Original ricin suspect was held despite evidence pointing to another man After keeping Elvis impersonator James Kevin Curtis in jail for a week, interrogating him while he was chained to a chair and turning his house upside down, federal authorities had no confession or physical evidence tying him to the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and other public officials. More
Arrest Is Made for Letters Believed to Have Poison Federal agents arrested a Mississippi man suspected of sending letters that showed evidence of ricin in initial testing to President Obama and a Republican senator, according to two officials. More
Reid Says He Will Vote for Assault Weapons Ban Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, broke his long faith with the National Rifle Association on Wednesday and said he would vote for a ban on assault weapons. More
Toxic Ricin Detected on Mail Sent to Senator Powder on a letter for Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi at a mail center in Washington tested positive, but was undergoing further F.B.I. analysis. More
Stace D. Holland named new CEO of Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton Stace D. Holland, chosen as the new CEO of Boyd Memorial Hospital, promises to strengthen community health care services at the Carrollton facility. 05/3/2024 - 12:15 pm | View Link
Dodd names Napa's CommuniCare+OLE 'Nonprofit of the Year' State Sen. Bill Dodd named CommuniCare+OLE his "Nonprofit of the Year," the Napa Democrat announced in a news release Monday. The honor recognizes the nonprofit's 52 years providing health care and ... 04/29/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Donald Petersen, Former Ford Chairman and CEO, Dies at 97 A strong leader with a strong voice at a pivotal moment for Ford, Petersen will be remembered for the Taurus—and for saving the Mustang's soul. 04/27/2024 - 1:49 pm | View Link
DODD COLUMN: What's in a name A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” ... 04/27/2024 - 5:35 am | View Link
Moderate Sen. Bill Dodd should withdraw misguided anti-charter school bill Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, bills himself a moderate with pragmatic priorities. So, it’s puzzling that he’d introduce Senate Bill 1380. SB 1380 would authorize school district boards to deny ... 04/25/2024 - 8:20 pm | View Link
Ahmed Best wants closure for his clumsy Gungan character, Jar Jar Binks, who initially appeared in the first installment of George Lucas prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. In a new interview published on May the Fourth Be with You, Best voiced his opinion over Star Wars Day weekend in regard to the fate of one of that galaxy far, far aways most highly scrutinized characters.
I Saw the TV Glow has just begun its slow theatrical rollout, with a much wider release coming May 17. There's been a lot of hype about the hazy, anhedonic, post-vaporwave, anti-capitalist aesthetic of filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun after their first feature film, We're All Going to the World's Fair. Their next film is yet another original quasi-horror tone poem that elaborates Schoenbrun's distinctive vision amid the cinematic landscape (so ber-hip but anti-awesome).
May the Fourth Be with You, aka Star Wars Day, turns into a weekend-long celebration for fans of that galaxy far, far away. While Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunts The Fall Guy does land the top spot at the box office to kick off the summer movie season, the big surprise is the 25th anniversary screenings of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999).