OAKLAND

OAKLAND / 'Most Wanted' fugitive shot dead in Oakland
A fugitive sought in connection with a 2005 slaying in Vallejo was shot and killed in Oakland on Wednesday evening by investigators whom he had been evading for months. Kim Saelio, 22, had been the subject of a six-month manhunt by police in Oakland...

Santa Clara school

Santa Clara school district eases junk food ban
The all-out junk food ban proposed earlier this year in the Santa Clara Unified School District has gone through a process not unlike what Goldilocks experienced when she visited the three bears' house and saw three bowls of porridge on the table. Post a Comment

Boutique Clients

Boutique Clients Shutter Bugged
Fraser Ross, owner of a shop catering to stars, has become a partner in a paparazzi agency. Even Hollywood is shocked. Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and their fellow celebrities have turned a Robertson Boulevard boutique called Kitson into "L.A.'s hippest hot spot," in the words of US Weekly — a place where certain green tank tops go for $645 and $195 buys that special trucker's hat.

Borders Fall

Borders Fall for These Doctors
Physicians, primarily radiologists, are getting swift diagnostic aid from distant time zones. The trend is likely to grow, but it has its critics. Her face illuminated by the fluorescent white glow of two computer monitors, Dr. Jenna Liu examined a CT scan of a car crash victim's stomach.

Muppets move into smithsonian

Muppets move into smithsonian
WASHINGTON —Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will be able to see the origins of the Muppets in a new exhibit, "Muppets and Mechanisms: Jim Henson's Legacy.

Prosecutor attacks

Prosecutor attacks Polk's story about husband's death
MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) -- Clutching the paring knife used to kill therapist Felix Polk, a prosecutor on Wednesday asked the dead man's wife why her hands were not cut when she wrested the blade away from him during a violent struggle as she claims....

Fresh fennel fantastic find

Fresh fennel fantastic find for flavorful fowl
ROASTING a batch of fennel a couple of weeks ago, it occurred to me that its relatively long cooking time begged for it to serve as the base for a slightly more complicated dish.

Prince Helps Pistons Stave

Prince Helps Pistons Stave Off Elimination
Detroit's defense would not let the Pistons' season end. The Pistons got back to their swarming ways when the Miami Heat had the ball, and Tayshaun Prince scored a career playoff-high 29 points to lift Detroit to a 91-78 win Wednesday night in Game 5 of the...