Biden meets Navalny’s daughter and Widow
SAN FRANCISCO: President Joe Biden had a private, emotional meeting with the widow and daughter of Alexei Navalny in California on Thursday (22nd Feb, 2024) as his administration announced fresh…
In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees
HURON (United States): Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had no choice but to pull thousands of precious, fragrant almond trees from his California farm.…
California fire documentary explores human failings behind blazes
LOS ANGELES: Months after Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker began making a documentary about the largest-ever wildfire in California, the blaze lost its crown to an even bigger inferno. The 2017…
California to fully reopen on 15th June
LOS ANGELES: California, the most populous state in the United States, on Friday announced plans to fully reopen its economy on June 15 amid dropping cases and vaccine eligibility expansion.…
California wants pandemic cases info from Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO: California on Monday accused Amazon of failing to adequately comply with subpoenas demanding details about coronavirus cases and protocols at its facilities here. State attorney general Xavier Becerra…
Electoral College confirms Biden White House victory
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday when the Electoral College formalized his victory over Donald Trump, all but closing the door on the incumbent's…
Millions of Californians locked down, UK to start vaccinating
LOS ANGELES: An overwhelming majority of California's residents went into lockdown Monday, putting 33 million people under stay-at-home orders as the United States battles record Covid deaths and Britain readied…
Biden picks California official Becerra for health secretary: report
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden plans to nominate California attorney general Xavier Becerra for secretary of health and human services, which would add another Latino member to the president-elect's increasingly diverse cabinet,…
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Twitter service restored following global platform outage
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter service appeared to be restored Thursday evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds…
California to ban sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035
SAN FRANCISCO: All passenger vehicles sold in California will be zero-emission by 2035 under a new rule aimed at fighting climate change and smog-fouled air. California wields considerable clout in…
Apple chief says fires, storms show impact of climate change
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple chief Tim Cook said Monday he views the recent increase in fires, hurricanes and floods as strong proof that climate change is real. The disasters should sway…
Trump dismisses climate concerns as he visits fire-ravaged western US
MCCLELLAN: President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the US West, during a…
Gilead in $21 bn deal for Immunomedics
NEW YORK: US pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences confirmed Sunday that it is buying American biotech firm Immunomedics, which makes a breast cancer drug, for $21 billion. Under the transaction, to…
Trump to visit California for briefing on wildfires: White House
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will visit California next week to be briefed on wildfires ravaging the state and much of the West Coast, the White House announced Saturday. "President…
Covid-19 vaccine trial paused after unexplained illness
LONDON: Clinical trials on one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines, which is being developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University, were "paused" Tuesday after a volunteer developed…
California braces for record-setting heatwave, more fires
LOS ANGELES: California is bracing for record-breaking temperatures and dangerous fire weather conditions this Labor Day weekend, with the National Weather Service urging people to limit outdoor activity and to…
The Rock reveals family coronavirus battle
LOS ANGELES: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his entire family tested positive for coronavirus but have made a full recovery, the professional wrestler turned Hollywood A-lister said Wednesday. Johnson, the…
Biden campaign raised $364 million in August, breaking record
WILMINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden raised more the $364 million in August, reportedly breaking the record for monthly campaign donations even though his fundraising efforts were largely online because…
Hurricane Genevieve loses strength off Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Genevieve weakened Wednesday to a Category 1 storm off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, US forecasters said, after bringing rain and high waves to the country's northwest coast.…
Biden formally nominated as Democratic candidate to challenge Trump
MILWAUKEE: US Democrats on Wednesday nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential candidate, formally designating the Washington veteran as the party's challenger to incumbent President Donald Trump in the November…
Biden blasts Trump for ‘abhorrent’ birther rhetoric on Harris
WASHINGTON: White House hopeful Joe Biden on Friday leveled fierce criticism at Donald Trump, with his campaign saying the president has resorted to "abhorrent" lies about Democrat Kamala Harris's eligibility…
US marks second day with 70,000-plus new virus cases: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: For the second day running, the United States on Friday recorded more than 70,000 new coronavirus cases and more than 1,000 deaths in a 24-hour period, according to a…
California rolls back reopening as nations battle resurgent coronavirus
LOS ANGELES: California drastically rolled back its reopening plans Monday as coronavirus cases surged across dozens of US states and the World Health Organization warned that too many nations are…
Disneyland in California delays reopening as virus cases rise
LOS ANGELES: Disneyland in California on Wednesday delayed its planned reopening as coronavirus cases climb in the US state. The resort near Los Angeles, including Disneyland and Disney California Adventure,…