NEWS OF THE DAY

_1 Democratic governors: Weeks after an election that boosted its membership, the Democratic Governors Association selected Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as its new chairwoman on Saturday. She was elected by her peers during the group’s annual meeting in New Orleans, taking over for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was elected vice chair, putting him in line to lead the group in 2020, the next presidential election year. In November’s midterm elections, Democrats flipped seven seats to their control without losing any governor’s offices currently held by the party. _2 Self-defense: A 74-year-old Kansas woman shot and killed an intruder while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher and then suffered a heart attack. Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said the woman is expected to recover. He added she “obviously” won’t face charges in the death of Ralph Byrd Jr., 41, who broke into her Leavenworth home last weekend. Thompson said she had reported an attempted burglary of her home about a week before. After that, she obtained a .22-caliber handgun that she took with her to bed at night. _3 Border wall security: Trump administration officials say they are addressing some of the issues that forced them to decide against criminally prosecuting any of the 42 members of a Central American migrant caravan arrested last weekend at San Ysidro (San Diego County) who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally during a chaotic clash with Border Patrol agents. Homeland Security spokeswoman Katie Waldman said immigration officials would work with the Justice Department “to ensure that all future caravan members who participate in violent clashes with border personnel are prosecuted fully for all federal crimes they commit.” _4 Shackled kids: A trial date has been set for a Riverside County couple charged with the torture and abuse of most of their 13 children. A judge ordered that jury selection begin Sept. 3 in the case against David and Louise Turpin. The two have pleaded not guilty to charges that could carry a life sentence. They were arrested in January when a daughter escaped from the family’s Perris home and called 911. Investigators said some of the children had stunted growth and wasted muscles and described being beaten, starved and put in cages. _5 Sanctuary city: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of San Antonio, alleging its police chief violated a state law banning sanctuary cities when he ordered 12 allegedly unauthorized immigrants to be released after they were discovered in a tractor-trailer almost a year ago. The suit asks for fines of more than $11 million for violating Senate Bill 4, one of the most hotly contested laws to emerge from the Legislature’s 2017 session. It was the first time Paxton acted to enforce SB4, which requires police departments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and allows local police to investigate the immigration status of anyone they meet in routine encounters.