SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune
With the Chargers on their way to a 34-10 rout of the Oakland Raiders last night at Qualcomm Stadium, DeQuincy Scott went on his knees to celebrate after a quarterback sack. Defensive end Jacques Cesaire (right) also contributed to the defense's stellar performance.
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Angry mob confronts ex-Iraqi premier
In Baghdad, plot to attack Hussein trial uncovered
By Hamza Hendawi
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq – An angry crowd confronted Iraq's former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at a Shiite shrine south of Baghdad yesterday, forcing him to flee in a hail of stones and shoes.
Governor pushes 'really big' bond to remodel state
By Michael Gardner
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders are crafting an aggressive campaign to remodel California that promises to go beyond the traditional bond-and-build approach to schools and roads.
After 20 years in prison, S.D. man seeks to prove he didn't kill child
Wrongful-conviction hearing starts today
By Greg Moran
STAFF WRITER
Ken Marsh spent more than two decades in state prison, all the while insisting he should not have been there because he was an innocent man.
Huge jackpot a deadly curse for ex-couple
By James Dao
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
COVINGTON, Ky. – For Mack Metcalf and his estranged second wife, Virginia Merida, sharing a $34 million lottery jackpot in 2000 meant escaping poverty at breakneck speed.
Top teacher now an icon for AVID
College prep program was 'quiet revolution'
By Chris Moran
STAFF WRITER
Mary Catherine Swanson has spent a career selling the idea that nearly everyone can go to college, and business is booming. She started 25 years ago in her classroom at Clairemont High School with 32 customers – her freshman English class.
A new page 2
This morning marks the debut of a revamped A2 that will help readers navigate the paper more easily. "The Fight for Iraq" page will now be anchored on the inside of the A section's back cover, which is A13 today.
