Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama on his tax plans, dead at 49
Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, who became known as "Joe the Plumber" during the 2008 presidential race, died Sunday.
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Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, who became known as "Joe the Plumber" during the 2008 presidential race, died Sunday.
Sen. John McCain's final journey ended Sunday on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend.
Researchers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech are enrolling dogs with glioblastoma into a clinical trial to test the experimental drug.
Two days after Sen. John McCain's death, President Donald Trump says he respects the senator's "service to our country" and has signed a proclamation to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until his burial.
The flags at the White House, which were lowered over the weekend to mark the death of Sen. John McCain, are back at full-staff.
Former Congressman Doug Ose describes Senator John McCain as an optimist, who was always working to improve U.S. policies.
Two former presidents are expected to speak at Sen. John McCain's service and he will lie in state in both the nation's capital and Arizona as part of a cross-country funeral procession ending with his burial at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to plans taking shape Sunday.
These are the messages of mourning and tribute to the Republican senator, war hero and conservative maverick.
"At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for sixty years."
Sen. John McCain, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, has made the decision to discontinue medical treatment, his family said in a statement on Friday.
The 81-year-old senator will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic in the state after spending several days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
U.S. Sen. John McCain is this year's recipient of the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal. Former Vice President Joe Biden will present McCain with the award.
Republican Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama is "directly responsible" for the mass shooting in Orlando because Obama has allowed the growth of the Islamic State group on his watch.
The former Georgetown University law student who gained national attention for being denied a chance to testify in Congress for health plan contraception coverage - and then was subjected to degrading comments by radio host Rush Limbaugh - is hoping to make public policy of her own.
Popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren asked members of his Southern California church for prayers as he and his family coped with the apparent suicide of his 27-year-old son.
The Brain Dead Republican Congress has had some low points, but last week's Senate vote on a United Nations treaty for the disabled was notable in its outrageousness.
Now that the Obama White House and senior intelligence officials have reportedly admitted that they approved Susan Rice's inaccurate talking points about the Benghazi terrorist attack being the reaction to a protest about a film rather than a terrorist attack, the investigation must go on.
As the politicians on the "left" and other persons on the political "left" insist that the election is over and that is why the rest of Americans should move on and drop the Benghazi, Libya controversy, those "leftists" need to understand exactly why the truth about the Benghazi terrorist attack needs to come out.
Obama's press conference confirmed the fear that many Americans have. It's the fear that Americans are apparently in for more of the same in terms of having a non-compromising and less-than-totally-transparent politician in the Oval Office.
Rove has managed to spin himself a personal fortune in national politics. His reputation, however, does not match his accomplishments.
Unfortunately, political poll after political poll reveals that the presidential election of 2012 has much to do – in fact, more to do – with the race of the presidential candidate than most anything else.
As the campaign draws to a close it has become very apparent that Obama will return to the White House and that Harry Reid will lead a Democratic Senate.
Whether it's because college kids are getting smarter or have just found better things to do with their energy and time over the past four years, there is a survey result which indicates that President Barack Obama's "star power" among the young is fading drastically in 2012 as compared to 2008.
What was most clear tonight, though, is that Mitt Romney has no idea how the world works and the Office of the President is no place for on the job training.
Early vote was once an idea that both parties promoted. But as Democrats grow in their ability to use it to their strategic advantage, Republicans have sought to reduce or eliminate it.
A River City High School girls' water polo player is making a big splash, ranked the best-scoring player in the country by MaxPreps in both points and goals.
Sacramento Republic FC is parting ways with head coach Mark Briggs.
It won't be a nail-biter election night for dozens of candidates in Sacramento County, and that's because they've already been declared the winner.
Just in time for Election Day, Yolo County voters will notice renovations and extra security measures at the elections office in Woodland.
Boeing sweetened its offer to thousands of striking factory workers, leading machinists union to back the deal.
It won't be a nail-biter election night for dozens of candidates in Sacramento County, and that's because they've already been declared the winner.
A dozen California counties, including in the Bay Area and Northern California, are listed under a Pacific Gas and Electric public safety power shutoff watch on election night.
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
A River City High School girls' water polo player is making a big splash, ranked the best-scoring player in the country by MaxPreps in both points and goals.
Sacramento Republic FC is parting ways with head coach Mark Briggs.
It won't be a nail-biter election night for dozens of candidates in Sacramento County, and that's because they've already been declared the winner.
A man was left in critical condition after being shot in the south Sacramento area, police said Wednesday night.
The Sacramento Police Department launched a new high-tech crime-fighting tool that, within 48 hours of its launch, they credit as helping officers solve a robbery in Old Sacramento.
Sacramento police are searching for a suspect after a Chando's Tacos employee was robbed at gunpoint Monday night.
The study underscores Sacramento's potential to significantly enhance the Pac-12's footprint, highlighting its would-be position as the second-largest designated market area and the second-largest economy among conference markets.
The A's have officially dropped "Oakland" from their name.
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Inyo County, with barely 19,000 people, produced a nailbiter in 2020. Joe Biden actually won the county by just 14 votes. This was, for ages, a ranching community that was deeply Republican and it changed in just a handful of years.
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
A River City High School girls' water polo player is making a big splash, ranked the best-scoring player in the country by MaxPreps in both points and goals.
Sacramento Republic FC is parting ways with head coach Mark Briggs.
San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice for the first time in nearly two months as he hopes to return from an Achilles tendon injury for the second half of the season.
The A's have officially dropped "Oakland" from their name.
After an injury-plagued, shaky first half of the season for the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, the team is hoping to follow a similar pattern to the past two seasons.
It won't be a nail-biter election night for dozens of candidates in Sacramento County, and that's because they've already been declared the winner.
Just in time for Election Day, Yolo County voters will notice renovations and extra security measures at the elections office in Woodland.
Data show that there is a wide gap between younger and older voters who cast their ballots early in California with Election Day just a day away.
Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
For voters who want to cast their ballot in person for the 2024 presidential election, here is when polling places open and close in California.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
A notice to Costco customers urges them not to consume some packages of salmon over concerns it could be contaminated with listeria.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
Inflation and California's higher wages are driving up the cost of dining out, but the Call Kurtis team has found some relief for your wallet in the form of discount gift cards for restaurants.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
A Folsom viewer said a credit reporting agency is refusing to remove a debt that isn't hers. She reached out to the Call Kurtis team for help.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
The CHP captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout confirmed.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The family contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into the matter.
The Call Kurtis team has found that some companies you may already be doing business with may offer streaming for free, or at deeply discounted rates.
During the last few years, the issue for the real estate market in Sacramento was that few homes were for sale. But, that has changed. Inventory is now up. Unfortunately, demand for that residential inventory isn't.
When a Lodi woman went to use the protection plan she purchased, she was told the company was out of business.
The goal is to attract more women to the profession.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
California voters will be asked to authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects, including wildfire prevention.
Forward progress has been stopped for a fire burning in southeastern Butte County that forced officials to issue evacuation warnings on Thursday.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A River City High School girls' water polo player is making a big splash, ranked the best-scoring player in the country by MaxPreps in both points and goals.
Sacramento Republic FC is parting ways with head coach Mark Briggs.
It won't be a nail-biter election night for dozens of candidates in Sacramento County, and that's because they've already been declared the winner.
Just in time for Election Day, Yolo County voters will notice renovations and extra security measures at the elections office in Woodland.
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