Associated Press Writer Fans of “Avatar†rave about how immersive it is, but it has a problem: The film only lasts 161 minutes. If you really want immersive, travel to the amazing universe of BioWare’s science- fiction epic “Mass Effect 2†(Electronic Arts, for the Xbox 360, $59.99). I’ve already spent about 50 hours there, [...]
Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — There’s a reason why a new book about helping disorganized teenagers was published midway through the school year, rather than in September. “When you go back to school in September, everything is fresh and everything is new,†said Ana Homayoun, author of “That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week†[...]
Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter’s Square, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. The revelation is contained in one [...]
The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Winter Olympics are coming to Vancouver in three weeks. The snow has no such timetable. Cypress Mountain, the venue for snowboarding and freestyle skiing events, is bare and muddy in parts. It closed to the public two and a half weeks earlier than planned due to unseasonably [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — The parolee who allegedly led Fairfield police on a wild car chase around town Friday pleaded not guilty Tuesday to more than 13 felony charges. In addition to four charges of assaulting police officers, Shawn Morita also faces evading, false imprisonment, resisting arrest and driving under the influence charges. Morita also [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Starbound Youth Theater is still looking for a few more Greasers and Socs. The city’s low-cost theater program has started preparing to stage its 11th play, this time a rendition of the classic coming-of-age novel “The Outsiders.†Supported by a grant from the local Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Task Force, [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — A 20-year-old man who pulled a string of armed robberies last year agreed Tuesday to a plea deal of 16 years and four months in state prison. During a brief court appearance Timothy Fisher pleaded no contest to charges arising from two of four armed robberies that occurred in Vacaville and [...]
The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood jokes that he can’t remember how many concussions he’s had. Then he gets serious, recalling the damage he’s absorbed since he first started playing football when he was 12. “What have I done?†Youngblood said. “I have to ask that question. You just [...]
The Impetuous Fool . . . As the winter months grow colder and the rain keeps falling, doesn’t coffee seem to taste so much better? Now, I realize there are plenty of you out there who don’t really like coffee or just can’t drink it. For those of you who aren’t allergic to it or [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — A Minnesota man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on a felony sexual assault charge for a 1998 rape in Allan Witt Park. A year ago Michael W. Derrick, 32, was living in a small remote town in northwestern Minnesota not far from the North Dakota border. In June he was [...]
By Jess Sullivan Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — A Minnesota man facing a felony charge for a 1998 sexual assault in Allan Witt Park was in court today for a probable cause hearing. Michael W. Derrick, 31, has been in jail since December when he was arrested in Minnesota and then extradited for the crime that [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Kelly Rhoads-Poston hopes that having her sons in the dual immersion program at B. Gale Wilson School will help improve their performance in school down the road. “I think it will open doors for them later on,†Rhoads-Poston said. Her sons Ryan Poston, 12, and Evan Poston, 9, have been a [...]
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