SANTA CLARA — Joel Lindpere scored in the 55th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Saturday night in Game 1 of the two-game, total-goals Eastern Conference semifinal. Lindpere scored after the Earthquakes were unable to clear a cross from Juan Pablo Angel. The ball fell to the [...]
BAGHDAD — Islamic militants held around 120 Iraqi Christians hostage for nearly four hours in a church Sunday before security forces stormed the building and freed them, ending a standoff that left at least 19 people dead, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. Security officials said the militants, who were allegedly linked to al-Qaida in Iraq, [...]
LONDON — Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study. British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a whole. Researchers analyzed how addictive a [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Eight years after he’s accused of slicing through a kitchen window screen with a knife and whisking away a young girl in the middle of the night, the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart is headed to trial in federal court. Jury selection in the trial of Brian David [...]
NEW YORK — President John F. Kennedy’s aide and speechwriter, Theodore C. Sorensen, a symbol of hope and liberal governance, died at a time of contempt for Washington and political leaders. Sorensen’s passing Sunday came just as supporters of his friend and boss were preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a very different moment [...]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, handed out Halloween treats to area children and military families at the White House Sunday evening. Local students between 6 and 14 years old, along with children from military families, were invited to celebrate Halloween on the North Lawn. The president and first lady, along with [...]
OAKLAND — A gunman suspected of taking part in a Halloween party shooting that injured nine people in downtown Oakland is the subject of a police search, authorities said Sunday. Officers who responded early Sunday saw several hundred people fleeing Sweet’s Ballroom, where a party called the first annual Fright Fest was being held, Oakland [...]
SAN DIEGO — The female companion of a suspect who committed suicide after the killing of a San Diego police officer was also fatally shot before police stormed their barricaded bedroom, authorities said Sunday. Holim Lee’s girlfriend, 27-year-old Lucky Xayasene, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the San Diego Medical Examiner reported on [...]
HAYWARD — Transit officials say a wheelchair-bound man is in critical condition after being pinned under a Bay Area Rapid Transit train. BART spokesman Linton Johnson says 64-year-old Curtis Fuller fell on the tracks at the Hayward station Saturday afternoon in what appears to have been an accident. Johnson says Fuller was adjusting the wheels [...]
AP College Football Writer NEW YORK — Oregon tightened its grip on the top spot in The Associated Press poll Sunday, while No. 3 Auburn closed the gap on No. 2 Boise State. In their third consecutive week as No. 1, the Ducks reached a new high for first-place votes (49) and points (1,487) from [...]
AP Golf Writer SHANGHAI — For the first time in more than five years, Tiger Woods is no longer golf’s No. 1 player. Lee Westwood of England took the top ranking Sunday, becoming the first European in 16 years to be No. 1 in the world and only the fourth player to get there without [...]
WEMBLEY, England — Troy Smith needed three quarters to find his range in his first start as a 49er. Once he did, San Francisco rallied to victory in the NFL’s fourth regular-season game in London. Smith completed three long passes in the fourth quarter to lead the 49ers to a 24-16 win over the Denver [...]
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