California

Los Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return

Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before…

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Magnitude 7 quake strikes off California

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami…

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California passes law to ban or restrict smartphones in school

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that requires schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones, amid a growing consensus that excess usage can increase the…

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Seven shot dead in another mass shooting in California

Seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay on Monday, and the suspect was arrested after driving to a…

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UPDATED: California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre

By Tim Reid and Jonathan Allen Shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year festival Ballroom dance venue popular with older patrons Shooter later kills himself when approached by police MONTEREY PARK,…

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California picks up debris from latest storm, braces for the next

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Reuters) - Rain-soaked Californians took advantage of a break in a weeks-long deluge to haul away dead trees, restore downed power lines and prepare new…

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California is deluged by record rain with more storms coming

By Kate Fishman MENDOCINO, Calif., (Reuters) - The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered…

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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes northern California

Jan 1 (Reuters) - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 miles) southeast of California's Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month. The latest earthquake was…

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Thousands without power after earthquake rattles northern California

Dec 20 (Reuters) - A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California on Tuesday injured two people, damaged a bridge and several roads and left thousands of homes and businesses…

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Police say suspected serial killer ‘on a mission’ after 6 murders in California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police in Stockton, California, released surveillance video footage of a person sought for questioning in connection with a string of six murders and said the crimes…

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Californians seek relief as heat wave continues to grip state

SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Reuters) - A man in a heat-stricken suburb of Los Angeles and a woman with two young kids in Pomona were among the Californians desperately seeking cool shelter…

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California temperatures soar to new records, adding strain to power grid

(Reuters) - Record high temperatures were expected in California's Central Valley from Sacramento to outside of Los Angeles, with officials warning that the dangerous heat wave could afflict the state…

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California to end sales of gasoline-only cars by 2035

(Reuters) - California moved to require all new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to be either electric or plug-in electric hybrids, a landmark move that could speed the…

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U.S. states probing TikTok’s effects on young people

Eight states, including California and Massachusetts, announced this week that they had launched a bipartisan, nationwide probe of TikTok, focusing on whether the popular video-sharing app causes physical or mental health…

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California to require COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers

California will require healthcare workers and workers in "high-risk congregate settings" to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster by Feb. 1, Governor Gavin Newsom announced as part of the state's response…

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California lawmakers aim to ban offshore drilling after spill

Democratic members of Congress from California seized on the oil spill off the state's coast to promote federal legislation to ban all offshore oil drilling, as investigators searched for what…

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‘Catastrophic’ California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands

A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, prompting local officials to call it an environmental catastrophe. The U.S.…

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in southern California -USGS

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck about seven miles west of Calipatria, near California's Salton Sea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The tremor was part of a series…

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California to lift most COVID-19 limits, freeing up businesses

California will lift most remaining crowd-capacity limits and physical distancing requirements related to COVID-19 on June 15, proceeding to fully reopen its economy as the pandemic abates and vaccination rates…

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Fire sweeping through Southern California canyon forces residents to flee

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Two firefighters were injured and residents of a rustic Southern California canyon were driven from their homes after a blaze broke out overnight at a single-family home…

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California at Covid-19 tipping point

California's governor said on Monday the state was at a "tipping point" in the COVID-19 pandemic that would soon overwhelm hospitals as political leaders nationwide turn to increasingly aggressive measures…

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Mass evacuations in California as wildfires threaten homes

Wind-driven walls of flame spurred mass evacuations in Southern California and left two firefighters badly injured on Monday, as hundreds of thousands of residents endured a second day of power…

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California reports nearly 12,000 COVID cases, biggest increase since pandemic started

California reported a record increase of more than 11,800 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally of county data, as the Trump administration pushes for schools to reopen…

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California back in lockdown

California's governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soared, and the state's two largest school districts, in Los Angeles and San Diego, said children…

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Coronavirus in the US: California and Texas see record spikes

California and Texas both marked record spikes in new COVID-19 infections on Monday, a Reuters tally showed, as Los Angeles reported an "alarming" one-day surge in America's second-largest city that put it…

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Student who opened fire in California school dies

The student who opened fire at his Southern California high school on his 16th birthday, killing two students and injuring three others before shooting himself in the head, died Friday,…

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Firefighters Gain on Wildfire in Southern California Farm Country

