DIXON — Katie Luedke of the Roving Clovers 4-H Club, Dixon, and her terrier mix, Shorty, hope to make it two in a row at the annual 4-H Dog Show at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Dixon May fairgrounds, 655 S. First St. The two won top honors at last years event. The show is [...]
Associated Press Writer MIR ALI, Pakistan — Suspected militants attacked a paramilitary checkpoint Wednesday in a region where Pakistan has resisted U.S. pressure to wage an offensive against Islamist extremists, intelligence officials said. Four insurgents died, and one soldier was wounded. The clash was the second in less than a week in North Waziristan tribal [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has said a federal court went too far in ordering the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in California. The justices said Wednesday that federal judges in California did not take sufficient notice of the government’s decision to transfer the land in a [...]
CHICAGO — John Edwards’ mistress said the former presidential candidate’s wife didn’t know about the full extent of their relationship until after he gave an interview to ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff admitting the affair. “She didn’t know until after the interview,†Rielle Hunter told Oprah Winfrey about Elizabeth Edwards in quotes provided Wednesday by [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY— The requirements of Oklahoma’s new abortion law are drawing some emotional responses from patients, a clinic director said Wednesday, now that women must have an ultrasound and hear a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure can be done. The law went into effect a day earlier, when the state Senate overrode [...]
RICHMOND — Two people are dead after they were hit by an Amtrak train in Richmond Wednesday afternoon. An Amtrak spokesperson says the two were hit by a train originating out Oakland around 1:40 p.m. Spokesperson Vernae Graham did not know the speed of the train when it hit the two people, but said the [...]
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that there “may not be an appetite†in Congress to deal with immigration immediately after going through a tough legislative year. With energy legislation on the table and midterm elections approaching, Obama said he didn’t want to force an immigration bill through Congress “just for [...]
The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — South Korean figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na could play a key role in the chase for another top Olympic prize. Bid leaders from Pyeongchang, South Korea, said Wednesday that Kim will lend her support to the city’s campaign to host the 2018 Winter Games. “She has [...]
The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — New NCAA president Mark Emmert wants to resolve the thorniest issues in college sports. Does the men’s basketball tournament need more than 68 teams? Should there be a college football playoff? How will universities and athletic departments deal with tighter budgets? Emmert doesn’t pretend to have all those answers less [...]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti is fed up with his ballclub. A day after taking the team to task in an interview with a Los Angeles radio station even before the Dodgers were swept by the Mets in a doubleheader, Colletti again expressed his frustration a last-place [...]
The Associated Press ROME — Rafael Nadal opened his bid for a fifth Rome Masters title with a quick 6-1, 6-3 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Wednesday. After withdrawing from last week’s Barcelona Open, Nadal appeared fresh and dictated play with his usual combination of heavy topspin, few unforced errors and baseline winners. The third-ranked [...]
The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar officials insist the country’s blistering heat won’t be a factor if it wins the right to host the 2022 World Cup. To make its case, the country’s organizers unveiled a $4 billion plan Wednesday to build nine stadiums and renovate three others — all with a [...]
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