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911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore

newsdirector — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:39:28 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her. Moore was “semi-conscious, barely,” according to a female caller on the recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials. The woman tells emergency operators that Moore, 49, had smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and that she had been “having issues lately.” “Is she breathing normal?” the operator asks. “No, not so normal. More kind of shaking, convulsing, burning up,” the friend says as she hurries to Moore’s side, on the edge of panic. Another woman is next to Moore as the dispatcher asks if she’s responsive. “Demi, can you hear me?” she asks. “Yes, she’s squeezing hands. … She can’t speak.” When the operator asks what Moore ingested or smoked, the friend replies, but the answer was redacted. Asked if Moore took the substance intentionally or not, the woman says Moore ingested it on purpose but the reaction was accidental. “Whatever she took, make sure you have it out for the paramedics,” the operator says. The operator asks the friend if this has happened before. “I don’t know,” she says. “There’s been some stuff recently that we’re all just finding out.” Moore’s publicist, Carrie Gordon, said previously that the actress sought professional help to treat her exhaustion and improve her health. She would not comment further on the emergency call or provide details about the nature or location of Moore’s treatment. read more

College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

newsdirector — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:35:44 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public university presidents facing ever-increasing state budget cuts are raising concerns about President Barack Obama’s plan to force colleges and universities to contain tuition prices or face losing federal dollars. Illinois State University President Al Bowman says the reality is that deficits in many public schools can’t be easily overcome with simple modifications. Bowman says he’s happy to hear Obama call for state-level support of public universities but adds that, given the decreases in state aid, tying federal support to tuition is a product of “fuzzy math.” Obama spelled out his proposal Friday at the University of Michigan.

Obama: Republicans will Struggle to Defend Record

kpayeditor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:14:21 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is signaling he’ll base part of his re-election campaign on an argument that Republicans are pushing discredited economic ideas. In an interview with ABC News, Obama says the best strategy for economic revival is avoiding the Bush administration and financial community policies that led to the near-collapse of the economy in the fall of 2008. Obama said the country has “an economy that was built on debt and flimsy financial deals.” He added in the interview broadcast Friday that this is a strategy the Republican Party will have to defend this fall, “whether it’s Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum, or somebody else,” The president said, “Why we would want to adopt something that we just tried, and didn’t work, doesn’t make sense.”

Judge Strikes Down Standards for Revoking Paroles in CA

kpayeditor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:12:37 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A Sacramento federal judge has struck down California’s voter-approved standards for revoking paroles. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled Tuesday that all Proposition 9 provisions for parole revocation are invalid. Proposition 9 was passed by a 54 percent of California voters in November 2008. Among other things, the proposition didn’t guarantee parolees a right to present evidence at hearings when they were accused of violating terms of their release. It also allowed parole agents to testify about incriminating statements by witnesses who were not in court. The San Francisco Chronicle says Karlton ruled the proposition violates parolee rights by tipping the balance toward incarceration. Additionally, the judge says parolee rights were violated by a requirement to consider only public safety when considering parole revocation.

Nevada Man Charged with 7 CA Bank Robberies

kpayeditor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:11:05 +0000

The so-called “Fedora Bandit” has been charged with robbing 7 banks in California, including banks in Paradise and Gridley. 74 year old David Osborne was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of armed bank robbery. The Department of Justice says the Nevada man is in federal custody on unrelated charges.

Man Accused of Shooting Son in Shasta County

kpayeditor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:03 +0000

A 70 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his son in Shasta County. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies found William Oller Senior standing near a truck with his hands in the air Thursday in Shingletown. He’s been arrested for attempted murder. He also reportedly had been shot in the leg. The Sheriff’s Office says 50 year old William Oller Junior suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital…no word on his condition.

CSUC Student Reports Sexual Assault

kpayeditor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:06:42 +0000

A second sexual assault reported in Chico this week. Chico Police say a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at her home on North Cedar Avenue Thursday after meeting a man at a bar. Police say the victim and a friend became intoxicated and the man drove them home. The victim let the suspect sleep on the couch. Police say the victim woke up to the suspect allegedly sexually assaulting her…the victim pushed the man away and fell back asleep. The woman later found her vehicle and personal property missing. Police say there’s no indication the latest incident is related to a sexual assault Wednesday morning.

CA Supreme Court to Rule on New Senate Maps

kpayeditor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:03 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A group of Republicans will find out if they have succeeded in blocking newly drawn state Senate maps from being used in this year’s elections. The California Supreme Court says it will issue its decision Friday. Republicans had asked the high court to halt use of the Senate maps that were created by the state’s new independent redistricting commission. They say the maps do not comply with the federal Voting Rights Act and have collected petition signatures for a November ballot initiative to overturn them. The Republicans’ attorney, Charles Bell, argued that the court should halt use of the new maps because the initiative is likely to qualify. The court has several options, from approving the commission’s map to creating temporary districts using the newly drawn lines for Assembly seats.

Geithner: Obama Won’t Ask Me to Stay in a 2nd Term

kpayeditor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:01:54 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) – Timothy Geithner says he doesn’t expect President Barack Obama to keep him on as Treasury secretary. Geithner tells Bloomberg Television, “He’s not going to ask me to stay on, I’m pretty confident.” Geithner is the only remaining top official on Obama’s original economics team. He had considered leaving in August after the congressional battle over raising the debt limit was resolved. But Obama asked him to stay on. Geithner helped lead the administration’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and often has been a target of criticism in his three years as Treasury secretary. But he’s also received praise for his leadership in getting a sweeping financial overhaul through Congress and in the efforts he made to stabilize the financial system

CA AG: DNA Database Backlog Eliminated

kpayeditor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:58:22 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris says a backlog for a DNA database has been eliminated and that will allow investigators to analyze evidence within 30 days. Harris said Wednesday that a review of DNA crime scene evidence once took an average of three to four months, but new technology and shifting the caseload among the state’s seven crime labs has improved efficiency. For example, Harris says a new robotics technology allows investigators to analyze sexual assault evidence in two hours rather than two days. Harris says timely investigation of evidence found at crime scenes is key to successful prosecutions. The labs analyzed 5,400 evidence samples last year, compared to 4,800 in 2010. The state’s DNA database contains profiles of 1.8 million offenders and is the fourth largest in the world.