State budget's done, but no one is thrilled about it

By Kevin Yamamura - kyamamura@sacbee.com
The state's rusty budget can is already in next year's alley.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger demanded that the state solve its structural budget problems for good this summer, in Arnold-speak repeating he no longer wanted to "kick that can down the alley."
Sacramento Bee




ID sought for body found in American River

By Niesha Lofing - nlofing@sacbee.com
Sacramento County Coroner's officials today are trying to determine the identity of a man whose body was found in the American River.
The body was discovered at about 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the river, southeast of the Highway 160 bridge, a coroner's official said.
Sacramento Bee

Roseville native, part of rocker's entourage, killed in jet crash

By Jennifer K. Morita - jmorita@sacbee.com
Christopher Baker – a 29-year-old Roseville native whose love of cars drew him into the world of celebrities, rock 'n' roll stars and reality television – was one of the four people killed in the weekend South Carolina plane crash involving former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
Sacramento Bee


State, local jobless rates jump

By Dale Kasler
Joblessness in the state and the Sacramento area have reached their highest points since 1996, Sacramento's woes owing in large part to a significant decline in government jobs. Sacramento Bee

Battered Galveston ready to rebuild after Ike

By Allen G. Breed
GALVESTON, Texas -- The eight-pointed star on the wall outside Trey Click's office marks it as a "survivor." The squat, orange building withstood the ravages of the 1900 hurricane, which nearly flattened this barrier island city and still stands as the nation's deadliest natural disaster.
Sacramento Bee


Unknown score written by Mozart found in France
Reporting by Guillaume Frouin
NANTES, France (Reuters) – A French municipal library has discovered a musical score handwritten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in its archives, the Nantes town hall said on Thursday.
The New York Times

New dwarf planet named Haumea for Hawaiian goddess

HONOLULU - A newly discovered dwarf planet in the solar system has been given a Hawaiian name: Haumea (how-MAY'-ah), after the Hawaiian goddess of earth and fertility.Yahoo News

$700 Billion Is Sought for Wall Street in Massive Bailout

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration on Saturday formally proposed to Congress what could become the largest financial bailout in United States history, requesting unfettered authority for the Treasury Department to buy up to $700 billion in mortgage-related assets.
The New York Times

Bomb Explodes at Hotel in Pakistan’s Capital, Killing at Least 40

By CARLOTTA GALL
Published: September 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening, killing at least 40 people and wounding at least 250, the police said.
The New York Times


Pleasanton man accused of stealing dead animals
The Associated Press
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- A Pleasanton man was arrested after police got a tip saying he was behind a gruesome prank: stuffing dead animals into lockers at Dublin High School.
Sacramento Bee

Natalie Flynn, Maria Luna, Kyle Tuttle, Cathy Robledo, and Kyrie Eberhart all contributed to this post.