Day August 26, 2005

De Menezes ‘shot for 30 seconds’

Armed police officers fired at Jean Charles de Menezes for over 30 seconds when they killed him at Stockwell tube station, according to a witness statement made to independent investigators and obtained by the Guardian. The witness says the shots…

Sunni says no deal reached on constitution

A top Sunni Arab negotiator said Saturday that no agreement has been reached on the draft constitution and called on Iraqis to reject it in an Oct. 15 referendum. A government spokesman indicated talks were hopelessly deadlocked and said “this…

Science marches on

Urine powered battery Hamster powered cell phone chargerAnd more ominously It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a spy

Why some Los Angeles residents are twits

A new era for area codesIn a first for the state, L.A.’s 310, running short of numbers, will be joined by a 424 overlay This shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Ah, but you don’t know the Westside of L.A.,…

Have fun in prison, Top Gun

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-San Diego) "demanded and received" a bribe from a defense contractor who paid an inflated price for Cunningham’s home in exchange for official favors, the U.S. attorney’s office alleged in documents filed Thursday. Yes, Cunningham was…