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US Covid-19 cases remain over 200,000 for fourth straight day
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Srivatsan K C | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 12:08 AM IST
With cases increasing, stay-at-home orders are being implemented in Southern California and San Joaquin Valley and expected soon in San Francisco Bay Area counties.
Diabolical ironclad beetle’s shell is so tough it can survive being run over by car. Scientists reveal how
By Associated Press | Posted By: Trisha Sengupta | New York
PUBLISHED ON OCT 22, 2020 08:53 AM IST
Scientists say that the study about the diabolical ironclad beetle could help inspire more durable structures and vehicles.
Life far from sunny in Southern California where jobless hospitality workers face bleak future
By Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON SEP 29, 2020 07:34 PM IST
The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Greater Palm Springs was cancelled after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay-at-home order due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Study links worsening of Covid-19 with shorter time span from symptom onset to hospitalisation
By Asian News International | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2020 11:03 AM IST
Covid-19 patients admitted to the hospital shortly after symptom onset were more likely to have hypertension and chronic kidney disease than those admitted after a longer duration: Study
Homes burned as winds push California fire into desert floor
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Juniper Hills, California
UPDATED ON SEP 20, 2020 06:06 AM IST
In northern Los Angeles County, firefighters focused on protecting homes Saturday as increasingly erratic winds pushed the Bobcat Fire toward foothill communities in the Antelope Valley after churning all the way across the San Gabriel Mountains.
Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix
By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | London/Los Angeles
PUBLISHED ON SEP 03, 2020 08:41 AM IST
The couple, who moved to Southern California with their infant son Archie earlier this year after stepping back from royal duties in the United Kingdom, will produce content on issues that resonate with them and that their nonprofit Archewell is focused on.
At 54.4°C, Death Valley in US sees hottest temp since 1913
By Agencies | San Francisco
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2020 11:54 PM IST
Death Valley’s all-time record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization, is (56.7°C) taken on July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch. It still stands as the hottest ever recorded on the planet’s surface, according to the WMO.
Pod of dolphins wow onlookers in Southern California
By Associated Press | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | DANA POINT, California
UPDATED ON AUG 12, 2020 11:46 AM IST
The one-minute-long video captured by Capt. Dave’s Whale Watching Safari shows dolphins leaping several feet into the air above the glistening waters, wowing those aboard the boat.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocks Southern California, no immediate reports of damage
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Los Angeles
PUBLISHED ON JUN 04, 2020 12:15 PM IST
The temblor hit in a sparsely populated area near the Mojave Desert community of Searles Valley but was felt across Southern California, as far away as Los Angeles itself.
Chinese migrants found hiding in washing machine, wooden chest at US crossing
By Associated Press | San Diego
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2019 08:44 AM IST
At least one person was crammed inside a washing machine and another was curled up inside a wooden chest, according to photos provided Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Girl with measles visited Disneyland amid worst outbreak in US in 25 yrs
By Reuters | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2019 01:56 PM IST
The alert comes amid the worst outbreak of measles in the United States in a quarter century, with more than 1,200 cases reported across 30 states since October 2018, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
South California hit by 7.1 magnitude quake, strongest in two decades
By Agence France-Presse | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON JUL 06, 2019 10:35 AM IST
The quake hit 202 km (125 miles) north of Los Angeles and was later revised down to a magnitude of 6.9 by the European Mediterranean Seismological Agency.
6.4 magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California
By Agence-France-Presse | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2019 01:38 AM IST
Local authorities emphasized that the end of the earthquake did not mean residents were yet in the clear, however President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that “All seems to be very much under control!”
25 years after grisly murders, OJ Simpson joins Twitter
By Agence France-Presse | Washington
PUBLISHED ON JUN 16, 2019 09:20 AM IST
Simpson lawyer Malcolm LaVergne confirmed to CNN that the account was authentic, as was the video, apparently filmed by Simpson on a smartphone in the yard of a Las Vegas residence.
