Associated Press Writer GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said today. The Israeli military confirmed the air strikes and said they came in response to a rocket attack from Gaza on the [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court says it will hold a hearing in November on Arizona’s challenge to a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigration law on hold. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a two-page order Friday denying Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s request [...]
Associated Press Writers RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion. In the evening, hundreds of people gathered outside the hotel where many [...]
Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006, closing a case that could have tarnished the Nobel prize winner’s reputation. After a four-week investigation that included interviews with Gore, masseuse Molly Hagerty, her [...]
Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. — A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a “free fall†attraction failed to catch her. Police declined to identify the girl or to elaborate on her injuries, but said she was [...]
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — A House investigative panel has decided to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second high-profile trial with political implications for Democrats this fall. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted about unannounced charges, say the allegations [...]
VACAVILLE — The Napa National Little League All-Stars became the first team from District 53 to reach the West Regionals with a 6-0 shutout of Hollister National at Vacaville Central Little League’s Centennial Park facility on Thursday night. The only other District 53 to reach the finals round was Fairfield Atlantic in 1993. Napa National, [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Aubrey Huff hit a go-ahead two-run double in the third inning and added a solo homer and the San Francisco Giants held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Friday night. Tim Lincecum (11-4) scattered seven hits and two runs over seven innings to win for the [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Better late than never. Kenonte Howard of the Solano Community College football team punched his ticket to New Mexico State earlier this week by finishing summer school classes that earned him his associate of arts degree. The 2008 Vanden High grad had earlier made the grade on the football field, catching [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — The Solano Soccer Club will be looking to begin its season on a high note as its hosts the 14th annual Summer Classic Tournament at the Octo Inn Soccer Complex today and Sunday. The tournament will feature 24 girls teams of from all around Northern California in U-14, U-16 and U-19 [...]
LOS ANGELES — An apparent natural gas explosion at a welding shop Friday collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. The two-story wooden building in south Los Angeles was shaken by the violent explosion at about 6:15 a.m. [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC VALLEJO — Morgan, who goes by her first name only, is excited about being the headliner at the Aug. 7 Gay Pride Comedy Show. “I love getting undivided attention,†she said on the phone from her home in San Francisco. Morgan is a 58-year-old woman who lived for 50 years as a man. [...]
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