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SF homicides down 50 percent in first half of 2009

3 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) Police say the total homicides in San Francisco so far this year is 50 percent lower than at the same point last year.On June 30, police statistics show 25 homicides were recorded so far in 2009, including one from last year that was not recorded until this year.The total is ...

Daily 3

3 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Here are the winning numbers picked Sunday night for the California Lottery's Daily 3 game: 0, 3, 3.Winning Daily 3 numbers picked Sunday afternoon were: 7, 6, 0.Ticket-holders with all three winning numbers in the order given win the top prize. Lesser amounts are also awarded to ticket-holders with other ...

Daily Derby

3 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Here are the winning horses picked Sunday night for the California Lottery's Daily Derby game:1st Place: 06, Whirl Win.2nd Place: 08, Gorgeous George.3rd Place: 07, Eureka.Here is the race time: 1:44.36.To win the grand prize, ticket-holders must match in exact order the winning race time and the first, second and ...

Fantasy 5

3 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Here are the winning numbers picked Sunday night for the California Lottery's seven-times-a-week Fantasy 5 game: 06, 07, 27, 31, 33.The numbers are listed in sequential order, but any combination wins.

Daily 4

3 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Here are the winning numbers picked Sunday night in the California Lottery's Daily 4 game: 6, 0, 6, 1.Ticket-holders with all four winning numbers in the order given win the top prize. Lesser amounts are also awarded to ticket-holders with other varying combinations of the winning numbers.

OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets

4 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.More than 1.6 million fans registered online for free in the random drawing of only 8,750 names. Each person selected will receive two tickets to Tuesday's ...

OMG!! Jackson memorial passes start to trickle out

5 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Who's getting the tickets?Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, more than 1.6 million fans waited to learn Sunday whether they were among the lucky few to win access to Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday at Staples Center.On Sunday evening, fans around the world started posting Twitter messages about receiving tickets."OMG ...

Santa Clara police fatally shoot murder suspect

5 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Santa Clara police say a man matching the description of a murder suspect has been fatally shot by officers.Police Lt. Phil Cooke says an officer on patrol Sunday thought the man fit the description of a suspect sought for a Saturday night murder in Marysville.Cooke says the man shot at ...

Day 3 of the World Series of Poker main event

6 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) DAY: 3 (Officially known as Day 1C).BIG NEWS: Flanked by dozens of women, heralded by trumpeters and mobbed by his fans, Phil Hellmuth channeled Julius Caesar as he entered the World Series of Poker main event.The no-limit Texas Hold 'em champion who won the main event 20 years ago slowly ...

Who won Jackson memorial passes? 1.6M fans on edge

6 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) Who's getting the tickets?Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, more than 1.6 million fans waited to learn Sunday whether they were among the lucky few to win access to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center on Tuesday.Fans registered online for free in the random drawing of only 8,750 names. ...

Third train fatality reported in Oakland area

7 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) Amtrak officials say another person has been killed by a train in Oakland, the third reported death in the area in the past three days.The death on Sunday morning came after Amtrak officials reported two fatalities on Friday in Berkeley and Oakland.Authorities say a 69-year-old woman died in the Berkeley ...

Hear ye! Hellmuth enters WSOP dressed as Caesar

7 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) Flanked by dozens of women, heralded by trumpeters and mobbed by his fans, Phil Hellmuth channeled Julius Caesar as he arrived at the World Series of Poker.The no-limit Texas Hold 'em champion who won the main event 20 years ago slowly made his way to his table on Sunday nearly ...

At WSOP, Frank optimistic for online gambling bill

7 hours, 51 minutes ago

(AP) A Democratic congressman at the World Series of Poker to rally support for legalizing and regulating Internet gambling says he thinks he can get a bill passed by next year.Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts told nearly 1,700 players Sunday at the no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event that he viewed ...

Teen injured after pipe bomb explosion

7 hours, 51 minutes ago

(AP) Police say a teenager was injured by shrapnel from a pipe bomb that exploded inside a portable bathroom in a public park.Petaluma police Sgt. Andrew Urton says the 18-year-old boy was walking in Lucchesi Park in Petaluma Saturday night when he heard the explosion and felt pain in his back.The ...

Pilot dies in South Lake Tahoe plane crash

8 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) A pilot has been killed in a small plane crash near Lake Tahoe Airport.Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus says the Cessna 150 crashed shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. The wreckage was found about 800 feet east of a runway.Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash. The pilot's name ...

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