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Sequester to cut Sacramento-area programs for seniors agency head says

Federal sequester cuts will take an 8 percent bite out of regional seniors' programs funded through the Older Americans Act, instead of the 4 percent reduction that the Area 4 Agency on Aging was expecting, according to the agency's new executive director, Pam Miller.And the fear is that without a resolution to the sequester's automatic budget-cutting process, a new and ...
Lost diploma returned to Modesto Army vet after 8 years

But Aaron Matthew Felish of Las Vegas, an Army veteran and former Modesto resident, was lucky enough to find and obtain his "lost" high school diploma from eight years ago, according to a news release issued ...
Roseville robin tests positive for West Nile

The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District reported Tuesday that an American robin found in northwest Roseville tested positive for West Nile ...
Sacramento man accused of starting Placer Co. fire rearrested

A Sacramento man arrested and later released in connection with a 2012 wildfire in Placer County that charred more than 2,500 acres has been ...
Teen accused in Davis double homicide to be tried as an adult

The 16-year-old boy accused of killing a Davis couple two months ago will be charged as an adult in the double homicide, Yolo County officials said ...

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Beyond the Sea

The nearly unavoidable first reaction to Kevin Spaceys Beyond the Sea, a musical biopic of pop crooner Bobby Darin, is that its little more than an ego project for its director/cowriter/producer/star. After all, with all the fascinating real-life subjects awaiting cinematic t ... ...

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House passes far-reaching bill to limit abortions

WASHINGTON - The Republican-led House of Representatives approved a far-reaching bill to ban a woman's ability to seek an abortion after 20 weeks on a mostly party-line 228-196 vote Tuesday. It stands no chance of becoming law under the Obama administration. The White House issued a veto threat Monday, calling the bill an "assault on a woman's right to choose." The ...
Eppies Great Race founder delivers Sacramento County donation

The founder of "Eppie's Great Race" today handed Sacramento County Supervisors a check for $31,815, bringing his total contributions to the county to more than $1 million.Eppie Johnson has promoted the race for 40 years, raising money for the county's therapeutic recreation services. The services benefit people with mental and physical disabilities.The 40th annual Great Race ...
Man dies after being pulled from Sacramento pool

SACRAMENTO, CA - A man died after being found at the bottom of an apartment complex pool Tuesday afternoon. The incident was at The Gables Apartments on the 9000 block of Casals Street. It was not clear who found the man but two sheriff's deputies across the street serving an eviction noticed were summoned by a call for help about 2:15 p.m., according to the Sacramento County ...
Investigators Reveal Possible Cause of Carstens Fire

Image courtesy: Sierra Sun Times. MARIPOSA COUNTY- The Carstens Fire, burning west of the Yosemite National Park, is human caused, according to investigators. The fire started as an ';escaped campfire.'; Firefighters say there have also been several fires lately caused by barbecues and lawn mowers, combined with dry forest conditions. The Carstens Fire burned more than 1,600 acres ...
Suspect Fired Gun Twice During Robbery

Surveillance footage of the robbery. GALT-- Police are looking for a man who walked into a Galt 7-Eleven early Tuesday night and robbed the place. The man is seen on surveillance footage walking into the Pine Street store around 2:19 a.m. He then demanded money and threatened the clerk at gunpoint. Police say he also fired two shots in the air. After the robbery, police say he got into a ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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US immigration bill clears key senate hurdle

As a major immigration bill that would give over 11 million people, including some 260,000 Indians, living illegally in America a path to citizenship, it received a full endorsement from President Barack Obama.

"If you're serious about actually fixing the system, then this is the vehicle to do it," he said Tuesday at the White House, flanked by immigration reform supporters, hours before a strong Senate majority voted to open debate on it.

"If you're not serious about it, if you think that a broken system is the best America can do, then I guess it might make sense to try to block it," he said referring to the bill drafted by a bipartisan "gang of eight", four Democrats and four Republicans.

"But if you're actually serious and sincere about fixing a broken immigration system, this is the vehicle to do it," he said flanked among others by young undocumented students and the US Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, Tom Donohue.

"This bill isn't perfect, it's a compromise," Obama said. "And going forward, nobody is going to get everything they want. Not Democrats, not Republicans, not me. But this is a bill that's largely consistent with the principles that I and the people on this stage have laid out for common-sense reform. ...