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LA, Philadelphia police raid Occupy camps

November 30, 2011

Christina Hoag and Kathy Matheson

Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia stormed Occupy Wall Street encampments under early today to arrest or drive out some of the longest-lasting protesters.

BostonGlobe

Conrad Murray gets four years for role in Michael Jackson's death

November 30, 2011

Harriet Ryan

The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray in the drug overdose death of Michael Jackson ended with a resounding rebuke from the trial judge, who lambasted his treatment as "money for medicine madness."

LATimes

UC Davis faculty, staff weigh in on tuition, pepper spraying

November 29, 2011

Cathy Locke

They disagreed over whether UC Davis should continue to have a campus police force and whether chancellor Linda Katehi should resign following the Nov. 18 pepper spraying of student protesters.

Sacbee

Patrice O'Neal dies at 41; stand-up comic and actor

November 30, 2011

From Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports

Patrice O'Neal, 41, a veteran stand-up comic who gained a wider following through TV and radio and helped roast Charlie Sheen in September, died Tuesday from complications of a stroke he suffered last month. O'Neal's manager, Jonathan Brandstein, said he died at a New York-area hospital.

 LATimes

California finance director’s blood alcohol level was 0.11 percent

November 29, 2011

Andy Furillo

State finance director Ana Matosantos registered a 0.11 percent blood-alcohol level when she was arrested last month for driving under the influence, according to Sacramento Superior Court records.

Sacbee

All Six Victims ID'd in Child Sex Abuse Case Expected to Testify Against Ex-Penn State Coach

November 29, 2011

Jana Winter

All of the alleged victims identified in the child sex charges against disgraced ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky are expected to testify next month in open court, a lawyer for one of the victims told FoxNews.com, despite claims by Sandusky's defense team that some of the victims would recant.
FoxNews

3 Brothers Suffer Heart Attacks on Same Day, Just 1 Survives

November 29, 2011

NewsCore

CATANIA, Italy – Three Italian brothers suffered heart attacks on the same day, killing two of them.

FoxNews

Public sector strike set to be largest for a generation

November 29, 2011

AP

Up to two million public sector workers are staging a strike over pensions in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation.

BBCNews

Former Hostages Sued By Kidnapper

November 29, 2011

Alyssa Newcomb

A convicted kidnapper who is serving an 11-year sentence claimed in a lawsuit that the couple he took hostage breached an oral agreement in which they had agreed to hide him from police for an unspecified amount of money.

ABCNews

Horses could soon be slaughtered for meat in US

November 30, 2011

AP

TULSA, Okla. – Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.

USAToday

The New Yorkers

Woman Claims Affair With Cain, and He Denies It

By SUSAN SAULNY

Published: November 28, 2011

New York Times

An Atlanta woman came forward in an interview broadcast Monday night with details about what she called a 13-year affair with Herman Cain, the Republican presidential contender whose campaign was already struggling to overcome damage from accusations of sexual harassment.

Turn on the Cash: After a Year, ‘Spider-Man’ Earns Its Weekly Keep

By PATRICK HEALY

Published: November 27, 2011

New York Times

One year after naysayers were predicting a quick death, the musical“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is doubling down on Broadway, forgoing potentially lucrative overseas tours in the near term to try to refine the New York production and burnish the long-term value of the show.

What a DJ does when radio jobs disappear

Ben Fong-Torres
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, November 27, 2011

Trish Bell *is a woman, but when I think of her, the word "journeyman" comes to mind. She's one of those radio announcers who has logged a lot of air time, on numerous stations, handling various formats and doing well enough - but not ascending to fame and fortune. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of Trish Bells out there, and most of them are on the beach.That's industry slang for unemployed.

Black Friday isn't the only game in town

By SARAH SKIDMORE

November 28, 2011 07:36 AM

SF Gate

Cyber Monday. Green Tuesday. Black Friday. Magenta Saturday.

Chances are you won't find any of these holidays on your calendar. Yet retailers are coming up with names for just about every day of the week during the holiday shopping season.

