Alex Hilson gets out of his shiny white Infiniti SUV outside the Des Moines Public Library downtown. There’s an energy drink in his hand, a cell phone emblazoned with "I’m so Hood" in his pocket and a swagger in his step. Look at him and you see a man at ease with himself.

East Bay playwright Joel Roster's passion for theater evident throughout the endearing production.

CITY HALL Councilman Frank Quintero was elected Glendale’s new mayor Monday night, but only after a first round of voting among his colleagues stalled on the nomination of freshman City Councilwoman Laura Friedman.

Hurricane season starts today, raising the curtain on a cast of characters and a host of contraptions that wireless phone providers promise will keep their customers chatting if a storm rolls through.

CITY HALL Councilman Frank Quintero was elected Glendale’s new mayor Monday night, but only after a first round of voting among his colleagues stalled on the nomination of freshman City Councilwoman Laura Friedman.

A recent study found drivers who use their cell phones behind the wheel perform just as poorly as legally drunk drivers.

NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cell phone is not just a cell phone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother $40.