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Red Sox win ALCS, face Cardinals in World SeriesShane Victorino's seventh-inning grand slam propelled Boston to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers, clinching the AL championship series and setting up a World Series rematch with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Florida inmates released by mistake captured in Panama CityConvicted murderers Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker,聽freed from a Florida prison by phony documents,聽were captured together without incident Saturday night in Panama City.
Gun rights activists organize 'Come and Take It' rally at the AlamoBreaking with Texas tradition, which frowns upon demonstrations at the Alamo, gun rights organizers rallied there on Saturday. The activists were protesting a San Antonio ordinance that limits the carrying of firearms at public events.- Georgia reviews burden of proof for mentally disabled death row defendantsGeorgia was the first state to pass a law prohibiting the execution of mentally disabled death row inmates, but it also has the toughest requirement for proving disability beyond a reasonable doubt. Lawmakers are revisiting that requirement.聽
Second LAX employee arrested for dry ice bombA supervisor on the runways of Los Angeles International Airport has admitted to placing a dry ice bomb outside one of the terminals.聽
Bay Area traffic sluggish as BART strike continuesSan Francisco and Northern California residents face a weekend of congested highways and bridges as transit employees continue their strike. Workers have been negotiating a package of work rules involving schedules, sick time, overtime, and paychecks.
Fla. Corrections Department reexamines policies following prison breakDays after two men sentenced to life in prison for murder were mistakenly released, Florida's Corrections Department is changing the way it verifies early releases. Police are still searching for the two men who forged documents to secure their release.聽
Cardinals KO Kershaw, World Series-boundThe Cardinals stunned Clayton Kershaw with a four-run third inning, rookie Michael Wacha was magnificent on the mound, and St. Louis advanced to its second World Series in three seasons.
Former US House Speaker Tom Foley remembered for bipartisanshipTom Foley, former House Speaker and representative from Washington state, passed away on Friday according to his wife.
Red Sox rely on Mike Napoli's bat in ALCSThe Boston Red Sox are ahead 3-2 in the American League Championship Series after Thursday night's 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Mike Napoli's hitting has been the winning edge for the Red Sox.
BART strike underway (again) in San FranciscoA BART strike will hit 400,000 daily commuters in San Francisco Friday. Negotiations broke down early Friday. The unions want more pay and more flexible hours.
BART strike? Unions threaten to cripple San Francisco's morning commute.BART strike: BART workers unions might go on their second strike in four months, against the nation's fifth biggest commuter line.聽Workers will walk off the job at midnight if BART officials don't change their mind, said a union official.
Blackwater shootings: New charges filed against Blackwater contractorsBlackwater shootings: Four Blackwater contractors, all ex-military, are each charged with over a dozen counts of voluntary manslaughter and attempted manslaughter.
Stenographer unleashes surprising outburst on the floor of CongressA stenographer was led off the floor of Congress after her outburst during the House vote to end the government shutdown and extend the federal debt limits.
Can schools ban American flag T-shirts?A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday will consider a lawsuit by three students claiming an American flag T-shirt ban violated their free speech and equal protections rights guaranteed by the US Constitution.
Booker wins Senate seat for DemocratsNewark's Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, beat out Republican Steve Lonegan for a seat in the U.S. Senate in a special election in New Jersey on Wednesday. Booker will be the first black U.S. senator from the Garden State.聽
House approves bill to end shutdown and avoid defaultCongress struck a deal Wednesday night that will reopen the government through January 15 and allow the Treasury to borrow through early February or so. The deal did not defund Obamacare, as some Republicans had hoped it would.聽
Senate votes to end standoff: Will the House follow suit?After a 16-day shutdown, a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate sent a bill to the House on Wednesday聽that would prevent a default and reopen the government. The President promised to sign the bill immediately after it reaches his desk.- LAX dry-ice bombs: Baggage handler arrestedAn LAX baggage handler was arrested Tuesday in connection with two dry ice bombs that exploded at LAX on Sunday and Monday. Police have not released information about a motive.
- Erin Cox: Punished for helping drunk friendErin Cox picked up a drunk friend and got suspended from her high school volleyball team. Did Erin Cox do the right thing?
