New Olympic event: Torch hide-and-seek
What was planned as a celebration of unity turned into an exercise in subterfuge and frustration Wednesday, as officials staged a cat-and-mouse game to keep the Olympic torch away from...
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Olympic torch flap on U.S. soil
It was supposed to be on a "Journey of Harmony," but the Olympic torch celebrating the Beijing summer Games was quietly slipped into this city before dawn Tuesday, dogged by...
Pakistan: Arrests foiled attack on religious event
Authorities have arrested five militants and seized a cache of explosives they say were to be used to attack a religious celebration of minority Shiite Muslims. The arrests late Friday...
Activist walked the walk without talking the talk
In his determined style, environmentalist John Francis juggles a busy speaking schedule at schools, colleges and Earth-friendly conferences. He's in such demand in large part because from 1973 to 1990,...
City by the Bay recalls 1906 quake
This city awoke before sunrise Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of its darkest hour--a deadly early-morning earthquake that killed more than 3,000 and left half the city homeless. As...
San Francisco cop charges quashed
Rejecting an impassioned plea from District Atty. Terence Hallinan, a judge Friday dismissed indictments against five police supervisors accused of conspiring to cover up an off-duty brawl involving three rookie...
San Francisco police chief among 10 indicted in brawl cover-up
Police Chief Earl Sanders and two of his top deputies have been indicted by a grand jury for their alleged involvement in a cover-up of an off-duty assault by three...
Judge gives split decision
Who says there are no ties in baseball? A judge Wednesday ruled Barry Bonds' record-setting 73rd home run ball belongs to both fans who battled for the hunk of sports...