Oct. 7
The Sacramento Bee on abolishing the death penalty:
Californians face a life-or-death choice on Nov. 8: Pass an initiative that promises to make capital punishment more efficient, or join the march of human history by abolishing the death penalty.
We urge abolition. Although Proposition 62 would end the death penalty in California, a "yes" vote would not imply a scintilla of sympathy for the 747 condemned murderers in California.
California Editorial RoundupLOS ANGELES (AP) - A fire at a high-rise home for the elderly in Los Angeles left five people with burns and smoke-inhalation injuries.
City fire spokesman Erik Scott says three of the injured are in critical condition and two are in serious condition after the Monday night blaze at the 15-story building.
5 injured, 3 critical in fire at senior home in Los AngelesBRENHAM, Texas (AP) - Blue Bell Creameries is recalling all of its ice cream products that contain cookie dough from an Iowa-based supplier.
The move announced Monday night comes after Aspen Hills recalled cookie dough supplied to ice cream makers after finding potential listeria bacteria contamination.
Blue Bell recalls all ice creams with suspect cookie doughGARNER, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa company is recalling the cookie dough it sold to Blue Bell Creameries and other food companies because it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria.
Dough-maker Aspen Hills notified customers about the recall on Sunday, but it wasn't immediately clear whether any of this cookie dough had reached consumers because the Garner, Iowa, based company doesn't sell directly to consumers.
Iowa company recalls cookie dough sold to other firmsENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Joe DeCamillis stepped up to the podium Monday after GM John Elway named him interim head coach and was instantly met with a welcome-to-the-show question:
"Who's your quarterback?"
The Denver Broncos' 51-year-old special teams coordinator dodged the inquiry, declining to say whether Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch would be under center when the Broncos (4-1) visit the Chargers (1-4) Thursday night.
Broncos' Kubiak to take a week off after migraine diagnosisIf you're angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour.
Regular exercise is a healthy antidote to stress and can help prevent heart disease - the biggest problem is that too many people get too little of it.
Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attackHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut officials are looking for ways to keep new doctors from leaving to practice in other states.
A 2015 report shows just 1 in 5 medical school graduates in Connecticut decided to remain in the state, ranking it 41 out of 50 states in new-graduate retention.
House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz (ehr-eh-SIM'-oh-wits), next year's expected Speaker of the House, says he and other legislators expect to convene a working group of experts in January to review issues surrounding doctor retention and ways to help the medical industry.
Connecticut wants to hold on to doctors trained in the state