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AP source: 20-year-old suspect had ties to school
WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school shootings is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school.
Respiratory virus cases up in Ariz. this season
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Cases of a potentially life-threatening respiratory virus that mostly affects babies and young children have risen 40 percent in Arizona this season when compared with the same period last year, health officials said.
CalArts ranked among top 50 colleges in U.S.
California Institute of the Arts has been ranked among the top 50 colleges in the United States.
UN telecom chief 'surprised' by US-led treaty snub
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Envoys from nearly 90 nations signed Friday the first new U.N. telecommunications treaty since the Internet age, but the U.S. and other Western nations refused to join after claiming it endorses greater government control over cyberspace.
Tolkien class at Wisconsin university proves popular
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first course devoted exclusively to the English author, Kirchoff wanted in. The only problem: It was full and he wasn't on the literature track.
FDA review of tobacco products grinds to a halt
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Talk about a smoke break. Tobacco companies have introduced almost no new cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products in the U.S. in more than 18 months because the federal government has prevented them from doing so, an Associated Press review has found. It's an unprecedented pause for an industry that historically has introduced dozens of new products annually, and reflects its increasingly uneasy relationship with the Food and Drug Administration, which in ...
Transsexual college hoops player stays focused
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The women's basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut.
Man sentenced in bizarre murder solicitation
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Southern California man has been sentenced to prison for soliciting the murder of his ex-girlfriend and asking the hit-man to videotape the killing so he could watch it on Christmas.
Smartphones can soon be used to 'e-hail' NYC taxis
NEW YORK (AP) - Raising your arm and yelling "taxi!" is the old-fashioned way to nab a New York City cab. Soon, all you'll need is a smartphone app.
NKorea still years away from reliable missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - After 14 years of painstaking labor, North Korea finally has a rocket that can put a satellite in orbit. But that doesn't mean Pyongyang is close to having an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Raul Castro says economic reforms are working
HAVANA (AP) - President Raul Castro declared Thursday that Cuba's two-year experiment with market reforms is working and has the wind at its back, but said much work remains to breathe life into the sputtering economy.
Embattled, Rice bows out of running; Kerry likely
WASHINGTON (AP) - Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after a bitter, weekslong standoff with Republican senators who declared they would fight to defeat her nomination.
Ed Carstens: ‘Obamacare’ clarification
You recently published the letter "Insurance freebies not so free" (Dec. 5) in which the writer closed with, "I guess those 'freebies' that were promised in the new health care law are not so free after all."
Rachelle Dardeau: Thanks to the Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival
Although the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is typically closed on Saturdays, it was the place to be on Dec. 8 as the Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival performed its interpretation of a Dickens classic for Santa Clarita Valley residents.
Today in the SCV: Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
Today in the SCV Farewell for city manager Community members who hope to wish outgoing City Manager Ken Pulskamp farewell are invited to attend a retirement event in his honor Friday at 6 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, located at 20880 Centre Point Parkway, Santa Clarita. Tickets to the event are $35 per person and include dinner and entertainment. Info: Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.secure-santa-clarita.com/estore/. 661-255-4939 Christmas concert Real Life Church ...
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Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
Joe Klocko: The conundrum: supply and demand, wages and the skills gap
Most people understand the basic economic principle of supply and demand and incorporate it into their daily decisions. They may not do it consciously, but economic decisions are made every day by each and every one of us.
