Thursday, June 26, 2003
Militant groups agree to cease-fire: "Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Thursday that a formal cease-fire announcement was imminent after Palestinian negotiators secured a commitment from Islamic militants to halt attacks on Israelis for three months."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Crews begin assault on N.M. wildfire: "Helicopters began the assault on a suspected arson wildfire at daybreak Thursday, dropping giant buckets of water on flames in a riverside forest about five miles north of town."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Do-not-call list registration starts soon: "The Federal Trade Commission is poised to launch within days a national do-not-call list intended to help people block many telemarketing calls."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
2 U.S. soldiers killed by Iraqi ambushes: "Assailants launched a wave of ambushes against U.S. forces in Iraq, dropping grenades from an overpass, blowing up a vehicle with a roadside bomb and destroying a civilian SUV traveling with U.S. troops, soldiers and Iraqi police said Thursday. Two U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi civilians were killed."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Supreme Court may decide several cases: "The Supreme Court meets at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday to issue the remaining decisions of the term."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Labor Dept. suing Enron over pensions: "Enron Corp. and some former executives violated pension laws by allowing employees to accumulate overpriced company stock in retirement plans that collapsed with the company, according to a Labor Department suit."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
First-quarter growth slower than thought: "The economy was more sluggish in the first three months of 2003 than previously thought and grew at a poky annual rate of just 1.4 percent, underscoring the country's struggles to break through its economic lethargy."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Ebsen in hospital for undisclosed illness: "Buddy Ebsen, who portrayed poor mountaineer Jed Clampett on the TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies," was admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed illness."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Stock prices set to open higher: "U.S. stocks are set to open higher Thursday with investors fully digesting the Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point cut in interest rates and turning their attention again to corporate updates and profits."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
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In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Crews begin assault on N.M. wildfire: "Helicopters began the assault on a suspected arson wildfire at daybreak Thursday, dropping giant buckets of water on flames in a riverside forest about five miles north of town."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Do-not-call list registration starts soon: "The Federal Trade Commission is poised to launch within days a national do-not-call list intended to help people block many telemarketing calls."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
2 U.S. soldiers killed by Iraqi ambushes: "Assailants launched a wave of ambushes against U.S. forces in Iraq, dropping grenades from an overpass, blowing up a vehicle with a roadside bomb and destroying a civilian SUV traveling with U.S. troops, soldiers and Iraqi police said Thursday. Two U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi civilians were killed."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Supreme Court may decide several cases: "The Supreme Court meets at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday to issue the remaining decisions of the term."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Labor Dept. suing Enron over pensions: "Enron Corp. and some former executives violated pension laws by allowing employees to accumulate overpriced company stock in retirement plans that collapsed with the company, according to a Labor Department suit."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
First-quarter growth slower than thought: "The economy was more sluggish in the first three months of 2003 than previously thought and grew at a poky annual rate of just 1.4 percent, underscoring the country's struggles to break through its economic lethargy."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Ebsen in hospital for undisclosed illness: "Buddy Ebsen, who portrayed poor mountaineer Jed Clampett on the TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies," was admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed illness."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Stock prices set to open higher: "U.S. stocks are set to open higher Thursday with investors fully digesting the Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point cut in interest rates and turning their attention again to corporate updates and profits."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
