Author: Kathleen Ronayne
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Ukrainian communities in U.S. prepare to support refugees
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. • As the United States prepares to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees following Russia’s invasion of their country, existing communities in cities like Sacramento and Seattle are already mobilizing to provide food, shelter and support to those fleeing the war. The federal government hasn’t said when the formal resettlement process will begin,…
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Man kills 3 daughters, 1 other, himself at Calif. church
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit with the girls Monday at a church in Sacramento, Calif., authorities said. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. found five people dead, including the shooter, at the church in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood,…
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California recall vote offers test of Biden political clout
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SAN LEANDRO, Calif. • President Joe Biden has been beset by public health, military and climate crises in the past month. Not much time has been left to help fellow Democrat and California Gov. Gavin Newsom fight off an attempt to boot him from office. With less than a week to spare, the White House…
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California sets date for recall election targeting Newsom
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LOS ANGELES • California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by angst over state coronavirus orders that shuttered schools and businesses and upended life for millions of Californians. The election in the nation’s most populous state…
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In VP debate, plexiglass an extra participant on the stage
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SALT LAKE CITY • There were three participants in Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate: Republican Mike Pence, Democrat Kamala Harris and the Plexiglas between them. The clear partitions went largely unmentioned as Pence and Harris directed criticism at one another, and the home audience couldn’t see them in split-screen TV images. But when the cameras…
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Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
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SALT LAKE CITY • Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in a Wednesday night debate dominated by the coronavirus. Because of the virus, the candidates were separated…
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Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first black woman
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WILMINGTON, Del. • Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. In choosing Harris, Biden is embracing…
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Debate: Buttigieg gets put on the defensive
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LOS ANGELES • Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor who has emerged as an unlikely presidential power player, faced fierce attacks over his fundraising and readiness Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the fresh-faced Democrat just six weeks before primary voting begins. A pair of senators onstage emerged as his chief…
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California governor signs bill on presidential tax returns
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. • California’s Democratic governor signed a law Tuesday requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot, a move aimed squarely at Republican President Donald Trump. Most of the major Democratic candidates for president have publicly disclosed their personal income tax returns as Trump has refused to…
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Insurance claims from Calif. fires tops $11.2B
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. • Insurance claims from California’s deadly November wildfires have topped $11.4 billion, making the series of fires one of the most expensive in state history, officials said Monday. More than $8 billion of those losses are from the fire that leveled the town of Paradise, killing 86 people and destroying roughly 15,000 homes,…