| Bracken to sue CA over knee injury Former Test fast bowler Nathan Bracken will be suing Cricket Australia (CA) for $1 million over a knee injury that ruined his career.
Bracken, who played five Tests and 116 One-Day Internationals... | |
| Arnie, Stallone joining forces for new action thriller Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone will co-star in an upcoming action flick 'The Tomb', according to reports.
According to film studio Summit Entertainment, Stallone will play a structural... |
| Ex flames Nicole Scherzinger, Lewis Hamilton spotted hand-in-hand Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton seem to have reignited their romance after they were spotted holding hands following a late night dinner date in Los Angeles earlier this week.
Just four months... |
| Google to 'come up with 'Terminator' style HUD glasses' Google is reportedly ready with a pair of heads-up display glasses that would let wearers see the world in a way similar to the cyborg played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Terminator' movies.
It is... |
| George Clooney jokes about adopting 'The Descendants' co-star George Clooney joked in an interview at Monday's 84th Annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills that he was "looking to adopt very successful people."
At the top of the list is... |
| Source: NY, California to sign mortgage settlement ALBANY, N.Y. -; A source close to the negotiations says New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over... |
| Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb' "The Tomb" will feature Schwarzenegger as an inmate opposite Stallone, who plays the designer of a master prison forced to escape from his own jailhouse. Directed by Mikael Hafstrom,... |
| Federal Court Rules Against Traditional Marriage in California In a long anticipated decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that California's Proposition 8, which effectively defines marriage as only between a man and woman, amounts to an... |
| Pension-reform group suspends initiative campaign SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; A conservative group announced Wednesday that it was suspending its campaign to put public employee pension reform on the November ballot. Dan Pellissier, president of... |
| Calif. Politicians applaud, slam same-sex decision "San Francisco stands ready to begin marrying same-sex couples, and we remain as deeply committed to the fight for marriage equality today as we did nearly eight years ago when... |
| Diamond Foods names new CEO on audit results SAN FRANCISCO -; Diamond Foods Inc. is replacing its CEO and chief financial officer after an internal investigation found that the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers and it... |
| Lawsuit seeks to block Google's privacy changes SAN FRANCISCO -; A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next month. The planned... |
| Under Brown, more murderers gain their freedom SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing murderers to be paroled from California prisons at a far greater pace than his two immediate predecessors. The decisions, contained in a report... |
| Timeline of same-sex marriage in California Gavin Newsom authorizes the county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon are the first to marry. Feb.... |
| Lawsuit: Payment denied for seniors' home care RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -; A lawsuit contends that a health insurer ran a scheme to avoid paying in-home care claims from what could be thousands of California's elderly residents. Senior... |
| Heavy fog blamed for Vallejo highway pileup VALLEJO, Calif. -; Authorities say heavy fog is to blame for a messy highway pileup near Vallejo that involved at least 31 vehicles. The California Highway Patrol reports 11 separate crashes on... |
| Court: Stanford student on 'no-fly list' can sue SAN FRANCISCO -; A federal appeals court says a Stanford University student can sue the Department of Homeland Security over her erroneous placement on the government's "no-fly list."... |
| News Corp 2Q beats Street despite hacking charges LOS ANGELES -; Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Wednesday that net income grew by nearly two-thirds in the final quarter of 2011, despite expenses related to the ongoing phone hacking... |
| Visa 1Q profit rises 16 percent as card use rises The VISA logo and hologram are shown imprinted on a VISA credit card in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Visa Inc., reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, after the market close.... |
| Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, shows Cisco CEO John Chambers watches a Stanford basketball game in Palo Alto, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc., reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012,... |
| Feds charge Chinese firm with trade secret theft SAN FRANCISCO -; Federal prosecutors are accusing a company owned by the Chinese government of conspiring with a California couple to steal trade secrets from Dupont Co. The indictment unsealed... |
| 2 Calif. journalism nonprofits plan to merge SAN FRANCISCO -; An online journalism startup and the nation's oldest investigative news nonprofit are considering a merger. The two California nonprofits announced Tuesday that their boards... |
| Andrews won't disclose who attended meetings HADDONFIELD, N.J. -; A spokesman for Rep. Rob Andrews has declined to disclose who attended meetings with the New Jersey congressman during a trip last year that has become a point of contention for... |
| Sacramento's Sutter Medical Center is first in state to earn atrial fibrillation certification Bee file, 2011. Construction cranes and open steelwork mark the progress of Sutter Medical Center's $724 million expansion program. The project includes renovating Sutter General Hospital and... |
