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News for Monday, February 20, 2006

Snow on the horizon

Andrea Roth

Shift in laws breathes life into murder probes

Time may be running out for three Napa County murder suspects who authorities believe may be hiding out in their native Mexico.

Napans asked to weigh in on Soscol Gateway

Concerned that an older swath of Soscol Avenue is not achieving its potential, the Napa City Council will hold a workshop Tuesday night on ways to promote housing and commercial development.

Napa City Council

Napa City Council

Bitterly cold morning across nation, thousands still blacked out in Northeast

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A deep freeze stretched from the Rockies to New England on Sunday as workers tried to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses left dark by fierce wind that also was blamed for four deaths.

Businesses fight the IRS on long-distance telephone taxes

WASHINGTON -- Businesses and individuals continue to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes each year on some long-distance telephone calls even though three federal courts say the levy is invalid.

Winning ticket to record $365 million Powerball jackpot sold in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Someone, somewhere in Nebraska held the only winning ticket for the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, but likely wasn't in a rush to come forward, lottery officials said Sunday.

Frist says no new legislation to guide eavesdropping needed

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, standing firmly with the White House on the administration's eavesdropping program, said Sunday he doesn't think new or updated legislation is needed to govern domestic surveillance to foil terrorists.

Bird flu possibly the latest in growing number of diseases able to jump to humans

ST. LOUIS -- Humans risk being overrun by diseases from the animal world, according to researchers who have documented 38 illnesses that have made that jump over the past 25 years.

Little-known California gubernatorial candidates seek to define themselves

SACRAMENTO -- Each holds a statewide office that provides a built-in public relations platform, has millions of dollars in his campaign fund and a roster of big-name endorsements.

Teen killer moving closer to execution

SAN FRANCISCO -- A death row inmate who tortured, raped and murdered a teenager 25 years ago moved a step closer to death on Sunday when a federal appeals court dismissed petitions seeking to block Tuesday's scheduled execution.

Israel halts payments to Palestinians, rules out contact with Hamas 'terrorist authority'

JERUSALEM -- Israel branded the Palestinian government a "terrorist authority" Sunday and halted the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax money after Hamas took control of the Palestinian parliament.

Explosion traps 66 miners in northern Mexico

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico -- A gas explosion Sunday in a northern Mexico coal mine trapped at least 66 miners below ground with a limited supply of oxygen, government and company officials said.

India begins mass slaughter of fowl as Europe grapples with outbreaks

NAVAPUR, India -- Health officials and farm workers in protective clothing began slaughtering hundreds of thousands of chickens in western India on Sunday, hoping to prevent the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.

Filipino mudslide victims buried in mass grave; few left to mourn them

GUINSAUGON, Philippines -- Standing in a light drizzle, the handful of mourners didn't know any of the 30 people laid side by side in a mass grave Sunday as workers began burying the few victims recovered since a mudslide wiped out this farming village.

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