SAN DIEGO — A judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday over a request by lawyers for the Tucson shooting rampage suspect to prevent prison officials from forcibly giving him anti-psychotic drugs. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns called the hearing after Jared Lee Loughner’s attorneys filed an emergency request to prevent any forced medication of [...]
LOS ANGELES — For six years, California gave owners of hybrid cars the keys to the fast lane: permission to drive alone among carpoolers. Now hybrids are about to lose the special privilege that was intended as a reward for saving gas and protecting the environment. The vehicles are no longer novel, their key-shaped yellow [...]
ROME — Amanda Knox won a crucial legal victory Wednesday as an independent forensic report said that much of the DNA evidence used to convict the American student and her co-defendant in the murder of her roommate is unreliable and possibly contaminated. The review’s findings that DNA testing used in the first trial was below [...]
JERUSALEM — Software developed by an Israeli team is giving intriguing new hints about what researchers believe to be the multiple hands that wrote the Bible. The new software analyzes style and word choices to distinguish parts of a single text written by different authors, and when applied to the Bible its algorithm teased out [...]
CINCINNATI — In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans. A Republican-appointed judge joined with a Democratic appointee for the 2-1 majority in [...]
WASHINGTON — With jobs and federal aid at stake, U.S. cities are lining up to contest their 2010 census counts as too low. A decade ago, there were 1,200 challenges filed by cities, towns and counties. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is predicting a big jump in that number, due in part to tighter budgets [...]
ATHENS, Greece — Greece approved more austerity measures needed to avert default next month, in a vote Wednesday that calmed markets but triggered a second day of riots that left dozens injured and the capital blanketed with tear gas. The passage of the bill was a decisive step for the country to get the next [...]
WASHINGTON — In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that elimination of selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy must be included in any deficit reduction plan. “You stay here. Let’s get it done,” he all-but-lectured lawmakers, holding open the possibility of keeping Congress in Washington unless [...]
Today Stretch and Tone 8-9 a.m. Stretching regularly improves flexibility and promotes balance. Class gets you moving toward a healthier you. Enrollment required. Fairfield Senior Center, Round Table Room, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Info: 428-7796. Tai Chi for Seniors 8-9 a.m. Meditation and deep breathing benefits the entire body by reducing stress, alleviating arthritis and [...]
CONCORD— Canadian progressive rock band Rush’s Time Machine Tour landed in at the Sleep Train in Concord with a crowd bulging at the seams. The night started with a comic video purporting to tell “the real history of Rush” and featured band members Geddy Lee (bass, keyboards, vocals), Neil Peart (drums) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) [...]
Solano County voters passed Measures E and L in 1984 to protect Lynch Canyon and to keep Solano County from becoming a dumping ground for garbage from outside the county. Today Lynch Canyon is owned by the Solano Land Trust. It is a wonderful place to watch birds, enjoy a hike, and see all the [...]
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