| Web site to aid California businesses with health care issues A group of California business organizations today announced the launch of a website to help the state's business operators understand the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.The... |
| It's California time for Gingrich CLEVELAND - Newt Gingrich is headed to California next week to bolster his campaign’s dwindling bank account.Spokesman R.C. Hammond announced Wednesday that Gingrich would hold eight... |
| In California, Some Students Rethink Dropping Out Santa Barbara High School covers 40 acres in tree-lined hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a few miles away. The Spanish-style main buildings date from the mid-1920s, and when the doors are closed,... |
| A Mom And A Baby Find Out What's Really Rural In California Real Rural A path through farmland leads to the ocean in Loleta, Humboldt County, Calif. Most moms probably don't want their babies around pot growers, but San Francisco-based... |
| Chuck Prophet's 'Beautiful' Homage To San Francisco Beautiful , takes its name from a former synagogue that hosted punk-rock shows in the late '70s and early '80s; it was next door to the temple overseen by cult leader Jim Jones. That may... |
| Long Beach councilman faces added charges Photo credit: Newsday/Danielle Finkelstein | Democratic councilman Michael Fagen responds to a presentation by an external auditor regarding Long Beach's struggling finances. (Feb. 6,... |
| New, easier screening program coming to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport No need to remove shoes, belts, light jacks or laptop computers and liquids from bags under new Transportation Security Administration screening program coming to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood... |
| California's 'Valleycrat' a rare find WASHINGTON - The California Valleycrat could be an endangered species.</p><p> Or maybe it was mostly mythical all along.</p><p> A storied political hybrid, the Valleycrat... |
| Bon Iver at the Santa Barbara Bowl First it was For Emma, Forever Ago. The soul in a refraction of icicles. A moment hanging like breath on air. And yet life -- even still life -- is not still. The story is not a story if it does not... |
| Website To Aid California Businesses With Health Care Issues A group of California business organizations today announced the launch of a website to help the state's business operators understand the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ... |
| Girl Scout Cookies Do Calif. Firm's Marketing technology service, can relate to that sentiment. "We're tech experts, but we don't know how to market," Perez said recently. "We've done six different types of... |
| Hollywood's Golden Collars Awards Nothing To Sniff At With Uggie stealing hearts in "The Artist," snagging the spotlight at celebrity events and reportedly preparing for a sketch with Oscar host Billy Crystal, Hollywood really has gone to the... |
| Los Angeles: Cheapest place to buy Starbucks Starbucks than New Yorkers. In fact, the only other cities where you can get that cup for $1.65 are Portland, Oregon and Columbus, Ohio. Last month, Starbucks announced it would be raising prices... |
| Another allegation rocks Los Angeles school LOS ANGELES -; Officials at a Los Angeles school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims are investigating yet another allegation of misconduct, this one involving a teacher's aide in her 50s accused... |
| Hollywood's new canine award gets A-list attention LOS ANGELES -; With Uggie stealing hearts in "The Artist," snagging the spotlight at celebrity events and reportedly preparing for a sketch with Oscar host Billy Crystal, Hollywood really... |
| Report shows job, wealth growth in Silicon Valley SAN FRANCISCO--Silicon Valley is creating jobs and wealth for highly skilled workers but may be leaving some residents behind as employment closes in on pre-Great Recession levels, according to a... |
| Canisius High president named to same post at California school Canisius High School President John M. Knight, right, holds a plaque as Rev. Fred Betti blesses it during a ceremony Feb. 17, 2009, as the school's new math and science wing was being... |
| Ruling seen limiting class actions in California and elsewhere SAN FRANCISCO—The ruling by an appellate court in California that dismisses a class action wage-and-hour lawsuit by bank employees is expected to lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of... |
| More photos found in Calif. teacher abuse case Investigators said Wednesday they have found 200 additional photos they believe were taken by a former teacher who is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children over a five-year... |
| Gary Busey files for bankruptcy in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — Court records show Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy and is listing more than $500,000 in estimated personal debts. Busey's filing on Tuesday in Los Angeles provides few... |
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| Sacramento housing programs get $800K in grants Follow this company , and the NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Sacramento Region will receive $303,500. Both grants come from NeighborWorks America, according to... |
| 'Cars' area opening in June at California Adventure ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney officials say a new area called Cars Land will open in June at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim. The Orange County Register reports... |
| Hollywood actor Michael Biehn brings thriller to Edmonton EDMONTON - To say Michael Biehn's directorial debut was low budget is no exaggeration."I didn't have enough money for special effects makeup, I couldn't do zombies, I... |
