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By Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Seven hundred children from the Sacramento area received a Christmas miracle Sunday. The organization Voice of the Youth held its annual gift giveaway at the VOY Impact Center in South Sacramento. With help from the community, 3,000 toys were spread out
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The Imperial Irrigation District has held several ‘Tree for All’ drives throughout the valley. You can read more on their Coachella tree drive here. IID is partnering with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and the city of Indio for their final tree drive of the year. The final pick up site is located at
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms. Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women’s and minorities, the Taliban have widely implemented their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. They
Continue ReadingBy Jason Marks Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — If you are thinking about stealing a package off a porch in Sacramento, you should think twice. That’s because officers have dozens of bait packages set up around the city. KCRA 3 got an inside look at how the sting operation
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President Joe Biden today signed a bill that designates the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Palm Desert as the Sy Kaplan VA Clinic. The late Seymour “Sy” Kaplan, a local veteran and advocate who died in 2019, served as the Coachella Valley’s Disabled American Veterans chapter commander for 25 years. The bill, H.R.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN As House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy forges ahead in his quest to secure 218 votes to be the next speaker of the House, he is vowing to take a hard line in the future against any GOP senator who votes to pass the $1.7 trillion spending bill this
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NEW YORK (AP) — The newest Major League Soccer expansion franchise will begin its inaugural campaign on the road when St. Louis City SC plays at Austin FC on Feb. 25 before making its home debut in Week 2 of the 2023 season. The league on Tuesday released its schedule for next season, highlighted by
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — There is help available for tenants at Legacy Crossing. Moving truck after moving truck lined up outside apartments at Legacy Crossing Monday. Strangers stepped in to help. “As soon as we heard this hit the news today, we went down to
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A local land conservation group is facing a major roadblock. A judge last week temporarily blocked the efforts by Oswit Land Trust to restore the former Mesquite Golf and Country Club into a nature preserve in response to a lawsuit from a nearby homeowners association. The envisioned 180-acre wildlife sanctuary is being planned on the
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A San Diego federal judge ruled this week that part of California’s recent gun bill modeled after Texas’ law allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers is unconstitutional, drawing a statement of gratitude from Gov. Gavin Newsom. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez blocked the fee-shifting provision of SB 1327, which was signed into
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There will soon be new retirement rules in place that will make it easier for Americans to accumulate retirement savings — and make it less costly to withdraw them — now that lawmakers have passed an omnibus spending package, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign next week. Collectively
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CNN By Caroll Alvarado and Carolyn Sung, CNN The Faculty Senate Executive Committee at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) released a letter demanding Chancellor Thomas L. Keon resign after making an offensive statement during a commencement ceremony earlier this month, the committee tells CNN. A video posted to PNW’s official YouTube page shows Keon taking the
Continue Reading FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has advanced three bills that would improve access to water for some tribes in Arizona amid an unrelenting drought. One measure approved Monday would give the Colorado River Indian Tribes in northwestern Arizona the ability to lease water from the Colorado River. The tribe based in Parker has
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado and Carolyn Sung, CNN The Faculty Senate Executive Committee at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) released a letter demanding Chancellor Thomas L. Keon resign after making an offensive statement during a commencement ceremony earlier this month, the committee tells CNN. A video posted to PNW’s official YouTube page shows Keon taking the podium
Continue ReadingBy WBAL Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Students from Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School got a special surprise Monday. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Tyus Bowser teamed up with the Center of Science and Industry, an organization that works with NASA, to participate in a science experiment with the entire school. The
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed A federal appeals court on Tuesday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump should be protected by absolute immunity in civil lawsuits brought against him for his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. When the DOJ responds in mid-January, it’s set to
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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Eureka in Northern California Tuesday morning. The quake could be felt from the coast of Oregon to San Jose California. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the sizable quake injured two people, damaged roads and homes and left thousands without power with more than 72,000 outages reported. The National
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By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have offered Cuban artists a lifeline during the pandemic, which wreaked havoc on the island country’s tourism industry and, subsequently, its art sales. The digital images registered on a blockchain and generally purchased with cryptocurrencies have offered them a way to profit from
Continue Reading By DANIEL POLITI and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of fans streamed into the streets of Buenos Aires Tuesday, eager to catch a glimpse of the open-top bus carrying the Argentine national soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time as it
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Gregory Wallace, CNN The US Postal Service on Tuesday announced its intention to deploy at least 66,000 electric delivery trucks by 2028, satisfying a key goal for the Biden administration’s climate agenda. The shift toward electric vehicles, which follows pressure from environmental groups and a funding boost from the Inflation Reduction
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