Wednesday, November 16, 2011

30 News Wednesday

Music teacher accused of possessing child pornography

By: Cathy Locke

A man who provided private music instruction to children in the Sacramento area has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

November 15, 2011, Sac Bee

Sac Bee

Woman to stand trial in stabbing of autistic son

The Associated Press

Last modified: 2011-11-16T01:37:44Z

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 - 3:04 pm

A Modesto woman has been ordered to stand trial for attempted murder in the stabbing of her autistic son.


Frequent gamers have brain differences, study finds

By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots blog

November 15, 2011, 8:10 a.m.

Fourteen-year-olds who were frequent video gamers had more gray matter in the rewards center of the brain than peers who didn't play video games as much -- suggesting that gaming may be correlated to changes in the brain much as addictions are.

LA Times

Under-21 drinking may boost murder, suicide risks for women later

By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

November 15, 2011, 4:00 p.m.

Under-21 drinking, which was legal in the U.S. decades ago, could have some lasting consequences. A study finds that drinking-age women who lived in states that allowed people under 21 to drink could be at higher risk for suicide and homicide later in life.

LA Times

Girl trapped 2 days in wrecked car with dead dad

(AP)

COVE CITY, N.C. - A 9-year-old North Carolina girl pinned in a wrecked car for almost two days ate Pop-Tarts and Gatorade to help her survive the single-car crash that killed her father, police and relatives said on Monday.

November 15, 2011

CBSNews

CBS News


Confirmed shooting behind off-campus apartment complex

Robert Linggi and Mitchell Wilson

Monday, November 14, 2011 3:55 pm

The State Hornet

A shooting near the University Village apartment complex around 2 p.m. today left one man with a gunshot wound to the arm.

State Hornet

UC police shoot gun-wielding man on Cal campus

Demian Bulwa,Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writers

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

San Francisco Chronicle

A man with a gun was shot and wounded by police Tuesday at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, officials said.

San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley protesters defy authorities, pitch tents

msnbc.com news services

11/16/2011

Protesters at the University of California, Berkeley, pitched tents Tuesday night in defiance of campus officials a week after police removed a nascent anti-Wall Street encampment.

MSNBC


Junior high app developer is a pre-teen tycoon in training

Yahoo! News

By Tecca

Fri, Nov 11, 2011

He might not be ready to submit a college application, but Thomas Suarez of Manhattan Beach, California is already releasing apps for iOS devices.

Yahoo!

CSU budget proposal: State ‘buy out’ or tuition increase

by Poul Larsen

State Hornet

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Undergraduate student tuition may increase by $498 next fall if the Legislature does not provide additional revenue for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

The State Hornet

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