Monday, October 26, 2009

The Moondays

Obama Says He Will Not 'Rush' Decision on Afghanistan Strategy, Troop Levels

President Obama tells service men and women at Naval Air Station Jacksonville he will not risk their lives unless "absolutely necessary."




Grad Student Fatally Shoots Himself in Professor's Office

Police say the student was apparently talking with a professor when he pulled out a gun and shot himself once in the architecture Design South Building on ASU's main campus in Tempe.





Amnesty says Israel curbing water to Palestinians

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday that Israeli restrictions prevented Palestinians from receiving enough water in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.






Recession raises doubts about developer risk for Kings arena at Cal Expo

Efforts to build a basketball arena at Cal Expo in Sacramento are at a crucial stage as officials contemplate seeking a private development partner.




Sacramento-area homeless plan needs funds

There's a plan to provide shelter to more than 260 homeless people in Sacramento this winter. But there's still another barrier to cross: persuading local governments to cut a few checks.




4 California cops on leave after student beating

San Jose police say four officers present at the beating of an unarmed student have been placed on leave.





Man arrested in south Sacramento double slaying

Sheriff's detectives on Sunday arrested a man they believe killed two people in southSacramento and dumped their bodies into garbage cans beside their home, where they stayed for two weeks while neighbors lodged complaints of a bad smell.




Pilots Who Missed Airport Were Using Their Laptops

Any employee at a company that has gone through a merger knows how distracting it can be when the new owner imposes new rules. That distraction, not a nap, was what two Northwest Airlines pilots say caused them to fly far beyond the Minneapolis airport last week, federal investigators reported Monday.




Baseball Hopes to Break a Streak of Clunker Series

The Yankees have been away from the World Series for the last five years, and in the meantime, baseball’s showcase has flopped on a national scale.




For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Survival


ASHLAND, Ore. — She ran away from her group home in Medford, Ore., and spent weeks sleeping in parks and under bridges. Finally, Nicole Clark, 14 years old, grew so desperate that she accepted a young man’s offer of a place to stay. The price would come later.






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