Nov. 21, 1911 — Dec. 22, 2009 Beatrice Anna Bundy Lanier passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 22. She was a native of Connecticut and came to California in 1947. She resided in Leisure Town in Vacaville for 30 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Vacaville and conducted Bible study classes [...]
Jan. 24, 1937 — Dec. 28, 2009 Richard was born Jan. 24, 1937, in Napa, to Fred and Mildred Salsman. Richard was native to Suisun Valley and attended the Rockville School House which was a two room school house. He also attended Green Valley Union (Middle) School and graduated from Armijo High School in Fairfield. [...]
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — There was no shortage of celebrity secrets for sale in 2009, with John Travolta, David Letterman, Cindy Crawford and others claiming they were victims of extortion. From Letterman’s monologue describing sexual liaisons with staffers to Travolta’s emotional testimony about his son’s death, celebrities confronted information and allegations that others [...]
HONOLULU (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show. Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital Wednesday during a vacation. Guest host Walter E. Williams described Limbaugh’s pains as similar [...]
WASHINGTON — Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can’t beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they’ve found the disease’s origin, a step in the race to save Australia’s snarling marsupial. The furry black animals spread a fast-killing cancer when they bite each other’s faces. Since the disease’s discovery [...]
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is to receive a preliminary report Thursday on how a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected terrorist ties managed to board a plane he is accused of attempting to bomb on Christmas Day, along with recommendations on how to prevent a sequel. The report is just the first step in what is [...]
NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world’s top golfer, who’s taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity. The phone company hasn’t used Woods’ image extensively in advertising, but its logo appeared on [...]
OAKLAND — The Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency will beef up the police presence at stations and on trains for New Year’s. BART says there will be between 150 to 200 officers from various San Francisco Bay area law enforcement agencies on hand to make sure New Year’s revelers get around safely. That’s a significant [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Shareholders of Marvel Entertainment Inc., home of Spider-Man and the Hulk, on Thursday approved the company’s acquisition by The Walt Disney Co., as expected. Marvel said the $4.3 billion acquisition will close at the end of the day, bringing Spider-Man, Iron Man, and 5,000 other comic-book characters under the same roof [...]
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles’ office says his wife has become a grandmother for the third — and fourth — time. Clarence House says Laura Lopes, the daughter of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, gave birth to twin boys on Wednesday. The boys have been named Louis and Gus. Camilla already has two other grandchildren. Lopes [...]
Associated Press Writers NEW YORK — The crystal ball has dropped and confetti has showered the crowd of hundreds of thousands of revelers in Times Square who are greeting 2010 with cheers. With hugs and kisses, partygoers tried to look forward to a more hopeful decade after 10 years marred by war, an uncertain economy, [...]
Associated Press Writer PARIS — Paris jazzed up the Eiffel Tower with a multicolored, disco-style light display as the world basked in New Year’s festivities with hopes that 2010 and beyond will bring more peace and prosperity. From fireworks over Sydney’s famous bridge to balloons sent aloft in Tokyo, revelers across the globe at least [...]
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