Judges rule cross at park unconstitutional

 California - A war memorial cross in a San Diego public park is unconstitutional because it conveys a message of government endorsement of religion, a federal appeals court ruled in a two decade old case. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the unanimous decision in the dispute over the 29-foot cross, which was dedicated in 1954 in honor of Korean War veterans.  More…

Stupid News-Amtrak train runs out of fuel, stranded 2 hours

Stupid News-Amtrak train runs out of fuel, stranded 2 hours

SAN DIEGO - It was the little engine that couldn't — because it was thirsty for fuel.

A quick train trip down the coast turned into a long haul for more than 80 Amtrak passengers when their train from Los Angeles to San Diego ran out of fuel Sunday night.

Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole said the train sat for about two hours on the northern edge of San Diego before another engine came along to push it the last several miles to the San Diego train station.

The train, which had left Los Angeles at 8:30 p.m., didn't get there until 1:15 a.m. Monday, two hours late.

A train running out of fuel is "an unusual occurrence" and Amtrak officials will be looking into how it happened, Cole said.