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- Mayor gives up bid to take over schools in L.A.
LOS ANGELES – After 18 months of political warfare waged from Southern California to Sacramento, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has abandoned his bid to become the first California mayor to take over a public school system.
- Interest in whales' plight intensifies
L ike Capt. Ahab spotting Moby Dick, more than a dozen boats zip across the Sacramento River at the sight of a fin or splash of spray – cues that it's time for another try at coaxing two wayward whales back from where they came.
- REGION UPDATE
Rebuilding key road to Yosemite costly
MARIPOSA – It could cost as much as $378 million to rebuild a major route to Yosemite National Park that was buried by a massive rock slide last year, according to the California Department of Transportation.
- NATION UPDATE
Three die when plane crashes at airstrip
BURNSVILLE, N.C. – A small plane trying to land at a private airstrip hit two planes on the ground yesterday, killing three people, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
- Ravaged town refuses to accept mayor's resignation
GREENSBURG, Kan. – The mayor of this tiny town, which was all but destroyed by a tornado this month, has resigned, saying he needs to focus on his family and isn't the leader Greensburg needs right now.
- Death toll put at 6 in Texas as rain, flooding continue
DALLAS – Rescuers suspended their search yesterday for a man now presumed to be the sixth person killed by rising waters in central Texas, and forecasters warned that recurring rain could cause more flooding.
- Boy, 4, beaten to death while mother in Iraq
CALUMET CITY, Ill. – A man beat his girlfriend's 4-year-old son to death after she left the child in his care while she was deployed to Iraq, police said.
- Cheney tells West Point grads to lead war on terror
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday urged the 978 new graduates of the U.S. Military Academy to provide leadership to troops fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Lawsuit says Clinton supporter spent company funds on flights
WASHINGTON – A longtime Clinton benefactor used corporate jets to fly former President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on business, personal and campaign trips that a lawsuit brands as wasteful company spending.
- Memo advised Clinton to skip Iowa
WASHINGTON – Tucked away in a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign memorandum that leaked out last week was a brief note about a quirk in next year's primary-election calendar that could have a profound effect on the strategies and spending of all the candidates.
- Alleged KKK member faces trial in 1964 drownings of 2 black men
JACKSON, Miss. – A reputed Ku Klux Klansman is to go on trial this week on kidnapping and conspiracy charges in the deaths of two black men who were abducted, beaten and dumped into the Mississippi River more than 43 years ago.
- Among cities addressing warming, Washington conspicuously absent
NEW YORK – Bold new initiatives against global warming have come out of major cities around the world over the past few weeks – with the notable exception of Washington.
- Congressman by day, crime fighter by night
WASHINGTON – In a single day, a Republican congressman from New Jersey voted in the House, was robbed of his wallet and, police say, chased and caught a suspect.
- Venezuelans protest forced closure of TV station
CARACAS, Venezuela – Tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets yesterday, chanting “Freedom, Freedom!” to protest President Hugo Chávez's decision not to renew the broadcast license of the country's most-watched TV station, an outlet for the opposition.
- Pentagon talks tough to China over Taiwan
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is warning China in blunt language that despite Beijing's massive military buildup, it lacks the power for a successful attack against rival Taiwan.
- Ex-commando to advise Thai junta on security
BANGKOK, Thailand – Frustrated by their inability to pacify a Muslim insurgency and concerned about rising impatience toward their rule, Thailand's generals have named a former commando and self-described assassin as their top security adviser.
- The week in Mexico
Abortion law challenge: Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora joined Mexico's top human rights official, José Luis Soberanes, in trying to overturn in the Supreme Court an abortion law heavily criticized by the Roman Catholic Church. Last month, Mexico City legalized abortion in the capital during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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