The April 7, 2002 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 96 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 24 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 67 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, April 7, 2027, in 297 days. You have lived for 8,833 days, or about 211,995 hours, or about 12,719,734 minutes, or about 763,184,040 seconds.
Date: 08 April 2002
By Lorne Manly
Lorne Manly
News programs on Fox News Channel dominate upper tier of top 10 list of highest rated cable news shows in first quarter of 2002; CNN's showing improves farther down top 10; MSNBC is absent from top 10; graph; photo (M)
Date: 08 April 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
CBS News, criticized for Dan Rather's failure to cover Arab summit meeting in Beirut, revels in fact that he was in Israel to cover worsening of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while rival ABC and NBC News anchors had returned home; competing executives suggest he spent more time being the story than covering it (M)
Date: 08 April 2002
By Sherri Day
Sherri Day
The New York Times was awarded an unprecedented seven prizes for its coverage of issues related to the attacks and to financial markets.
Date: 07 April 2002
By Andrea Kannapell
Andrea Kannapell
Summary of week's developments in war against terrorism on various fronts; photo
Date: 08 April 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Penske Auto Centers, ordered by Judge Susan Pierson Sonderby to keep its auto-service centers open at bankrupt Kmart's stores, is set to appear in Bankruptcy Court with Kmart; says Kmart failed to make $5 million payment due as result of planned closing of 283 stores; is 36 percent owned by Kmart and 64 percent owned by Penske Corp (S)
Date: 08 April 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Consolidated African Mines says it will buy 32.6 percent of JCI Gold it does not already own, stake now valued at 441 million rand ($39.8 million); plans to delist JCI, change its name to JCI Ltd and focus on financing black-owned mining ventures (M)
Date: 08 April 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boeing managers, including commercial-airplanes chief Alan Mulally, begin meeting early with company's two largest unions to prepare for contract talks with machinists and engineers (M)
Date: 08 April 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Judge William Chandler 3d delays decision on Hewlett-Packard Co bid to dismiss suit by dissident director, Walter B Hewlett, to block its takeover of Compaq Computer; suit charges company misled shareholders and improperly used promises of more business to win backing for deal (M)
Date: 07 April 2002
Former ABC News correspondent Jack Smith letter disputes Terry Teachout's March 24 article on possible demise of network evening newscasts
Date: 07 April 2002
Larry Penner letter on Terry Teachout's March 24 article offers additional reasons for possible demise of network evening newscasts