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The Latest: Stephon Clark family files claims in Sacramento

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows Omar Abdulsattar Ameen. The refugee from Iraq was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for the Islamic State organization. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)

Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, ISIS fighter, entered U.S. as refugee, officials say

By Don Thompson and Julie Watson - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows Omar Abdulsattar Ameen. The refugee from Iraq was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for the Islamic State organization. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)

US officials: Ex-IS fighter accepted in US as refugee

By DON THOMPSON and JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., answers a question during his appearance with the Public Policy Institute of California, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. McCarthy blasted his home state of California as out of touch, hitting its leaders for increasing the gas tax while defending the Trump administration's policies on taxes and tariffs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

GOP divide emerges over Trump’s Space Force

By LISA MASCARO and KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

2 die after road rage fight in Northern California

By LORIN ELENI GILL - Associated Press

The city of Berkeley, Calif., sits in a dull, smoky haze Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. The air quality has hit unhealthy levels in cities miles away as California's largest wildfire ever burns to the north. (AP Photo/Lorin Eleni Gill)

Outdoor fun dwindles as smoky haze hangs over California

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Stolen firetruck leads police on wild chase in California

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In this June 28, 2015, photo, crowd waves rainbow flags during the Heritage Pride March in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) **FILE**

Ted Hickman, vice mayor of Dixon, California, proclaims July Straight Pride American Month, or SPAM

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

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Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, center, is questioned by reporters as he leaves a news conference where he blasted a recent gas tax increase, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Cox is the chairman of a campaign to repeal the gas tax increase and faces Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in November. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

GOP candidate for California governor pushes gas tax repeal

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Bianca Savola, an election clerk at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters, inspect a mail-in ballot, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. More than 1.4 million Californians have already voted absentee in the state's primary, which could have the highest ever rate of vote by mail. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

More California voters, counties opting for mail-in ballots

By Sophia Bollag - Associated Press

This photo provided May 16, 2018, by the Sacramento Police Department shows Tyler Anderson, 23, of Reno, Nev. Anderson, a suspect in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, waived extradition in Sacramento Superior Court on Monday, May 21, on a charge of suspicion of manslaughter. (Sacramento Police Department via AP)

Police say couple hid dead 5-year-old inside storage unit

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

CORRECTS: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Judge tosses California law allowing terminally ill to take life

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FILE - In this April 3, 2018, file photo, former manager Dusty Baker shows off the lining of his sport coat before the start of an opening day baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners in San Francisco. Baker lost his job with Washington after last season, when he guided the Nationals to a second straight NL East title. It has been a blessing of sorts. Baker never forgets to remind himself of his good fortune, even during the down times in his big league baseball career spanning a half-century. Sure, he still wants to manage and go out on his own terms when the time comes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Out of uniform and not managing, Baker relishes watching son

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

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John Lopes, a crime scene investigator for the Sacramento Sheriff's office, carries boxes of evidence taken from the home of murder suspect Joseph DeAngelo to a sheriff's vehicle Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Citrus Heights, Calif. DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody Tuesday on suspicion of committing multiple homicides and rapes in the 1970s and 1980s in California. Authorities spent the day going through the home for evidence. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

APNewsBreak: Serial killer search led to wrong man in 2017

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Man arrested for trespassing at California governor’s home

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, comedian Patton Oswalt, left, and his wife Michelle McNamara arrive at the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles. Patton Oswalt is crediting his late wife for her work in pursuit of the so-called Golden State Killer. Michelle McNamara had made it her mission to find the person responsible for at least 12 murders and 50 rapes throughout California in the 1970s and 80s. She died in April 2016. On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, authorities said a DNA match led them to arrest Joseph James DeAngelo, a 72-year-old former police officer, as a suspect. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

The Latest: Man says attack changed childhood neighborhood

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In this June 15, 2016, file photo, law enforcement drawings of a suspected serial killer believed to have committed at least 12 murders across California in the 1970s and 1980s are displayed at a news conference about the investigation, in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office plans to make a "major announcement" Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in the case of the elusive serial killer. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

The Latest: Alleged serial killer worked in warehouse

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Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, left, talks to reporters about the arrest Joesph James DeAngelo, seen in photo, on suspicion of committing a string of violent crimes in the 1970's and 1980's after a news conference. Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. A DNA match led to the arrest of DeAngelo, 72, Tuesday. DeAngelo is believed to have committed at least 12 slayings and 45 rapes in California.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Suspect in serial killings lived in a tidy California suburb

By PAUL ELIAS and JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press