Firefighters began to get the upper hand on a destructive wildfire in a Southern California farming region Saturday, taking advantage of lighter winds as authorities let some evacuated residents return home. The Maria…

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Fires continue to spread in California

A VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) drops Phos-Chek, a long-term fire retardant, on the Maria fire spreading in the hills near Ventura, North West of Los Angeles, California, USA. Media reports…

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California makes headway against wildfires after strong winds ease

Fierce, dry Santa Ana winds off the Southern California mountains eased early Friday, helping firefighters make progress in corralling major wildfires that have displaced thousands of residents. A flurry of…

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Strong winds fan flames around Los Angeles

Hard-pressed firefighters in California are facing a fresh crisis as strong winds triggered more wildfires in the south of the state. A blaze sprang up in California's Simi Valley early…

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Authorities issue extreme red flag warning as California fires continue to spread

An "extreme red flag warning" has been issued in southern California, marking the first such alert of its kind. The warning, issued by the Los Angeles weather service, covers Los…

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Emergency declared across California as fires rage

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency as wind-whipped wildfires in the north and south of the state gobbled up land, destroyed homes and forced almost 200,000 people to…

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Millions warned of possible power cut as California wildfires rage on

Millions of Californians face having their power cut as firefighters continue to battle a surge in wildfires in the state. The Kincade Fire, which started on Wednesday, has burned through…

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Thousands evacuated as California wildfire rages

About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as a wildfire rages through California's wine country. The Kincade fire has engulfed 10,000 acres of land in Sonoma County and…

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Homes burn as Saddleridge Fire spreads near Los Angeles

A quick-moving wildfire is churning through the foothills of Southern California, forcing local authorities to issue mandatory evacuations in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles. Officials said one…

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Northern California braced for mega power cut

A power company has started cutting electricity to around 800,000 homes, businesses and other locations in Northern California, in an attempt to prevent wildfires. Large swathes of the San Francisco…

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6-year-old boy, one of the victims of California shooting

The shooting death of 6-year-old Stephen Romero at a popular festival in Northern California stunned his family and neighbors. Stephen's father, Alberto Romero, told CNN affiliate the San Jose Mercury…

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UPDATED : Three dead after shots fired at California festival

Three people have been killed and at least 15 injured in a shooting at a food festival in California. The shooter was also killed. The Gilroy Garlic Festival was about…

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Watch : Newscasters announce earthquake as it happens….

News anchors in Los Angeles were left shaken when a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Southern California on Friday night. Sara Donchey and Juan Fernandez were live…

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California’s governor declares state of emergency after two earthquakes

California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and warned residents to be wary of new tremors on Saturday, after the southern part of the state was hit by…

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UPDATED: New powerful 7.1 earthquake hits Southern California

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit Southern California on -- just a day after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that was the largest temblor in the region in two decades. The newest earthquake’s epicenter…

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Video: South California’s Earthquake

A magnitude 6-4 earthquake was felt throughout the Southern California Thursday, shaking up local residents celebrating the Fourth of July. The quake, which began at 10:35 a.m., was centered about…

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6.4 Earthquake hits remote area in Southern California (Updated)

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit a remote area of Southern California on Thursday, the most powerful tremor to shake that region in 20 years, according to media reports and the United…

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Northern California has been hit by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake

Northern California has been hit by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake. The tremor was said to have hit 40 miles south of Eureka. There is no reports of any Tsunami warnings…

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Driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

Eight people have been injured, including a 13-year-old, after a car appeared to drive deliberately into pedestrians near a junction in Sunnyvale California. Police are investigating the incident as an…

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Total smoking ban in U.S. Disney parks

No more smoking, vaping and also large strollers is going to be allowed in Disney’s theme parks in California and Florida starting this coming May. The restrictions are designed, in…

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Three killed and four injured in yet another shooting in USA

Police say three people were killed and four people were injured in a shooting late Friday night at a bowling alley in Torrance, California. The Torrance Police Department says officers…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today. We wish you a good day. The Police issued a statement stating that former Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit and Economic Crimes Unit…

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Largest wildfires ever recorded in California threaten urban areas and incinerate neighbourhoods

The Press Democrat reports that the largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it's only one…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you some of the main news reported by the Newspapers in Malta, the latest from the major news agencies in Europe and…

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Seventeen US states sue Trump administration to force migrant family reunification

AP: Seventeen states, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the U.S.-Mexico border,…

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