U.S. - SFGate - 2010-03-13 14:22:13.

Obama's education law overhaul to focus on college

The Obama administration unveiled its plan Saturday to radically change his predecessor's No Child Left Behind law in hopes of replacing an accountability system that in the last decade has tagged more than a third of schools as failing and created a...

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U.S. - SFGate - 2010-03-13 14:22:13.

Warriors' LGBT appreciation night a slam-dunk

As far as tailgate parties go, this one was a bit more swank than usual. Under purple tents, sommeliers from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly in Modesto poured their latest Pinot Noir while fans mingled and grooved to dance music. Guests were invited to play beanbag...

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U.S. - Mercury News.

Florida woman dies during weeks-long religious fast

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 55-year-old woman died alone in a bedroom of her central Florida home after locking herself in the room for several weeks for a lengthy religious fast.

 

World - Washington Post.

Unemployment rate for young veterans hits 21.1 percent

The unemployment rate last year for young veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle that combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war.

 

World - Washington Post.

World Digest: Blasts in Pakistan show pattern of insurgent resilience

PAKISTAN A pattern seems to be developing in Pakistan's war against Islamist extremists: State security forces beat militants into submission, only to see them roar back to life a few months later.

World - Washington Post.

China holds firm against Google, says firm must obey its laws

BEIJING -- China's top Internet regulator warned Google on Friday that it must obey Chinese laws or "pay the consequences," in the bluntest official reaction yet to Google's threat to pull out of China unless the government stops censoring the Internet.


 

 

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