lugged money, fame and promise into their race for the presidential nomination. One of them carried his own bags, tooled around New Hampshire with a few volunteers, flew commercial and won...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Despite Fla. floods, some hoping for Fays rain
Tropical Storm Fay may be gone but the rain remains...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Vijay Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hillary Clinton addresses convention tonight
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance tonight at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hillary Clintons convention hurrah
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton closed out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fays remnants spread rain, storms across South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding and tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Beamer sees big picture when it comes to Taylor
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 27, 2008
NASCAR puts Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards on probation
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama Dems rip McCain
Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote the final chapter in her failed campaign for the White House on Tuesday, making way for Barack Obama as Democrats accused Republican John McCain of indifference to the working class and coziness with big oil...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 11 US Gulf Coast prepares for storm
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets
Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls to be displayed on Internet
Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
20 killed in chemical plant blasts in China
The death toll from explosions that ripped through a chemical plant in southwest China rose to 20 on Wednesday, state media said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dalai Lama, battling exhaustion, cancels trips
The office of the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and is canceling his international trips...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Coens dark comedy opens Venice film festival
A dark comedy by the Coen brothers is opening the Venice film festival...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Coen brothers dark comedy premieres at Venice fest
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Celebs rallying for Stand Up to Cancer telethon
The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton tells Democrats to unite behind Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic plea for the party to unite behind Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kuznetsova eases into 3rdd round of US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kuznetsova eases into 3rd round of US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US Open Roddick, Dementieva, Jankovic play today
Andy Roddick, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the major players in action today in U.S. Open tennis. Roddick takes on Fabrice Santoro, Dementieva faces Pauline Parmentier and Jankovic goes against Sofia Arvidsson...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Federer rides 10-game roll to easy first-round win
Perhaps that No. 2 in front of Roger Federer name made Maximo Gonzalez believe he had a shot at knocking off the four-time defending U.S. Open champion...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures up after durable goods orders rise
Wall Street is heading for a higher open after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Durable goods post strong increases in July, June
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods turned in a second consecutive strong monthly performance in July, a far bigger-than-expected gain led by a huge jump in demand for commercial aircraft...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures lower ahead of durable goods data
Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday as investors awaited a government reading on orders for big-ticket manufactured goods and also watched rising oil prices...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Obama to tour battleground states after nomination
Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and running mate Joe Biden will embark on a bus tour of battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan later this week after he receives the Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign announced Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clintons throwing a one-two punch at McCain
Democrats were using the one-two punch of Hillary and Bill Clinton to unify their party against Republicans and argue that the nation would be safer _ its economy as well as its citizens _ under a Barack Obama administration...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
A-Rod flops, Wakefield pitches Red Sox past Yanks
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama Dems rip McCain
Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote the final chapter in her failed campaign for the White House on Tuesday, making way for Barack Obama as Democrats accused Republican John McCain of indifference to the working class and coziness with big oil...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $100 million in Bratz suit
A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Flights back to normal after FAA software glitch
The FAA said that most flights around the country were back to normal Wednesday, after a software malfunction delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Search on for 5 inmates who escaped from NM jail
Five of eight inmates who escaped from a county jail after shimmying up pipes and cutting a hole in the roof remained at large Tuesday and were considered dangerous. Among them were a convicted murderer and another man charged with murder...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
3rd NM escapee caught search continues for others
Authorities in New Mexico say a third inmate who escaped from a county jail by cutting a hole in the roof has been caught...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Weight-loss camps invite families to come along
It took Kelsey Galer four weeks at a weight-loss camp to lose 9 pounds. It took her dad just three days to start acting like a "dork."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Body found in home burned by Idaho wildfire
Authorities say a badly burned body has been discovered inside one of the homes destroyed by a wildfire that quickly spread through dry grass and shrubs in a Boise neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
About 1,000 dogs are rescued from W.Va. kennel
The longtime owner of a Parkersburg-area dog kennel has surrendered her approximately 1,000 dogs to humane officials after authorities executed a search warrant on the property over the weekend...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Professors body found in burned Idaho home
In air still thick with the smell of smoke, authorities and residents of a Boise subdivision assessed the damage Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire burned several homes. Officials tried to determine whether the blaze killed a Boise State University professor whose body was found in a damaged house...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Miss. plant raid
Federal officials say nearly 600 suspected illegal immigrants were detained in a raid on a manufacturing plant in southern Mississippi, making it the largest such sweep in the country...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delaying flights
The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. is causing flight delays around the country...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hurricane recovery confronts low literacy rate
Marsha Williams always hesitated when mail arrived from the government, but after Hurricane Katrina she began to fear the letters...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
DA NM escaped inmates may have had inside help
Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail _ including a killer and a man accused of murder _ remained on the loose Tuesday, and a prosecutor said investigators were focusing on the possibility that someone inside aided in the weekend escape...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Feds doubt Colo. men were credible Obama threat
