Prominent Sacramento developer, Democratic donor named as ambassador to Hungary

October 9th, 2009 Fla. developer charged in wife's death out of jailORLANDO, Fla. — A prominent Southeast real estate developer charged with second-degree murder in his wife's shooting death in Florida has been released from jail.

October 8th, 2009 Developer pleads not guilty in wife's Fla. deathORLANDO, Fla.

September 16th, 2009 Hungary to accept 1 Guantanamo detaineeBUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's prime minister says his country will accept one prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military detention center that President Barack Obama has pledged to close.

September 15th, 2009 Hungary questions Nazi-era war crimes suspectBUDAPEST, Hungary — Prosecutors in Hungary have questioned suspected Nazi war criminal Sandor Kepiro about the murder of civilians in Serbia during World War II. Gabriella Skoda of the Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office says 95-year-old Kepiro was questioned Tuesday about allegedly relaying orders as a Hungarian officer to soldiers who killed four civilians in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 1942.

August 29th, 2009 Ex-Ireland envoy, EMC chairman Egan dies in BostonBOSTON — Richard Egan, who rose from Boston street kid to the U.S. ambassador to Ireland after making millions of dollars founding data storage giant EMC Corp., has died.

August 3rd, 2009 NY gov: We could redesign WTC without developerNEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson has given World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum in talks over his ground zero lease.

July 20th, 2009 BET co-founder sides with Republican for Va. govRICHMOND, Va.

July 11th, 2009 WTC owners offer plan to finance 2nd skyscraperNEW YORK — The owners of ground zero have offered to partially fund the building of a second tower planned by a private developer. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it will provide $1.2 billion for a skyscraper as long as developer Larry Silverstein raises more than $600 million for it first.

June 5th, 2009 Obama taps more big donors for ambassadorshipsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday tapped four big Democratic Party donors for plum ambassadorships in Europe and Latin America while naming six career diplomats to posts in Africa, the Mideast and the Pacific. Washington lawyer Howard Gutman, who raised more than $500,000 for Obama's campaign and personally contributed the maximum $4,600 to it, was nominated to be the next U.S.

May 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has named Democratic former congressman Timothy Roemer to be his envoy in India, the White House said. Roemer served on the blue-ribbon commission investigating the Sep 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States and on a key committee to prevent nuclear proliferation.

May 9th, 2009 Kings to interview Eddie Jordan for returnSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings plan to interview former coach Eddie Jordan about a possible return to the club he briefly coached in the late 1990s.

May 9th, 2009 A's promote Adam Kennedy, recall RHP GrayOAKLAND, Calif. — Infielder Adam Kennedy has been added to the Oakland Athletics' roster one day after being acquired him from Tampa Bay.

May 2nd, 2009 Mystery donor gives $7 million to Alaska schoolANCHORAGE, Alaska — The University of Alaska Anchorage has been given $7 million by a mystery donor who has now gifted at least $81.5 million in total to 15 colleges run by women. School chancellor Fran Ulmer announced the donation on Friday.

April 26th, 2009 Kalamazoo College got $2M from anonymous donorKALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kalamazoo College says its windfall from a mystery donor was $2 million — twice the amount it previously disclosed.

April 23rd, 2009 Michigan State gets $10 million from mystery donorEAST LANSING, Mich. — An anonymous donor is giving Michigan State University $10 million.