#inauguration

#inauguration

Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe poses in March 2012 during the inauguration of the 32nd Paris Book Fair, which focused on Japanese writers.Jacques Brinon/AP TOKYO Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died.

Gov. Gavin Newsom makes an appearance at the Assembly Organizational Session on Dec. 5 at the state Capitol in Sacramento.He'll be sworn in for a second term on Friday.hamezcua@sacbee.comGov. Gavin Newsom, who assailed conservative Republican leaders and their policies whilecelebratingCalifornia's progressive values during his first four years in office, is launching his second term in similar fashion.

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes the oath of office from state Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye during his inauguration in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 7, 2019.Looking on are Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their sons, Dutch, second from right, and Hunter, right.

On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Gavin Newsom triumphantly marched toward California's statehouse and delivered an inaugural speech that spoke personally to the freedoms offered by California and its resistance to forces that "want to take the nation backward."

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 312th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Sunday, January 1, 2023: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a New Year message that his only wish for all Ukrainians for 2023 was victory and resolved to stay the course while the country fights for it.

European Union ministers were trying again on Monday to finalize a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope can help households and businesses better weather excessive price surges.The ministers have previously failed at overcoming their differences at five previous so-called emergency meetings, but several EU leaders said last week that fixing a maximum ceiling to pay for gas was likely to be achieved this time.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday inaugurated Germany's first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring that the speed with which it was put into service is a signal that Europe's biggest economy will remain strong.The top three officials in the government  Scholz, Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner  attended the inauguration in the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven in a sign of the importance that Germany attaches to several new LNG terminals that it is scrambling to build following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In recent days, some top Republicans have called Rep. Hakeem Jeffries an election denier, starting a line of attack against the New York Democrat after he was chosen to lead his party as House Minority Leader next year.The newly elected incoming leader of House Democrats is a past election denier who basically said the 2016 election was quote illegitimate,' Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor on Thursday, and suggested that we had a quote fake president.'

With millions of borrowers' financial futures in limbo, the battle over the Biden Administration's beleaguered plan for student loan forgiveness has an end date in sight.Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced it would agree to hear arguments over the plan's legality in February, with a final decision scheduled to come sometime in June.

Mayor-elect Karen Bass will hold a public inauguration on Dec. 11 outside Los Angeles City Hall, one day before she officially takes office as the first woman elected to serve in the city's top job, her campaign said Thursday.Bass' midday ceremony will take place on the Spring Street steps of City Hall facing Grand Park and will include musical and cultural performances.