Opinion

Mating alligators end standoff -more-

SAN FRANCISCO — Citing a lack of evidence, a judge tossed out Marjorie Knoller’s murder conviction Monday in last year’s dog mauling death of a neighbor. He also sentenced Knoller’s husband to the maximum four years in prison. -more-

SAUSALITO — A Marin County family has finally docked at home — four years, 41 countries and some 35,000 miles after they first sailed out of a Sausalito harbor on their trip around the world. -more-

On June 15, 1215, King John put his seal to Magna Carta (“the Great Charter”) at Runnymede, England, guaranteeing certain rights and privileges within his realm. -more-

On June 14, 1777, 225 years ago, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. -more-