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Sacramento Zoo Explores Relocation To Larger Site In Elk Grove
A beloved landmark is considering up-and-leaving its longtime city digs for a bigger home in the suburbs.
September 22, 2021
The FDA OKs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster For People 65+ And At High Risk For Severe COVID
A third shot of the vaccine can be given at least six months after the two-dose regimen of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to the authorization. A booster rollout could begin this week.
September 22, 2021
Students With Disabilities Across California Stuck In Limbo
Some parents are being forced to decide between risking sending their kids with disabilities to school and getting all their needs met or keeping them at home and forfeiting their special education services.
September 21, 2021
Home Births Gain Popularity In ‘Baby Bust’ Decade
Over the past decade, California has seen a sustained rise in the proportion of people who opt to give birth at home or in midwife-run birthing centers rather than in a hospital.
September 21, 2021
As California’s Drought Deepens, Water Use Drops Only 1.8%
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. Residents of the North Coast and Bay Area conserved more than Southern Californians did.
September 21, 2021
‘Winter Was The Deadliest Season’: Report Shows 137 Homeless Residents Died In Sacramento County In 2020
Advocates say Sacramento should open warming centers before winter this year and locate them close to homeless camps.
September 21, 2021
EGUSD Rescinds Expulsion Recommendation Of Black Student Following Community Involvement
A small band of activists gathered outside the offices of the Elk Grove Unified School District on Sept. 13 to demand the immediate reinstatement of a Black female student-athlete facing expulsion.
September 21, 2021
California's Firefighters Keep Getting Injured While Training. And Some Have Died
Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003, five have died.
September 20, 2021
Here's Why Firefighters Are Wrapping Sequoia Trees In Aluminum Blankets
The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.
Highway 50 Reopened Tuesday, A Month After The Caldor Fire Closed It
Officials say drivers should be alert to crews working along the highway and cautioned that the area will look very different than it did before the fire.
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National
13 People Were Shot, 1 Killed, At A Tennessee Kroger Store. The Suspect Is Dead
September 23, 2021
The suspected shooter died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief says. No motive has been given.
Coronavirus Updates
A CDC Panel Backs Booster Shots For Older Adults, A Step Toward Making Them Available
September 23, 2021
The advisory committee's recommendation expands on the FDA's authorization of Pfizer vaccine boosters for people 65 and up. Both regulatory moves will inform the U.S. plan to dispense extra doses.
Back To School: Live Updates
Education Dept. Will Reimburse Florida District That Had Funds Held Over Mask Mandate
September 23, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education has made good on its promise to reimburse a Florida school district that is being penalized for defying its state's mask mandate ban.
Family
Boppy Recalls 3.3. Million Baby Pillows After The Deaths Of 8 Infants
September 23, 2021
The loungers were sold in stores from January 2004 to September 2021. Retailers including Amazon, Pottery Barn Kids, Target and Walmart carried the product.
Politics
Democrats Say They Agree On A Loose Framework To Pay For Their Spending Agenda
September 23, 2021
As Democrats scramble to move forward on President Biden's social spending agenda, leaders say they have reached agreement on a framework to pay for it.
Space
NASA's Got A New, Big Telescope. It Could Find Hints Of Life On Far-Flung Planets
September 23, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.
Politics
A Florida Lawmaker Is Proposing A Restrictive Texas-Style Abortion Bill
September 23, 2021
The bill would ban most abortions as early as around 6 weeks, allow people to sue anyone who helps end a pregnancy after that point and fine physicians $10,000 for each such abortion they perform.
World
5 Things To Know About Biden's Quad Summit With Leaders Of India, Australia And Japan
September 23, 2021
President Biden will meet on Friday with the leaders of Japan, Australia and India. Their agenda includes the pandemic and climate change. But analysts say the Quad group is mainly about China.
Technology
Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance
September 23, 2021
Northwestern University says these are the world's smallest human-made flying structures, and they could be used for monitoring the environment, population surveillance or disease tracking.
World
U.S. Special Envoy To Haiti Quits Over Deportations Of Haitian Migrants
September 23, 2021
Career diplomat Daniel Foote called the Biden administration's approach "inhumane" and "counterproductive" in his resignation letter.
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