Amtrak's California Capitol Corridor trains boot up free Wi-Fi
By Ed Fletcher and Bill Lindelof
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011

Sacramento Bee

Free Wi–Fi service on Capitol Corridor trains was welcome news to passengers. They'd tell you all about it, if you could get them to put down their smartphones or laptop computers.

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday

Hezbollah, Iran uncover CIA informants

Reuters

By Mark Hosenball

November 21, 2011 3:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an apparently serious setback for U.S. intelligence against a key adversary, Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi'ite militia, has succeeded in identifying and arresting informants within ranks who were working for the CIA, current and former U.S. officials said.

Crowds Gather at UC Davis to Protest Pepper-Spraying of Students

CBS Sacramento

By Checkey Beckford

November 21, 2011 4:55 p.m.

DAVIS (CBS13/AP) - An angry crowd of more than 2,000 people at the University of California, Davis heckled the school's chancellor off the stage Monday when she tried to apologize for campus officers using pepper spray on seated student protesters.

Exclusive: The capture of Gaddafi's son

Reuters

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian

November 21, 2011 8:00 a.m.

OBARI, Libya (Reuters) - The chic black sweater and jeans were gone. So too the combat khaki T-shirt of his televised last stand in Tripoli. Designer stubble had become bushy black beard after months on the run.

Power Balance Hit With $57 Million Settlement; Declares Bankruptcy

CBS Sacramento

By CBS 13

November 21, 2011 11:29 a.m.

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - The company behind the recently crowned Power Balance Pavilion has filed for bankruptcy, according to court papers.

Teen pleads guilty to murder charge in slaying of gay student

Reuters

By Alex Dobuzinskis

November 21, 2011 6:00 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay classmate at his middle school who he said made unwanted sexual advances.

UC System Struggles to control protests, maintain free speech

The Sacramento Bee

By David Siders and Kim Minugh

November 22, 2011 12:00 a.m.

First came the video of campus police jabbing students with batons at UC Berkeley, and then, lest than two weeks later, pepper-spraying them at UC Davis.

Shoppers Line up Early for Black Friday

Fox40

By Kai Beech

November 21, 2011 11:06 p.m.

ELK GROVE - For some Sacramento shoppers, the wait for Black Friday has already started.

Inmates harass victims via Facebook

Associated Press

By Don Thompson

November 21, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted "friend" requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter.

Bobby Valentine goes after Boston manager job

Associated Press

By Jimmy Golen

November 21, 2011 5:00 p.m.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox said they were looking for a different voice in the clubhouse when they let Terry Francona walk after the worst September collapse in major league history. Enter Bobby Valentine.

Racist Remark Removed From Del Paso Heights Home

CBS Sacramento

By Derek Shore

November 21, 2011 5:54 p.m.

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Longtime Del Paso Heights resident Herman Hill was forced to walk by a message of hate for the past few days.

The Express

Report: Key files from Jerry Sandusky's charity are missing

Douglas Stanglin USA Today - Some key records from the charity founded by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky are missing and investigators worry that this could limit their ability to get to the bottom of allegations that the coach engaged in sexual abuse of young boys over several years, The New York Timesreports.

Gas prices likely to reach holiday high

Gary Strauss USA Today - Motorists will probably pay record-high gasoline prices for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Teacher Caught on Tape Bullying Student. Is a Camera a Kid's Only Advocate?

Piper Weiss Yahoo - Nobody believed Julio Artuz, a 15 year old New Jersey special education student, when he complained of being bullied by his teacher. So he caught the whole thing on tape. In footage captured in secret on his cellphone, Artuz is subjected to curses and berating from a man who's supposed to be a mentor.

Green Bay Packers Receiver Jordy Nelson Says His Race Is Part Of The Reason For His Success

Ben Maller Yahoo - A Super Bowl hero is crediting his eye-popping success this season to old-school racial stereotypes.

