SAN FRANCISCO — Jack Dorsey revolutionized online socializing by co-founding Twitter in 2006. Now he wants to transform the way people exchange money. Dorsey is leading a new startup called Square. Its first product resembles a cube: a tiny credit card terminal that plugs into the headphone jack of an iPhone. The goal is to [...]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Johann Gokool lost his left foot when a bomb ripped a hole in the side of the USS Cole nearly a decade ago, but the injury was nothing compared with the mental torment that ravaged him almost daily. He returned home to Florida suffering [...]
Nov. 2, 1929 — Dec. 22, 2009 Georgia Louise Harrison, of Fairfield, was born on Nov. 2, 1929, in Fletcher, Okla., to George and Bessie (Hendrixson) Lawson. She worked for over 20 years with the Federal Civil Service and retired as an administrative chief. Georgia was a member of the Berean Baptist Church. She was [...]
Aug. 2, 1948 — Dec. 22, 2009Alfonso P. Posadas Sr., of Green Valley, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, in North Bay Medical Center after a 17-year long fight against heart disease. Alfonso was born in Pangasinan, Philippines, on Aug. 2, 1948, to Domingo and Josefina Posadas. He graduated from the University of Santo [...]
URUMQI, China — China brushed aside international appeals Tuesday and executed a British man convicted of drug smuggling and whose relatives say was mentally unstable and unwittingly lured into the crime. Britain’s prime minister quickly criticized the execution — China’s first of a European citizen in nearly 60 years. “I condemn the execution of Akmal [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC FAIRFIELD — Whether it’s shredding the Napa defense for seven touchdown passes as a junior in 2007 or returning to the field with a broken arm to lead his team back to the playoffs in 2008, Fairfield High graduate Keith Welch Jr. left few stones unturned and fewer records unbroken in his three-year [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC FAIRFIELD — Whatever Tra’Mayne Bondurant does, he finds a way to stand out. Nowhere is that more apparent than on the gridiron. Bondurant set seven new city records during the 2009 football season, and it was just his first full season under center. And then there’s his performance during the 2009 Sac-Joaquin Section [...]
The Associated Press SAN JOSE — Devin Setoguchi got the message, became productive, and helped San Jose win its fifth straight. He scored for the Sharks, who got one goal from Joe Pavelski in regulation and the only one in the shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes [...]
Daily Republic staff KENTFIELD — The Rodriguez High boys basketball team continued to roll Monday as it topped Rocklin 67-60 in the opening round of the Don Dambauer tournament at Marin Catholic. Andre Lewis poured in 21 points for the Mustangs (9-2), while Rashaad Allen added 17 and Tyler Idowu had 11. The Thunder led [...]
Daily Republic staff FAIRFIELD — After a slow first half on both sides of the ball, the Fairfield High boys basketball team shut down visiting Kennedy of Sacramento down the stretch to top the Cougars 68-47 in the opening round of the Fairfield Holiday Classic. The Falcons (8-5) trailed 19-15 after the first quarter and [...]
The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Andres Nocioni made four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 21 points, helping the Sacramento Kings beat the struggling Denver Nuggets 106-101 on Monday night. Omri Casspi made a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Kings ahead for good at 97-96. Following a missed shot by Carmelo Anthony, Beno Udrih [...]
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man’s web over and over again. Now, as Disney prepares to buy the comic-book powerhouse Marvel, it faces the question of whether fans will also get attached to characters as obscure as Ant-Man and Iron Fist. The Walt Disney [...]
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