RALEIGH, N.C. — Because of worries about Agent Orange, about 270,000 Vietnam veterans – more than one-quarter of the 1 million receiving disability checks – are getting compensation for diabetes, according to Department of Veterans Affairs.
A man who was shot and killed in a central valley neighborhood Friday afternoon was identified Monday.
A Pahrump man who held his girlfriend hostage for two days while he threatened to kill her was arrested Saturday after attempting to kill himself as she fled the residence.
SAN FRANCISCO — If you’re looking for bargains on personal computers, bad news from the industry could be good for your pocketbook. Computer makers are scrambling for ways to goose faltering consumer demand after a weak start to the back-to-school shopping season. That could mean deeper price cuts and other promotions.
Emmy had a split personality this year. Television’s annual awards show honored hot new broadcast comedies “Modern Family” and “Glee,” while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama. “Modern Family” won the Emmy for best comedy in its rookie season. The sweetly uproarious sitcom knit together a gay couple and their adopted daughter, a more traditional bumbling dad and his uptight wife, and a world-weary patriarch with his hot young Latin wife.
To the editor: Thursday’s letter, “Depend on government,” by Rick Tope, requires a response.