sacramentosun.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for sacramentosun.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page sacramentosun.com http://www.sacramentosun.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:38:07 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:38:07 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Malik Monk's OT explosion lifts Kings over Grizzlies]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179369/malik-monk-ot-explosion-lifts-kings-over-grizzlies 274179369 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:19:07 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179369/malik-monk-ot-explosion-lifts-kings-over-grizzlies <![CDATA[Backcourt duo carries Knicks over Warriors, 119-112]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179357/backcourt-duo-carries-knicks-over-warriors-119-112 274179357 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:05:06 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179357/backcourt-duo-carries-knicks-over-warriors-119-112 <![CDATA['General Hospital' actor Beth Peters passes away at 92]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179329/general-hospital-actor-beth-peters-passes-away-at-92 274179329 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:55:16 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179329/general-hospital-actor-beth-peters-passes-away-at-92 <![CDATA[Streaking Rockets continue to pick up pace, with Wizards up next]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179153/streaking-rockets-continue-to-pick-up-pace-with-wizards-up-next 274179153 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:05:06 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179153/streaking-rockets-continue-to-pick-up-pace-with-wizards-up-next <![CDATA[Mavs eye coveted sixth spot in West, season sweep of Spurs]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179151/mavs-eye-coveted-sixth-spot-in-west-season-sweep-of-spurs 274179151 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:55:07 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274179151/mavs-eye-coveted-sixth-spot-in-west-season-sweep-of-spurs <![CDATA[US: Donald Trump faces 'insurmountable difficulties' in securing USD 464 mn bond in civil fraud case]]> New York [US], March 18 (ANI): In a fresh appeal court filing on Monday, the attorneys for former President Donald Trump stated that he is having "insurmountable difficulties" getting a bond to pay the USD 464 million civil fraud case, ABC News reported.

Because of the magnitude of the judgement, he would have to use real estate as security.

In February, Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump guilty of conducting]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274178481/us-donald-trump-faces-insurmountable-difficulties-in-securing-usd-464-mn-bond-in-civil-fraud-case 274178481 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:55:55 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274178481/us-donald-trump-faces-insurmountable-difficulties-in-securing-usd-464-mn-bond-in-civil-fraud-case <![CDATA[To meet 2030 target, California must triple emission reduction rate]]> SAN FRANCISCO, California: According to a report by consulting firm Beacon Economics and San Francisco-based think tank Next 10, California must triple its annual carbon emissions reductions to meet its 2030 target.

The state's greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2021 to 381.3 million metric tons, up 3.4 percent from the previous year.

The latest estimates from California Air Resources Board showed that]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274178434/to-meet-2030-target-california-must-triple-emission-reduction-rate 274178434 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:13:10 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274178434/to-meet-2030-target-california-must-triple-emission-reduction-rate <![CDATA[Cultures clash as sharp-shooting Warriors face defensive Knicks]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274174850/cultures-clash-as-sharp-shooting-warriors-face-defensive-knicks 274174850 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:55:08 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274174850/cultures-clash-as-sharp-shooting-warriors-face-defensive-knicks <![CDATA[Trump warns of bloodbath if he loses]]> The US might never have another election if he doesn?t win in November, the former president has said

Former US President Donald Trump has warned of a "bloodbath" for the American automobile industry and the country as a whole if he doesn't win a second term in the US election on November 5.

Trump made the remark during a rally in Vandalia, Ohio on Saturday while speaking about his plans to]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274174350/trump-warns-of-bloodbath-if-he-loses 274174350 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:13:49 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274174350/trump-warns-of-bloodbath-if-he-loses <![CDATA[Stingy Knicks take on high-powered Kings]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274173614/stingy-knicks-take-on-high-powered-kings 274173614 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:40:57 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274173614/stingy-knicks-take-on-high-powered-kings <![CDATA[Lakers host Warriors as both cling to play-in status]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274173602/lakers-host-warriors-as-both-cling-to-play-in-status 274173602 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:40:38 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274173602/lakers-host-warriors-as-both-cling-to-play-in-status <![CDATA[Ban of gillnets in California to be expanded to save species]]> A new bill aims to reduce the number of sea lions, sharks, rays, skates and giant sea bass dying off the coast of Southern California in huge set gillnets the size of 20 football fields, weighted to the sea floor.

Right now, set gillnets are banned in most state waters and Assembly Bill 2220 would extend the ban]]>
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<![CDATA[Free driverless robotaxi services from Waymo begin in LA]]> LOS ANGELES, California: Alphabet's Waymo said that it would begin offering free driverless robotaxi services under its ride-hailing program, Waymo One, to certain members of the public in Los Angeles from March 14.

Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) gave the company approval to begin Waymo One in Los Angeles and some cities near San Francisco.

Waymo's General Motors (GM]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274171097/free-driverless-robotaxi-services-from-waymo-begin-in-la 274171097 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:10:40 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274171097/free-driverless-robotaxi-services-from-waymo-begin-in-la <![CDATA[What Makes People Happy California Lawmakers Want to Find Out]]> SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon likes to spend his spare time away from the Capitol in Sacramento with his 4-year-old daughter at home near Los Angeles. Last weekend, he took her ice skating and afterward to an indoor playground, then let her get a donut after she agreed to ride her scooter on the way there.

