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Mervyns going out of business

Sacramento's reeling retail sector took another punch in the gut Friday when Mervyns Holdings LLC announced it is going out of business.The decision by the mid-level clothing and housewares chain wipes out roughly 15,000 jobs at all 149 Mervyns, most of them in California.

Sac Bee


Titanic survivor sells items to pay nursing home

PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --When 2-month-old Millvina Dean arrived in New York with her mother and brother after surviving the Titanic sinking, city residents gave them a suitcase full of donated clothing to help rebuild their life.Now, more than 96 years later, that gift is helping the world's last Titanic survivor live out her old age.

SF Gate


Drinking mom asks daughter, 9, to drive

TORONTO (Reuters) – An Ontario woman was charged with a traffic violation after having her nine-year-old daughter drive her home following a night of drinking.

Yahoo News


Father takes son to court for idleness

LAGOS (Reuters) – A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday

Yahoo News


Study: Google does a brain good

(CNN) -- Can Google make you smarter? Is the more you Yahoo, the better? A new study suggests that searching online could be beneficial for the brain.

CNN


Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president

Colin Powell, a Republican who was President Bush's first secretary of state, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president today and criticized the tone of Republican John McCain's campaign.
Sac Bee


Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell dies in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Mr. Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86.

Yahoo News


Plea for long term in Sacramento racial killings answered

The killer of a racially-motivated murder was found guilty on Oct. 17 — two and a half years after the crime.

Sacramento Bee


Police make drastic cuts

The Sacramento Police Department is severely cutting back service as a last resort to avoid laying off cops.Police Chief Rick Braziel said Friday the cutbacks are necessary because of historic budget shortfalls and that the only way to slash more money "is to take people off the payroll."

Sac Bee


Sacramento County stretch of road dedicated to slain deputy sheriff

A mile-long stretch of Meiss Road, east of Dillard Road in southeast Sacramento County, will be dedicated Monday to the memory of Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Mitchell.

Sac Bee


F.B.I. Struggles to Handle Financial Fraud Cases

A focus on terrorism has limited the bureau’s ability to pursue wrongdoing related to the economic crisis.

New York Times