Warner may face strict CA action for Twitter outburst

Australian Test batsmen David Warner is likely to be charged with detrimental public comment for his Twitter outburst under Cricket Australia's (CA) code of conduct, delivering a setback to his leadership aspirations. Condemning Warner, CA's high-performance chief Pat Howard had confirmed that Warner will be disciplined after using the social networking site to launch a savage attack on cricket ...

George Packer Can Silicon Valley embrace politics

In 1978, the year that I graduated from high school, in Palo Alto, the name Silicon Valley was not in use beyond a small group of tech cognoscenti. Apple Computer had incorporated the previous year, releasing the first popular personal computer, the Apple II. The major technology companies made electronics hardware, and on the way to school I rode my bike through the Stanford Industrial Park, ...

As enter rematch with Rangers facing unfamiliar Lindblom

Josh Lindblom is not a stranger to the Major Leagues, having appeared in 101 games combined for the Dodgers and Phillies since 2011. On Monday, though, the 25-year-old right-hander will toe the rubber in a big league game for the first time as a starter, when he and the Rangers take on Bartolo Colon and the A's at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Lindblom joins Texas to replace Alexi ...

Hot Aussie caveman dating Hollywood star

But he wasn't confirming whether or not he's dating the Hollywood superstar, who has had a highly public battle with her health since she was admitted to rehab after a drug overdose at her Beverly Hills home in January ...

4-acre N. Calif. fire nears homes arson suspected

MARTINEZ, Calif. -; A brush fire in the San Francisco Bay Area is threatening homes and authorities are investigating whether it was set ...