"Those are the types of things that make me happy," he said this week in an int]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274170680/what-makes-people-happy-california-lawmakers-want-to-find-out 274170680 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:05:11 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274170680/what-makes-people-happy-california-lawmakers-want-to-find-out <![CDATA[Older women highly motivated to vote]]> Nearly 80 percent of California women age 40 and older say they are highly motivated to vote, according to a new survey from AARP.

Researchers for the new "She's the Difference" California survey polled 1,600 women and found many are highly concerned about political divisions.

Kate Bridges, senior research adviser ]]>
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<![CDATA[Home Buying Costs Could Fall in Big US Real Estate Group Settlement]]> The National Association of Realtors agreed Friday to resolve antitrust litigation accusing brokerages of inflating sales commissions, a settlement likely to bring major changes and lower costs when Americans buy and sell homes.

The $418 million settlement calls for the NAR to eliminate decades-old rules on commissions and make it easier for buyers to negotiate fees with their own agents or use no agents at all.<]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274169378/home-buying-costs-could-fall-in-big-us-real-estate-group-settlement 274169378 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:05:11 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274169378/home-buying-costs-could-fall-in-big-us-real-estate-group-settlement <![CDATA[Sacramento challenge to pause homeless encampment sweeps is moot, Ninth Circuit says]]> (CN) - A three-judge federal appeals panel on Friday ruled that because an injunction stopping the city of Sacramento, California, from relocating unhoused people expired last summer, the city's appeal before them was moot.

Attorneys for the city and the Sacramento Homeless Union argued ]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274169981/sacramento-challenge-to-pause-homeless-encampment-sweeps-is-moot-ninth-circuit-says 274169981 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:32 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274169981/sacramento-challenge-to-pause-homeless-encampment-sweeps-is-moot-ninth-circuit-says <![CDATA[Sacramento challenge to pause on homeless encampment sweeps is moot, Ninth Circuit says]]> (CN) - A three-judge federal appeals panel on Friday ruled that because an injunction stopping the city of Sacramento, California, from relocating unhoused people expired last summer, the city's appeal before them was moot.

Attorneys for the city and the Sacramento Homeless Union argued ]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274169821/sacramento-challenge-to-pause-on-homeless-encampment-sweeps-is-moot-ninth-circuit-says 274169821 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:32 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274169821/sacramento-challenge-to-pause-on-homeless-encampment-sweeps-is-moot-ninth-circuit-says <![CDATA[Major expansion of Disney's California theme park on the cards]]> ANAHEIM, California: Disney is working to win approval from local officials to expand its Anaheim resort over the next four decades, which could increase its 490-acre (488-hectare) footprint in Southern California and enable it to develop new attractions.

Rachel Alde, Disney's senior vice president of global development and finance, said, "We know there are stories out there we have not told yet, like 'Wakanda']]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164859/major-expansion-of-disney-california-theme-park-on-the-cards 274164859 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:45:34 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164859/major-expansion-of-disney-california-theme-park-on-the-cards <![CDATA[Coalition fighting for affordable health care in California]]> On Tuesday, Care4All California, a coalition fighting for affordable health care, unveiled a package of bills its members say they would like state lawmakers to pass.

Assembly Bill 3129 would give the California Attorney General the power ]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164781/coalition-fighting-for-affordable-health-care-in-california 274164781 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:04:55 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164781/coalition-fighting-for-affordable-health-care-in-california <![CDATA[19-million acres of Northwest forest lands face amendments]]> The U.S. Forest Service has announced its intention to update a 30-year-old plan for managing forests in the Northwest.

The agency has issued a Notice of Intent to amend the Northwest Forest Plan. The plan covers management for 19 million acres of forest in California, Oregon and Washington an]]>
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<![CDATA[North American hunters exposed to threat of CWD]]> Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.

These hunters, however, are not just on the front lines of an American tradition. Infectious disease researchers say they are also on the front lines of what could be a serious threat to public health: chr]]>
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<![CDATA[Daylight saving time to be made permanent by US senators]]> WASHINGTON D.C.: Twelve bipartisan senators say they aim to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-annual changing of clocks.

In March 2022, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would have made daylight saving time permanent from 2023, but Congress could not agree and the bill was never voted on in the House of Representatives.

Before the resumption of daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Mar]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164147/daylight-saving-time-to-be-made-permanent-by-us-senators 274164147 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:29:24 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164147/daylight-saving-time-to-be-made-permanent-by-us-senators <![CDATA[Ninth Circuit hears Sacramento's challenge to summertime pause on homeless sweeps]]> (CN) - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Thursday in Sacramento's a challenge to a succession of rulings ordering the city and county to halt homeless encampment sweeps on days with extreme heat.

The Sacramento Homeless Union has for two summers in a row requested a preliminary injunction temporarily barring officials from clearing homeless encampments on days where the temperature]]> http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164635/ninth-circuit-hears-sacramento-challenge-to-summertime-pause-on-homeless-sweeps 274164635 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:35 GMT http://www.sacramentosun.com/news/274164635/ninth-circuit-hears-sacramento-challenge-to-summertime-pause-on-homeless-sweeps