Associated Press SAN’A, Yemen — A leading al-Qaida militant in Yemen who surrendered to Saudi Arabia last month provided the tip that led to the thwarting of the mail bomb plot, Yemeni security officials said Monday. The officials said Jabir al-Fayfi, a Saudi militant who had joined al-Qaida in Yemen, told Saudi officials about the [...]
Associated Press SAN’A, Yemen — Al-Qaida in Yemen, suspected in the thwarted mail bombing attempt, appears to be aggressively seeking to recruit American and European radicals who could provide an entry way for the group to carry out attacks in their homelands. Yemen provides a potentially easy entry point for foreign radicals to link up [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Nizell Sims sat in front of the office at Oakbrook Elementary School, tentatively sipping a pale orange smoothie. “It’s supposed to be good for you,†the 12-year-old said. “I don’t like it too much.†The smoothie came from one of the healthy food stations of the A to Z Farm to [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC VACAVILLE — In 1985, nurse Teri Barton-Salinas got the idea that making IV lines different colors could make her job easier and save lives. It remained only an idea until 2003 when she and her sister, Gail Barton-Hay, got what they call ColorSafe IV Lines patented. Now, with the help of retired California [...]
Daily Republic SUISUN CITY — From babies to adults, everyone was showing their Halloween spirit. Even some pets wore costumes. The 59th annual Suisun City Firefighters Association Halloween parade and Costume Contest brought in a variety of princesses, pirates, monsters and other creative costumes to Harbor Plaza on Sunday. The parade and costume contest featured [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD —At home or away, it’s all the same. Winning the World Series is more than enough for Giants fans at local bars. Fairfield resident Jake Palfey sat at the bar inside Applebee’s at Westfield Solano watching the game with a few of his friends. “There’s no doubt we’re going to wrap this [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — For the second year in a row, the Northern California chapter of the National Electricians Contractors Association donated $5,000 to the Matt Garcia Youth Center. A formal presentation of a check representing the funds took place Friday, followed by a tour of the youth center, which is nearing its second anniversary. [...]
My daughter Kaci’s school recently had an All Nations Day where they celebrated various cultures from around the world. The students did research and provided information on the countries’ specific customs, including art and clothing, and provided samples of their indigenous food. When I went to Grange Intermediate, we had the same type of thing [...]
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