California's poverty rate highest in more than a decade
By Phillip Reese
Published: Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 12:10 am
California's poor now outnumber the populations of 33 states and 90 nations – and counting.
Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show
By Lisa Girion, Scott Glover and Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times
September 17, 2011, 2:55 p.m.
Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found.
Los Angeles ponders extending yellow-light times
By Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times
September 19, 2011
In the wake of Los Angeles' decision to kill its controversial red-light camera traffic enforcement program, new City Hall attention is being focused on the potential safety benefits of extending the length of yellow lights and other signal times at busy intersections.
Guinness World Records: SoCal resident has state's longest tongue
September 16, 2011 | 9:20 am
You may not know this, Southern California, but there is greatness among us.
The latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records boasts a number of record-breaking feats by Southern Californians.
CSUS offers free Holocaust exhibit
Published: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 7:47 am
Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 9:10 am
An exhibit said to offer new insights into the Holocaust will be on display beginning Tuesday at Sacramento State.
Back-seat Driver: What's California's law on center lanes?
By Tony Bizjak
Published: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 12:45 am | Page 1B
Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 6:49 am
Welcome back to "Hey Wait! Is That Legal?" where our experts tell it like it is, and everyone drives safely away, a winner!
You can't reinvent the burger; you can remake it
Published: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 3:00 am
AP Business Writer
Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 12:58 pm
NEW YORK -- When Wendy's decided to remake its 42-year-old hamburger, the chain agonized over every detail. A pickle chemist was consulted. Customers were quizzed on their lettuce knowledge. And executives went on a cross-country burger-eating tour.
In Yemeni Capital, Security Forces Attack Protest Encampment
By LAURA KASINOF
Published: March 12, 2011
SANA, Yemen — Fighting escalated between antigovernment protesters and security forces on Saturday, and four people were reported killed, even as President Ali Abdullah Saleh promised the White House that he would not use violence against the demonstrators.
China Warns U.S. Against Selling F-16s to Taiwan
Published: February 25, 2010
BEIJING — A top Chinese military official reaffirmed China’s resolve to punish the United States over its decision to sell weapons to Taiwan and suggested on Thursday that there would be even greater consequences should Washington fulfill a longstanding request by Taiwan for advanced fighter jets.
Reno air crash toll at 10; two more victims named
By Don Thompson and Scott Sonner
Associated Press
RENO, Nev. -- The names of two more victims in the nation's deadliest air racing disaster have been released.
Hockey mom accused of having sex with son's underage teammates
September 19, 2011 | 1:18 pm
An Orange County mother of three is accused of having sex with teenage members of her son's youth hockey team.
On Campus, It’s One Big Commercial
By NATASHA SINGER
Published: September 10, 2011
IT’S move-in day here at the University of North Carolina, and Leila Ismail, stuffed animals in tow, is feeling some freshman angst.
Twitter posts: Free speech or stalking?
New York Times
Published: Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 6A
Last Modified: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 11:21 am
Even the Buddha of compassion might have been distressed to be on the receiving end of the diatribes that William Lawrence Cassidy is accused of posting on Twitter.
Its Official: Mayor Johnson running for a second term
By Ryan Lellis
September 14, 2011
Mayor Kevin Johnson announced today that he is running for a second term, saying "Sacramento has come a long way, but it still has not met its potential as a city."
Google Wallet opens for business, Visa gets on Board
September 19, 2011 | 4:06 pm
Google Inc. is taking another step toward make the credit card obsolete, firing up its digital payment service that will enable people to make purchases simply by waving their smartphones at the cash register.
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