Federal appeals court panel puts Mattel’s takeover of Bratz doll line on hold
Appeals court puts Mattel’s Bratz takeover on hold Winds blow clouds of ash, dust from burned Southern California mountains
Winds blow clouds of ash from S. Calif. mountains Planetary Society plans new attempt to launch ’solar sail’ spacecraft propelled by sunlight
Planetary Society plans new ’solar sail’ LOS ANGELES — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight. Pilot of plane that splashed down in Hudson River chosen to lead Tournament of Roses parade
Splashdown pilot Sullenberger to lead Rose Parade Avery Dennison posts flat profit for 3rd qtr as sales decline across consumer, retail units
Avery Dennison 3Q profit flat as sales decline Ameron restructures management team, eliminates chief operating officer jobPASADENA, Calif. — Ameron International Corp. said Monday it has restructured its management team and eliminated the job of chief operating officer. NASA’s Spitzer telescope discovers gigantic never-before-seen ring around SaturnPASADENA, Calif. — The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced late Tuesday. Federal study says winter rains bring high risk of huge debris flows in Calif. wildfire areaPASADENA, Calif. — Rainstorms could send huge flows of water laden with mud, rocks and other debris toward cities below steep slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains stripped bare by a wildfire near Los Angeles this summer, federal scientists said Tuesday. USGS study says winter rains bring high risk of huge debris flows in Calif. wildfire areaPASADENA, Calif. — The U.S. Geological Survey says winter rains could release huge flows of mud and debris in the vast area of the Angeles National Forest burned by a wildfire, affecting San Gabriel Mountain foothill communities. Fed appeals panel reverses ruling that excluded evidence in Broadcom exec’s backdating trialPASADENA, Calif. — A federal appeals court has reversed a judge’s decision to exclude evidence from the trial of a former Broadcom Corp. executive charged in an alleged stock options backdating scheme. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spies water ice in craters halfway between north pole and equatorPASADENA, Calif. — A spacecraft orbiting Mars has spotted water ice in several impact craters midway between the north pole and equator — the first time ice so close to the surface has been discovered so far south on the red planet. Pasadena, Calif.’s Tournament of Roses president Gary DiSano diesPASADENA, Calif. — Gary DiSano, the president of the Tournament of Roses Association who was to preside over the 2010 New Year’s celebration in Pasadena, has died. He was 62. 9th Circuit Appeals Court: Holocaust survivor can sue Spanish government, museum over paintingLOS ANGELES — An elderly Holocaust survivor from San Diego can continue his legal battle against a Spanish museum to reclaim a valuable painting he says was taken from his grandmother by the Nazis, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Jacobs Engineering to build San Francisco hospital able to withstand earthquakesPASADENA, Calif. — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said Tuesday it has received a contract for management services for construction of a San Francisco hospital better able to withstand California’s earthquakes. In July interview with AP, DJ AM expresses gratitude for chance to help other addictsPASADENA, Calif. — For a club deejay, it was unusually early, about 10 a.m. But Adam Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM, was bright-eyed and undeniably energized on a late morning last month at a summer session of the Television Critics Association. Julianna Margulies hits the target with Chris Noth in CBS’ ‘Good Wife,’ new fall dramaPASADENA, Calif. — Julianna Margulies says her character in CBS’ new fall drama “The Good Wife” is no “silly little wallflower.” Disney CEO Iger: Hulu could one day charge for contentPASADENA, Calif. — Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said Wednesday the Hulu online video streaming site that it now co-owns could one day charge for its content instead of just offering free streams and selling advertising. Pasadena police puzzled after bizarre glue attacks on the hair of shoppers at storesPASADENA, Texas — Pasadena police have a sticky investigation. Somebody put glue on the hair of three shoppers in two stores. A 12-year-old girl told KHOU-TV that she was shopping at a drug store last week when she felt a wad of something “sizzling” in her ponytail. The substance turned out to be glue. New NASA images show scar on Jupiter apparently made by impact of space objectPASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers say Jupiter has apparently been struck by an object, possibly a comet. Ulysses spacecraft ends 18-year exploration of space above sun’s polesPASADENA, Calif. — The U.S. and European spacecraft Ulysses has ended its more than 18-year mission to explore and research the region of space above the poles of the sun. Transit bus, car collide in Southern California; 10 injured include bus passengers, bystandersPASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street. Nonprofit planned to give injured vet Md. home, then finds family already owns 2 Ga. homesPASADENA, Md. — A veteran who lost three limbs in Iraq will not get the keys to a new home, after a nonprofit group said the family concealed that they already own two homes. Appeals court rejects Social Security benefits for LA girl conceived from dead man’s spermPASADENA, Calif. — A 10-year-old girl conceived from the frozen sperm of a dead man cannot receive his Social Security benefits, a federal appeals court ruled. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in safe mode; space disturbance likely caused computer rebootPASADENA, Calif. — NASA says its powerful Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode after being hit by a cosmic ray or solar particle. Police: Fleeing Calif. bank robber leapt off 5-story parking garage, was critically injuredPASADENA, Calif. — Authorities in Southern California say a bank robber leapt off a five-story parking garage while fleeing police and was badly injured. Mars rover Spirit stuck in dirt; engineers stop driving it as they diagnose problemPASADENA, Calif. — The Mars rover Spirit has become stuck in loose dirt while ambling around a low plateau, NASA said Monday. BCS considering parts of Mountain West Conference proposal, though playoff seems unlikelyPASADENA, Calif. — The BCS could decide to adopt parts of the playoff plan proposed by the Mountain West Conference, even as the group seems unlikely to scrap its current system of determining college football’s champion. BCS considering parts of MWC proposal, though playoff seems unlikelyPASADENA, Calif. — The BCS could decide to adopt parts of the playoff plan proposed by the Mountain West Conference, even as the group seems unlikely to scrap its current system of determining college football’s champion. MWC commissioner proposes playoff to BCS; BCS coordinator not worried about antitrust threatPASADENA, Calif. — Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson made his league’s case for sweeping changes to the Bowl Championship Series, including a move to an eight-team playoff, in a 90-minute presentation to other conference leaders Tuesday at the BCS meetings. |