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May 21, 2022
UC system takes another step toward keeping students debt-free
At this weeks Regents meeting, the University of California moved closer to a goal of having students avoid burdensome student loans by 2030.
May 20, 2022
Interview: Chefs preview Sacramento Bacon Fest this weekend
Summer is coming, grills are turning on and Sacramento is celebrating the 11th annual Bacon Fest this weekend. Here’s what you may want to know.
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May 20, 2022
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?
On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and workers.
May 18, 2022
In the San Joaquin Valley, rapidly growing school districts endure overcrowding
As the cost of housing in the Bay Area and coastal Southern California drives families inland in search of relief, some school districts in the vast San Joaquin Valley contend with rapid enrollment growth.
Much of the Sacramento Valley is under red flag warning starting Thursday
This week's temperatures are hot enough to have triggered a red flag warning through most of the region, including Sacramento. The warning will start on Thursday and end Friday night.
Sacramento-area schools seeing rise in COVID-19 cases, but don’t plan to require masks again
Despite rising cases, schools are staying away from reinstating mask mandates, instead electing to “strongly recommend” masking and urge students get vaccinated, boosted and tested.
May 17, 2022
FDA authorizes first COVID booster for children ages 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.
May 16, 2022
With inflation, California worries about progress on poverty
California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state’s poorest residents.
May 16, 2022
California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, officials say
A gunman killed a 52-year-old man and wounded five others in an attack at a Southern California church on Sunday, authorities said.
May 16, 2022
The federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests
Households in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks.
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World
Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result
May 21, 2022
Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader, though it remains unclear whether his party can form a majority government.
World
Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs concern
May 21, 2022
With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew about their fate.
Television
Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson departing from 'SNL'
May 21, 2022
Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson are among those departing from "Saturday Night Live," leaving the sketch institution without arguably its two most famous names after Saturday's 47th season finale.
Sports
Early Voting wins the Preakness Stakes
May 21, 2022
Early Voting won the 2022 Preakness Stakes, outracing Epicenter and Creative Minister. Early Voting came into the race as one of the top contenders to win.
National
Jif peanut butter is being recalled for potential salmonella contamination
May 21, 2022
The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the recall on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration says current epidemiologic evidence points to a Lexington, Ky., facility as the likely cause of the outbreak.
Music
Harry Styles' 'One Night Only' show brings fans from across the world to Long Island
May 21, 2022
Thousands of fans traveled to see the pop star perform.
National Security
A surge in Navy deserters could be a sign of a bigger problem for the military
May 21, 2022
Navy desertions more than doubled from 2019 to 2021. One expert says the increase could be an indicator of an underlying issue: service members stuck in a line of work they dislike.
World
Russia has cut off its natural gas exports to Finland in a symbolic move
May 21, 2022
The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland's nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia.
National
The Tops in Buffalo's East Side was a lifeline. Residents wonder if it should reopen
May 21, 2022
The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.
National
2 people were killed in a rare tornado that hit northern Michigan
May 21, 2022
The tornado that struck the town of Gaylord also left more than 40 people injured. The governor has declared a state of emergency.
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