California

New York: US President Joe Biden's Press Secretary Jen Psaki has condemned the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California and expressed concern over the incident. "We certainly would have concern about the desecration of…
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New York: An Indian origin law enforcement officer in California has been arrested in connection with allegations that he had faked a shooting incident and claimed that his body camera stopped the bullet, according to officials.…
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San Francisco: California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a series of "emergency brake" measures to contain the COVID-19 resurgence, which was "simply without precedent in the state's pandemic history". According to a statement…
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Los Angeles: California's coronavirus cases were at their highest levels in months, with the "sobering" numbers possibly leading to the delay of reopening the economy in some countries, state Governor Gavin Newsom has warned. On Monday,…
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San Francisco: At least two people were killed and three others, including a 13-year-old boy, injured in separate shootings in California's Oakland city, authorities said, adding the incidents were not related. The two fatal shootings…
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Los Angeles: Firefighters have made progress to largely contain three devastating wildfires in California that have been raging since last month, according to state authorities. In a statement, the California Department of Forestry and…
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Las Vegas: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Nevada, the largest to hit the US state since 1954 which was also felt in California and Utah, authorities said. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the…
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Los Angeles: The state of California has reported its first coronavirus death, taking the overall death toll in the US to 11 with 154 confirmed cases, authorities said. The patient, an elderly adult with underlying health conditions…
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Los Angeles: Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant was one of nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas of southern California on Sunday. "It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Kobe Bryant and four others in a…
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Los Angeles: California prisons have recorded the highest number of suicides in 2019 since the last 30 years, a figure well above the national average across the US. The state's suicide rate climbed to a record 28.7 per 100,000 prisoners…
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