Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history
November 06, 2009
| BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE
The phone number for Van de Walker was not in service Friday, and Thompson, the apartment manager, said he had moved out of the complex. In an interview with The Washington...
Former NASA official sentenced to probation
November 06, 2009
| LARRY MARGASAK
WASHINGTON -- A former top NASA official was sentenced Friday to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for steering contract money to a...
Medical marijuana shops abound in California
November 05, 2009
| MARCUS WOHLSEN and GREG RISLING
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. -- A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities... The struggle has been linked to the vagueness of the ballot initiative that California voters passed in 1996 legalizing...
Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect
November 05, 2009
| BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE
WASHINGTON -- His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required...
Thousands rally to protest health care bill
November 05, 2009
| LAURIE KELLMAN
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of conservatives are rallying at the Capitol against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan. Protesters chanted,'' Kill the bill,'' as they awaited...
Democrats' plan to help' uninsurables' questioned
November 04, 2009
| RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON -- You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down. Under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage...
Court seems unlikely to get involved in fee fight
November 02, 2009
| JESSE J. HOLLAND
WASHINGTON -- Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic to calls for the court to get involved in setting fees for mutual funds, a common form of retirement investment....
Pena Adobe hosts cultural event
November 07, 2009
| Local News
The Pena Adobe Historical Society will be hosting the'' Alta California 2009 Culture Capital of America'' event at noon today at the Pena Adobe Park in Lagoon Valley.The event...
Man rams CHP car during chase
November 07, 2009
| The Modesto Bee: Local
According to the California Highway Patrol, at 7: 53 p.m. officer Collin Lowry spotted Bart Carter driving east on Santa Fe Drive, west of Highway 59. ...
Summit focus: Helping released inmates
November 07, 2009
| The Modesto Bee: Local
California's budget crisis means the state will lean... Brett Morgan, chief of staff for state prisons chief Matthew Cate, said California does not have money to spend on...
California cities act to ban cat declawing
November 07, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
L.A. is among those rushing to prohibit the practice before a state law backed by a group of vets says they ca not. The law of unintended consequences has seldom been more clearly...
Officials challenge cut in lawmakers' benefits
November 07, 2009
| SFGate: Top News Stories
The chief executives of the California Senate and Assembly are challenging a decision by a citizens commission that ordered cuts to legislators' benefits to save tax dollars. In...
Poll: Few decide to get H1N1 vaccine
November 06, 2009
| The Modesto Bee: Local
As concern spreads about H1N1 flu, a survey of California voters found that although most consider the vaccine safe, a majority had no plans to get vaccinated. The poll found...
Graffitist' CHOKE' tagged, police say
November 06, 2009
| indystar.com
Miguel Villanueva has painted a reputation from California and Las Vegas to Cincinnati and Bloomington, police say. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department detectives...
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McClellan service honors 9 downed Coast Guard, Marine fliers
November 06, 2009 |
A member of the Coast Guard on Friday salutes the seven Coast Guard members and two Marines who were killed in a midair collision off the Southern California coast on Oct. 29. ...
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Elton John on mend, resuming tour dates
November 06, 2009 |
John intends to rejoin the'' Face2Face'' tour later in the month when he and Billy Joel play concerts in northern California. Farrow said 62-year-old John is suffering from a...
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FILE - A Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 file photo of British singer Elton John performing...
November 06, 2009 |
John intends to rejoin the'' Face2Face'' tour later in the month when he and Billy Joel play concerts in northern California. Farrow said 62-year-old John is suffering from a...
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Two days after election, Garamendi takes House office in D. C.
November 05, 2009 |
Garamendi, a Democrat, won a special election Tuesday in California's 10th District. ...
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New Rep. John Garamendi, wife Patti and grandson Mateo Alliende stand Thursday with...
November 05, 2009 |
Garamendi, a Democrat, won a special election Tuesday in California's 10th District. ...
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Medical marijuana shops abound in California
November 05, 2009 |
The lone medical marijuana dispensary in this Northern California wine country enclave has become such a pot destination that it has more patients on its rolls than the town has...
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Pictures of the Week 10/30 - 11/05
November 05, 2009 |
The ship is scheduled to be in Sacramento for the next six weeks during its California tour, which is titled'' Hands-on History for Youth.'' The ship will host home-school and...
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Aimee Polacci, garden product manager, carries a tray of cannabis clones to be sold...
November 05, 2009 |
The lone medical marijuana dispensary in this Northern California wine country enclave has become such a pot destination that it has more patients on its rolls than the town has...
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