Death toll could soar in Turkey quake

The NY Times

The 7.2 temblor in the country's east left 239 people dead, but authorities have no reports yet from remote villages. Survivors dig into rubble looking for buried victims.

More Jobs Predicted for Machines, Not People

The NY Times

A faltering economy explains much of the job shortage in America, but advancing technology has sharply magnified the effect, more so than is generally understood, according to two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Steve Jobs biography: His thoughts on Android, cancer, Bill Gates

The LA Times

Details of the new Steve Jobs biography, scheduled for release on Monday, have leaked out all around the Web, offering new insights into the life of the Apple co-founder.

Obama to announce actions on housing, student loans

Yahoo News

President Barack Obama this week will announce a series of actions to help the economy that will not require congressional approval, including an initiative to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages, according to a White House official.

150 years ago, a primitive Internet united the USA

The Associated Press

Long before there was an Internet or an iPad, before people were social networking and instant messaging, Americans had already gotten wired.Monday marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental telegraph.

Mexico’s drug war is giving growers a break

The Washington Post

The Mexican government is allowing domestic marijuana and opium poppy production to climb to record levels, as soldiers who once cut and burned illegal crops here in the vast Sierra Madre mountains are being redeployed to cities to wage urban warfare against criminal gangs.

Mayor Johnson's absences from council meeting attracts attention

The Sacramento Bee

As the Sacramento City Council began its Oct. 11 meeting, Mayor Kevin Johnson was nowhere to be found. The mayor, his staff said, was attending to personal matters.

Sacramento's other pro basketball team seeks limelight during NBA lockout

The Sacramento Bee

With the Sacramento Kings sidelined by the National Basketball Association lockout until who knows when, the owner and coach of the capital city's other professional hoops team hopes to capitalize.Who knew Sactown had a second professional basketball team?