Crews battle fire on American River Parkway in Sacramento
Crews are responding to a vegetation fire burning along the American River Parkway in Sacramento. The fire started just before 4:00 p.m., just west of the Capital City Freeway.
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ReutersUS Supreme Court leaves Judge Tanya Chutkan to parse Trump immunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity leaves Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine how much of the federal criminal case involving Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election can survive. The 6-3 ruling on Monday, with the court's conservatives in the majority, declared that Trump has broad protection from criminal prosecution for actions that fell within his official responsibilities as president under the U.S. Constitution. The court delegated to Chutkan, a judge on the U.S. district court in Washington, the complex task of determining how to apply that immunity in the four-count criminal indictment obtained last year by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
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Teen who killed sister and friend in a crash 'devastated' by her actions, judge hears
A teenager who crashed a BMW SUV while driving 190 km/h, causing the deaths of her sister and a friend, was sentenced Tuesday during an emotional hearing that saw many in the courtroom, including the judge and lawyers, struggle to contain their emotions. The girl, who was 16 years old at the time of the incident, will spend two years on probation under conditions that include community service. She is also prohibited from driving for five years. Court heard that four teens were in the car the ni
- People
2 Missing Ga. Firefighters Who'd Been High School Sweethearts Are Found Dead Days After Woman Keyed Man's Car
The two firefighters had dated for about seven years before breaking up, according to Kuhbander's parents
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3 new freezer units now tucked away in hospital's underground garage, housing unclaimed dead
Three new mobile freezer units have been built in the Health Sciences Centres’s garage to store unclaimed bodies. The storage units now have a wall built around them, blocking them from sight. (Elizabeth Whitten/CBC News)Just one day after CBC News reported that the largest hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador was storing dozens of unclaimed bodies in temporary freezers in an alleyway, the province's health authority went shopping for new equipment. Three newly constructed freezer units have be
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Funeral for mother, 2 children found dead in Harrow, Ont., home draws dozens of mourners in Windsor
The funeral for Carly Walsh and her two children was held in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday, drawing dozens to the service as the family's Harrow community continues to mourn after their bodies were found in their home last month. The service for the 41-year-old, Madison, 13, and Hunter, 8, was at FamiliesFirst Funeral Home and Tribute Centre a day after the visitations.Some people arriving for the funeral service were seen embracing each other.Windsor police in unmarked vehicles escorted the process
- People
Missing Mom and Toddlers Who Were Possibly 'Coerced' to Religious Facility in Mexico Are Found Safe
Martha Unger and her daughters Madilynn and Haylie were found safe days after they were last seen
- BBC
Biker mum who stopped thief 'let down' by police
The taekwondo-trained mum wrestles a thief as he tries to steal her bike, but police do not arrive.
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Supreme Court orders another review of gun charge behind Hunter Biden's conviction
The Supreme Court told another defendant convicted of the same gun charge as Hunter Biden to have his conviction reviewed again at the appeals court.
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Parents now have up to 30 days to surrender their baby under new state law
Nearly 200 Florida laws are set to take effect today and some of them could have big impacts on you. Governor Ron Desantis signed bills impacting parents, property owners, employment and health care.
- People
Man Sentenced to Life for Shooting Dead Parents and 2 of Their Friends: 'I Deserve Worse'
In April 2023, Joseph M. Eaton killed his parents and their friends as they prepared to welcome him home from prison
- People
Family of 5 in New York for Baseball Tournament Dies in Small Plane Crash
Members of the Van Epps family were on board a Piper Malibu Mirage aircraft leaving upstate New York when the crash happened
- The Canadian Press
In their own words: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's message on Canada Day
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released a video message to Canadians on Canada Day. Here's what he had to say, in his own words.
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Driver drank 18 beers before fatal nail salon crash on Long Island, prosecutors say
The driver who authorities say plowed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring nine others, told police he had consumed 18 beers the night before the accident, according to CNN affiliate WABC.
- People
Woman Was Killed by Man Her Mom Had Forced Her to Marry — and Now the Mother Is Convicted
Prosecutors in Australia said Sakina Muhammad Jan forced her daughter to marry a man she didn't want to wed in November 2019, weeks before he killed her
- The Canadian Press
6 teenage baseball players charged as adults in South Dakota rape case take plea deals
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case last summer have reached plea deals.
- People
Groom Was Shot in Head During Missouri Wedding, Now in Critical Condition
According to a GoFundMe page set up for the family, Manuel Gonzalez was shot in the head by armed robbers during a backyard wedding ceremony in St. Louis, Mo.
- CNN
5 members of a Georgia family returning from a baseball tournament are dead after a plane crash in upstate New York
Five members of a Georgia family died in a plane crash in upstate New York, state police said in a news release Monday.
- BBC
Mexican gang fight leaves pile of bodies
Officials found 19 bodies in and around a dumper truck abandoned in southern Chiapas state.
- CBC
Man charged in alleged $7.8M Ponzi scheme drowns in B.C. before Edmonton fraud trial
A man accused of operating an alleged Ponzi scheme has drowned in a B.C. river, seven months before his criminal fraud trial was set to start in Edmonton.Curtis Quigley, 56, and his former common-law spouse Kathleen Treadgold, were jointly charged last summer with 80 counts of fraud over $5,000.The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) alleged that the $7.8-million scheme was ongoing for 12 years, with hundreds of victims in Alberta, B.C., the U.S. and Australia.The allegations against Quigley and Tread
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Missing child operation recovers 200 children nationwide, U.S. Marshals say
Two-hundred critically missing children have been found after a six-week national operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service, and federal, state and local agencies in seven reegions.