By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story NORTH HIGHLANDS, California (KCRA) — An empty warehouse in North Highlands is set to be transformed into Sacramento County’s largest homeless shelter. It sits on 13 acres off Watt Avenue near McClellan Park. The county bought the property for $22 million and it wants to
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Sunisa Lee called coach Jess Graba not long ago and told him it was over. The process of trying to navigate two kidney diseases that made the 2020 Olympic gymnastics champion’s weight yo-yo had become too much. The uncertainty. The frustration. All of it. Come to the gym, Graba
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE, California (KCRA) — U.S. Postal Inspectors are beginning an investigation into why a mailbox exploded in north Sacramento County. It happened late Friday night in Antelope on Redwater Drive. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s explosive ordnance disposal team responded to investigate. Detectives collected pieces of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In May, former President Donald Trump declared that he was the only person who could obtain the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from a Russian prison. After President Joe Biden proved the claim wrong on Thursday by securing the release of Gershkovich and others in a multi-country
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A few weeks after promising to eliminate taxes on tips, former President Donald Trump has unveiled a second proposal for targeted tax relief. The beneficiaries this time would be senior citizens, an influential voting bloc. “SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four Las Vegas teenagers accused in the fatal beating of their high school classmate have agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deal that will keep them from being tried as adults, lawyers said Thursday. The teens originally were charged in January as adults with second-degree murder
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Men’s and women’s beach volleyball competition continued on Thursday at the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Continue Reading Men’s and women’s beach volleyball competition continued on Thursday at the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new Justice Department report says youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells. The scathing reported released Thursday by the Department of Justice accused the state of violating
Continue ReadingBy Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (KOCO) — After a harrowing ordeal following what was supposed to be a fun diving trip, an Edmond couple who spent 38 hours at sea recounted the hours that led up to their rescue. Wind, storms and hours of swimming, Nathan and Kim
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Venezuela está en la mira de la comunidad internacional por los recientes comicios en los que el Consejo Nacional Electoral declaró ganador a Nicolás Maduro con el 51,2% de los votos, sin la divulgación de actas o resultados desagregados. El país sudamericano ha estado gobernado primero por Hugo Chávez, quien
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story TECUMSEH, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs said they’ve seen great success with their musical therapy program and have expanded to three new cities with new therapists. “A music therapist might give them a drum, and say, ‘think about the way your
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help says it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in his agency. Sheriff Jack Campbell said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press that he was
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Jeffrey Clark, the Trump-era Justice Department official who advocated for the department to contact Georgia and cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, should face a two-year suspension from practicing law, a disciplinary committee in Washington, DC, said Thursday. As an environmental lawyer at the Justice Department, Clark
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Everything to look forward to from Olympic 3×3 basketball on Friday, Aug. 2, including the U.S. men’s and women’s teams looking to make up ground and Serbia taking on Latvia in a potential men’s gold-medal preview.
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Pryce, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Another reason to hate turbulence: one airline is removing a popular hot snack from its long-haul flights because of the burn risk — but only if you’re in economy class. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Riches
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign said Thursday that its political operation raised $138.7 million in July for the former president’s election effort – and amassed $327 million in cash reserves for the roughly three-month sprint to the election. Trump’s total represents a jump from June, when the former president’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying rather than heed multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation released Thursday. The CV-22B Osprey crash killed eight Air Force Special
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Kate Douglass won her first Olympic gold medal with a win in the women’s 200m breaststroke final, and she said the last few months all led up to that moment.
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Paris Olympics are not yet one week old but 17-year-old Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals. The Canadian’s latest triumph in La Défense Arena – a strong contender for the noisiest venue at these Games – came in the women’s 200-meter butterfly on Thursday. Not only
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