MADRID — Alberto Contador reiterated his innocence Thursday over his failed doping test at the Tour de France and slammed the Astana team for abandoning him once the news broke. The 27-year-old Spanish cyclist is facing a two-year ban and risks losing his third Tour title after testing positive for the banned drug clenbuterol, which [...]
AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Tom Brady was perfect on the field and his exit was first class. Brady threw a season-high four touchdown passes, all in the second half, and the New England Patriots routed the Detroit Lions 45-24 on Thursday after trailing by 11 late in the second quarter. “We showed some resiliency, [...]
FAIRFIELD — A morning fire that started in a bedroom mattress at a Travion Court apartment caused an estimated $10,000 in damage. The family, who is staying with relatives, was not at home at the time of the 10:30 a.m. fire but was notified by other family members of the blaze, said Battalion Chief Steve [...]
FAIRFIELD — The second annual Solano Turkey Trot attracted over 1,500 participants this mo The race, which began and ended at Solano Community College, featured 10 and 5 -kilometer runs plus a 5k walk. Race director Amy Fischer was pleased with the event’s success despite a snafu at the race’s turn around point that had [...]
April 29, 1928 — Nov. 11, 2010 Dorothy (Dottie) Johnson, 82, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, after a long battle with heart disease. Dottie was born April 29, 1928, in Texarkana, Texas, to John and Kaniah Schroeder. The family moved to California in 1934 and eventually settled in Vacaville where she grew up [...]
Oct. 4, 1927 — Nov. 11, 2010 Junior Gardner, 83, of Fairfield, passed away on Veterans Day. He was born in Hamburg, Iowa, on Oct. 4, 1927. Junior earned the W.W.II Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal. Junior is survived by his loving wife [...]
Feb. 12, 1931 — Nov. 21, 2010 Beryline Harvey, 79, a resident of Mesquite, Nev., passed away in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 21, 2010. Beryl was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Washington state to Mr. and Mrs. Ingerson. She was a mother to many, her own children, foster children, exchange students and all the [...]
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — A government report on Wednesday blamed a Thai-owned oil rig operator for Australia’s worst ever oil spill that stained the coasts of Indonesia and East Timor last year. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson told Parliament that the report found that PTTEP Australasia, a unit of Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production Plc., [...]
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials have become more pessimistic in their economic outlook through next year and have lowered their forecast for growth. The economy will grow only 2.4 percent to 2.5 percent this year, Fed officials said Tuesday in an updated forecast. That’s down sharply from a previous projection of 3 [...]
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A Roman Catholic priest suspended after federal agents seized a computer from his inner-city rectory has long sought riches online, where he sports a tuxedo and calls himself “Jerry from Philly.†The Rev. Geraldo Pinero endorses several so-called multilevel marketing companies on Facebook, blogs and other online posts that include his [...]
GREYMOUTH, New Zealand — All 29 workers missing underground in a New Zealand coal mine are believed to have died after a second explosion, police said. Police superintendent Gary Knowles said the second explosion occurred mid-afternoon Wednesday, almost exactly five days after the first blast in the Pike River mine. Potentially explosive methane gas had [...]
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s health ministry has ordered the eviction of 82 HIV/AIDS patients from a shelter run by supporters of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi because the center is not hygienic, state media said Wednesday. An official at the facility said the patients have refused to move, setting the stage for a showdown [...]
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