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Heavy overnight rains leave 2 dead in submerged car in California

Heavy overnight rains in Northern California left two people dead in a submerged car

Elon Musk says he sold 'enough stock'; Tesla being probed

The billionaire also slammed California for "overtaxation" and "overregulation."

California to require Covid vaccine booster shots for health care workers

California will require health care workers to get a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine, Governor Gavin Newsom announced

Strong earthquake hits North California; no tsunami or major damage

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Northern California coast on Monday, bringing significant shaking but likely minimal damage to the sparsely populated area. A tsunami was not expected to follow, the National Weather Service said. The earthquake occurred just after noon and was centred off the coast about 337 kilometres northwest of San Francisco, just off a tiny town called Petrolia that's home to fewer than 1,000 people. The nearest population centre, Eureka, is about 72 kilometers north. That left only about 25,000 people in the range of strong or very strong shaking, according to the US Geological Survey, though residents as far away as Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area reported feeling trembling. The Humboldt County Sheriff's office of emergency services did not issue any evacuation orders, though a few roads were closed due to rockslides. The US Geological Survey estimated economic losses of less than USD 10 million and no fatalities. The area last suffered an ..

Google facing probe for how it treats Black female workers: Report

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is probing how Google treats its Black female employees, the media reported.

Fresh storm hits California as it mops up and shovels out

California emerged largely unscathed Wednesday from a massive storm that brought drenching rainfall and heavy mountain snow

California exempts San Francisco from indoor mask rule amid Covid surge

California is exempting San Francisco from a rule that takes effect Wednesday requiring all people to wear masks indoors in a bid to contain a troubling rise in new coronavirus cases. San Francisco will continue to allow fully vaccinated people to remove their masks in gyms and workplaces while its overall masking mandate remains in effect, the city Department of Public Health announced. It's a recognition of all of the thought and care that San Francisco residents have been putting into staying as safe as possible, said Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco's health officer. About 86% of eligible San Francisco residents have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the public health department. San Francisco businesses were relieved that the city can continue permitting fully vaccinated people to go maskless in some indoor locations. To have any disruption at all in the progress we've made over the last year and a half in getting customers back would have been devastating, Dave

Storm drenches Southern California with heavy rain; rescue efforts on

A powerful storm charged south through California, drenching the drought-stricken state with desperately needed rain but also triggering rescue efforts on a swollen river

California brings back mask mandate amid holidays as Omicron cases rise

California is bringing back a rule requiring people to wear masks indoors, a move aimed at containing a new type of the coronavirus as people gather with family and friends during the holidays. Gov Gavin Newsom's administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan 15. The order comes as the per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47% in the past two weeks. We know people are tired and hungry for normalcy. Frankly, I am too, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said Monday. That said, this is a critical time where we have a tool that we know has worked and can work." California lifted its statewide mask mandate on June 15 for people who were vaccinated, a date Newsom heralded as the state's grand reopening. But since then, county governments covering about half of the state's population have imposed their own indoor mask mandates as case rates surged with new variants. The new mask mandate will cover ...

California may cut rooftop solar incentives as panel market booms

California regulators may lower the incentives for people to go solar in a bid to reduce electricity bills for the rest of residents in the most populous US state

Light rain, snow fall in California as western US braces for major storm

The Western US is bracing for the brunt of a major winter storm expected to hit Monday, bringing the threat of localised flooding and some relief in an abnormally warm fall.

Omicron detected in California wastewater before WHO declaration: Report

The Omicron variant was detected in a sample of wastewater collected in Merced County on November 25, the California Department of Public Health said

Food-waste recycling programme: California's newest climate change target

Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program, set to take effect in January.

GOP Rep Devin Nunes leaving Congress to join Trump's social media firm

California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, who was one of former President Donald Trump's most ardent loyalists in Congress, is leaving the House at the end of this year to join Trump's fledgling media company. A statement Monday from the Trump Media & Technology group said Nunes would serve as chief executive officer, beginning in January 2022. The company is preparing to launch a social media platform intended to rival competitors, including Twitter, which blocked Trump's account in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. In June, Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for two years, following a finding that he stoked violence ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Devin understands that we must stop the liberal media and Big Tech from destroying the freedoms that make America great, Trump said in a statement. Nunes' decision comes at a time when his political future in California appeared in possible jeopardy draft maps released in the once-a-decade realignment of ...

Elon Musk's Tesla officially moves headquarters to Austin in Texas

Tesla will continue to operate its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, California, and increase production there by 50 per cent

California man charged with conspiracy in January 6 events at US Capitol

A California resident has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings during the events at the US Capitol on January 6 and with other offences

Man killed, woman injured in California's Oakland city shooting

Police on Saturday responded to reports of a shooting found a man and a woman who had been shot in the city's maxwell neighbourhood, reports xinhua news agency.

California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools

California became the first state in the United States to announce plans to require student vaccination for Covid-19 by adding the vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for school

Virus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity

Hospitals in the heart of California's Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units, state officials announced, as a more contagious version of coronavirus continues to spread

California, NYC to require all govt employees to get Covid-19 vaccine

California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly Covid-19 testing