Ted “Papoe” Muto July 30, 1925 — June 28, 2010 Surrounded by his family, Ted “Papoe” Muto lost his courageous battle to cancer. He passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 84. Ted was known to all of his grandchildren as “Papoe.” Born in Sacramento, he has been in the Suisun-Fairfield area [...]
MEXICO CITY — The government of Mexico lifted the alert for swine flu Tuesday, officially ending the health emergency in the country where the illness first appeared 14 months ago. Secretary of Health Jose Angel Cordova said that as recently as October, 90 percent of influenza cases in Mexico were swine flu. But by May, [...]
Associated Press Writer PATNA, India — Up to 200 Maoist rebels ambushed paramilitary troops in eastern India, killing at least 27 in the latest bold attack by the guerrillas, a senior police official said. A 63-member patrol of the Central Reserve Police Force was ambushed in dense forest Tuesday evening in the Narayanpur district of [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC FAIRFIELD — Slight change of participating teams aside, the Fairfield Expos American Legion baseball team is ready to host the first of two tournaments this summer when the Western Amateur Baseball Federation championships get under way this morning at Laurel Creek Park’s Yarbrough Field. Originally scheduled to feature teams from Chugiak, Alaska, and [...]
Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO — Mosab Hassan Yousef says he will be killed if he is deported from the United States to the West Bank. The oldest son of one of Hamas’ founders, he was an Israeli spy for a decade, and he abandoned Islam for Christianity, further marking him a traitor. He is [...]
The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Whit Merrifield’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning gave South Carolina its first baseball national championship with a 2-1 victory over UCLA in the College World Series on Tuesday night. The Gamecocks (54-16) won six straight games after losing their CWS opener against [...]
Associated Press Writer ROSEVILLE — Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said Tuesday lawmakers shouldn’t leave Sacramento and return to their districts for a break in the midst of a $19 billion budget crisis. Her criticism came just two days before the start of a new fiscal year, with most of the 120 legislators expected to [...]
AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer was knocked out of Wimbledon in the quarterfinals by Tomas Berdych today, stopping his bid for a record-tying seventh title at the All England Club. The 12th-seeded Czech used his big serve and forehand to beat Federer in four sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, on Centre Court [...]
AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Ford Motor Co., the only Detroit automaker to avoid bankruptcy protection, said today it will reduce its huge debt by another $4 billion as it continues to show signs of financial strength. The Dearborn, Mich., automaker will pay $3.8 billion in cash to a United Auto Workers trust fund that [...]
The Associated Press BALTIMORE — The next time Vin Mazzaro is used as a starting pitcher, it might be nice if he found out about it more than three hours before game time. Then again, judging by his performance against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night, it could be to Mazzaro’s advantage to pitch on [...]
Associated Press Writers NEW YORK — Anna Chapman has been called the femme fatale of a spy case with Cold War-style intrigue — a striking redhead and self-styled entrepreneur who dabbled in real estate and mused on her Facebook page, “if you can dream, you can become it.†Chapman’s American dream, U.S. authorities say, was [...]
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today accused Republicans of being out of touch with the struggles of ordinary Americans, railing against one House lawmaker’s apology to BP oil and another’s criticism of Wall Street overhaul legislation. In comments prepared for delivery at a town hall in Wisconsin, Obama gave voice to the [...]
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