Exception Made To China’s One Child Policy Following Quake

By CARA ANNA, Associated Press Writer

BEIJING - Chinese officials said Monday that the country’s one-child policy exempts families with a child killed, severely injured or disabled in the country’s devastating earthquake.
Those families can obtain a certificate to have another child, the Chengdu Population and Family Planning Committee in the capital of hard-hit Sichuan province said.
With [...]

Gay Marriage Ruling Could Bode Well For McCain

 SACRAMENTO (AP) - Political analysts say the California Supreme
Court’s historic ruling letting same-sex couples marry has become
part of the 2008 presidential race. The decision could help
Republicans rally conservative voters. President Bush helped win
re-election by calling for a constitutional ban after the
Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized gay marriages there four
years ago. Republicans hope the California ruling helps [...]

Return Of Executions In California?

A string of appeals by death row inmates turned down recently by the Supreme Court could mean the return of the three drug cocktail in many states.  California’s death penalty is still under a moratorium, but former federal prosecutor and Fox News Contributor Douglas Burns tells the KPAY Morning news that could change. 

The cruel [...]

Interview with Westboro Bapist Church Member

Listen to the KPAY Morning News interview with Westboro Bapist Church member Shirley Phelps-Roper.  The group plans on protesting the funeral of fallen security contractor Josh Munns of Anderson this weekend….
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Boy Suspended For Answering Dad’s Call From Iraq

(Fox News) A Texas sergeant and his son recently found themselves separated not only by an eight-hour time difference, several bodies of water, hundreds of miles and a war, but by a high school official who suspended the boy for answering his dad’s call during class.Cove High School in Texas, where half the students have [...]

Social Conservative Group Says No To Romney As V.P.

Fox News - John McCain isn’t offering any names yet for a possible vice presidential pick, but the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said Sunday the candidate doesn’t have to be a foreign policy guru.
McCain, whose own credentials lean toward foreign relations, said his preference would be someone with a lot of leadership experience who shares his [...]

Should She Stay Or Go?

by FOXNews.com - As Hillary Clinton takes a day off from campaigning on Sunday, the big question surrounding the Democratic presidential candidate is whether she should stay in the race against Barack Obama. The answer depends on which Democratic official is asked.
Some Democratic Party loyalists have suggested that a long drawn-out nominating race will hurt [...]

Bush Scolds Congress in Radio Address

     WHITE HOUSE (AP) - President Bush is scolding Congress for
letting a government eavesdropping law expire tonight.
     In his weekly radio address, Bush says failing to act on the law
will make it harder to track terrorists and could cause authorities
to “lose a vital lead that could prevent an attack on America.”
     Bush wanted the House [...]

Medicare Advantage Plans Warnings

    Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans is underway, but be careful if you’re planning on switching plans.  Barbara Behnke with HICAP in Chico says while Medicare Advantage plans may have cheaper premiums, it could cost you more in the long run with out of pocket fees.Behnke says the Advantage plans also have a Preferred Provider.  [...]

35th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade

35 years following the Supreme Court decision, the battle over abortion rights continues.  Christina Comfort with the Women’s Health Specialists Clinic in Chico says it’s every woman’s right to have control over her reproductive system.  Comfort says women come into the clinic for a variety of reasons, including failed birth control and sexual assault.  However, [...]