California man charged with killing toddler son with screwdriver … - International Herald Tribune- California News
Prosecutors say the 50-year-old attacked Merrily Melson on Saturday in the home they shared at Shingle Springs, Calif. The 34-year-old Melson is recovering from wounds to the head and upper body. What Richard Branson wanted to know was whether his high-powered visitors, among them Larry Page of Google and Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, thought global warming threatened the planet - and what to do about it. The IHT’s managing editor, Alison Smale, on John McCain’s trip abroad and the Democrats’ sparring at home. Supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama gathered for the debate at the University of Texas. On the campaign trail with the past (and possibly future) first daughter. More California News