French Open 2019: Who are you? Guide to Roland Garros stars’ first round rivals
By AFP | Paris
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 08:17 PM IST
Hurkacz thrives on hard courts. He reached the quarter-finals at Indian Wells were he beat Kei Nishikori and Denis Shapovalov before losing to Roger Federer.
Gunman told 911 ‘I just shot up a synagogue’ after California shooting
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2019 02:30 PM IST
The chilling account in a federal affidavit was the most detailed yet of a gunman’s attack on a Southern California synagogue that killed a woman and wounded three others during Passover service.
Note about New Zealand attack found at US mosque fire
By Associated Press | Escondido
UPDATED ON MAR 25, 2019 11:11 AM IST
Nobody was hurt, and members of the Islamic Center of Escondido were able to extinguish the small blaze before firefighters around 3:15 am, officials said.
Teenager Andreescu stuns Angelique Kerber to win Indian Wells title
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON MAR 18, 2019 09:57 AM IST
Andreescu used creative and aggressive shot-making to defeat the German despite suffering with a troublesome right shoulder and leg cramps on a hot and sunny day in the Southern California desert.
Dominic Thiem tops Roger Federer to win Indian Wells title
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON MAR 18, 2019 08:48 AM IST
Momentum swung in Thiem’s favour in the deciding set when he smacked a forehand winner down the line to break Federer and take a 6-5 lead.
Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman among dozens charged over college entrance scam
By Agence France-Presse | New York
UPDATED ON MAR 13, 2019 10:33 AM IST
They paid a bogus charity run by Californian William Singer more than $25 million over seven years both to arrange for people to fix SAT and ACT entrance exams for their children.
This 11-yr-old disappeared 45 years ago. Cops finally arrest man responsible for her death
By Associated Press | Associated Press
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2019 07:35 AM IST
More than four decades later, authorities in Southern California said Wednesday that a Colorado man has been arrested and charged with killing her in 1973.
Miley Cyrus, Gerard Butler, Robin Thicke’s houses gutted in California wildfire, Lady Gaga, Orlando Bloom among evacuees
By Associated Press | Associated Press
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2018 11:49 AM IST
Several celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Gerard Butler, Robin Thicke lost their homes completely or partially in the Southern California wildfire. Among those evacuated were Lady Gaga, Orlando Bloom and many others.
Attacker among 13 dead in shooting at southern California bar
By Agencies | Thousand Oaks (California)
UPDATED ON NOV 08, 2018 09:01 PM IST
Police said at least 30 shots were fired at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, which is about 40 miles west of Los Angeles
13-year-old boy diving at Southern California beach attacked by shark
By Associated Press | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON SEP 30, 2018 08:47 AM IST
The boy suffered traumatic upper torso injuries, said city lifeguard capt. Larry Giles at Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas, about 27 miles (43 kilometers) north of downtown San Diego.
Gunman kills himself after shooting wife, 4 others in California
By Associated Press | Associated Press, Bakersfield
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2018 12:38 PM IST
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the shootings began shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Small plane crashes in California parking lot, 5 killed
By Associated Press | Santa Ana (California)
UPDATED ON AUG 06, 2018 10:53 AM IST
The people on board the small airplane were killed but nobody on the ground was hurt when the twin-engine Cessna crashed in the Southern California parking lot.
The Pacific Coast Highway makes for the perfect road trip
By Promotional Feature, HT Brand Studio
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2018 05:56 PM IST
From Santa Barbara’s colonial-style architecture to Costa Mesa’s luxury shopping complex to San Diego’s farm-to-table cuisine, there’s plenty to explore on this roadway.
This beauty vlogger with facial tumour is a YouTube star with millions of subscribers
By Samiksha Pattanaik | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 20, 2018 05:34 PM IST
Beauty blogger Marimar Quiroa is here to shatter the preconceived notions about beauty and give people lesson on “self-love”.
Scientists develop new method to treat hearing loss, giving hope to many
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Los Angeles
UPDATED ON APR 07, 2018 01:06 PM IST
A study demonstrated a novel way for a drug to zero in on damaged nerves and cells inside the ear.