Page 6 - California

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

Indian-American entrepreneur announces 2022 bid for Cong from California

An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional District in California

India's US envoy Sandhu visits Dalip Singh Saund Post Office in California

India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Dalip Singh Saund Post Office, named after the first Indian-American lawmaker, during his recent visit to California

Heatwaves in northwestern US lead to surging heat-related illness: CDC

Record high temperatures in northwestern US have caused a surge in heat-related illness and hospital visits, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Covid-19: California's Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate

Los Angeles County's health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals' vaccination status

Kashmiri Pandit Kevin Kishore Kaul readying for California Governor race

Kevin Kishore Kaul, a Kashmiri is wading into a crowded field of candidates betting that California will likely hurtle into a recall election for Governor in 2021

US judge overturns California's three-decade ban on assault weapons

A federal judge Friday overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arm

Walt Disney opens Marvel-themed 'Avengers' campus in California

The company held a relatively subdued opening ceremony Wednesday evening. It was livestreamed with some celebrities - and fireworks - but without the usual hoopla.

California to offer $116 million in coronavirus vaccine prize money

Californians will be eligible for $116.5 million in prize money for getting coronavirus shots, Governor Gavin Newsom announced

Disneyland opening for visitors highlights California's Covid-19 turnaround

Disneyland, California's world-famous theme park, will reopen to visitors after an unprecedented 13-month closure.

California plans to lift most Covid-19 pandemic restrictions from June 15

California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces from June 15, with officials saying enough people should be vaccinated by then

California shooting: Four killed, two injured at a business complex

At least four people were killed and two others, including the suspected shooter, were injured in a shooting at a business complex in Orange, California