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American doctor handed to Australia for trial
An Indian-born American surgeon was returned to Australia on Monday to face manslaughter charges for what authorities say were botched or unnecessary operations that killed three people.
Doctor back in Australia to face charges
Dr. Jayant Patel, an Indian-born, American-trained surgeon charged with three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of patients at a regional Queensland state hospital, arrived back in Australia on Monday more than 18 months after being charged with the offenses.
Fire preparation the only option
The seemingly endless outbreak of infernos that enveloped the skies of Northern California with sooty smoke since late June is at last being fought toward closure, although several of the biggest blazes — Butte County, Big Sur and Santa Barbara County — still are mostly uncontained and continue ravaging through thousands of acres.
S.F. Police Blotter: Neighborhood crime log
These are excerpts from the San Francisco Police Department’s daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by police precincts and the neighborhoods they patrol.  Contaminated sites sully San Mateo County's landscapeThe industrial swath that hugs the Bay between Hunters Point and East Palo Alto years ago contained so much contaminated land that some environmental groups dubbed it the “toxic crescent.”
Youth gets neck cut in fight over beer
A 28-year-old roofer was arrested early Sunday morning for slashing a youth’s neck with a knife during an argument over beer Sunday, according to South San Francisco police.
Freeway closed after shooting victim found dead
All southbound lanes of Highway 101 near San Francisco's Monster Park have been closed as police investigate a shooting that left one person dead.
Australia welcomes Iraq troops home
Australian troops who served in Iraq were celebrated at a welcome home parade on Saturday that also marked the withdrawal of the country's combat operations in the war zone.  Fire could summon 14th-century fearWhen thinking of the plague, one might conjure images of 14th-century English villagers surrounded by rats and fleas, perhaps dragging swollen corpses out to a cart to the cry of “Bring out your dead!”
Ga. man charged in taped assault case denied bond
A northwest Georgia tennis coach accused of videotaping sexual assaults of a young girl and posting the images on the Internet was ordered held without bond Monday after a judge heard testimony from an FBI agent who described the tapes in graphic detail. |
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