AMSTERDAM — Dutch police have uncovered huge caches of child pornography on “hidden” websites, including four based in the United States, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The discovery was made as part of the far-reaching investigation into a suspected pedophile identified only as Robert M. who was arrested in Amsterdam last year. He is accused of abusing [...]
TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s son al-Saadi is trying to negotiate the terms of his own surrender, the rebel commander in Tripoli told The Associated Press on Wednesday in what would be a major blow to the Libyan leader’s crumbling regime. The commander, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, said al-Saadi first called him Tuesday and asked whether [...]
LOS ANGELES — Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter, long-running legal fight, a judge said Wednesday. The settlement is intended to end the bickering and accusations that have permeated the case handled in mostly secret proceedings for [...]
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in a majority of U.S. cities in July, despite a weak economy that is producing few jobs. The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates dropped in 193 large metro areas, increased in 118 and were flat in 61. That’s a sharp change from June, when unemployment rates rose in [...]
LOS ANGELES — Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton waived California extradition proceedings Wednesday and will be returned to Georgia in connection with his arrest in a murder case in Atlanta. Crittenton appeared before Superior Court Judge Upinder Kalra and said he had voluntarily signed the waiver. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office had charged [...]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stands to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awards and manages contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects, independent investigators said Wednesday. The Wartime Contracting Commission urged Congress and the Obama [...]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will lay out his jobs plan in a prime television time address next week to a rare joint session of Congress, the White House said Wednesday. Obama sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asking to speak to both chambers at 8 p.m [...]
KILLINGTON, Vt. — Only one flooded Vermont town remained cut off from the outside world Wednesday, but National Guard helicopters were still dropping food and water on storm-ravaged parts of the state as the Eastern seaboard labored to recover from hurricane-turned-tropical-storm Irene. About 2 million people remained without power in water-logged homes and businesses from [...]
FAIRFIELD — Two 15-year-old males were arrested Tuesday night in connection with the armed robbery of six Fairfield residents early Sunday, after which a man was shot. The teens, one from Suisun City and the other from Fairfield, were arrested without incident during a 9:30 p.m. traffic stop, according to a Fairfield Police Department news [...]
Today Cordelia Rotary Club 7:15 a.m. Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane. Info: Nancy Garver at 449-8299. Line Dancing 10-11:30 a.m. Suisun Senior Center, 318 Merganser Drive. Info: 422-8273. Country Western Line Dancing 10 a.m. to noon. Fairfield Senior Center in the Assembly Hall, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Info: 428-7796. Toddler Time 10 a.m. and [...]
FAIRFIELD — The Vanden High School principal placed on administrative leave was once sued for sexual harassment by his vice principal in another district, court papers show. Brian Spears, a vice principal of Rio Linda High School, filed the suit against Stephen Liles in Sacramento County Superior Court in April 2008. It alleges that Liles, [...]
FAIRFIELD — The 2011 season is looking like another difficult one for the Fairfield High football team. Missing the playoffs in 2010 after two straight postseason trips, hit the Falcons hard last year. With a similar schedule this year, it could be another tough year for Fairfield, which now has the added task of replacing [...]
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