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Orly Taitz's Obama 'birther' claims rejected in court – again

By Sam Stanton - Updated: 6:05 pm

The 52-year-old lawyer-dentist-real estate agent from Laguna Niguel brought her years-long battle to oust Barack Obama from the presidency to a federal courtroom Thursday in Sacramento.

Judge: Law won't protect unmarried victims in rape

The Associated Press - Published: 6:35 pm

A California appeals court overturned the rape conviction of a man who pretended to be a sleeping woman's boyfriend, ruling, in part, Wednesday that an arcane law from 1872 doesn't protect unmarried women in such cases.

On new Congress’ 1st day, clouds amid the sunshine

By David Lightman and William Douglas - Updated: 6:19 pm

Republican John Boehner narrowly won re-election Thursday as the speaker of the House of Representatives as the 113th Congress convened in an atmosphere of unusual uncertainty and turmoil.

Virginia Beach mayor says he'll pull the plug on arena effort if there's no deal soon

By Tony Bizjak - Updated: 4:17 pm

Virginia Beach's mayor said today he wants a lease signed with a professional sports team - widely reported to be the Sacramento Kings - by the beginning of next week, or he will pull the plug on the city's arena efforts for this year.

Gun in Old Sacramento shooting reported stolen in 2010

By Kim Minugh - Published: 2:55 pm

Sacramento police confirmed today that the gun used in the New Year's Eve shooting that left two dead in Old Sacramento was reported stolen in 2010.

New LAO report dissects California state employee costs

By Jon Ortiz - Published: 2:55 pm

So how much does California pay for state employee compensation? What is the state's running tab for retiree benefits? How many get a paycheck from the state?

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Lezlie Sterling / lsterling@sacbee.com

Henry Lee unloads laundry from a dryer at the Wash Mill in Davis, Calif. One of the last remaining laundromats in Davis, the Wash Mill, closes this week after 40 years to make way for a Goodwill Express. Lee lives in Seattle but was in town visiting family for the holidays.
Randy Pench / rpench@sacbee.com

Homelesss advocate Diana Buettner, 53, a high school teacher in Stockton, Calif., dances to the music of a Beatles song while dressed in a tent to support AB 5 on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.. Members of the homeless community and many of their supporters rally at the Capitol in support of Assembly Bill 5, which if passed, would expand civil rights and anti-discrimination laws to help the homeless. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, introduced his Assembly Bill 5 early last month.
Randy Pench / rpench@sacbee.com

Frosty grass and tule fog create a beautiful scene as a man runs along a dirt path below the levee near Glenn Hall Park in Sacramento, Calif. Cold, clear mornings have created the frost and tule fog in the Sacramento region.
Felipe Dana / AP

Cats and dogs seek refuge on top of a piece of furniture in a home flooded by heavy rains in the Xerem neighborhood, about 31 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Nearly 8.5 inches of rain fell in just 24 hours in the mountainous region north of Rio. Hard rains in Brazil are creating a state of alert in Rio de Janeiro and in nearby spots where flood-triggered mudslides have killed hundreds in recent years.
ROBERT CRAIG / AP

Erin Glime, 27, holds daughter Erica Mae Brady, 7, as they watch Eric Glime, Erin's brother, deploy with the 153rd Military Police Company of the Delaware National Guard for training in New Jersey before a mission in Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012, in New Castle, Del.