Man Makes Dramatic Escape From Fire

" January 20, 2007 California - A fire in a sixth-floor unit of a high-rise West Oakland apartment building was doused within minutes Friday morning, but that was enough time for residents to witness a bold escape as a man in the burning unit climbed out the window through...

Dog Shot While Fighting off Oakland Robber

"Buffy, a 7-year-old German shepherd, may lose a leg after being shot trying to protect her owner from being robbed outside their East Oakland home on Wednesday night. The dog managed to fend off the assailant, but not before being shot in her left front leg."

Jack Kevorkian - Not Out Yet - To be paroled in June

Jack Kevorkian is not out yet. While June 1st is the infamous doctor’s parole date, Kevorkian’s attorney, Mayer Morganroth, will ask Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm for an earlier release date due health issues. Concern’s over Kevorkian’s failing...

Prisoner #284797 - Jack Kevorkian - released from jail

Some called him a murder, "Dr. Death," whiles others saw him as a saintly man bringing compassion and dignity to the dying.Whatever your slant on this man who brought a lot of attention to the whole subject of assisted suicide, or euthanasia, the guy is out of jail, after 8...

Heavy Rain Slowing Bay Area Roads: Flooding, Crashes & Traffic Jams

"In San Francisco, the Great Highway is currently shut down from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard, said Department of Public Works spokeswoman Christine Falvey, and will most likely be closed in the northbound direction as well if it keeps raining. There is also flooding on...

Thanksgiving killings shock Eritreans (AP)

" OAKLAND, Calif. - The deadly shooting of a widow, her brother and her mother during Thanksgiving dinner has shocked Eritrean immigrants in Northern California and beyond. "We've never had anything like this. It's very sad," said Azeb Yohannes, the manager of an Eritrean...

Head chopping continues: Newspaper Industry In Death Spiral?

"The East Bay newspapers operated by MediaNews Group Inc. (the private company known for buying '€œfire sale'€ papers) made a statement last week that it has eliminated jobs in several locations, with the cuts affecting every part of the publishing operation. This comes...

Mother's Diet during Pregnancy can affect Grandchildren (Epigenetics)

Oakland, California: A new study by scientists at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) is the first to show that a mother's diet during pregnancy influences the health of her grandchildren by changing the behavior of a specific gene. The study was conducted...

My Mother, My President

"So they've called each other names. These two are pros. And they get along fine. Alexandra Pelosi is uniquely positioned to judge how the President and the future Democratic House Speaker will get along. At 36, she is the youngest of Nancy Pelosi's five children, and her...

Nevada woman sues voting machine manufacturer

A Reno, Nevada woman is suing Sequoia Voting Systems claiming the technology voided her vote in 2004.One-third of all Americans voting in Tuesday's elections will vote using a variety of electronic machines."The suit also seeks more than $10,000 in damages, and a court order...

Voting machine firms confirm U.S. probe (AP)

" WASHINGTON - A U.S. manufacturer of touch-screen voting machines confirmed Sunday it was being investigated by the federal government for alleged ties to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez but flatly denied any connection. Sequoia Voting Systems Inc., based in Oakland,...

U.S. digs for vote-machine links to Hugo Chávez

In the debate about the reliability of electronic voting technology, the South Florida parent company of one of the nation's leading suppliers of touch-screen voting machines is drawing special scrutiny from the U.S. government. Federal officials are investigating whether...

'Krazy' inventor of the Wave celebrates (AP)

" OAKLAND, Calif. - Krazy George Henderson has spent the last quarter-century trying to persuade everyone that he debuted the "Wave" during an Oakland Athletics " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Oakland Athletics ' playoff game against the Yankees — not...