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UC Davis climbed to a best-ever eighth among public universities in the latest edition of U.S . News and World Report’s much-watched college rankings, released Wednesday. “UC Davis’ reputation continues to grow as one of the nation’s elite public universities, where innovative research is addressing the world’s most critical issues and students are equipped for productive, meaningful lives,” Chancellor […]
SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento judge ordered a 12-day halt to the UC Davis “sweethearts” murder trial after two of the defendant’s court-appointed attorneys said they can’t proceed without their injured colleague. Linda Parisi underwent knee surgery Tuesday after falling down a short flight of stairs in the courthouse and was dismayed to hear the trial […]
Long-ago classmates of Chris Stevens on Wednesday found themselves trying to put together the face of the 52-year-old slain U.S. ambassador to Libya with the blond boy they knew at Emerson Junior High School.
On Tuesday, an armed mob angered by a film mocking Islam’s Prophet Muhammad killed Stevens and three other Americans who had gone to evacuate the consulate in Benghazi, according to news reports.
Stevens attended Emerson from 1972 to 1975. There, he played saxophone in the band, joined the ski team and worked on the Flame and Wasp, the school’s yearbook and newspaper.
Classmate Tanya Noda remembered the young Chris as “very quiet,” “active” and “well-rounded.” Liz McCapes said …
By Maggie Michael and Osama Alfitory BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli on Wednesday after the mob attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Officials were investigating whether the rampage was a backlash to an anti-Islamic video with ties to Coptic Christians or a […]
The city’s Planning Commission made no decision Wednesday on a proposal by city staff to alter the size requirements for stores on the four outlying pads at the Second Street Crossing, better known as the Target development. When voters approved Target in 2006, they also agreed to allow the property owners to build four additional […]
