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Crown Fire Jumps Aqueduct, Burns Toward Homes
A huge wildfire burning in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles has jumped the California Aqueduct and is making a run at a subdivision on the edge of the city of Palmdale. Winds apparently carried embers across the wide concrete channel Friday afternoon and flames rapidly spread to the backyard fences of homes.

Calif. wildfire jumps aqueduct, approaches homes
A huge wildfire burning in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles has jumped the California Aqueduct and is making a run at a subdivision of homes.

Crews Race to Contain Wildfire
Blaze rages north of LA

Michael Moore eyeing Flint as a site for downtown movie theater grant program
The former Flint resident outlined plans this week to refurbish downtown movie houses in Michigan, and specifically mentioned one of his first targets could be Flint home to the 82-year-old Capitol Theatre. The venue, which has hosted everything from Black Sabbath to Kung Fu movies, is now comprised of a few exterior offices and decaying interior theater.

SoCal Wildfires Forces Hundreds From Homes
A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased.

Calif. Wildfire Forces Hundreds From Homes
A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes.

Feature story: Waste not, want not?
by Gennady Sheyner Trapped by a garbage system that's draining city funds, Palo Alto seeks to overhaul its obsolete waste-management model. Photos by Kimihiro Hoshino/Palo Alto Online. Related stories: Palo Alto's compost debate could go to voters

Moore hopes movies return downtown
TRAVERSE CITY -- For generations, Americans viewed films in stately, single-screen theaters that were pillars of city business districts -- an experience that faded with the rise of suburban multiplexes and the decline of downtowns.

Job and Cost Cuts Sends AEP Profits Down 57 Pct
AEP earns $136 million in second quarter, down 57 percent as utility slashes jobs American Electric Power - Business - Business and Economy - Electricity - Energy

AEP earns $136 million in second quarter, down 57 percent as utility slashes jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio - American Electric Power says second-quarter earnings dropped 57 percent, mainly from charges related to job and cost cuts. The company cut close to 2,500 jobs, or 11.5 percent of its work force, recording a one-time charge of $293 million.