Authorities investigating a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention have three men in custody _ including one found with high-powered rifles, three fake IDs and two wigs in a truck _ but they expressed doubts Tuesday that the suspects had posed a credible threat...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Both sides rest case in Duncan sentencing
Both sides rested their case Tuesday in the death sentencing hearing of Joseph Edward Duncan III, who has been convicted of torturing, abusing and murdering a 9-year-old boy in Montana in 2005...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kaiser SF worker may have exposed babies to TB
Kaiser Permanente is telling 960 mothers that they and their babies may have been exposed to a San Francisco maternity ward worker diagnosed with active tuberculosis...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Harvard to review campus police after complaints
Harvard University is reviewing its campus police department amid concerns officers have unfairly stopped black people because of their race...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Judge lifts order blocking Berkeley sports center
A judge has lifted an order blocking the University of California from building a sports center that has been the focus of an impassioned tree-sitting protest...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Calif. county hit by 69 oil spill reconsiders
Officials from a Southern California county showed symbolic support Tuesday for offshore oil drilling along the same coast stained by a 1969 spill that spawned modern environmentalism...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
NC mom recovering after 5 days in ravine car wreck
A 21-year-old woman is recovering after surviving five days in a North Carolina ravine that hid the wreckage of her pickup truck from searchers...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Board members quit, suspends government in NY town
Only eight months on the job as supervisor of the small town of Ancram, Thomas Dias finds himself faced not with a crisis in government but no government at all...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival
George Clooney and Brad Pitt, whose schedule now includes the care of newborn twins, were expected to make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clooney, Pitt to walk red carpet walk for charity
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 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 27, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls to be displayed on Internet
Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 11 US Gulf Coast prepares for storm
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets
Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
20 killed in chemical plant blasts in China
The death toll from explosions that ripped through a chemical plant in southwest China rose to 20 on Wednesday, state media said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dalai Lama, battling exhaustion, cancels trips
The office of the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and is canceling his international trips...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Celebs rallying for Stand Up to Cancer telethon
The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Coens dark comedy opens Venice film festival
A dark comedy by the Coen brothers is opening the Venice film festival...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Coen brothers dark comedy premieres at Venice fest
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kuznetsova eases into 3rdd round of US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kuznetsova eases into 3rd round of US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US Open Roddick, Dementieva, Jankovic play today
Andy Roddick, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the major players in action today in U.S. Open tennis. Roddick takes on Fabrice Santoro, Dementieva faces Pauline Parmentier and Jankovic goes against Sofia Arvidsson...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Federer rides 10-game roll to easy first-round win
Perhaps that No. 2 in front of Roger Federer name made Maximo Gonzalez believe he had a shot at knocking off the four-time defending U.S. Open champion...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Obama to tour battleground states after nomination
Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and running mate Joe Biden will embark on a bus tour of battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan later this week after he receives the Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign announced Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clintons throwing a one-two punch at McCain
Democrats were using the one-two punch of Hillary and Bill Clinton to unify their party against Republicans and argue that the nation would be safer _ its economy as well as its citizens _ under a Barack Obama administration...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton tells Democrats to unite behind Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic plea for the party to unite behind Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures up after durable goods orders rise
Wall Street is heading for a higher open after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Durable goods post strong increases in July, June
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods turned in a second consecutive strong monthly performance in July, a far bigger-than-expected gain led by a huge jump in demand for commercial aircraft...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures lower ahead of durable goods data
Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday as investors awaited a government reading on orders for big-ticket manufactured goods and also watched rising oil prices...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
A-Rod flops, Wakefield pitches Red Sox past Yanks
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $100 million in Bratz suit
A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Flights back to normal after FAA software glitch
The FAA said that most flights around the country were back to normal Wednesday, after a software malfunction delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 27, 2008
Ridgewood strikes back in The Barclays
Steve Stricker lost a ball and a big lead Saturday at sun-baked Ridgewood Country Club, leaving Kevin Streelman atop the leaderboard and more than two dozen players in The Barclays title chase...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
McCains campaign nourished by humble pie
Republicans lugged money, fame and promise into their race for the presidential nomination. One of them carried his own bags, tooled around New Hampshire with a few volunteers, flew commercial and won...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fays leftovers soak Southern states
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are soaking parts of the Southeast and emergency officials were watching out for potential flooding...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fla. residents evacuated from homes as waters rise
Rescue teams are evacuating people from 180 homes in a Florida town about 25 miles north of Orlando due to flooding from what was Tropical Storm Fay...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fays remnants spread rain, storms across South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding and tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Despite Fla. floods, some hoping for Fays rain
Tropical Storm Fay may be gone but the rain remains...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Vijay Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hillary Clinton addresses convention tonight
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance tonight at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hillary Clintons convention hurrah
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton closed out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appeara | | | | |
