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BART Cop Injured Making Oakland Arrest

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:06:17 GMT

A BART police officer was injured while removing an unruly passenger from a train at the West Oakland station Saturday night, an agency spokesman said Sunday.

NRC: Three Mile Island Radiation Not Significant

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:37:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there. About 150 employees were sent home Saturday afternoon after the radiation was detected at the central Pennsylvania plant.

Survivors Recount China Mine Disaster; 104 Dead

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:26:37 GMT

When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered. The death toll two days later was up to 104, with four still missing, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.

49ers, Raiders May Share Stadium In Santa Clara

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:29:49 GMT

According to the Chronicle's Matier and Ross, the environmental review and design for a proposed 49ers stadium in Santa Clara includes the possibility of accommodating a second team, perhaps the Oakland Raiders.

Late Murphy TD Lifts Raiders Over Bengals 20-17

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:45:59 GMT

Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday.

9/11 Defendants Will Explain Reasons For Attacks

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:11:53 GMT

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but "would explain what happened and why they did it."

49ers Fail To Catch Up, Lose To Packers 30-24

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:10:50 GMT

Aaron Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005 and the Green Bay Packers survived a second-half surge by the 49ers for a 30-24 victory Sunday.

San Francisco Man Stabbed, Killed In Mission Dist.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:04:44 GMT

Police in San Francisco were looking for witnesses Sunday who may have information about a fatal stabbing in the city's Mission District Sunday morning.

UC Santa Cruz Protest Ends; Kerr Hall Damaged

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:53:47 GMT

A protest that saw dozens of University of California, Santa Cruz students barricading themselves inside the main campus administrative building came to an end Sunday.

Marin Cops Urge Safe Holiday, Plan DUI Checkpoints

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:38 GMT

Marin County law enforcement agencies are urging residents to keep the streets safe this Thanksgiving by drinking responsibly and designating a sober driver.