Group Three: Michelle Faris, Editor

More anxiety on Wall St.: Stocks dive, oil soars

NEW YORK - Elation in the financial markets over the $700 billion bank bailout plan evaporated Monday and was replaced by all-too-familiar anxiety, pummeling stocks and sending oil prices to their biggest one-day gain. Worries that the rescue package would cost too much, drive up inflation, swell the already-bloated deficit and hurt the ailing economy also led global investors to flee the U.S. dollar.
By PATRICK RIZZO AP – Sept 22, 2008, Yahoo News

Schwarzenegger To Sign Budget 85 Days Late

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― Governor Schwarzenegger is scheduled to sign California's budget later this morning -- a record 85 days late.
Sep 23, 2008 9:04 am, CBS13 News

Sting nets adults buying minors alcohol

Five people were arrested during a sting targeting adults willing to buy alcohol for minors in Placer County. By Niesha Lofing
Last Updated 7:06 am PDT Tuesday, September 23, 2008, Sacramento Bee

Forum looks at growth near Sac State

Sacramento city officials will hold a forum at California State University, Sacramento Wednesday to discuss how the city's general plan revisions may affect the campus and surrounding community.
By Niesha Lofing, Published 9:40 am PDT Tuesday, September 23, 2008, Sacramento Bee

Study: U.S Financial Aid fails students who needs it most

The $86 billion system is so complex and piecemeal that experts call for an overhaul. The United States government spends upward of $86 billion a year on grants, loans, work aid, and tax benefits for college students. But the patchwork system is a barrier to many who are academically qualified for college, say a group of policy experts and higher-education professionals who laid out their recommendations in a report Sept. 18.
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the September 19, 2008 edition, The Christian Science Monitor

Sacramento panhandler accused of shooting disabled man

A woman panhandling in downtown Sacramento Monday pulled out a gun and shot a disabled man who refused to give her money, scattering a terrified crowd gathered at a busy bus stop, police said.
By M.S. Enkoji, Last Updated 9:52 am PDT Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sacramento Bee

Finnish gunman who made Web videos kills 10, self

KAUHAJOKI, Finland - A chilling YouTube video with a young man firing a pistol and warning "You will die next" caught the eye of police, who questioned him but then let him go, saying they didn't have enough evidence to take away his weapon.
By MARIUS TURULA, Associated Press Writer 09/23/08

Stocks rise as investors track hearing on bailout

NEW YORK - Financial markets appeared somewhat more upbeat Tuesday, with stocks holding their ground after a huge sell-off as top economic officials updated Congress about efforts to hammer out a $700 billion financial rescue for troubled credit markets.
By TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writer, Yahoo News

Roseville native killed in musicians' plane crash

Christopher Baker, a 29-year-old Roseville native and a personal assistant to former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, was among the four people killed in a Friday plane crash in South Carolina. By Jennifer Morita
Last Updated 4:17 pm PDT Sunday, September 21, 2008,


Sacramento Bee

43% in state speak other than English at home

San Francisco resident Carlos Dimaano, 50, a recent immigrant from the Philippines, speaks English in his job at a community center. But when he goes home to cook dinner for his 88-year-old father, the two lapse into their native Tagalog.
By Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer. Tuesday, September 23, 200, San Francisco Chronicle

How to Cheat Death

When you add up the risks of dying from all sorts of illnesses and accidents — from the 1 in 5 chance of dying of heart disease, to the remote 1 in 3.7 million chance of being eaten by a shark, to the very real risk of bleeding to death from the ears from listening to too much Yanni — your chances of dying come out to be about 110 percent.When you add up the risks of dying from all sorts of illnesses and accidents - from the 1 in 5 chance of dying of heart disease, to the remote 1 in 3.7 million chance of being eaten by a shark, to the very real risk of bleeding to death from the ears from listening to too much Yanni - your chances of dying come out to be about 110 percent.
By Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience's Bad Medicine Columnist posted: 23 September 2008 09:24 am ET, Yahoo News

Woman whose dogs mauled neighbor gets 15 to life

SAN FRANCISCO - A woman whose dogs viciously attacked and killed her neighbor in the hallway of their apartment building seven years ago was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison.
By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press Writer, Sept 22, 2008, Yahoo News

More parents ponder cancer gene tests for kids 

CHICAGO - Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough question: Should we test the kids? By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer Sun Sep 21, 5:48 PM ET,  Yahoo News

Movies for that first date (if you desire a second date, that is)

On paper, at least, Travis Bickle was a catch. The lead character in "Taxi Driver" was a hard worker, drove a nice sedan, was mechanically inclined and had an interest in politics. By PETER HARTLAUB, September 23, 2008 01:47:23 am, The Modesto Bee