Missouri mother charged with murdering toddler son

Jim Salter Yahoo - AFFTON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis woman who claimed her 13-month-old son had vanished from his crib was charged Wednesday with murdering him, after prosecutors say she admitted beating him because he wouldn't stop crying.

Sacramento drops 31 Occupy Sacramento cases

Andy Furillo Sac Bee - Prosecutors on Wednesday dumped 31 cases involving protesters arrested for violating city curfew law in the Occupy Sacramento demonstrations, but left nine on the books to handle people such as Cathy Grahnert, who was taken into custody on multiple occasions.

From arena security officers to halftime dancers, NBA lockout pain widely felt

Sam Stanton Sac Bee - Tyreke Evans has lost nearly $400,000 since the NBA lockout began Nov. 1, according to estimates by the website www.hoopslockoutlog.com

Jackson brothers sue over 'Thriller' jacket deal

Allen Duke CNN - Los Angeles (CNN) -- Three of Michael Jackson's brothers claim in a lawsuit filed this week that they've been "duped" by a company selling replicas of jackets worn by the pop icon.

Del. boy, 9, drives to school with mom beside him

Yahoo - (AP) — Police in Delaware say a 9-year-old boy drove himself to school — with his mother in the passenger's seat. She now faces charges.

Herman Cain would loosen federal marijuana restrictions

Chris Moody Yahoo - At a campaign stop in Urbandale, Iowa, Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said he supports letting states establish their own laws regarding medical marijuana.

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Music teacher accused of possessing child pornography

By: Cathy Locke

A man who provided private music instruction to children in the Sacramento area has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

November 15, 2011, Sac Bee

Sac Bee

Woman to stand trial in stabbing of autistic son

The Associated Press

Last modified: 2011-11-16T01:37:44Z

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 - 3:04 pm

MODESTO, Calif. -- A Modesto woman has been ordered to stand trial for attempted murder in the stabbing of her autistic son.

Sac Bee

Frequent gamers have brain differences, study finds

By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots blog

November 15, 2011, 8:10 a.m.

Fourteen-year-olds who were frequent video gamers had more gray matter in the rewards center of the brain than peers who didn't play video games as much -- suggesting that gaming may be correlated to changes in the brain much as addictions are.

LA Times

Under-21 drinking may boost murder, suicide risks for women later

By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

November 15, 2011, 4:00 p.m.

Under-21 drinking, which was legal in the U.S. decades ago, could have some lasting consequences. A study finds that drinking-age women who lived in states that allowed people under 21 to drink could be at higher risk for suicide and homicide later in life.

LA Times

Girl trapped 2 days in wrecked car with dead dad

(AP)

COVE CITY, N.C. - A 9-year-old North Carolina girl pinned in a wrecked car for almost two days ate Pop-Tarts and Gatorade to help her survive the single-car crash that killed her father, police and relatives said on Monday.

November 15, 2011

CBSNews

CBS News

Confirmed shooting behind off-campus apartment complex

Robert Linggi and Mitchell Wilson

Monday, November 14, 2011 3:55 pm

The State Hornet

A shooting near the University Village apartment complex around 2 p.m. today left one man with a gunshot wound to the arm.

State Hornet

UC police shoot gun-wielding man on Cal campus

Demian Bulwa,Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writers

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

San Francisco Chronicle

A man with a gun was shot and wounded by police Tuesday at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, officials said.

San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley protesters defy authorities, pitch tents

msnbc.com news services

11/16/2011

BERKELEY, Calif. — Protesters at the University of California, Berkeley, pitched tents Tuesday night in defiance of campus officials a week after police removed a nascent anti-Wall Street encampment.

MSNBC

Junior high app developer is a pre-teen tycoon in training

Yahoo! News

By Tecca

Fri, Nov 11, 2011

He might not be ready to submit a college application, but Thomas Suarez of Manhattan Beach, California is already releasing apps for iOS devices.

Yahoo!

CSU budget proposal: State ‘buy out’ or tuition increase

by Poul Larsen

State Hornet

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Undergraduate student tuition may increase by $498 next fall if the Legislature does not provide additional revenue for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

The State Hornet