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California first state in US to top 5 million Covid-19 cases amid Omicron surge
The first coronavirus case in California was confirmed Jan. 25, 2020. It took 292 days to get to 1 million infections on Nov. 11 of that year, and 44 days from then to top 2 million.
Published on Dec 29, 2021 06:51 AM IST
AP |
US state probes Google's treatment of Black female workers
Google said it is focused on "building sustainable equity" for its Black workers and that 2020 was its largest year for hiring what it calls "Black " workers, a designation inclusive of people belonging to multiple races.
Published on Dec 17, 2021 05:36 PM IST
Reuters |
California reinstates statewide mask mandate amid rise in Covid-19 cases
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.
Published on Dec 14, 2021 04:39 AM IST
Reuters | , Sacramento, California
Covid-19 vaccines in US lie unused
As the virus continues to rage, Germany is set to extend its nationwide lockdown until the end of the month and introduce tougher restrictions.
Published on Jan 07, 2021 12:27 AM IST
New York | Agencies
Buck whose antlers got entangled in hammock freed after several weeks
This post was shared on the Facebook page of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanya Budhiraja
California funeral homes run out of space as Covid-19 rages
The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated as the United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 Covid-19 deaths. More than 20 million people in the country have been infected, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 10:22 AM IST
Los angeles | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Head-on crash kills 7 kids, 2 adults in Central California
The children, who were between 6 and 15 years old, were members of two related families traveling in a 2007 Ford that collided around 8 p.m. Friday with a Dodge vehicle on State Route 33 between Avenal and Coalinga, the Fresno County Coroner’s office and the California Highway Patrol said.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 10:22 AM IST
Frenso, California | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
California funeral homes run out of space as Covid-19 rages
The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated as the United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 Covid-19 deaths.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 02:30 AM IST
California | Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni
Once a model, California now struggles to tame Covid-19
Now infections have been racing out of control for weeks, and California remains at or near the top of the list of states with the most new cases per capita.
Published on Jan 02, 2021 08:22 AM IST
Los Angeles | Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Trump vetoes California fishing bill, cites worsening seafood trade deficit
Trump said the West Coast drift gillnet fishery is subject to “robust legal and regulatory requirements” for environmental protection that equal or go beyond environmental protections applied to foreign fisheries.
Published on Jan 02, 2021 07:45 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
California hits record 585 coronavirus deaths in 1 day
Hospitals in the state ended the year on “the brink of catastrophe,” a health official said as the pandemic pushed deaths and sickness to staggering levels and some medical centers scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill.
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 08:17 AM IST
Los Angeles | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
‘Samuel Little’ US serial killer, who confessed to 93 murders, dies in California hospital
He was convicted of first-degree murder by a Los Angeles County jury on Sept. 25, 2014, and began serving his prison sentence about two months later.
Published on Jan 01, 2021 04:06 AM IST
California | Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni
California becomes the third state in US to pass 25,000 coronavirus deaths
California’s reported its first case of Covid-19 in late January. It recorded it’s 10,000th death from the virus in August.
Updated on Jan 01, 2021 03:20 AM IST
California | Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni
California announces first confirmed case of new Covid-19 variant
The first person in the US known to be infected with the variant was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who had been sent to help out at a nursing home struggling with an outbreak.
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 04:49 AM IST
Sacramento | Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni
California nurse tests positive a week after receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Matthew W, a nurse, became sick after working a shift in the Covid-19 unit, six days after receiving the Pfizer shot. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue. He went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas.
Published on Dec 30, 2020 02:30 PM IST
California | Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Super Man or Iron Man? Flying human-like figure spotted over California coast, netizens have mixed reactions
The clip shows a human-like figure zooming over the sea with the Catalina island visible in the background.
Published on Dec 30, 2020 02:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Srimoyee Chowdhury
Donald Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies
Trump also announced a pardon for George Papadopoulos, his 2016 campaign adviser whose conversation unwittingly helped trigger the Russia investigation that shadowed Trump’s presidency for nearly two years.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 07:14 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Deepali Sharma
Ho ho ho Oh no! Firefighters rescue paragliding ‘Santa’ stuck in utility pole in California. Watch
The incident, shared by the fire department of Sacramento, California describes how officials had to rescue a man dressed as Santa from a utility pole.
Published on Dec 22, 2020 06:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Srimoyee Chowdhury
Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs
The company said on Friday it was temporarily shutting some stores in California following a surge in Covid-19 cases, sending the iPhone maker’s shares down in trading after the bell. That announcement covered at least 12 stores.
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 08:34 AM IST
California | Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni
Every state in US saw personal incomes drop in third quarter
West Virginia led declines, contracting 30% at an annual rate, as Michigan, Kentucky and Oklahoma all registered drops exceeding 20%, Commerce Department data showed Thursday.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 11:27 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
After 5 years, lost Chihuahua returns home in California
Sweet-Pea went missing in the city of Compton in 2015.
Published on Dec 17, 2020 09:18 AM IST
Pomona, US | Press Trust of India | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury
A testimony to a fine art by Ivan Wong
Ivan, who is a graduate of the university of southern California, moved back to NY to pursue consulting management as his career.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 05:08 PM IST
Natural disasters cost insurance industry $76 billion in 2020: Officials
The 40% increase from $54 billion in 2019 dwarfed the $7 billion in man-made losses during 2020, the reinsurance company said in its sigma estimate for the year.
Published on Dec 15, 2020 04:53 PM IST
Zurich | Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai
Cops dress as Santa and elves, nab shoplifters and car thieves in California. Watch
Termed as ‘Santa’s intervention’, the operation was carried out in front of a Target store in the Canyon Springs shopping center.
Published on Dec 15, 2020 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Srimoyee Chowdhury
California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in Covid-19 pandemic
Becerra said on Monday the online sales giant hasn’t provided enough information on its safety steps and the status of infections and deaths at its shipping facilities across California.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 10:53 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar
‘Under the rug’: Sexual misconduct shakes FBI’s senior ranks
The recurring sexual misconduct has drawn the attention of Congress and advocacy groups, which have called for whistleblower protections for rank-and-file FBI employees and for an outside entity to review the bureau’s disciplinary cases.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 02:36 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
California becomes biggest US state to launch virus contact-tracing app
Beginning on Thursday, people in California can activate the exposure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices.
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 12:07 AM IST
Oakland | Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar
Covid-19: California prepares for ‘harshest lockdown’ in United States amid Covid-19 spike
The Covid-19 restrictions in California on bars, hair and nail salons, tattoo shops, even on outdoor restaurant dining have been ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom and will take effect on a region-by-region basis as hospital intensive care unit beds are filled almost to capacity
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 12:56 PM IST
Los Angeles | Reuters | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of Donald Trump, tests positive for Covid-19
Giuliani is the newest member of the expanding circle of Trump’s aides, associate and family members to have been infected by the deadly virus
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Avocados: The ‘pandemic-proof’ crop for health nuts
“People want to eat healthy. The new luxury post-pandemic is going to be eating healthy, and wellness. Even the fashion industry is saying that.”
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 02:21 PM IST
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Posted by: Shivani Kale