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‘State-sanctioned kidnapping’: Texas sheriff aids probe into new DeSantis migrant flights

The Texas sheriff who last week recommended criminal charges for those behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ so-called migrant relocation program is collaborating with California authorities who announced a similar criminal investigation following recent flights that brought migrants from El Paso to Sacramento.

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California officials urged to help migrants flown to Sacramento secure visas for crime victims

More than four dozen immigrant rights groups sent a letter Wednesday to California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, urging him to help 36 migrants who were flown to Sacramento by Florida contractors secure visas to remain in the U.S.

Los Angeles Times

Secession talks emerge in one Northern California county. Is a new state a possibility?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When considering the possibility of a 51st U.S. state, places like Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico are likely some of the first to spring to mind.

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California AG demands Florida and DeSantis release records on Sacramento migrant flights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday demanded more answers for the two private flights that ferried 36 Latin American migrants to Sacramento earlier this month, issuing a public records request to Florida authorities including the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has taken credit for the…

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DeSantis recruiters eyed Catholic church for migrant flights that bishop calls ‘reprehensible’

Mark Seitz, the Roman Catholic bishop of El Paso, Texas, tells The Associated Press that Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis' flights of migrants from the Texas border to California are “reprehensible” and “not morally acceptable.”

The Independent UK

Hero teen drowns trying to save his brother, 13, from chasing after football in river

Amari Quarles, a 15-year-old boy, tragically drowned in the Sacramento River in California after jumping in to save his little brother, who was reportedly struggling after a football.

Daily Mirror

NBA fans in awe of remarkable Victor Wembanyama clip ahead of Draft

Basketball star Victor Wembanyama has stunned fans with a video that has gone viral just weeks away from the NBA Draft where he is expected to be the number one pick

Daily Mirror

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Newsom: DeSantis "kidnapping" migrants

California Department of Justice investigating whether dozens of migrants were tricked into flying to Sacramento

Salon

Florida officials share video boasting of role in California migrant flights amid calls to charge DeSantis

California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested bringing kidnapping charges against DeSantis

The Independent UK

Florida confirms it was behind flights that left asylum seekers in California

Officials claim the people, mostly from Colombia and Venezuela, consented to the travel, refuting allegations from Gavin Newsom

The Guardian - US

Charges over DeSantis' migrant stunt

"State-sanctioned kidnapping is not a public policy choice, it is immoral and disgusting," Calif. AG Rob Bonta says

Salon

Gavin Newsom suggests kidnap charges over Ron DeSantis’s migrant flights

California governor calls presidential hopeful a ‘small, pathetic man’

The Independent UK

California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento

Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them — apparently without their knowledge — to California’s capital, even as faith-based groups scrambled to find housing and food for them

The Independent UK

California's Newsom threatens Florida's DeSantis with kidnapping charges over migrant flights

"DeSantis you small, pathetic man," the California governor said as 2nd migrant flight in days arrived in Sacramento.

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The Texas Tribune

Sheriff files criminal charges over Florida’s transport of migrants from San Antonio to Massachusetts

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office didn’t say who it has accused of unlawful restraint in connection with last year’s flight to Martha’s Vineyard paid for by Florida. On Monday, California announced it’s investigating similar flights from El Paso to Sacramento.

Daily Mirror

Victor Wembanyama debut set as Adam Silver speaks out on NBA prospect

Victor Wembanyama is expected to be the number one pick by the San Antonio Spurs in this month's 2023 NBA Draft and it seems he could get an earlier debut than expected

The Independent UK

California attorney general blames Florida for charter flight that took migrants to Sacramento

Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be transported from Texas to California and dropped off in Sacramento

Reason

Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law Unconstitutional

Plus: Librarians take on Arkansas book restrictions, another migrant stunt may have originated in Florida, and more...

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The Independent UK

California's epic melting snowpack means cold, deadly torrents ahead of Memorial Day weekend

California rivers fed by winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowpack have been turned into cold and deadly torrents, drawing warnings from officials ahead of the Memorial Day weekend's traditional start of outdoor summer recreation

Tribune News Service

US Sen. Alex Padilla pushes to grant 5 million undocumented workers ‘long overdue’ citizenship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luz Ramirez longs for a day when she can visit her mother in Mexico. The two haven’t connected in-person for 23 years.

Tribune News Service

Can Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé make Sacramento the new home for NHL’s Arizona Coyotes?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Arizona Coyotes are a team in crisis — and there’s speculation Sacramento could be an eventual option for the embattled National Hockey League club.

Los Angeles Times

Hillary Clinton backs Eleni Kounalakis for California governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After her friend and former boss lost the presidential race in 2016, Democrat Eleni Kounalakis remembers Hillary Clinton urging women to run for public office.

Los Angeles Times

'The Voice' crowns Season 23 winner and bids farewell to Blake Shelton

LOS ANGELES — An 18-year-old from Sacramento has won the 23rd season of "The Voice," which bid farewell to longtime coach Blake Shelton during Tuesday's sentimental finale.

Tribune News Service

‘Insulting,’ ‘unrealistic’: Will lawmakers halt Newsom’s plan to reform San Quentin prison?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to transform San Quentin State Prison from a maximum-security prison into a rehabilitation and education facility within the prison system, lawmakers are pushing back saying his proposal lacks a detailed strategy behind it.

Tribune News Service

‘I don’t want an attorney': Mental exam ordered for Davis serial stabbing suspect

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The attorney for accused Davis serial stabber Carlos Reales Dominguez questioned whether his client was mentally sound enough to proceed with his case, forcing a Yolo County judge to suspend criminal proceedings.

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